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allen jackson
Allen Jackson earned degrees from Oral Roberts University and Vanderbilt University, and studied at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He returned to Murfreesboro, Tennessee (southeast of Nashville) and has served as senior pastor of World Outreach Church since 1989. Under his leadership, the church has grown from less than 30 people to over 15,000 through outreach activities, community events, and worship services designed to share the Gospel. Despite its current size, he still fondly refers to the congregation as a “little country church” because that’s how it began—as a small Bible study in his parents’ home in the 1970s.
June 2, 2023: Media Matters: American theocracy: Trinity Broadcasting Network’s nightly news program is spreading Christian nationalism
On March 23, 2022, TBN launched Centerpoint, a 30-minute nightly news program produced by former Newsmax CEO Michael Clemente and initially anchored by ex-Fox correspondent Doug McKelway. According to Axios, the network claimed the “programming isn't meant to be politically biased, but will lean into Christian values.” The anchor lineup has shifted multiple times featuring various Christian voices such as Pastor Allen Jackson and former politician Rob Astorino, but recently TBN successfully poached yet another Newsmax expat, Lyndsay Keith.
On March 23, 2022, TBN launched Centerpoint, a 30-minute nightly news program produced by former Newsmax CEO Michael Clemente and initially anchored by ex-Fox correspondent Doug McKelway. According to Axios, the network claimed the “programming isn't meant to be politically biased, but will lean into Christian values.” The anchor lineup has shifted multiple times featuring various Christian voices such as Pastor Allen Jackson and former politician Rob Astorino, but recently TBN successfully poached yet another Newsmax expat, Lyndsay Keith.
jason jackson
Jason Jackson is a graduate of the School of Biblical Studies at Freed-Hardeman University and has done graduate work in Semitic languages and the Psalms at Fuller Theological Seminary in Northern California. In addition to ministering to the flock at home, he lectures widely, writes extensively, and serves as the editor for the Christian Courier, a monthly journal of biblical studies.
The emphasis on the kingdom of God in Daniel 2:44 pertains to the time and certainty of its establishment, its divine origin, its eternal nature, and its unconquerable status — as Jesus said, “The gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:19).
Third, it is apparent that we must assess the kingdom of God differently than we do earthly kingdoms. Earthly kingdoms dominate by physical force while the kingdom of God conquers individuals in a spiritual way, bringing them into voluntary submission to the King of Kings (2 Corinthians 10:3-5). Similarly, Jesus taught that the kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven. It works silently, unostentatiously, yet progressively (Matthew 13:33). The New Testament nowhere teaches that we are to look for a superpower kingdom of God that would dominate the world as it now is, having accomplished world-domination through some literal, Armageddon-like conquest.
Fourth, “in the days of these kings” (i.e., Acts 2) the God of heaven did set up his kingdom. This was the beginning — not the end — although its ultimate success was foreseen in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. Daniel 2:44 revealed a time indicator as to when the kingdom of God would begin its small footprint in the world, which would be followed by progressive, amazing growth. This amazing growth, and the assimilation of the kingdoms of men, were sure to follow. How long it would take for the stone to grow into a mountain that filled the earth is not the focus. The establishment of the plan of God would surely bring about its divine design in God’s way and time (cf. John 18:36), and the certainty and reality of the accomplishment of God’s plan is the point. Its commencement is what is indicated relative to the days of the Roman Empire. -Jason Jackson; Christian Courier: How Can the Church Be the Fulfillment of Daniel 2:44?
Third, it is apparent that we must assess the kingdom of God differently than we do earthly kingdoms. Earthly kingdoms dominate by physical force while the kingdom of God conquers individuals in a spiritual way, bringing them into voluntary submission to the King of Kings (2 Corinthians 10:3-5). Similarly, Jesus taught that the kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven. It works silently, unostentatiously, yet progressively (Matthew 13:33). The New Testament nowhere teaches that we are to look for a superpower kingdom of God that would dominate the world as it now is, having accomplished world-domination through some literal, Armageddon-like conquest.
