mega church pastor steps down

I am walking away from every responsibility I have as pastor, Wesley announced in his sermon on Dec. 1. This aint a test run. On Sunday, Baptist News wrote that the news hit an unusual chord in a time when Southern Baptists and other churches are focused on child sexual abuse and marital infidelity.. Im struggling with God with some issues right now. Reports: 3 children dead, 2 wounded in attack at Texas home, Kellyanne Conway, George Conway To Divorce After Decadeslong Marriage: Report, School punished teen girl for working out in sports bra in 100-degree Texas heat, ACLU says, U.S. court won't require FAA to make airplane seat size, spacing rules, 'Extremely dangerous': Spike in illegal crossings at Canada-Vermont border has feds sounding alarm, SpaceX Crew-6 astronaut mission: Live updates, Peoria's year of adversity turns into 4A basketball championship in win over Deer Valley, I'm a urologist, and yes, there's a wrong way to pee. Write the Vision, Make It Plain, Run With It. 2. A megachurch pastor from Alexandria, Virginia shocked his 10,000 member congregation when he announced he'd be stepping away from ministry. Rev. Hybels, who founded the church more than 40 years ago, also apologized for the way he handled the allegations. Membership numbers of the following churches give only a very rough indication of size. But before Pastor Howard made the formal announcement, he preached about the value of rest called Selah in one of his sermons. Referencing a recent study from Duke University he added, This really got me when I had my annual physical this year and my doctor told me your numbers are pointing in the wrong direction. In 2009, he was diagnosed with brain cancer,underwent brain surgery and was declared cancer-freein 2010. Our Team | Mount Hope Church Who Will Pay for the SBCs Abuse Reforms Over the Long Term? And this really got me when I had my annual physical this year and my doctor told me your numbers are pointing in the wrong direction. The announcement comes at a time when some entities with the Southern Baptist Convention face a federal investigation of sexual abuse, and the denomination recently published an internal report on mishandling of abuse. Mike Glenn, senior pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church a prominent multi-site Southern Baptist congregation with about 12,000 members made the announcement on Sunday during a service and a video released the same day. I want to draw back closer to the Lord. Famed Pastor Resigns From Megachurch Amid 'Inappropriate' Behavior Rob Bell Not the First Megachurch Pastor to Step Down Mega Church I want to travel and go sit in the back of somebodys church and hear the word of God and not be worried about what time we got to get out for the next crowd, he said. Hillsong announced this week that its founder, Brian Houston, has resigned from the church amid allegations of "inappropriate behavior" towards two women.

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