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Charles Frazier Stanley Jr. (September 25, 1932 – April 18, 2023) was an American Southern Baptist pastor and writer. He was senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta for 49 years and took on emeritus status in 2020. [2] [3] [4] He founded and was president of In Touch Ministries which widely broadcasts his sermons through television ...
The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted churches for having a woman pastor and over abuse-related reports, solidifying the recent trend for churches and their involuntary exit from the ...
The Southern Baptist Convention took action on a measure to enshrine a ban on women pastors, abuse reform, IVF, a church ouster — and new president.
This week in Indianapolis, 61% of Southern Baptist Churches voted to exclude women from serving in pastoral leadership. The vote required 66% to pass. The 39% that voted down the measure are by no ...
James G. Merritt is the senior pastor of Cross Pointe Church. He was born and raised in Oakwood, Georgia and surrendered his life to Christ as a 9-year-old boy. At age 21, he committed to full-time Christian ministry, and went on to pastor five churches. He has preached around the world to hundreds of thousands of people through television and ...
Since 2016, he has served as the pastor for Grace Reformed Baptist Church of Elgin. [3] He is also the CEO of Deevers Properties. [4] In 2020, his home caught fire while he was out of town, destroying most of his possessions. [5] In 2021, Oklahoma Watch reported on Deevers's anti-vaccine rhetoric, including comparing vaccine mandates to the ...
The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the California megachurch over its February ouster for having women pastors. The ...
After 27 years of marriage, Larry filed for divorce in April 1999. [2] During the divorce, his wife attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary . [ 2 ] Lea's son John started the Life Church in Rockwall , Texas in the same Dallas suburb where Larry and his ex-wife began Church on the Rock in 1980. [ 2 ]