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A Naked Emperor in the Southern Baptist Convention

How long will it take before the Southern Baptist Convention disqualifies and/or disciplines some of its leaders such as Rick Warren, Andy Stanley & Beth Moore who are in blatant unrepentant sin, wonders Bible study author, speaker and blogger Michelle Lesley. “Is there any amount of sin these pastors and teachers, and those like them, […]

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Tullian and his new wife, Stacie in August 2016. Photo credit: Facebook

GRACE board releases statement saying they stand with victims of Tullian Tchividjian

The Board of Directors of Godly Response to Abuse in Church Environments (GRACE) released a statement addressing the Tullian Tchividjian sexual misconduct scandal. According to their Facebook page: The Mission of GRACE is to empower the Christian community through to recognize, confront, and respond to the sin of child sexual abuse. We’re including GRACE’s statement as […]

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Tullian Tchividjian: A Call to Repentance

Chris Rosebrough of Pirate Christian writes: Dear Friends: We join with others in expressing our shared grief regarding these latest allegations [below], as well as our thankfulness for the courageous women who came forward to tell their stories. We join our prayers together that they will receive the care and support that they need to heal and […]

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Billy Graham’s Grandson Tullian Tchividjian Fired by Willow Creek After Confessing Another Affair

Christian News Network’s Heather Clark has the story: Just over six months after hiring him as the Director of Ministry Development following his resignation as lead pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church upon admission of an affair, Florida’s Willow Creek Church has fired Tullian Tchividjian, the grandson of Billy Graham, as he has now confessed to a […]

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Mega-church pastor apologizes for “mishandling” spouse of child porn addict, raises questions for faith community

After a public uproar questioning The Village Church’s handling of a situation that involved the worst sort of sexual perversion by a TVC missionary, Jordan Root, lead pastor and president of Acts 29, Matt Chandler, apologized from the pulpit for the elder’s “exuding domineering behavior” over Root’s wife, Karen.  This is a tragic story with lots of twists […]

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