According to FoxNews, members of a Florida church are praying for the recovery of their pastor’s daughter who was accidentally shot in the head at the church on Sunday. A small group of church members were gathered at the hospital to pray for 20-year-old Hannah Grace Kelley, who was shot...

My friend, Matt Steen has two tickets to the Velocity Church Planting Conference coming up later this month in Atlanta. Here’s a look at this year’s conference… Velocity is the rate of speed.  What speed are we moving at? OUR CULTURE PUTS A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON SPEED. Speed is...

Wow.  You know you’ve made it when TMZ publishes a picture of you with no shirt on. Did you click on that link?  You sicko. Joel Osteen can now add ‘hunk’ to his resume, after the Hollywood gossip website featured a picture of Joel coming out of the water with his surfboard...

With all the flack and disagreement, at least in the circles of evangelicalism that I follow, over the Elephant Room, I wonder why I’m just now hearing about this one: Pastors, artists and other Christian leaders will join this weekend at the University of Miami for the One Conference,...

Bishop Eddie Long has apologized to a Jewish group for last Sunday’s coronation of him as a King. In Long’s words: The ceremony was not my suggestion, nor was it my intent, to participate in any ritual that is offensive in any manner to the Jewish community, or any group....

The Diocese of Orange has officially closed on their purchase of the Crystal Cathedral property.  The Catholic church agreed to pay $57.5 million for the property. The current Crystal Cathedral congregation has 3 years to find another place to worship. You can read more...

It’s coming to TLC sometime soon.  The network has signed a contract to produce a show called “Preacher Wives” that will follow the wives of preachers in the Atlanta area. “With most praise in religious communities directed towards male preachers, we are thrilled to...

For what it’s worth, today is ‘change your password‘ day. Just wondering… are you like most people… do you use the same password nearly everywhere? I do. And that could be a big problem. I do use 1Password, a Mac program that helps me remember the which of the...

An interesting story in yesterday’s Orange County Register that I admit I don’t fully understand. Seems that some tried to block the sale of the CC to the Catholic Diocease because of a 1987 lease that agreed to give the building and property to Robert Schuller Ministries in return...

Take a look at this story… what would you do if you were Pastor Gordon? A New Jersey televangelist says CBS’ sloppy reporting and editing falsely implied that he is a pedophile. Raymond Gordon, of St. Matthew’s Baptist Church, sued CBS and three reporters with CBS Channel 3,...

Pretty cool.  Take a look at this video synopsis of Elevation Church’s Code Orange Revival:

Police say the person who called in a bomb threat to Southeast Christian Church was one of the congregation’s own members. Michael Schad pleaded not guilty to charges of terroristic threatening Wednesday morning. Police say he told them he put bombs in Southeast Christian Church, where...

Richard Roberts, son of Oral Roberts, was arrested early Tuesday on complaints of driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding, records show. An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper clocked Roberts’ 2006 Mercedes going 93 mph in a 65-mph zone just after midnight on the eastbound Creek...

Catalyst One Day is coming to Atlanta! Make plans to attend on Monday, March 26, at North Point Community Church. Join Andy Stanley and Craig Groeschel for a one day leadership event focused on the topic of Creating Healthy Organizational Culture. This practical leadership experience...

A mid-state mayor has a bold vision: mixing church and state and business. The mayor of Mt. Juliet said he plans to actively recruit a mega-church to their city to attract more Sunday afternoon business. “What a boom that would be to our retailers- to have 3,000 or more people exiting...