Leadership

Megachurch preacher and bestselling author Joel Osteen, pressed by CNN’s Piers Morgan on his views regarding homosexuality, said Tuesday during an interview that his stance on the issue is grounded in the Bible, which he said will still present homosexuality as sin, even 200 years from now.

The Houston minister's remarks were in response to a question Morgan asked Osteen, appearing as a guest on "Piers Morgan Tonight," about whether or not he still believes homosexuality is a sin, referring to a January interview with the preacher.

Morgan expressed that homosexuality appears to be more acceptable and that "it's becoming much less of a prohibitive kind of issue than it used to be." more >>

Robert H. Schuller is defending himself and his family against allegations in a lawsuit filed by Crystal Cathedral creditors overseeing the California megachurch's bankruptcy case, in which the Schullers are accused of drawing income from the ministry's endowment fund to cover their own salaries.

Court documents related to the lawsuit were made available earlier this week and Schuller, founder of the Orange Grove church, insists the claims made against he and his family are false.

"This lawsuit makes serious and untrue allegations regarding myself and my family," Schuller said Tuesday in a statement to the Los Angeles Times, which published a copy of the lawsuit on its website. "It is unfortunate that I will have to defend this lawsuit only to prove what is true." more >>

The annual Catalyst conference, a spiritual event gathering thousands of young Christian leaders, starts Wednesday morning in Atlanta, Ga., and will run through Oct. 7. The list of guest speakers includes names ranging from celebrity pastors to famous entrepreneurs with a bent on philanthropy.

The conference is famous for not only featuring renowned leaders and presenting cutting-edge material, but also for its unique take on running such an event . It is pumped up with live music. Rather than the traditional speaker after speaker lineup, Catalyst also brings in spouts of humor and entertaining stunts.

The three days will be packed with lectures and labs lasting from 7:30am to 7:30pm. more >>

Perhaps provoked by news that Rob Bell, pastor of a different church with a similar name, would be leaving the church he founded 12 years ago, Mark Driscoll, leader of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, has informed congregants this week that he has no plans to leave the church he started 15 years ago.

The comments published on his website Monday, Oct. 3, references the 15th anniversary of Mars Hill Church's founding and comes on the heels of the announcement that Bell, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Michigan, would be leaving his church.

In his 15-point notice, titled "A Long Letter from Pastor Mark to Mars Hill Church," Driscoll shared thoughts that came to mind in consideration of his church turning 15 years old. more >>

An executive administrator at New Destiny Christian Center (NDCC) told The Christian Post Tuesday in an exclusive interview that the church Zachery Tims left behind is "looking forward to moving on with the ministry" now that the 30 days of mourning for the Florida minister has been completed.

Minister Samuel Anderson spoke with CP almost two months after Tims, the charismatic leader of the Apopka, Fla., church was found dead in a New York City hotel room. Investigators have yet to determine the cause of death.

According to Anderson, NDCC is taking the appropriate steps to ensure an effective transition. But he explained, "We have not completed the final requirements" needed to guide the church to the right candidate that would be presented before the board of bishops. more >>

The toxicology results that are to determine whether Florida minister Zachery Tims had drugs in his system at the moment of his death were not obtainable Friday, despite previous reports that the results would be available this week.

A representative with the New York Chief Medical Examiner's office informed The Christian Post on Sept. 23 that the results would be available the following week. As of Friday, no updates were available. CP has been following up daily with the examiner's office and was told Friday, Sept. 30, that the toxicology results for Tims were not yet ready.

Seven weeks have passed since the senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Church (NDCC) in Apopka, Fla., was found dead in his room at the W. Hotel in Times Square on Aug. 12. more >>