Fourth, “in the days of these kings” (i.e., Acts 2) the God of heaven did set up his kingdom. This was the beginning — not the end — although its ultimate success was foreseen in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. Daniel 2:44 revealed a time indicator as to when the kingdom of God would begin its small footprint in the world, which would be followed by progressive, amazing growth. This amazing growth, and the assimilation of the kingdoms of men, were sure to follow. How long it would take for the stone to grow into a mountain that filled the earth is not the focus. The establishment of the plan of God would surely bring about its divine design in God’s way and time (cf. John 18:36), and the certainty and reality of the accomplishment of God’s plan is the point. Its commencement is what is indicated relative to the days of the Roman Empire. -Jason Jackson; Christian Courier: How Can the Church Be the Fulfillment of Daniel 2:44?
==john e jackson======
Rev. Dr. John E. Jackson, Sr. is the Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ-Gary, 1276 W. 20th Ave. in Gary. “We are not just another church but we are a culturally conscious, Christ-centered church, committed to the community; we are unashamedly Black and unapologetically Christian.”
January 22, 2024: Jackson posted at Chicago Crusader: I believe it is the Black church that must lead the way, because it was the Black church that was the vehicle to help navigate Black people through the awful night of chattel slavery, the horrors of the Black Codes, the barbarous years of Jim and Jane Crow and the hypocrisy of separate and unequal. And therefore, because the Black church has already done so much with so little, then it is the Black church that is best qualified to do the impossible with nothing.
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Bishop Wayne T. Jackson is The Founder and President of The Impact Network, the only all African-American Founded and Operated National Christian Television Network. He is also the senior pastor of Great Faith Ministries International located in Detroit, Michigan. Bishop Wayne T. Jackson holds an honorary doctorate of divinity degree from St. Thomas Christian College in Jacksonville, Florida.
Forget 910AM Superstation: Detroit-based Impact Network to launch satellite radio for Black audience
The abrupt end of Black talk radio on 910AM Superstation deprived African Americans of a prominent platform in metro Detroit. Bishop Wayne T. Jackson plans to change that. The cofounder of Detroit-based Impact Network, hailed as the only television network that is both Black-owned and independently run, Jackson tells Metro Times that he’s planning on launching a nationwide satellite radio station aimed at an African American audience early next year. (Detroit Metro News 8/15/23) READ MORE>>>>>
The abrupt end of Black talk radio on 910AM Superstation deprived African Americans of a prominent platform in metro Detroit. Bishop Wayne T. Jackson plans to change that. The cofounder of Detroit-based Impact Network, hailed as the only television network that is both Black-owned and independently run, Jackson tells Metro Times that he’s planning on launching a nationwide satellite radio station aimed at an African American audience early next year. (Detroit Metro News 8/15/23) READ MORE>>>>>
June 28, 2022: Essence: Meet The Father-Son Duo Aiming To Fill The Spiritual Gap Through Film & TV
Bishop Wayne T. Jackson and his son, Royal Jackson, had a lot to celebrate—indeed to shout about— this Father’s Day. To be sure, the two men praised God for their innumerable blessings—from life, health, and strength to love, legacy, and laughter. But this year, they were not just grateful for their precious bond in paternal kinship. Father and son are in a newfound business relationship as C-suite peers at Impact Network, the faith-based channel that the elder Jackson founded in 2010.
Bishop Wayne T. Jackson and his son, Royal Jackson, had a lot to celebrate—indeed to shout about— this Father’s Day. To be sure, the two men praised God for their innumerable blessings—from life, health, and strength to love, legacy, and laughter. But this year, they were not just grateful for their precious bond in paternal kinship. Father and son are in a newfound business relationship as C-suite peers at Impact Network, the faith-based channel that the elder Jackson founded in 2010.
