In a book she wrote
with her evangelical pastor husband, Hayhoe argues that climate change is «not about blue politics or red politics or any kind of politics.
In my conversations
with evangelical pastors and committed church members, I often hear distain for Donald Trump.
At the same time, Perry was forming close relationships
with evangelical pastors across the state.
Not exact matches
Maitland, Fla. — based Timothy Plan invests
with filters aligned
with a Christian worldview of
evangelical pastors, according to its website.
But in the early primary state of South Carolina,
with voters scheduled to go to the polls on Saturday and candidates working the state furiously this week, local
evangelical pastors are using their influence to rally church members towards salvation, not electioneering.
«There is no need to «de-Christianize» each other over the matter,» wrote Jim Garlow, an influential California
pastor, in a five - page memo this week arguing that
evangelicals can attend Beck's rally and partner
with the television and radio personality in good conscience.
Perhaps this attitude is best seen in the most influential Southern Baptists in America today: Billy Graham, a «prophet
with honor» and America's chaplain for more that fifty years; Chuck Colson, evangelist, prison reformer, and cofounder of
Evangelicals and Catholics Together; and Rick Warren, a
pastor whose writings have touched millions of lives.
As an
Evangelical pastor I completely agree
with this piece.
But I know a few
evangelical and Pentecostal
pastors who'd worry that one in four people in church on most Sundays wasn't on board
with the resurrection, a biblical reality reflected in the teachings of our Lord, of St. Paul, and the early Church.
Obama is a Christian and his actions as president are very much in line
with the teaching of the new testament, yet I couldn't dare say that at my
Evangelical church where the ACA has literally saved the life of our
pastors child but here is so much hate for Obama it's down right scary.
A bright young student raised in a tradition of conservative
Evangelical pietism, Mouw recalls that his
pastors «often viewed the intellectual life against the background of a cosmic spiritual battle in which the human intellect, especially as it aligns itself
with the cause of the academy, is inevitably on the wrong side of the struggle.»
Picking up on the NPD megachurch
pastor commentary — here in us emergent world, you have the combustion of two NPD worlds — first the
evangelical quest to follow the next Xn celebrity rock star coupled
with the strain of male dominated NPD found in palces like Silicon Valley where there's an obsession to discover the next big thing.
The ultimate reality that I live
with is that if my abuser had been Nathaniel Morales instead of Larry Nassar, if my enabler had been [an SGM
pastor] instead of [MSU gymnastics coach] Kathie Klages, if the organization I was speaking out against was Sovereign Grace under the leadership of [Mahaney] instead of MSU under the leadership of Lou Anna Simon, I would not only not have
evangelical support, I would be actively vilified and lied about by every single
evangelical leader out there.
Evangelical leaders constantly warn that young people are deserting churches;
pastors struggle to address changing views on homosexuality; and others wonder how
evangelicals can remain relevant when a growing number of Americans refuse to identify
with any religion.
Chuck Smith, the
evangelical pastor whose outreach to hippies in the 1960s helped transform worship styles in American Christianity and fueled the rise of the Calvary Chapel movement, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, after a battle
with lung cancer.
Over at iMonk last week, Chaplain Mike wrote a lovely post about how, after a period of wandering through the denominational wilderness, he found a home in an ELCA Lutheran church «
with a simple liturgy, wonderful music, a healthy and grounded
pastor, a hospitable congregation, and an emphasis on Christ, grace, vocation, and other Lutheran essentials that answered questions I had been turning over in my mind for years in my
evangelical settings.»
Popular
evangelical pastor and activist Rick Warren was put through the wringer recently in an interview
with Reformed theologian John Piper.
Evangelical CEO
pastors are just catching up
with the money making ability televangelists were aware of decades ago...
After a prayer at the Thailand meeting a Pentecostal
pastor from Serbia told me it was the first time he had heard of an Orthodox priest blessing something an
evangelical was involved
with.
