By Jason Sewell

On today’s program, Jason Yates—the former president of the Christian advocacy group My Faith Votes—has been charged with possession of child pornography. We’ll have details. Plus, Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA is rallying young people to become active in politics by establishing chapters on Christian college campuses. We’ll take a look. And, re…

If you’ve been around me for a while, you know that I’m a fan of Roland Warren. He’s been the president of Care Net, the nation’s largest network of pregnancy resource centers, for more than a decade. He’s been an advocate for the unborn for much longer than that. Roland Warren has also helped bring fathers into the pro-life conversation, in part b…

Can I Do All Things? Philippians 4:12-13 Adam Reasner Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

On today’s program, a lawsuit against Hillsdale College has been dismissed after students alleging they were raped sued the college for Title 9 violations. We’ll have details. And, the nonprofit Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment—known as GRACE for short—turns 20 years old. We’ll look back at where they started—and where they’re g…

In an era of celebrity and platform, it’s easy to forget that God uses the “least and the lost” to advance His Kingdom. The men and women I discuss in today’s podcast are not media celebrities. They don’t have “platforms” or book deals. But they have been quietly going about the business of the Kingdom of God. At MinistryWatch we often report on Ch…

Una Gran Obra Nehemiah 6:1-15 Adam Reasner Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

Mission Critical Nehemiah 6:1-15 Adam Reasner Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

On today’s program, Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard sues for defamation after six women accuse him of sexual assault. We’ll have details. And, MinistryWatch reporter Marci Seither visits Joni & Friends in Tennessee as the ministry ships off hundreds of donated wheelchairs. They head to a prison, where inmates are repairing the eq…

By Jason Sewell

Most Christians who are active in church have been in this situation before. You’ve just listened to a compelling presentation about a need in some far-away corner of the world. Or perhaps it was a television program, or a commercial on your favorite Christian radio station. The need seems so great, and the story tugs at your heart strings. I’ve ne…

Judgement, Repentance, & Certainty of Hope Obadiah Petra Hogan Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Petra Hogan

On today’s program, Cru will stop using its current LGBTQ training program for staff by the end of this year. The change comes after facing accusations that the long-time campus ministry is compromising on biblical sexuality. We’ll have details. Meanwhile, United Methodist churches in Liberia face protests and unrest as it deals with the fallout of…

Christian ministries and other non-profit organizations have played a huge, positive role in American culture. If you don’t believe me, just read Benjamin Franklin, Alexis de Tocqueville, Robert Bellah, Rodney Stark, Arthur Brooks…the list goes on. Because of the positive influence in our culture, our laws encourage their work. They are not require…

Jonathan Cruse talks about how Ruling Elders can foster and energize congregational singing. Further Reading Resources by Jonathan Jonathan Landry Cruse, What Happens When We Worship, Reformation Heritage Books, 2020. Jonathan Landry Cruse, “What Every Elder needs to Know About Congregational Singing” in Faithful and Fruitful, Essays for Elders and…

Water Into Wine John 2:1-11 Stephen Kelly Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana Provencher, Devon and Porvencher, Robyn. The Church. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Stephen Kelly

On today’s program, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association threatens to sue after the group Evangelicals for Harris uses video of Billy Graham to make an anti-Trump ad. We’ll have details. Plus, a storm is brewing within the Evangelical Presbyterian Church—some are asking if the denomination will stay true to its mission. And, the leaders of Kan…

Darren Dochuk’s book Anointed With Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America has been out a couple of years. But I must confess that I discovered it only recently, and it has changed my perspective about a lot things I thought I knew about modern American Evangelicalism. As you will hear, he outlines how modern Protestantism split in the …

Mark: Beyond Belief Mark 9:14-29 Adam Reasner Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana Provencher, Devon and Porvencher, Robyn. The Church. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

