Mark Dever

Court rules DC church can hold outdoor services for now

By Adelle M. Banks — October 12, 2020
(RNS) — A judge said city limitations are causing a ‘substantial burden’ on Capitol Hill Baptist Church under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Shunning online services, some clergy preach ‘abstinence’ from gathered worship

By Adelle M. Banks — April 9, 2020
(RNS) — A Missouri pastor said, ‘we don’t believe that a live stream is a real, actual substitute for a church gathering.’

Megachurch pastors leave Reformed evangelical network amid child abuse scandal

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — May 18, 2014
Joshua Harris and C.J. Mahaney are no longer on the Gospel Coalition's council, the latest casualties in an ongoing struggle with sex abuse that has overshadowed some of the biggest names in evangelicalism.

Southern Baptists: Agree to disagree over Calvinism

By Adelle M. Banks — June 11, 2013
(RNS) Southern Baptists have been divided over Calvinism since their denomination began in 1845, but top leaders say disagreements had deepened with a "vitriol that is nasty."

Evangelical leaders stand by pastor accused of abuse cover-up

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — May 24, 2013
(RNS) Several leading evangelical pastors and authors have come to the defense of a pastor accused in a lawsuit for covering up sexual abuse of children.
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