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kevin Eckstrom |
Dec 6, 2022: GW Hatchet: National Cathedral returns to first entirely in-person Christmas celebration since 2019
“There are very few places in the entire country where you can get a Christmas service that’s quite like this, so we’re praying and lighting candles that the COVID numbers don’t turn south like they did last year,” Kevin Eckstrom, the chief communications officer at the Washington National Cathedral, said.
“There are very few places in the entire country where you can get a Christmas service that’s quite like this, so we’re praying and lighting candles that the COVID numbers don’t turn south like they did last year,” Kevin Eckstrom, the chief communications officer at the Washington National Cathedral, said.
Feb 21, 2018: Kevin Eckstrom: Religion News Service: ‘Just As I Am’ was Billy Graham’s signature hymn
June 18, 2020: Christian Headlines: Financially Hit by COVID-19, Washington National Cathedral Lays Off Staff
The cathedral’s doors have been closed since March 12, preventing tourists and worshippers from visiting during what is usually the 113-year-old neo-Gothic landmark’s busiest time of year. In an email to Religion News Service, Chief Communications Officer Kevin Eckstrom said that while donor support has remained strong despite holding only online services, the cathedral has been unable to rent its buildings and grounds for events, which normally helps underwrite operations.
The cathedral’s doors have been closed since March 12, preventing tourists and worshippers from visiting during what is usually the 113-year-old neo-Gothic landmark’s busiest time of year. In an email to Religion News Service, Chief Communications Officer Kevin Eckstrom said that while donor support has remained strong despite holding only online services, the cathedral has been unable to rent its buildings and grounds for events, which normally helps underwrite operations.
Oct 1, 2021: The Hoya: National Cathedral To Replace Confederate Imagery With Art Honoring Black American History
The Washington National Cathedral formed a task force to decide the future of the Confederate stained glass following a 2015 shooting at a historically Black church in Charleston, S.C. After the 2017 “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., the task force ultimately decided that the windows should be replaced with art that did not exclusively center on white historical perspectives, according to Kevin Eckstrom, chief communications officer at the Washington National Cathedral.
The Washington National Cathedral formed a task force to decide the future of the Confederate stained glass following a 2015 shooting at a historically Black church in Charleston, S.C. After the 2017 “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., the task force ultimately decided that the windows should be replaced with art that did not exclusively center on white historical perspectives, according to Kevin Eckstrom, chief communications officer at the Washington National Cathedral.
Feb 9, 2022: Ministry Watch: LGBTQ Community Organize Petition Against Max Lucado Preaching at Washington National Cathedral
Cathedral spokesman Kevin Eckstrom emphasized that Lucado, a popular author and teaching minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, was not asked to preach on LGBTQ issues. The subject of his sermon, which was pre-recorded and aired as planned Feb. 7, was “how God can bring calm to our chaos.” The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson, retired Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire and the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican communion, presided over the service where Lucado preached.
Cathedral spokesman Kevin Eckstrom emphasized that Lucado, a popular author and teaching minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, was not asked to preach on LGBTQ issues. The subject of his sermon, which was pre-recorded and aired as planned Feb. 7, was “how God can bring calm to our chaos.” The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson, retired Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire and the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican communion, presided over the service where Lucado preached.
Kevin Eckstrom joined Washington National Cathedral in 2015 as Chief Communications Officer. His principal portfolio includes all internal and external Cathedral communications, including the award-winning Cathedral Age magazine, marketing and advertising, video, photography and media relations. As a member of the Cathedral senior staff, he works with the Dean and Chief Operating Officer to develop programs to build audiences and awareness for the Cathedral.
Eckstrom came to the Cathedral after 15 years at Religion News Service. During his nine years as editor-in-chief, RNS was named Best News Service by the Associated Church Press six times. He holds degrees from The George Washington University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
He lives in Washington, DC, with his husband and twin sons.
Eckstrom came to the Cathedral after 15 years at Religion News Service. During his nine years as editor-in-chief, RNS was named Best News Service by the Associated Church Press six times. He holds degrees from The George Washington University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
He lives in Washington, DC, with his husband and twin sons.
aubrey ector |
Sept 26, 2020: Faith On View: A small southern town and her monument
It was good to see several articles about the monument removal movement covered in the local paper. This is the same paper that after the George Floyd murder failed to cover a Unity Walk with 1200-1500 participants. This is a nice change. The Daily Banner covered the statements from Angelique Ware from the NAACP, Sara Keel from #Emancipate Cleveland, and Pastor Aubrey Ector representing the Black clergy of the city. They presented a unified voice calling for the removal of the Confederate monument. The demonstration of the City Council meeting was also covered by Chattanooga news.
