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Jun 21, 2024 · The fallout continues after Robert Morris resigned from Gateway Church over furor following allegations he molested a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s. Prominent Christian author and retired pastor Rick Warren isn't mincing words in his condemnation of the reports about Morris.
Jun 12, 2022 · Andy Wood, pastor of Echo Church in San Francisco, was announced as Rick Warren's successor at Saddleback Church in June 2022. A former staffer at Echo raised questions about Wood's leadership style, but Saddleback said an investigation cleared him of any wrongdoing.
Feb 21, 2023 · The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to expel Saddleback Church for having a female teaching pastor, citing its faith and practice that does not align with the denomination's statement of faith. The decision sparked controversy and criticism from some pastors and members of the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
More controversy ensued when it was announced that Warren would be the keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service on January 19, 2009, the day prior to the inauguration.
Jun 13, 2022 · Leaders at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church say a preliminary investigation has cleared Warren’s recently announced successor, Andy Wood, of allegations of an authoritarian leadership style ...
Feb 22, 2023 · The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted its second-largest congregation — Saddleback Church, the renowned California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren —...
The SBC pastor and author says he regrets not doing his own exegesis on biblical passages that restrict women from church leadership. He faces criticism and expulsion from the denomination for his new stance.
