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1. Liberty University Appoints Acting President

Liberty University has announced that Chairman Jerry Prevo has accepted the appointment by the executive committee of the board to serve as the acting president of the university. This follows the announcement ...

Created on 10 August 2020

2. Liberty University's Jerry Falwell Jr. Takes 'Indefinite Leave of Absence'

Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, is taking an "indefinite leave of absence" from the Christian college following intense backlash after posting a questionable ...

Created on 07 August 2020

3. Jerry Falwell Jr. Apologizes for Tweeting Racist Image

...  page and—when made public last year—sparked a scandal that nearly forced him from office. The photo showed a person in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan costume. Falwell told The Associated Press a ...

Created on 09 June 2020

4. Jerry Falwell Jr. Responds After Liberty University Alumni Call for His Resignation Over Scandal ...

...  blackface scandal that engulfed the state's governor last year. In a letter to Falwell, shared with The Associated Press, 35 faith leaders and former student-athletes told Falwell that his past commen ...

Created on 01 June 2020

5. Megachurch Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Millions of Dollars

A Texas megachurch pastor and former spiritual adviser to two U.S. presidents has pleaded guilty to bilking investors out of millions of dollars alongside a Louisiana investment adviser. Kirbyjon H. Caldwell ...

Created on 18 March 2020

6. Son of Pastor John MacArthur Charged in $16 Million Investment Scheme

A complaint was filed against Mark MacArthur, son of evangelical pastor and radio host John MacArthur, alleging the younger MacArthur and his former business partner defrauded clients in a $16 million ...

Created on 24 February 2020

7. Popular Church Planter Haunted by Claims of Serial Plagiarism

Dale Partridge has made a living for most of the past decade by saying pithily positive things on the internet. Best known for starting Sevenly, a social-good clothing company that claimed to raise millions ...

Created on 08 January 2020

8. Why Christian Leaders Must Cling to These Biblical Standards Now More Than Ever

In an age of an evangelical church culture that is fraught with scandals, we must continually ground ourselves in the biblical criteria for leadership. Otherwise, we will lose our credibility within our ...

Created on 03 January 2020

9. Investigative Panel Declares Todd Bentley Disqualified From Ministry

A panel of Christian leaders investigating accusations against Todd Bentley has released a statement today, Jan. 2. In it, they declare Bentley to be disqualified from ministry. Meanwhile, Bentley is starting ...

Created on 02 January 2020

10. James MacDonald Sues Radio Host 'Mancow' for Defamation

Former Harvest Bible Chapel pastor James MacDonald is suing Chicago radio personality Erich "Mancow" Muller for defamation after Muller used his radio show to—in the host's words—"bring down the cult of ...

Created on 17 December 2019

11. Pastor Facing Criminal Investigation Found Shot Dead Near His Home

A Michigan church mourns after its former pastor was found shot to death in the woods near his home. The Benzie County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of John Clark, pastor of West Side ...

Created on 11 December 2019

12. Why 'Charisma' Published the Report on Allegations Against John Crist

You've heard the news that Christian comedian John Crist has admitted to sexual misconduct and canceled his remaining tour dates for 2019 to focus on his spiritual healing. In a statement to Charisma, ...

Created on 11 November 2019

13. James MacDonald Issues 'My Repentance,' Announces He's Joining New Church

UPDATE: A former version of this article indicated MacDonald was joining New Life Covenant Church as a teacher/preacher. It has come to the attention of Charisma News that MacDonald will be attending New ...

Created on 08 November 2019

14. Netflix Pulls John Crist Special After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

Netflix pulled Christian comedian John Crist's debut special, I Ain't Prayin' for That, after Charisma's Taylor Berglund reported multiple allegations against him involving sexual misconduct. Crist's special—based ...

Created on 08 November 2019

15. John Crist Cancels 2019 Tour Dates After Reports of Sexting, Harassment, Manipulation

Editor's Note: The names of primary sources have been replaced with pseudonyms (marked with an asterisk on first usage). This was an intentional decision made by Charisma and should not reflect on the ...

Created on 06 November 2019

16. Willow Creek Pastor Resigns Over Conflicting Values, Vision for Healing

Another Willow Creek pastor is resigning. Marcus Bieschke, lead pastor of Willow Creek's Crystal Lake campus, says his "heart and values are not in full alignment" with the church and the direction it's ...

Created on 17 October 2019

17. Rick Joyner Denies Todd Bentley 'Cover-Up,' Urges Independent Investigation

... beginning. I have great hope for it." Joyner said he fears without established arbiters, many more ministries will be attacked and scandalized in the coming years. He expressed once again his distaste fo ...

Created on 05 September 2019

18. Tullian Tchividjian Back to Pulpit After Sex Scandal, but Christians Divided on Whether He Should Be ...

Tullian Tchividjian doesn't hesitate to admit he has not lived up to the standards of his famous grandfather, Billy Graham. Graham, of course, made history with his 1948 rule that he would never meet alone ...

Created on 04 September 2019

19. Group of Christian Leaders to Investigate Allegations Against Todd Bentley

A group of "senior leaders in the body" of Christ will investigate the allegations of sexual misconduct against revivalist Todd Bentley, according to a statement Michael Brown posted on Facebook this morning. ...

Created on 04 September 2019

20. How Sloppy Love, Unscriptural Mercy and Greasy Grace Are Hindering Kingdom Culture

The old praying woman, a dear saint of God, trained in the Spirit, observed one of the day's most popular preachers hooting and a-hollering on his television program. Immediately she discerned he was not ...

Created on 30 August 2019