Bishop Noel Jones, lead pastor of City of Refuge Church in Gardena, Calif., and one of six high-profile Christian ministers featured in Oxygen network's upcoming "Preachers of L.A." docu-series, said in an exclusive interview with Pastor Mark Burns of Impact Network's "Life Your Voice" that the already-controversial program was in no way meant to draw unbelievers to faith in Jesus Christ. The reality show, Jones hopes, will instead challenge misconceptions among some Christians who believe their
Courtney Meadows, currently 19 and preaching since the age of six, was finally able to answer his calling when he was installed as pastor of First Missionary Baptist Church in White Hall, Ala., during a recent and well-attended Sunday service.
Oklahoma pastor Jim Standridge's outburst during a Sunday sermon that was caught on tape and published on the Internet has brought responses of shock, rebuke and disappointment from other Christian ministers who say they found it appalling that the preacher would publicly castigate his own congregants in such a manner.
The leader of a Durham, N.C., group claiming affiliation with the Black Hebrew Israelites, viewed by some as a cult, has been given two life sentences for murdering both a 4-year-old boy, whom he shot in the head because he believed he was gay, and one of his common-law wives who had revealed that she could not have children.
Lakewood Church pastors Joel and Victoria Osteen, and their two teen children, visited the Hillsong Conference in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday, and the Texas megachurch preacher delivered the same message of hope, perseverance, and positivity that has brought him worldwide fame.
American Christian missionary Kenneth Bae, currently serving 15 years in North Korean for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government, has appeared in a new video speaking of health difficulties and calling on the U.S. to help secure his freedom.
Citing a desire to keep his peers from any "unfair and unwarranted criticism" stemming from a lawsuit filed against Sovereign Grace Ministries, C.J. Mahaney has announced his departure from the biennial Together for the Gospel (T4G) pastors conference he co-founded in 2006 with fellow evangelical Christian leaders Mark Dever, Albert Mohler and Ligon Duncan.
Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren, unable to attend the Hillsong Conference in Australia in person this year, shared via Skype with Pastor Brian Houston his advice for young leaders involved in Christian ministry, as well as how he personally deals with criticism.
Charismatic preacher and worldwide evangelist Benny Hinn was called "world's greatest scammer" by an unidentified heckler as he and his bodyguards walked through Los Angeles International Airport last week.
Evangelist Benny Hinn has put out a prayer request for his wife Suzanne Hinn's father, Dr. Roy Harthern, who reportedly has been battling throat cancer since earlier this year. Harthern was "in critical care," according to the notice. His brother, Dr. Paul Harthern, told The Christian Post Monday that the Christian minister has received treatment and was recuperating.
