Church Discipline: How Much Is Too Much?
Until last fall, a 25-year-old Seattle man named Andrew was happily committed to Mars Hill Church, one of America’s fastest-growing megachurches wit...
Until last fall, a 25-year-old Seattle man named Andrew was happily committed to Mars Hill Church, one of America’s fastest-growing megachurches wit...
Posted 02.08.2012
Just days after finalizing the purchase of California-based megachurch Crystal Cathedral, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange has decided not only to...
Jon M. Sweeney | Posted 03.24.2012
The world's first "megachurch" did not originate in 1950s America. Instead, it sprouted in 15th century Florence. It was called San Marco and was led by a fiery preacher and friar named Girolamo Savonarola.
Skye Jethani | Posted 01.08.2012
But buried in the positive stats about megachurches may be signs of challenges ahead. Could a bubble be forming? And when it finally bursts will the mega-model be abandoned or severely reengineered?
DailyFinance | Alice Hines | Posted 12.03.2011
As malls across the country empty out, it's no wonder their remains are being scavenged. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, a...
Brady Boyd | Posted 11.20.2011
When this stress reaches a tipping point, pastors, like everyone else, want relief. There is a medication that most pastors are addicted to without even knowing: adoring crowds.
Tamar Abrams | Posted 10.29.2011
While Nigeria is clearly an undeveloped country, here it attempts to hide behind flashiness.
AP | Posted 10.10.2011
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Creditors say they'll sue unless owners of the Crystal Cathedral megachurch agree to sell the Southern California landmark. The ...
Posted 09.26.2011
Southern California megachurch pastor Rick Warren tweeted, then deleted, a jab at those who want to increase the debt ceiling, reports Newport Beach P...
Marshall Fine | Posted 09.14.2011
There's no point devoting much time to thinking about what went wrong with Salvation Boulevard. The answer is simple: everything. Satire, particularl...
The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 07.31.2011
Former Colorado Springs New Life Church pastor Ted Haggard will make a cameo appearance as himself in an upcoming pro-abstinence ‘Christian sex come...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 07.27.2011
NEW YORK -- Crystal Cathedral, one of the nation’s first modern megachurches and one that had come to define the movement’s opulent strain with it...
Mark Redmond | Posted 05.25.2011
Like any other church, including the Catholic Church, there are good people who go there, people who care about others, people who want more than pie-in-the-sky religion.
Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011
If you should happen upon Bishop Long standing on the corner of Peachtree St. in Atlanta with the obligatory "The End is Near" sign, don't laugh. From his perspective, he's probably right.
Matthew Barnett | Posted 05.25.2011
God birthed a cause in me that has not only transformed my life over these years but has reached millions. God has also birthed a cause inside of you that he wants you to embrace.
Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011
When preachers pontificate too much from on High about the sins of homosexual sex, the cautionary tale is to be careful of what you say, because your ...
Religion News Service | By Greg Garrison | Posted 05.25.2011
By Greg Garrison Religion News Service BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) Megachurches here in the heart of the Bible Belt are thriving enough to support a majo...
Benyamin Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011
If evangelical Christians believed they not only had a right to meddle in what I believed, but also in how my government operated, I thought I had a right to know who they were.
Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has asked the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8. He's on solid ground, and he can take comfort in modern Texas political history, odd as that may seem.
Posted 05.25.2011
The Village Church, a megachurch in Texas encompassing three communities, is utilizing the social networking sites Twitter and Facebook to update its ...
The Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | Posted 05.25.2011
...And if I said the things that the therapists have said to me, some people out there would read it as me giving an excuse, which I don't want to do....
Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011
Evangelical/fundamentalist faith entertains. It makes money. It nurtures a celebrity culture all of its own with its own TV stations, radio stations, book publishers author tours, rock concerts, etc.
Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.17.2011
If you care about what Hollywood is feeding your kid, don't take it for granted that the hip, cool church down the street, the one handing out cards in the lunchroom, offers a better alternative.
Slate Magazine | Posted 02.17.2012