On today’s program,, Christian ministries are on the forefront of relief efforts as cities in Western North Carolina grapple with loss after Hurricane Helene. We’ll take a look.And, a Georgia congregation locked out of their own building after splitting from its parent church. We’ll have details.Plus, the missions organization Ethnos 360 faces a la…

The Network is a group of churches started by Steve Morgan, a pastor who began his career as part of the Vineyard USA association of churches, but left that group to start his network of churches in 2006.Until recently, the network had 26 member churches. Morgan is the lead pastor of Joshua Church in Austin, Texas. But in the past few months, famil…

Mark: Transfigured Mark 9:2-13 Adam Reasner Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana Provencher, Devon and Porvencher, Robyn. The Church. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

Marcos: Tome Te Cruz Marcos 8:31-37 Pastor Adam Reasner La Iglesia de San Andrés Auburn, Indiana CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

On today’s program, longtime pastor Steve Lawson was removed as pastor of Trinity Bible Church in Dallas over an ‘inappropriate relationship’ with a woman...now, ministries are dropping the author and teaching fellow as ripples of his affair spread. We’ll take a look.And, devastated families share stories of being cut off by adult children involved…

“Protect Children. Support Survivors. Protest Pete Newman’s Parole!” are the opening lines readers will see when they click on the new website, protestpetesparole.com.As the September 25 parole hearing for serial child sexual abuser Peter Newman quickly approaches, survivors and advocates continue to call for support in urging the Missouri Departme…

Giving is down among evangelical Christians, according to a new study by Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter Research.The study—called The Giving Gap: Changes in Evangelical Generosity— found that 61% of evangelicals say they gave to their church in the last 12 months. That is down 13 percentage points from 2021 when 74% reported giving to their loca…

Mark: Get Behind Me if You Want to Live Mark 8:32-38 Blaise Shields Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana Provencher, Devon and Porvencher, Robyn. The Church. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Blaise Shields

On today’s program, the former president of Bible Society of India has been arrested for financial corruption related to his position at another ministry…raising questions about how he handled finances at the Bible Society. We’ll take a look.And, an Illinois pastor has made it his mission to provide his community access to healthy food…by setting u…

The Supreme Court of Texas heard oral arguments this week related to the potentially precedent-setting case of plaintiff Jane Roe suing Southwestern Baptist Seminary and its former President Paige Patterson for defamation related to a sexual assault she reportedly suffered in 2015.Roe claims Paige Patterson provided false and defamatory information…

Here are some of the resources mentioned in today’s EXTRA episode: A recent defense of public schools appeared in Christianity Today, written by Stefani McDade, the magazine’s theology editor. She cited popular writer and speaker Jen Wilkin, who has made faith-led arguments in favor of public education. Here at MinistryWatch, we take an active inte…

Mark: Christ is Not a Last Name Mark 8:27-33 Adam Reasner Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana Provencher, Devon and Porvencher, Robyn. The Church. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

What can ruling elders do to promote better preaching? On this issue of the Ruling Elder podcast, John Currie, OPC pastor and Professor and Dean of Pastoral Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, discusses why this is so important and gives practical suggestions on how and when to do it, and, just as importantly, how not to do it…

On today’s program, Bethany Christian Services is suing Michigan for religious discrimination after the state denied its contracts to resettle refugee families. We’ll have details.And, as we recognize another solemn anniversary of 9/11, we look at one ministry helping military heroes win the war back at home.Plus, a new survey shows that giving to …

(RNS) — A group of evangelical broadcasters is suing the Internal Revenue Service over the Johnson Amendment, a tax law that bars nonprofits from supporting political candidates.National Religious Broadcasters convention attendees await Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Ce…

Here are some resources mentioned in this podcast episode: For a written version of this commentary, click here. Click here for my reporting on the Lakeland Outpouring for WORLD. I investigated more than a dozen so-called “miracles” here. Click here to read more about spiritual abuse. The producer for today’s program is Jeff McIntosh.Until next tim…