Newt Gingrich has met
with hundreds of
evangelical pastors in the state, talking policy but also about past marital infidelity, which many Christians consider a sin.
Fairfield said that Anderson, a retired
pastor, prefers «Anglo - Catholic haberdashery, candles and stained glass; in theology he is thoroughly
evangelical; and he is open to people who pray in tongues and,
with appropriate accountability, who have prophecy
with wisdom from the Holy Spirit.»
A new survey from LifeWay Research (full release here) has found that 57 % of Protestant
pastors plan to vote for Governor Romney compared
with 17 % for President Obama (and it's higher among
evangelicals).
Three out of five
evangelical pastors (59 %) disagree
with the statement, «Christians who truly vote their conscience will vote for the same candidate.»
Christians
with an
evangelical spirit, who are confidant of their calling and willing to take risks in leading a congregation into ministry are the kind of
pastors who find members responsive to their leadership.
American
evangelical Christian
pastor Rick Warren discusses homosexuality and gay marriage
with CNN's Piers Morgan.
Jeramie Rinne, senior
pastor of the
Evangelical Community Church in Abu Dhabi, said in an interview
with The Cable that the mosque's renaming indicates the importance of the UAE's stance on religious tolerance.
California megachurch
pastor Rick Warren drew the most fire for offering the invocation at the inauguration, but another
evangelical pastor prayed
with Barack Obama for the third time in recent months.
«There's a real sense of conflating Trump
with evangelicals,» which doesn't go over well in liberal Vancouver, said Ken Shigematsu,
pastor of Tenth Church, one of the largest and most diverse congregations in Canada.
«Given that the express goal of this event is evangelism,
with the commitment of new believers to Christ, we do not believe that Rev. Graham... should be the exemplar that impresses itself on these new believers,» wrote four
evangelical pastors and a Catholic leader who were invited to endorse the March 3 — 5 event, but opposed Graham's place as keynote speaker.
Even though Shane Claiborne has me convinced that Christianity's preoccupation
with politics is misguided, if not idolatrous, I can't bring myself to quit cold turkey... so I'm taping tonight's big religious forum, hosted by
evangelical pastor Rick Warren.
While churches associated
with denominations often have structures in place to hold
pastors accountable, non-denominational
evangelical churches sometimes do not.
For the most part, Americans
with evangelical beliefs agree that
pastors and churches should abstain from using their resources — including the pulpit — to campaign for a particular candidate.
59 % of
evangelical pastors believe that Christians who vote their conscience will not all vote for the same candidate 63 % believe that Christians are not obligated to vote for a candidate
with a reasonable chance of winning [LifeWay Research # 5]
An
evangelical megachurch
pastor has lost his job and is being investigated by the Lake County, Ind., Sheriff's Department after admitting that he had an «improper relationship»
with a young woman, a spokesman for First Baptist Church of Hammond said.
So, here is an interview
with an anonymous
evangelical pastor who is a recovering alcoholic.
While I ended up fully committing to an
evangelical church as a
pastor, I still carry rich lessons that the Jesuits challenged me
with during those formative years.
They'll unveil the first step on Friday, when Latino
evangelical pastors from across the country will come forward
with plans to rally their congregations behind the Common Core.
While Zoe is finding happiness
with Vanessa, Max falls off the wagon and is helped by a
pastor from his brother's
evangelical church.
In the episode, actor Ian Somerhalder follows Anna Jane Joyner, a young woman trying to persuade her
evangelical pastor father that climate disruption is real, while she is also a full - time climate activist and one of the real - life heroes working
with me and thousands more to move beyond coal.
About Blog Doug Schmidt is the senior
pastor of Woodside Bible Church, a large
evangelical, Bible - believing church
with 12 campuses in SE Michigan and the Internet.
Steve brings years of expertise and experience in training, coaching and counseling clients and groups in anger, addictions, mood and behavioral disorders and relationships issues.Steve has been the Director of the Chicagoland Rapha Treatment Centers and is an ordained
Pastor with the
Evangelical Free Church.