Tony Evans Says African-American Families Were "A Lot Stronger" During Slavery
UPDATE: You can listen to Evans remarks in full at these Dallas Seminary pages (this link has part two and a transcript). He has many good things to say. It is unfortunate that he prolonged the notion of the stronger African-American family during slavery. …………………………………………. I can’t believe Evans said this. I think I know what…
Read MoreSutton Turner Talks Mars Hill Global; Financial Information Omitted at Lawyers' Request
Sutton Turner provides his side of the Mars Hill Global story in a lengthy blog post today. The omission of financial information is puzzling. For instance, Turner says: In 2014 alone, Mars Hill gave $X to support efforts in Ethiopia and India. This is over X times what was given toward all non-US church planting…
Read MoreIs Phoenix Next for Mark Driscoll?
After his return to the stage at the Thrive 2015 Leadership Conference at Bayside Church in CA, it seems reasonable to suspect that Mark Driscoll is poised to return to ministry. If so, where and doing what? In recent weeks, several individuals have contacted me with tips that Driscoll is preparing to plant a church in…
Read MoreGospel for Asia Does Not File a 990 Because It is a Religious Order
Donations to Gospel for Asia are tax deductible but the organization doesn’t file 990 forms because they are a religious order. In response to my question, Gospel for Asia’s COO David Carroll answered as follows: Also, to understand the level of commitment asked of staff and the ways in which we operate, it is helpful…
Read MoreECFA Will Not Release Faith Christian Church Investigation Results
This post is a follow up to the resignation of Faith Christian Church from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. I reported early in April that FCC resigned from the ECFA. FCC was being investigated by the ECFA for possible violations of ECFA guidelines. Numerous former members had described the extreme pressure to give 10%…
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