My grandpa, Edwin Penner, mortgaged his house to build our hometown Baptist church in Chico, Calif. Once built, he drove his Dodge pickup over every Sunday at 6 a.m. to turn on the heat or air conditioning for the comfort…
Saddleback pastor says abortion should be No. 1 concern in voting for president
In a sermon urging Christians to focus on Jesus and to reject fear heading into the November election, Saddleback Church Pastor Andy Wood warned of dire spiritual consequences awaiting those who vote for candidates supportive of transgender rights, same-sex marriage…
Offense taken: Parsing the uproar over the Olympics opening ceremony
The way pastors and pundits respond to controversy online in the heat of a cultural moment can be a window for discovering how power works in society and a reminder for where Christians can find beauty. When screenshots of the…
New Saddleback pastor affirms women as preachers, SBC conservatives want constitutional amendment to exclude churches that affirm women as pastors
The battle over women serving as pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention took on new heat this week when the new pastor at Saddleback Church affirmed his belief that both men and women are qualified to preach and when a…
43 years after launching one of America’s most innovative churches, Rick and Kay Warren name their successors
Saddleback Church has operated differently than a typical Southern Baptist church from the beginning, and that tradition continues in the selection of a successor to founding pastor Rick Warren. The Southern California megachurch — the largest congregation affiliated with the…