It was good to see several articles about the monument removal movement covered in the local paper. This is the same paper that after the George Floyd murder failed to cover a Unity Walk with 1200-1500 participants. This is a nice change. The Daily Banner covered the statements from Angelique Ware from the NAACP, Sara Keel from #Emancipate Cleveland, and Pastor Aubrey Ector representing the Black clergy of the city. They presented a unified voice calling for the removal of the Confederate monument. The demonstration of the City Council meeting was also covered by Chattanooga news.
aaron edwards
Mar 24, 2023: Premier Christianity: I've just been dismissed by a Christian college for tweets on homosexuality – if I wasn’t safe, no one is
Dr Aaron Edwards was recently dismissed from Cliff College – the Methodist Bible college where he worked as a lecturer – after pro-LGBT advocates attacked him over his views on sexuality. Here he explains why his sacking should be a concern for all Christians
Dr Aaron Edwards was recently dismissed from Cliff College – the Methodist Bible college where he worked as a lecturer – after pro-LGBT advocates attacked him over his views on sexuality. Here he explains why his sacking should be a concern for all Christians
evan edwards
Mar 12, 2023: Daily Mail: When good pastors go bad: From disgraced Carl Lentz's multiple affairs in Hillsong scandal to NYC's 'bling bishop', these are the biggest falls from grace
Florida pastor Evan Edwards, 64, allegedly falsified documents for $8.4 million in Covid loans. The documents relate to his business ASLAN International Ministry, which is reportedly a church founded in 2005.
His family planned to use the money to purchase a $3.7 million Disney World Resort home.
He has been hospitalized since December when he was arrested alongside his son Josh. A judge on January 26 declared him incompetent to appear in court. Some have speculated that Edwards might be faking his illness to avoid trial.
Edwards' arrest came more than two years after his family were stopped by Florida highway patrol while trying to flee the country in a Mercedes SUV, according to a federal complaint.
Federal agents found bags of shredded paper in the car and their electronic devices in a Faraday bag - a bag designed to protect against data loss.
At the time, they were arrested but released the next day and were understood to have fled to Canada until Edwards and his son returned to the Florida.
According to a federal court filing, Josh initially applied for a $6.91 million loan using documents to paint the church as a successful organization that had $51 million in revenue in 2019.
The family's loan was approved in May 2020 at a total of $8.4 million, almost two million more than requested.
It remains unclear if Evan will stand trial. He and Josh are each charged with six counts of fraud and each face a maximum of 30 years in prison
Florida pastor Evan Edwards, 64, allegedly falsified documents for $8.4 million in Covid loans. The documents relate to his business ASLAN International Ministry, which is reportedly a church founded in 2005.
His family planned to use the money to purchase a $3.7 million Disney World Resort home.
He has been hospitalized since December when he was arrested alongside his son Josh. A judge on January 26 declared him incompetent to appear in court. Some have speculated that Edwards might be faking his illness to avoid trial.
Edwards' arrest came more than two years after his family were stopped by Florida highway patrol while trying to flee the country in a Mercedes SUV, according to a federal complaint.
Federal agents found bags of shredded paper in the car and their electronic devices in a Faraday bag - a bag designed to protect against data loss.
At the time, they were arrested but released the next day and were understood to have fled to Canada until Edwards and his son returned to the Florida.
According to a federal court filing, Josh initially applied for a $6.91 million loan using documents to paint the church as a successful organization that had $51 million in revenue in 2019.
The family's loan was approved in May 2020 at a total of $8.4 million, almost two million more than requested.
It remains unclear if Evan will stand trial. He and Josh are each charged with six counts of fraud and each face a maximum of 30 years in prison
Dec 18, 2022: NBC News: 'Utter betrayal': Florida pastor accused of Covid scam slammed by ex-associate's son
Walter Gnida, a retired truck driver and part-time accountant, was 88 years old and suffering from dementia when his name appeared on a loan application from a Christian ministry seeking millions of dollars in federal Covid relief money.
The application was filed by Josh Edwards, whose father, Evan Edwards, was the leader of ASLAN International Ministry based in Florida.
The Edwardses ultimately got a boatload of aid money: $8.4 million. But they’re now in federal custody and facing multiple counts of fraud — as well as the ire of Walter Gnida’s family.
Walter Gnida, a retired truck driver and part-time accountant, was 88 years old and suffering from dementia when his name appeared on a loan application from a Christian ministry seeking millions of dollars in federal Covid relief money.
The application was filed by Josh Edwards, whose father, Evan Edwards, was the leader of ASLAN International Ministry based in Florida.
The Edwardses ultimately got a boatload of aid money: $8.4 million. But they’re now in federal custody and facing multiple counts of fraud — as well as the ire of Walter Gnida’s family.
melih ekener
Feb 23, 2023: Christianity Today: Christians Assess Criticism of Turkey’s Earthquake Efforts
“During the earthquake, some serious mistakes were made,” said Melih Ekener, executive director of SAT-7 TURK, an evangelical satellite television ministry with offices in Istanbul. “But with the destruction of cities with large Christian populations, we are feeling more alone than ever.”