Mark: Getting Better Mark 8:22-26 Adam Reasner Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana Provencher, Devon and Porvencher, Robyn. The Church. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

On today’s program, Morningstar Ministries is undergoing a leadership shakeup…after its CEO resigned, allegations of sexual misconduct began to arise. We’ll have details.And, many Christian colleges have fallen on hard times. But a Christian university in Georgia has been trying out new ways to grow enrollment…and it appears to be working. We’ll ta…

For 2000 years Christians have heeded the call of The Great Commission to “go into all the world.” Christian missionaries have become some of the heroes of the faith, the subject of books, songs, and movies.But we rarely hear about the children of these missionaries. In the past few years, stories of spiritual and sexual abuse of missionary kids ha…

Mark: Yeast Rising Mark 8:11-21 Adam Reasner Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana Provencher, Devon and Porvencher, Robyn. The Church. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

On today’s program, three years after sexual abuse allegations surfaced against the late apologist Ravi Zacharias, imploding his organization and his legacy, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries appears to remain in operation…with little to no transparency. We dug around for some answers.Plus, a Knoxville-area ministry is restoring dignity and h…

A luxury 24-acre estate with six houses and 22 garage parking spaces may not meet most people’s definition of a parsonage.But the tax code says otherwise—this one Texas home is turning heads after being listed on realtor.com for $15 million.Located in a Houston suburb, the property is the home of Bishop I.V. Hilliard and his wife, Pastor Bridget Hi…

Many of our neighbors have succumbed to what the French philosopher Jacques Ellul called “the political illusion.” What is it, and what can we do to resist it?Here are a couple of resources mentioned on today’s episode: Ellul explained the “political illusion” in his 1965 book L’illusion politique. It was published in English in 1967. To read my in…

Mark: A List of Demands Mark 8:1-13 Adam Reasner Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana Provencher, Devon and Porvencher, Robyn. The Church. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

On today’s program, Gateway Church in Dallas, Texas, continues to struggle in the aftermath of sexual abuse allegations against its founder Robert Morris—including NEW sexual abuse allegations, the cancellation of its annual Gateway conference, and more. We’ll look at the latest.And, Megan Basham is under fire from fellow journalists for naming an …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) – It happens with a couch or mattress. It happens with two chairs facing each other across a table.While refugees’ initial days and months in America can be complex and filled with paperwork and immigration meetings, churches have learned there are direct, simple ways to meet needs.Not long after it began six years ago, Living H…

Today I welcome back to the program Al Fadi, with the Strategic Resource Group, an organization that funds projects to reach unreached people groups in the Middle East and North Africa, the so-called MENA region of the world. Al has been on the program before to discuss a bible translation project for Hejazi speaking people. This is an Arabic langu…

The Sojourn - Part III “Foreigners” Philippians 3:17-21 Adam Reasner Saint Andrew Church Auburn, Indiana Provencher, Devon and Porvencher, Robyn. The Church. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. CCLI# 1357907 CCLI# 20112034By Adam Reasner

On today’s program, new life breathed into a lawsuit against Dave Ramsey’s company. A former employee claims he was fired for not sharing Ramsey’s religious beliefs on how to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll take a look at the court’s latest ruling in the case.And, a Southern Baptist pastor in Florida faces a minimum sentence of life in prison w…

Former video editor claims he was fired for failing to follow Ramsey's faith-based beliefs onhow to deal with COVID-19 pandemic.By Bob Smietana for Religion News ServiceA federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a former employee who claimed Ramsey Solutions,the company run by Christian personal finance guru Dave Ramsey, discriminated against hi…

David Watson is a ruling elder in Ballyclare Evangelical Presbyterian Church, in Co. Antrim, N. Ireland. The EPC, (Ireland), is a church with which the OPC has full ecclesiastical fellowship. Stephen Tracey grew up in that congregation and is delighted to talk to this faithful and beloved friend and mentor as he reflects on eighty years of life in …