Ed Stetzer
New Tim Keller Center for Apologetics hopes to help churches reach a changing country
By Bob Smietana — February 7, 2023
(RNS) — Named for the popular author and retired pastor, the new center hopes to help churches deal with a ‘post-Christendom’ America.
Jack Hayford, prominent Pentecostal pastor in Southern California, has died
By Alejandra Molina — January 9, 2023
(RNS) — Hayford authored more than 50 books and composed hundreds of songs, including the widely known 'Majesty.'
$100 million media campaign depicts human side of Jesus in outreach to skeptics
By Adelle M. Banks — March 23, 2022
(RNS) — ‘We want people to be talking about Jesus and the gospel, and Christians having the opportunity to start conversations with people who've seen ads,’ said missiologist Ed Stetzer.
Hope ‘renewed in a just God’: Faith leaders react to guilty verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery murder
By Alejandra Molina — November 24, 2021
(RNS) — Greg McMichael, son Travis McMichael and neighbor William ‘Roddie’ Bryan were all convicted of murder after jurors deliberated for about 10 hours.
Feucht, Locke and the like are a sideshow — quit letting them distract you
By Ed Stetzer — August 12, 2021
(RNS) — Since both are quick to cite their First Amendment rights, I’m going to use mine now to call Christians to a better way and implore the media to resist making them representative of the Christian faith. They are not.
Albert Mohler’s darkest hour
By Jonathan Merritt — June 18, 2021
(RNS) — In his bid to lead America’s largest denomination, he was his own worst enemy.
Study: More churches closing than opening
By Yonat Shimron — May 26, 2021
(RNS) — The study, which analyzed church data from 34 Protestant denominations and groups, found that 4,500 churches closed in 2019, while about 3,000 new congregations were started.
Amid cries for church unity post-election, some Christians say ‘Not so fast’
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Roxanne Stone — November 11, 2020
NEW YORK (RNS) — After a polarizing presidential election, Christian leaders are urging believers of all political convictions to find common ground in their faith.
Wheaton mental health summit remembers Jarrid Wilson’s ‘legacy of hope’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 6, 2019
WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) — About 400 ministry leaders filled a sold-out auditorium at the Billy Graham Center for GC2: Facing Hard Truths and Challenges of Pastoral Ministry, focused on the topics of leadership, burnout and mental health.
There are no real evangelicals. Only imagined ones.
By Kristin Kobes Du Mez — February 6, 2019
(RNS) — There are, in fact, many evangelicalisms and each has a different center and different boundaries.
At Wheaton summit, prominent evangelicals share stories of sexual abuse
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 14, 2018
WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) — Popular Bible teacher Beth Moore was one of many speakers who revealed they, too, were survivors of sexual abuse and harassment at a one-day evangelical gathering. Some shared their stories for the first time, including bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado.
The ’Splainer: Paige Patterson and the SBC’s stance on wifely submission
By Yonat Shimron — May 4, 2018
(RNS) — Patterson’s comments touched off a flurry of condemnation. But the Southern Baptist Convention has had a long history of conservative stances on women that it maintains are based on Scripture.
Rich Stearns to retire from charity behemoth World Vision
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 10, 2018
(RNS) — During his tenure, World Vision grew to collect $1 billion in annual revenue in 2017, making it No. 15 on Forbes’ list of the nation’s largest charities.
Americans see more jingle, less Jesus in Christmas celebrations
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The survey captures how 'too many people think Christmas is about a mall and not a manger,' said Ed Stetzer, executive director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College.
Allegations against Roy Moore roil US evangelical ranks
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 12, 2017
(AP) — For many evangelicals, fiery Alabama politician and judge Roy Moore has been a longtime hero. Others have sometimes cringed at his heated rhetoric and bellicose style.
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