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1. Pastor Gibson to Preach in Chicago Sunday, Applauds Trump Comments on Church Reopenings

Megachurch Pastor Brian Gibson, founder of the PeaceablyGather.com movement to safely reopen churches across America with 5,000 churches now joining the effort that launched May 17, praises President Trump' ...

Created on 22 May 2020

2. Megachurch Pastor Darrin Patrick Dies of Apparent Suicide ...

Darrin Patrick, a megachurch pastor, author and speaker, has died. Patrick was a teaching pastor at Seacoast Church, a multisite megachurch based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and the founding pastor ...

Created on 10 May 2020

3. Rodney Howard-Browne Closes Church, Addresses 'False Statements' About His Arrest

My name is Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne. My wife, Adonica, and I are the founders of Revival Ministries International, The River at Tampa Bay Church, River Bible Institute, River School of Worship and River ...

Created on 02 April 2020

4. Popular Church Planter Haunted by Claims of Serial Plagiarism

Dale Partridge has made a living for most of the past decade by saying pithily positive things on the internet. Best known for starting Sevenly, a social-good clothing company that claimed to raise millions ...

Created on 08 January 2020

5. James MacDonald Sues Radio Host 'Mancow' for Defamation

... ." MacDonald was fired from the Chicago-area megachurch in February after Muller aired clips of a recording of purported remarks by MacDonald in which he allegedly insulted critics, including freelance journal ...

Created on 17 December 2019

6. John Gray's Relentless Church to Move to New Location in 2020

Relentless Church has made official plans to move to another location in 2020, says Senior Pastor John Gray. Gray tells The Greenville News that his megachurch has chosen a new location in Greenville, ...

Created on 16 December 2019

7. Why Big Churches Get Such a Bad Rap

Big churches get a bad rap. Let's define a big church as a congregation of over 500 in attendance. The thoughts about big churches are all over the map. Some positive. Some negative. Few neutral. A strong ...

Created on 16 December 2019

8. Megachurch Lead Pastor Tragically Killed in Car Crash ...

A megachurch in Richmond, Virginia, is mourning the unexpected death of their pastor. Dr. Dimitri Bradley of City Church passed away on Nov. 20 while driving home from a church service, according to WRIC-TV ...

Created on 26 November 2019

9. Kanye West to Perform at Joel Osteen's Church This Sunday

...  Osteen extended an invitation to West last month to attend one of his church's services on Sunday. The megachurch pastor seemingly didn't ask him to perform so as not to put him on the spot but would ...

Created on 13 November 2019

10. James MacDonald 'Biblically Disqualified' for Ministry, Says Harvest Bible

Former pastor and radio preacher James MacDonald is no longer fit for ministry, said the elders of Harvest Bible Chapel, the megachurch MacDonald founded in the Chicago suburbs in 1988. In a statement ...

Created on 04 November 2019

11. Joel Osteen Invites Kanye West to Lakewood Service

... that Osteen invited West to experience his megachurch but didn't ask him to perform so as not to put him on the spot. But the celebrity pastor would reportedly be thrilled if West sang. West's Jesus Is Ki ...

Created on 25 October 2019

12. Popular Pentecostal Pastor: The One Lesson You Really Need That Churches Rarely Preach

To be made in the image of God means that we're ripe with potential. We have the divine's capacity in our DNA. We're like God. We were created to "image" his behavior, to rule like he does, to gather up ...

Created on 18 October 2019

13. Fastest-Growing Churches Reveal Their Best-Kept Secrets

You can learn from best practices of churches succeeding in outreach and evangelism—and see what God might want to do in your city. The Outreach Summit is a gathering of pastors of the fastest growing ...

Created on 14 October 2019

14. Megachurch Pastor Sues Univision for Defamation, Denies Ties to Drug Trafficking ...

Megachurch pastor Carlos Enrique Luna, aka "Cash" Luna, is suing Univision for defamation in a Florida court. The U.S.-based Spanish television network claimed that Luna worked with and received large sum ...

Created on 10 October 2019

15. Don't Be Afraid to Let Holy Spirit Move

Last weekend, I preached at a church that meets in a big lecture hall on a university campus in Perth, Australia. Most of the congregation at Zion Praise Harvest Church consists of students from Singapore, ...

Created on 08 October 2019

16. Beware the Perils of Megachurches ...

By the title you might assume I'm against megachurches, I'm not. God often blesses a work, and a church grows, but there is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Some megachurches are doctrinally sound, fill ...

Created on 12 June 2019

17. Why This Megachurch Pastor Just Resigned After Nearly 40 Years in the Pulpit ...

For 39 years, David Chadwick served faithfully in the pulpit of what has become one of North Carolina's largest churches, Forest Hill Church. Now, he's stepped away in a move he calls "re-firing." That ...

Created on 21 March 2019

18. 4 Vital Takeaways From the James MacDonald Scandal

When does a saint become a swindler? James MacDonald, founding and senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, was fired on Tuesday "for engaging in conduct that the Elders believe is contrary and harmful to ...

Created on 14 February 2019

19. Megachurch Pastor James MacDonald Fired Following 'Highly Inappropriate Comments' ...

James MacDonald, pastor of the megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel (HBC), was fired from the church after a radio show host aired the first of several inflammatory audio clips. In the clips, a man who is presumed ...

Created on 13 February 2019

20. Larry Sparks: I Had a Vision of a Megachurch Pastor ... ...

Prophetic words are amazing, awe-inspiring, motivating and convicting. But after you get one, what do you do? Larry Sparks has an idea. The publisher of Destiny Image recently joined Dr. Steve Greene on ...

Created on 16 January 2019