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‘It Has Been a Difficult Week’—Trinity Bible Church of Dallas Addresses Removal of Lead Pastor Steven Lawson

On Sunday (Sept. 22), Mark Becker, elder at Trinity Bible Church of Dallas, addressed the congregation for the first time since lead pastor Dr. Steven Lawson was removed last week for a relationship that Lawson had with a woman who wasn’t his wife.

Mentally Ill Man Found Guilty of Capital Murder for Killing TX Pastor

Following a trial this week, a jury found 25-year-old Mytrez Woolen guilty of capital murder in the January 2021 shooting death of Pastor Mark McWilliams. The verdict resulted in an automatic life sentence, with no possibility of parole.

Dr. Steven Lawson Resigns From All OnePassion Ministry Duties Following Moral Failure

OnePassion Ministries, which was founded by Dr. Steven Lawson, has released a statement saying that Lawson has “resigned from all his duties” at the ministry, which includes his role as president.

MO Pastor Charged With 2 Counts of Promoting Child Sex Abuse Material

A pastor has been arrested and charged with two counts of promoting child sex abuse material (CSAM). Andrew Lovisone, an associate pastor at First Baptist Church (FBC) in Peculiar, Missouri, was arrested on Tuesday (Sept. 17). 

Vatican Greenlights Devotion to Marian Shrine at Medjugorje

After 40 years of studies, commissions and contradictions, the Vatican finally approved the spiritual devotion of the faithful at the Marian site at Medjugorje, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in a document issued on Thursday (Sept. 19).

Seminaries Prompt Students To Ask: Can AI Write a Sermon?

This summer, Mark Andrew Jefferson, who was leading a teaching workshop at Princeton Theological Seminary, prompted ChatGPT to write a homily based on the Gospel of Luke’s parable of the good Samaritan.

Dr. Steven Lawson Removed as Lead Pastor of Trinity Bible Church in Dallas Due to ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

Dr. Steven Lawson has been removed as the lead pastor of Trinity Bible Church in Dallas following the news of “an inappropriate relationship that he has had with a woman.”

Jerry Falwell Jr., Wife Return To Liberty Campus After Years-Long Ban From Premises Is Lifted

Following his recent settlement with the school, former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. returned to campus Sept. 14 to attend the homecoming football game with his wife, Becki Falwell.