The Global Leadership Summit Appears to Be Shrinking
At the beginning of 2018, the Willow Creek Association proclaimed that they had 700 venues participating in the simulcast of the Global Leadership Summit. Today, on the conference website, two claims are made. On the front page, organizers say over 600 venues are available. However, if you click on the link which allows you to…
Read MoreChurches Back Out of Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit Over Handling of Bill Hybels
Churches and speakers have dropped out of one of largest evangelical leadership gatherings of the year. Will it make any difference to Willow Creek? Coming August 9-10 is the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. This international event has in the past involved over 600 locations in the U.S. and some of the biggest names in…
Read MoreScott Lively and the American Evangelical Attraction to Russia
On July 18, Ruth Graham wrote in Slate “Mariia Butina’s cozy relationship with the Christian right makes total sense.” Butina is the Russian national who was recently indicted on charges of conspiracy and acting as a agent of the Russian government. For certain, Butina had an easy time making friends with Christian right leaders such as…
Read MoreThe Fellowship Foundation’s Doug Burleigh Jokes About Russian Collusion with Jesus
In March of this year, one of the organizers of the National Prayer Breakfast Doug Burleigh joked about Russian collusion with Jesus prior to delivering a sermon at a church in Tacoma, WA. Then last week, in a federal indictment, it was alleged that Russian national Maria Butina used her connections with the NPB to carry…
Read MoreNational Prayer Breakfast Organizer Doug Burleigh Predicted Putin and Trump Would Become Friends
With the indictment of Maria Butina for conspiracy and acting as an agent of the Russian government, public attention has come upon the Fellowship Foundation. Founded by the late Doug Coe, I crossed paths with the FF beginning in 2009 when Ugandan affiliates of that organization promoted the death penalty for GLB people in the…
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