Despite historically preaching that marriage is a lifelong, permanent union based on God's original design, influential South African megachurch pastor, At Boshoff, has quietly divorced his wife, Nyretta, after more than 30 years of marriage.
Senior pastor of the multi-campus Brentwood Baptist Church in Tennessee, Jay Strother, says he will “step away from ministry” for an extended period following a stomach cancer diagnosis.
A multisite megachurch based in Ohio has fired the director of one of their programs after police alleged that he was filming women at a local gym without their consent.
A staff member at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, was among those who died in the Bangor, Maine, airplane crash on Sunday.
Christian artist Lecrae said his reaction to a viral comedy sketch by comedian Druski mocking megachurch culture was not offense, but recognition, as many real-life churches feature “wolves in the pulpits,” “theatrics for attention and money and influence,” and leaders “manipulating God's name for gains.”
Hillsong Church has confirmed it is in talks with “experienced development partners” about plans to develop its sprawling Hills Campus for the "long-term mission of the church and the benefit of the wider community," but nothing is final.
Events that happened this week in Christian history include the death of Eddie Long, release of the Altona Confession and the consecration of Pope Sisinnius.
A year after announcing he would step down as senior pastor of Southland Christian Church, Pastor Jon Weece preached his final message Sunday and revealed the launch of a new ministry called Boone Brothers that will feed deer jerky to hungry children.
California pastor Russ Ewell and his wife, Gail, know firsthand the struggles of finding churches that know how to care for and minister to their children with severe disabilities, a barrier within church and community settings they are now helping congregations break.
The ex-wife of Hillsong Church's first black lead pastor insists his infidelity led to him being extorted by a trans-identified male prostitute, to whom she claims he paid $10,000 to keep quiet, even though he denies being unfaithful during his marriage.