For the first time in nearly two years, the Unadilla House sits empty, no longer home to a rotating cast of residents who have long been the subject of local controversy.
Unadilla Mayor Jack Insinga credited “dedicated community members” with the ouster of the occupants.
In the ensuing six years, the house has been twice owned by CitiMortgage, once by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and most recently by Great Faith Ministries International, a Detroit-based megachurch led by Wayne T. Jackson, an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump and cofounder of the Impact Network, which bills itself as the “fastest-growing and largest Black-owned faith-based TV network.” -Sarah Earnes; Daily Star 8.23.21
Unadilla Mayor Jack Insinga credited “dedicated community members” with the ouster of the occupants.
In the ensuing six years, the house has been twice owned by CitiMortgage, once by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and most recently by Great Faith Ministries International, a Detroit-based megachurch led by Wayne T. Jackson, an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump and cofounder of the Impact Network, which bills itself as the “fastest-growing and largest Black-owned faith-based TV network.” -Sarah Earnes; Daily Star 8.23.21
==jill jacobs======
May 4, 2023: Word & Way: Faith Leaders Ask Biden to Mark Mother’s Day With Prayer Day Against Gun Violence
Signatories on the letter include the Rev. Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Bishop Vashti McKenzie of the National Council of Churches, Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Shane Claiborne of Red Letter Christians and the Rev. Liz Theoharis of Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice.
Signatories on the letter include the Rev. Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Bishop Vashti McKenzie of the National Council of Churches, Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Shane Claiborne of Red Letter Christians and the Rev. Liz Theoharis of Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice.
Summer Jaeger
There’s a monstrous regiment of women who absolutely do not want you to know that worship is warfare. They don’t like all this “warfare” talk. Flying high above the Apostle Paul, they are shocked and appalled that CHRISTIANS would EVER use shield, weaponry, or BATTLE kind of words! One might say it affronts their sense and sensibilities, if that wouldn’t also rustle their bonnets because the Victorian age—ew!
So here’s the real irony of the situation: the enemy knows that worship is warfare, and he knows exactly how to wield that sword. The Christian music scene runs rampant with heresy and apostasy, catechizing Christians everywhere into pagan theology, lulling us into singing God is Mother (or God as “creator”, whatever removes that evil patriarchy from among us). All the while, so-called “confessional” Christians decry warfare language and demand androgynous discipleship in the pews. And we wonder why Russell Moore is producing videos about his favorite Johnny Cash songs while California is outlawing singing in church.
Worship Does SomethingThere’s a reason the enemy doesn’t want you to sing, and that’s because it glorifies God and it changes you. What you sing is what you reflect on. Singing is meditation. Singing is worship. Songs get “stuck” inside of you. Songs move you in one direction or the other. Worship is warfare. A singing people is a revived people. A singing people is a joyful people. A singing people go into battle well. Music and song, well that was God’s idea. And he gave us a hymnal in the form of the largest book in His Word. Ever sang a Psalm? Try it.
Parents, put a song on your children’s lips. Give them Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Eph 5:19). You know the world is going to try to. You know they’re going to learn the words to “Let It Go”, a masterclass in narcissism and obnoxiousness if there ever was one. You can do better. You can teach them to sing, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow!” The honest truth is, you aren’t strong enough to not be singing. Your heart isn’t right enough for your lips to be still. You need Gospel renewal every day. You need the joy of the Lord every single day. You need a constant reminder that Jesus is King because five minutes after you finish your five minute devotional for the day, you might be living like you are king. God has given you tools to fight against your flesh, and one of them is song. How can you make sure you are “rejoicing in the Lord always” (Phil 4:4)? Has the Lord dealt bountifully with you? Sing! (Psalm 13:6). How can you influence others to glorify God? Sing! (Romans 15:9). How can you wage war against your flesh? Sing! (Psalm 40:3).
