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Steven Furtick, the founder and lead "pastor" of Elevation Church, has become a household name among modern megachurch prosperity gospel frauds from Joel Osteen to T.D. Jakes to Carl Lentz. But beneath his polished exterior and motivational speeches lies a deeper...
Southern Baptists either never learn from their mistakes or are willfully ignorant of the consequences of compromising, or giving even an inch, on doctrinal purity. The recent defeat of the Mike Law amendment at the SBC annual meeting is a glaring testament to this...
In the vast and varied expanse of the religious landscape, a disquieting trend has emerged in the Evangelical world: an unsettling departure from the bedrock of their faith, the Scriptures. Through the lens of this unsettling narrative, Andy Stanley, a renowned...
Despite the fact that Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts says that his relationship with Christ is the "most important thing in my life," and the Dodgers pitcher has "Colossians 3:23" in his Twitter profile, the team has announced that it will be allowing an extremely...
Earlier this year, The Dissenter reported on the expulsion of Pastors Chase Davis and Matt Patrick from the Acts 29 Network exposing a critical juncture in the Network's trajectory, one that warranted a close examination. As we reported earlier this year, Davis and...
In the past, we have alerted you to the disturbing reality that First Baptist Church Orlando, a Southern Baptist megachurch located in Orlando, Florida, has openly been baptizing practicing homosexuals. Shockingly, there has been a complete lack of accountability from...
Charlie Dates, the newly-appointed charismatic pastor of Salem Baptist, one of the largest black churches on Chicago's Far South Side, has a history of association with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and involvement in events like the MLK50 conference....
From the sprawling Southern California campus of Saddleback Church to the towering spires of First Baptist Orlando, the tension within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) continues to escalate, manifesting itself in controversial theological debates and many leaders...
Following the release of a Vanity Fair documentary that chronicles the fall of Hillsong and its former lead pastor of the NYC campus, Carl Lentz, former Hillsong CEO, Brian Houston took to social media to defend the church and discount the accusations against the...
Yesterday, The Dissenter broke the story that a Southern Baptist Convention-approved women's conference during the annual meeting would be featuring a speaker who preached a sermon a few years ago stating that homosexuals who are in a "gay marriage" might stay...
by Jeremiah Cry Ministries“You will never see me again, this fight is killing me” —Charles SpurgeonThe Above quote was written to a friend by Charles Spurgeon in the midst of what was called the downgrade. For nearly 40 years, Spurgeon had preached the gospel in...
The Southern Baptist Convention is at a crossroads once again this year as it faces multiple attacks from several progressive angles ranging from women pastors to woke ideology to homosexuality. Among the biggest challenges it faces this year is whether or not to...
The notion that God has a unique covenant with America, as Jesse Duplantis suggested in his Flashpoint conference speech, is a gross misinterpretation of biblical truth but a common theme among adherents to the hypercharismatic and adherents to the prosperity gospel....
Rick Warren, Saddleback Church's former pastor, is attempting to cloak his unbiblical false teachings in the legacy of Charles Spurgeon. Despite the fact that Saddleback is facing disfellowshipping from the Southern Baptist Convention—a scenario well-known and...
In case it has escaped your notice, the Christian world has been struck by another challenge to traditional sexual ethics and God has been given the proverbial middle finger as former Contemporary Christian Music celebrity, Trey Pearson, has recently "taken a...
The global Evangelical church stands at a crossroads, confronting a crisis of conscience that threatens to erode the very foundations of its faith. The persistence of Hillsong music within its sanctuaries, despite years of fervent warnings by discerning Christians, is...
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has faced several uphill battles over the last decade fighting an influx of progressive ideologies and so far, any conservative resistance has proven futile. Beginning in 2013 under the leadership of Democrat operative, Russell...
Founded in 1856 by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the 'Prince of Preachers', Spurgeon's College in Croydon, London, historically has upheld a legacy of evangelical Christianity. Its founding mission: to train individuals in faithful Gospel proclamation. For nearly two...
As we traverse the tumultuous terrain of human history, we are confronted with the stark and horrifying reality of mankind's innate sinfulness. This glaring truth is not confined to secular spheres but has found its way into the very heart of sacred institutions,...
It's truly a marvel of modern thought, or lack thereof, this tendency to draw parallels between the most incongruous of characters, such as a career criminal who met his end in the midst of criminal activity, and Stephen, the first Christian martyr. It's as if the...
I'm not sure I can think of a better way to spend Mother's Day than by going to a church to be turned on to a blaspheming rapper who regularly drops the F-Bombs, takes the Lord's name in vain, and objectifies women in his music. I mean, isn't this the kind of role...
Andy Stanley, the pastor of Northpoint Church in Atlanta, is best known for blaspheming God and denying the Scriptures. Stanley announced that his own church would remain closed in 2020 because of the coronavirus — despite the fact that the coronavirus has had a...
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