Wheaton mental health summit remembers Jarrid Wilson’s “legacy of hope”
Wheaton, Illinois, USRNS The day pastor and mental health advocate Jarrid Wilson died was the day organisers began planning a one-day evangelical Christian summit about pastors and mental health. Wilson, a pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, spent his life advocating for mental health through his non-profit, Anthem of Hope. He shared openly […]
BILLY GRAHAM: SCHOLARS FEAR FRANKLIN GRAHAM WILL CUT OFF ACCESS TO ARCHIVES
TIM FUNK, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the controversy surrounding the move of the Billy Graham Center Archives from Wheaton College to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Graham’s hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina…
At US summit, prominent evangelicals share stories of sexual abuse
Wheaton, Illinois, US RNS For popular Bible teacher Beth Moore, the church always has been a safe harbour. That was especially true when she was growing up. Church was a place where she could escape from the sexual abuse she experienced at home, she said. Jenny Hwang, from left, Tammy Schultz, Nancy Nealious and Ed […]
US evangelical leaders discuss future of their movement in Trump era
RNS About 50 evangelical Christian leaders gathered early this week to discuss the future of evangelicalism amid concerns their movement has become too closely associated with US President Donald Trump’s polarising politics. The closed-door meeting Monday and Tuesday was held at Wheaton College, a private school outside Chicago that is sometimes called the “evangelical Harvard.” Wheaton attracts […]