--Summer Jaeger; Sheologians; Warfare Worship & Unbothered Christianity 7.7.20
So here’s the real irony of the situation: the enemy knows that worship is warfare, and he knows exactly how to wield that sword. The Christian music scene runs rampant with heresy and apostasy, catechizing Christians everywhere into pagan theology, lulling us into singing God is Mother (or God as “creator”, whatever removes that evil patriarchy from among us). All the while, so-called “confessional” Christians decry warfare language and demand androgynous discipleship in the pews. And we wonder why Russell Moore is producing videos about his favorite Johnny Cash songs while California is outlawing singing in church.
Worship Does SomethingThere’s a reason the enemy doesn’t want you to sing, and that’s because it glorifies God and it changes you. What you sing is what you reflect on. Singing is meditation. Singing is worship. Songs get “stuck” inside of you. Songs move you in one direction or the other. Worship is warfare. A singing people is a revived people. A singing people is a joyful people. A singing people go into battle well. Music and song, well that was God’s idea. And he gave us a hymnal in the form of the largest book in His Word. Ever sang a Psalm? Try it.
Parents, put a song on your children’s lips. Give them Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Eph 5:19). You know the world is going to try to. You know they’re going to learn the words to “Let It Go”, a masterclass in narcissism and obnoxiousness if there ever was one. You can do better. You can teach them to sing, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow!” The honest truth is, you aren’t strong enough to not be singing. Your heart isn’t right enough for your lips to be still. You need Gospel renewal every day. You need the joy of the Lord every single day. You need a constant reminder that Jesus is King because five minutes after you finish your five minute devotional for the day, you might be living like you are king. God has given you tools to fight against your flesh, and one of them is song. How can you make sure you are “rejoicing in the Lord always” (Phil 4:4)? Has the Lord dealt bountifully with you? Sing! (Psalm 13:6). How can you influence others to glorify God? Sing! (Romans 15:9). How can you wage war against your flesh? Sing! (Psalm 40:3).
--Summer Jaeger; Sheologians; Warfare Worship & Unbothered Christianity 7.7.20
==carolyn custis james======
Carolyn Custis James is a consulting editor for Zondervan's Exegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament. In 2012, Christianity Today named her one of fifty evangelical women to watch. She serves on the Board of Advisors for Logia—an initiative of the LOGOS Institute of the University of St. Andrews, UK committed to seeing women academics become more visible and valued in the academy and the church and the Board of Advisors for the Institute for Bible Reading—committed to facilitate and energize a reading movement for the twenty-first century.
Nov 14, 2022: Baptist News Global: Tim Tebow, male leadership and the ‘feminine,’ ‘weak’ church
We should know by now that the way of Jesus abolishes any kind of system — there is a new world order in God’s kin’dom. God is continuously working to regain what was lost in Eden, by pointing us back to God’s original vision, says Carolyn Custis James in Malestrom: How Jesus Dismantles Patriarchy and Redefines Manhood
We should know by now that the way of Jesus abolishes any kind of system — there is a new world order in God’s kin’dom. God is continuously working to regain what was lost in Eden, by pointing us back to God’s original vision, says Carolyn Custis James in Malestrom: How Jesus Dismantles Patriarchy and Redefines Manhood
==Sherman Jaquess======
The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another.
The Executive Committee of the nation's largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday that Matoaka Baptist Church of Ochelata "be deemed not in friendly cooperation with the convention" — the official terminology for an expulsion.
