The rise and fall of Evangelist Kenny Baldwin should drive us back to a ministry mindset centered in the home and the local church. It should also alert us to the fleeting emptiness and potential pitfalls of celebrity Christianity.
“Don’t attack one another. Don’t attack men and women of God. Don’t be the judge. There’s only one judge. Jesus said, ‘Judge not, lest you be judged.’” - C.Leaders
“Locke told his congregation on Sunday that he had finalized the contract for the new location, which is off of Murfreesboro Road in Lebanon and was previously owned by a different church.” - CPost
“A decade after launching his comeback with a new ministry in Scottsdale, Arizona, called Trinity Church, Pastor Mark Driscoll, who is already attracting about 5,000 worshipers each service, is expanding into a new location.” - CPost
“Wilson’s approach reflects a right-wing attractional model characteristic of partisan punditry and movements, where the foil of political opponents seldom fades from view. The result is a message that tickles ears, entrenches self-righteousness, and bolsters partisan pride rather than cultivating prophetic witness.” - Mere Orthodoxy
“Influential author and Pastor Douglas Wilson was in the spotlight this week, after CNN profiled the self-described Christian nationalist. CNN’s Pamela Brown visited Wilson in Moscow, Idaho, to ask about his beliefs, his movement, and his goals.” - C.Leaders
“A central figure of the 1980s televangelist scandals and an influential Southern gospel singer, Swaggart spent 70 years in the ministry.” - RNS
“Swaggart is the founder of Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jimmy Swaggart Bible College, and Jimmy Swaggart Ministries. Swaggart, alongside his son Donnie and his grandson Gabriel, pastors Family Worship Center.” - C.Leaders
“Wilson’s… has been featured on conservative talk shows, including Tucker Carlson’s. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a church in Wilson’s denomination and has praised Wilson’s writings. In July, Wilson will open a new congregation in Washington, D.C.” - RNS
“The pastor has been dealing with a number of ongoing health issues, including complications from a heart valve replacement he had in the summer of 2024. These health problems have kept him from the pulpit and public ministry for the better part of a year.” - C.Leaders
