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Headed for a larger stage, Nadia Bolz-Weber leaves her ‘house’ in order
By Carina Julig — August 5, 2018
(RNS) — Seen as a tattooed rebel when she founded Denver's House for All Saints and Sinners, Nadia Bolz-Weber leaves her church a decade later as a model for mainline Protestant outreach.
Turkey: American pastor on trial for terror let out of jail
By Zeynep Bilginsoy — July 25, 2018
An American pastor who had been jailed in Turkey for more than 1½ years on terror and espionage charges was released Wednesday and put under house arrest as his trial continues.
Coroner: Accused state lawmaker’s death is apparent suicide
By Jerome Socolovsky — December 14, 2017
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Dan Johnson, a Republican state lawmaker in Kentucky and the pastor of Heart of Fire church in Louisville, had defiantly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the basement of his home.
Taking away the parsonage allowance is religious discrimination
By guest — October 10, 2017
(RNS) — 'The ruling breaks nearly 65 years of precedent and threatens churches across the country with nearly $1 billion in new taxes. It will also have devastating effects on pastors like me,' writes Chris Butler.
Commuting to Nairobi, the train becomes a church
By Lauren Markoe — October 2, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Self-styled preachers unofficially turn two coaches into church each day, ministering to a mobile congregation that might not otherwise attend a service.
A Q&A with Hillary Clinton’s pastor: Bill Shillady on ministering to the candidate
By Zach Hoag — August 15, 2017
(RNS) — 'She’s a good Methodist. Methodists don’t talk about their faith very much. She doesn’t wear her religion on her sleeve, but I know that she practices it and she has spiritual disciplines, including reading the Scriptures every day and praying every day,' said Shillady.
90 seconds of clergy swapping: UCC video preaches interfaith harmony
By Lauren Markoe — January 24, 2017
(RNS) Most people who have seen it find it moving, though some question preaching in the garb of another faith.
When you’re the one in the captain’s chair
By David P. Gushee — December 8, 2016
It is easy to be the fire-breathing prophet when you are not the leader.
Pastor admits Whole Foods cake with gay slur was a hoax
By Lauren Markoe — May 17, 2016
(RNS) A gay pastor has admitted that he falsely accused Whole Foods of icing an anti-gay slur onto a chocolate cake he ordered. Pastor Jordan Brown, 31, of the nondenominational Church of Open Doors in Austin, Texas, apologized in a statement Monday (May 16) to the baker of the cake, the store, his partner and the […]
Why won’t Steven Furtick answer tough questions about his ministry?
By Jonathan Merritt — May 11, 2016
(RNS) The megachurch pastor has been criticized for a lavish lifestyle, lack of accountability and building a celebrity culture. Why won't he answer legitimate questions about his ministry?
Whole Foods: Cake with alleged gay slur is fake
By USA Today Network — April 20, 2016
AUSTIN — On Tuesday, Whole Foods fired back saying it's standing by its employees and had filed its own lawsuit accusing Brown of defamation.
5 faith facts about Mike Huckabee: Southern Baptist pastor-turned-politician
By Adelle M. Banks — May 5, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Being a pastor is “the greatest preparation that a person can have for public service,” Huckabee said in a 2007 interview.
‘Year without God’ pastor: Why I’m no longer a believer
By Chris Stedman — December 29, 2014
Ryan Bell—the Christian pastor who spent 2014 living as an atheist—is ready for his big reveal. Bell tells RNS how he came to his decision and what it will mean to him and his loved ones.
Pastor who took a bullet paves her own way to Ferguson’s frontline
By Lilly Fowler — November 3, 2014
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (RNS) The Rev. Lamkin said she didn’t really have a plan when she ventured out to Ferguson but that “the whole being shot thing was probably the best thing that could have happened.”
Pastor of Florida megachurch resigns over ‘moral failure’
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 6, 2014
(RNS) Florida megachurch pastor Bob Coy has resigned from his 20,000-member Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale over a "moral failing."