The church's pastor, Sherman Jaquess, dressed in blackface for a 2017 church Valentine's Day event, in which he claimed to be impersonating the late soul singer Ray Charles. Jaquess wore dark facial makeup, a large Afro wig and dark glasses and smiled broadly as he sang a duet. Some in the crowd can be heard laughing during the video of the performance.............Another Facebook photo, published by the Examiner-Enterprise of Bartlesville, also surfaced, showing Jaquess dressed as a Native American woman at a "Cowboys and Indians" night at a church camp. The photo shows a man dressed as a cowboy, holding an apparently fake gun to Jaquess in jest while a boy dressed as a cowboy is poised with raised fists next to him. In a Facebook post earlier this year, Lewis wrote: "He didn't just mimic Ray Charles, he distorted the features and culture of African Americans and also Indigenous Americans with his offensive Pocahontas caricature. He is promoting the hatred that sees African Americans and Indigenous Americans as not only different but less than. "
Jaquess defended his actions when they came to light, saying he was playing tribute to Ray Charles and that he doesn't "have a racist bone in my body," according to the Examiner-Enterprise.
Jaquess, who has campaigned against public drag shows, said in a sermon posted on Facebook that his "dressing up like Pocahontas" was not a drag performance because it wasn't sexual. Drag performers are generally described as entertainers who dress and act as a different gender. In the sermon, Jaquess said he has "Cherokee blood in me but I put some brown makeup on. ... I was trying to look like a Native American woman." He acknowledged in the sermon that several people were leaving the church amid the controversy.
--NPR: (Associated Press): Southern Baptists expel church as pastor defends blackface and Native caricatures 9.19.23
The Executive Committee of the nation's largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday that Matoaka Baptist Church of Ochelata "be deemed not in friendly cooperation with the convention" — the official terminology for an expulsion.
The church's pastor, Sherman Jaquess, dressed in blackface for a 2017 church Valentine's Day event, in which he claimed to be impersonating the late soul singer Ray Charles. Jaquess wore dark facial makeup, a large Afro wig and dark glasses and smiled broadly as he sang a duet. Some in the crowd can be heard laughing during the video of the performance.............Another Facebook photo, published by the Examiner-Enterprise of Bartlesville, also surfaced, showing Jaquess dressed as a Native American woman at a "Cowboys and Indians" night at a church camp. The photo shows a man dressed as a cowboy, holding an apparently fake gun to Jaquess in jest while a boy dressed as a cowboy is poised with raised fists next to him. In a Facebook post earlier this year, Lewis wrote: "He didn't just mimic Ray Charles, he distorted the features and culture of African Americans and also Indigenous Americans with his offensive Pocahontas caricature. He is promoting the hatred that sees African Americans and Indigenous Americans as not only different but less than. "
Jaquess defended his actions when they came to light, saying he was playing tribute to Ray Charles and that he doesn't "have a racist bone in my body," according to the Examiner-Enterprise.
Jaquess, who has campaigned against public drag shows, said in a sermon posted on Facebook that his "dressing up like Pocahontas" was not a drag performance because it wasn't sexual. Drag performers are generally described as entertainers who dress and act as a different gender. In the sermon, Jaquess said he has "Cherokee blood in me but I put some brown makeup on. ... I was trying to look like a Native American woman." He acknowledged in the sermon that several people were leaving the church amid the controversy.
--NPR: (Associated Press): Southern Baptists expel church as pastor defends blackface and Native caricatures 9.19.23
==oriol jara======
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May 2, 2023: Evangelical Focus: Europe: “I came to the undeniable conclusion that God revealed himself in Jesus and the Bible”
Oriol Jara, a successful scriptwriter for comedy TV shows in Spain, shares how his life took a radical change when he encountered Jesus. |
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Ed Jarrett
"The good news of no condemnation is not applicable to all people. And not even to all church-going people. As Paul makes clear at the beginning, it is those who are in Christ who have no condemnation. And, at the end of this passage, he separates those who live according to the Spirit from those who live according to the flesh. The righteous requirements of the law are met only in those who live according to the Spirit.