“During the earthquake, some serious mistakes were made,” said Melih Ekener, executive director of SAT-7 TURK, an evangelical satellite television ministry with offices in Istanbul. “But with the destruction of cities with large Christian populations, we are feeling more alone than ever.”
NEIL ELLIS
Nov 17, 2020: Eyewitness News: Bishop Ellis urges Bimini residents to follow COVID protocols
Global United Fellowship Bishop Neil Ellis today urged residents of Bimini to adhere to COVID-19 protocols. His appeal comes on the heels of a large beach party on Bimini over the weekend drawing public criticism and police citations.
Global United Fellowship Bishop Neil Ellis today urged residents of Bimini to adhere to COVID-19 protocols. His appeal comes on the heels of a large beach party on Bimini over the weekend drawing public criticism and police citations.
Dec 21, 2014
Shekinah Prophetic Dance Ministry introduction of a mime to "The Wave of Glory" by Bishop Neil C Ellis.
Aug 16, 2014: BCNN1: Neil C. Ellis, Presiding Bishop of the Global United Fellowship, Issues Statement Regarding the Shooting of Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO
It is with a deep sense of outrage and a heavy heart that I address the Ferguson, MO shooting of an unarmed teenager earlier this week. On behalf of Global United Fellowship, I offer my deepest condolences to the parents, family and friends of Mike Brown. Your loss, under any circumstances, would be intensely significant. Under the tragedy of these circumstances, your loss is indescribable. I pray that the God we know as comforter brings you peace as you wrestle with your unimaginable personal grief.
It is with a deep sense of outrage and a heavy heart that I address the Ferguson, MO shooting of an unarmed teenager earlier this week. On behalf of Global United Fellowship, I offer my deepest condolences to the parents, family and friends of Mike Brown. Your loss, under any circumstances, would be intensely significant. Under the tragedy of these circumstances, your loss is indescribable. I pray that the God we know as comforter brings you peace as you wrestle with your unimaginable personal grief.
john endriss
Mar 9, 2023: Baptist Press: Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention names interim executive-director
The executive board of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention (HPBC) announced March 8 that John Endriss will serve as interim executive director during the continued search for a long-term candidate. Endriss currently serves as pastor of Engage Church in Hilo and is president of the HPBC executive board.
The executive board of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention (HPBC) announced March 8 that John Endriss will serve as interim executive director during the continued search for a long-term candidate. Endriss currently serves as pastor of Engage Church in Hilo and is president of the HPBC executive board.
lou engle
Jan 10, 2023: Baptist News Global: The New Apostolic Reformation drove the January 6 riots, so why was it overlooked by the House Select Committee?
In September 2000, as that year’s presidential campaign was heating up, two independent charismatic apostles named Lou Engle and Che Ahn organized The Call DC, which claimed to have brought 400,000 people to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
In September 2000, as that year’s presidential campaign was heating up, two independent charismatic apostles named Lou Engle and Che Ahn organized The Call DC, which claimed to have brought 400,000 people to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
bart ehrman |
Feb 10, 2023: Religion News: His popular blog debunks Christian myths. With the profits, he does the Christian thing.
Bart Ehrman’s blog regularly disabuses readers of their preconceptions about Christianity and its origins.
No, the devil does not appear in the Garden of Eden — or anywhere in the Hebrew Bible (though the word “Satan” appears elsewhere a handful of times).
Bart Ehrman’s blog regularly disabuses readers of their preconceptions about Christianity and its origins.
No, the devil does not appear in the Garden of Eden — or anywhere in the Hebrew Bible (though the word “Satan” appears elsewhere a handful of times).
Christopher Esget |
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Deaconess Tiffany Manor, director of Life Ministry for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), explained the connection: “We like to start with a Divine Service in which we receive the forgiveness of sins, lament the lives lost to abortion, and are strengthened through the Word preached to us and the Sacraments received.”
Following the service, worshipers exited the church, led by the processional cross. “The liturgical statement of the crucifix leading us both toward the altar and, later, out of the church is a statement that in this alone is the good that overcomes the world’s evil,” preached the Rev. Christopher Esget, senior pastor of Immanuel and fifth vice-president of the LCMS. Esget continued, “The march for life is a march behind the cross.” -Roy S Askins; LCMS Reporter 3.3.22 |
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braden etcheson
Dec 1, 2021: Union Leader: Manchester Christian Church to change its name, reach out to rural areas
In Rutland, Manchester Christian Church has hired Braden Etcheson to be pastor. He moved to the area to start a church, part of the Christian restoration movement, but his funding source dried up.
The owner of a closed Methodist church is giving the building to Manchester Christian, Chancey said.
