Church & Ministry

The suit also alleges David Hyles once ordered her to his home when his wife was out of town and threatened to reveal her to the congregation as a “slut” and have her parents fired from their church empl

“Wright refers to the stories in John 20 and Romans 16 as “big stories” that should be used to shed light on less clear or difficult passages such as 1 Timothy 2.” - Church Leaders

“First, a Christian should absolutely feel freedom to ask for a raise. …Consider the following examples. In Luke 10, Jesus sends out the 72 and encourages them to willingly receive hospitality from their hosts, ‘for the laborer deserves his wages.’” - TGC

“While I cannot Biblically prohibit the practice of individual supporters, I have encouraged anyone who asks to channel their financial support for missions through the church instead of apart from it….Our approach of emphasizing that missionary financial support should come through the local church has several advantages” - Matt Postiff

“…such action is outside of the purview of the denomination’s Executive Committee and it solely belongs to the ERLC Trustees, the ERLC Executive Committee said in a Thursday letter in response to the SBC Executive Committee’s announcement.” - CPost

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“By inspiring some things hard to understand, God has unleashed in the world desperation which leads to supplication—the crying out to God for help.” - F&T

“The ministry’s website includes testimonies from several people who said the oil from the bible healed them.” - WRBC

“SBC Pastors’ Conference president David Uth has been granted an extended time for fasting and prayer before responding to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s stipulation that program adjustments be made before space is allocated at the 2020 SBC Annual Meeting venue.” - BPNews

“I have a few serious questions regarding this action. 1) Why was this action taken, 2) Why was the action taken by the EC without referral to or at least in council with the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the ERLC and 3) Regardless of the outcome, what are the implications of the findings of this ad hoc task force?” - SBC Voices

“The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has disfellowshipped a west Texas congregation that knowingly employs a registered sex offender as pastor, the first church to lose its ties with the denomination amid a heightened push to combat sexual abuse.” - CToday