--Ed Jarrett: A Clay Jar; No Condemnation for Those in Christ Jesus 4.24.22
==Phillip jauregui======
AFA Wants Trump to Pick Evangelicals with Right-Wing ‘Biblical Worldview’ for Supreme Court
Religious-right legal activist Phillip Jauregui appeared on the American Family Radio’s “At the Core” program with host Walker Wildmon yesterday to complain about the lack of conservative evangelical Supreme Court justices and to tout the Center’s “green list” of potential Republican nominees who meet the Center’s “biblical worldview” standard. Wildmon, the grandson of AFA Founder Don Wildmon, heads AFA Action, its political advocacy affiliate. Jauregui runs the Center for Judicial Renewal, one of AFA Action’s projects. Wildmon notes that former President Donald Trump reportedly plans to release a list of 20 potential Supreme Court nominees—a campaign tactic that won him support from conservative evangelical and Catholic activists in 2016 and 2020. While Jauregui has praised the strategy of naming names, he told Wildmon this week that it’s “probably a bad idea” for Trump to release such a long list, because “we’ve spent thousands of hours on this and we can’t find 20” who meet the Center’s narrow “biblical worldview” standard.
(Right Wing Watch 3/28/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Religious-right legal activist Phillip Jauregui appeared on the American Family Radio’s “At the Core” program with host Walker Wildmon yesterday to complain about the lack of conservative evangelical Supreme Court justices and to tout the Center’s “green list” of potential Republican nominees who meet the Center’s “biblical worldview” standard. Wildmon, the grandson of AFA Founder Don Wildmon, heads AFA Action, its political advocacy affiliate. Jauregui runs the Center for Judicial Renewal, one of AFA Action’s projects. Wildmon notes that former President Donald Trump reportedly plans to release a list of 20 potential Supreme Court nominees—a campaign tactic that won him support from conservative evangelical and Catholic activists in 2016 and 2020. While Jauregui has praised the strategy of naming names, he told Wildmon this week that it’s “probably a bad idea” for Trump to release such a long list, because “we’ve spent thousands of hours on this and we can’t find 20” who meet the Center’s narrow “biblical worldview” standard.
(Right Wing Watch 3/28/24) READ MORE>>>>>
==amanda jenkins======
Christian Devotional Books: 10 Faith-Based Daily Companions
God's Goodness for the Chosen by Amanda Jenkins: Amanda Jenkins has teamed up with her husband Dallas Jenkins, director and founder of the hit Christian TV show The Chosen, on a powerful devotional guidebook! This interactive eight-lesson Bible study follows each new episode of Season 4 of The Chosen. The book's lessons cover Scripture-based themes seen on the show - like overcoming grief, releasing pain and trusting in the fullness of God's plan. The study helps remind readers that even amid uncertainty, God can turn difficulties into joy and use hardships as a rich soil to grow goodness and hope. (MSN 7/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
God's Goodness for the Chosen by Amanda Jenkins: Amanda Jenkins has teamed up with her husband Dallas Jenkins, director and founder of the hit Christian TV show The Chosen, on a powerful devotional guidebook! This interactive eight-lesson Bible study follows each new episode of Season 4 of The Chosen. The book's lessons cover Scripture-based themes seen on the show - like overcoming grief, releasing pain and trusting in the fullness of God's plan. The study helps remind readers that even amid uncertainty, God can turn difficulties into joy and use hardships as a rich soil to grow goodness and hope. (MSN 7/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
==jack jenkins======
Oct 21, 2022: Religion News: Best In Religion Journalism: Religion News Association Presents Its Annual Awards
Among the highlights:
Other big winners included Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service for Excellence in Religion Reporting at Large Newspapers and Wire Services, Peggy Fletcher Stack of the Salt Lake Tribune for Excellence in Religion Reporting at Small-to-Mid-sized Newspapers and PJ Grisar of The Forward for Excellence in Religion Feature Writing.
Among the highlights:
Other big winners included Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service for Excellence in Religion Reporting at Large Newspapers and Wire Services, Peggy Fletcher Stack of the Salt Lake Tribune for Excellence in Religion Reporting at Small-to-Mid-sized Newspapers and PJ Grisar of The Forward for Excellence in Religion Feature Writing.