In Rutland, Manchester Christian Church has hired Braden Etcheson to be pastor. He moved to the area to start a church, part of the Christian restoration movement, but his funding source dried up.
The owner of a closed Methodist church is giving the building to Manchester Christian, Chancey said.
rachel held evans
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July 30, 2010: Rachel Held Evans: A Response to Ken Ham: Let’s Make Peace
Evolving in Monkey Town made national news last week when it was featured in a Nashville Tennessean story that was picked up by USA Today. The story described various views regarding the evolution-creationism debate and included my perspective that young Christians long for a more nuanced, constructive approach to this issue. |
According to Ken, the fact that thousands of young people visit the creation museum each year proves that this army is growing. But if you take a step back and look at the bigger picture, the numbers tell a different story. Young adults are leaving the church, with some studies suggesting that up to seventy percent of Protestants age 18-30 drop out of church before they turn 23. (In fact, Ken himself has observed this phenomenon.) --Rachel Held Evans |
Amy-Orr Ewing
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May 26, 2021: Christianity Today: Can you separate Ravi Zacharias International Ministries from Ravi Zacharias?
Meanwhile, we’ve heard no acknowledgment of the courageous whistleblowers—RZIM team members such as Ruth Malhotra, Sam Allberry, Amy Orr-Ewing, Daniel Gilman, Nancy Gifford, Max Baker-Hytch, Rio Summers, and others—who repeatedly raised questions to the leadership and attempted to speak up on behalf of victims. Instead of being celebrated for telling the truth, they were shut down or sidelined, accused of a greater sin: being disloyal. 
"Cultivation in the Christian life is about welcoming the tender hands of the gardener," she (Amy-Orr Ewing) said. She cited John 15 regarding how the hands of God are at work cultivating His communities of disciples. "We are grafted from Jesus himself," she added.
She spoke about the "weather system" used by God such as storms and disruptions. According to her, it was written in the scripture that "Jesus doesn't prevent storms from coming" but rather "He cultivated His people to overcome it." "Cultivation is recognizing the time that we're in and understanding the impact of the weather system on our community," she explained. According to her, from the 20th century onwards, people got to mass-produce. "Machine-like agriculture has been the same thing in the Church," she claimed. She criticized the 'mechanized mass production' approach to religion. "The Church fights the seasons so that we can just mass-produce so that we can consume, consume, consume, and within agriculture that's destroyed soil, it's yielded fruit that isn't so tasty," she said. "Resist the impetus to insist on a perpetual summer or constant harvest if we're going to agree that God is good," she encouraged. "Let the gardener do His will," she added. She believed that people must loosen up and let the Holy Spirit do His work. She then cited the bible on John 3:5-8 saying "Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God..." -Cyrel Tajanlangit ; Christianity Daily 3.21.22 Nov 6, 2020: Otago Daily Times: Freedom is part of God’s creation — it can, and does, go awry
Nonetheless, it is quintessentially human to try to make sense of what is going on. The "why suffering?" question is challenging for everybody’s worldview to address. In her recent book Where is God in all the Suffering?, Dr Amy Orr-Ewing contrasts how worldviews governed by karma, fatalism, and naturalism differently answer this question, before showing the unique response offered by Christian faith “In moving into my calling, there was a combination of being proactive—pushing on doors and exploring options—and also asking God to guide me through his Word, my dreams and passions, the prophetic, and the circumstances I found myself in. In my era, we prayed it through, and then started off; we felt that God could guide us supernaturally during the process. But today it seems harder, and I see more hesitation and concern along the lines of ‘I’m not sure;’ ‘Is this right?’ ‘Am I hearing God?’ I try to encourage young leaders to try things—to go for it. God can speak to us as we go.” --Amy Orr-Ewing ; Christianity Today; July 2016 |
Amy Orr-Ewing is Director of Programmes for the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA) and European Director for RZIM Zacharias Trust. She gained a first class degree in Theology at Christ Church, Oxford University, before receiving a Master’s in Theology from King’s College London. Amy has written two books exploring key questions in apologetics: Why Trust the Bible? (published under the title Is the Bible Intolerant? in North America) which was shortlisted for the 2006 UK Christian Book Awards, and But Is It Real? (USA title: Is Believing in God Irrational). Her most recent publication is Millennials, which she co-authored with her husband Frog . They have also published Holy Warriors: A Fresh Look at the Face of Extreme Islam and Deep. She has contributed to the books Beyond Opinion, God and the Generations and Worth Knowing: Wisdom for Women. Amy speaks and lectures on Christian Apologetics worldwide, at events such as Keswick Convention, and the European Leadership Forum, Hungary. She was recently invited to speak both at the White House and to staffers on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Amy and her husband Frog have recently planted a new church in Buckinghamshire called Latimer Minster. |