After surviving a near-fatal saddle pulmonary embolism, the Relentless Church leader returned to his South Carolina pulpit Sunday, August 14, with a praise in his heart and an apology on his lips.

Pastor Jamal Bryant slammed deceased relationship coach, Kevin Samuels, from the pulpit during a Mother’s Day sermon at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia. Now he’s apologizing for it.

During a sermon illustration, Michael Todd of Transformation Church in Tulsa, spit on his hand multiple times and rubbed the saliva in the face of a parishioner, mimicking Jesus’ act of spitting on strangers to heal them in Scripture.

With incidences of suicide on the rise among pastors in the U.S., a popular Virginia-based preacher announced to his congregation that he needs a break from ministry for his spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
Rev. Howard-John Wesley announced his sabbatical.

Former NBA star Lamar Odom, who calls himself “a walking miracle” after being found unconscious with a cocktail of drugs in his system in a Nevada brothel in 2015, just told the world he gave his life to Christ. The 39-year-old broke the news on social media about his new life in Christ.

As the Christian community is left reeling from news that Pastor John Gray publicly promoted fidelity while privately cheating on his wife, a Christian relationship expert is being vocal about the need for faithfulness among men.

Pastor John Gray has been making headlines for committing adultery and battling suicidal thoughts. He has been getting a lot of backlash. To all the judgmental folks, he has a message: you “ain’t saved.” The Relentless Church pastor said during a sermon, “They say they’re saved, but they’re the first ones to judge you…”

A new pastor has been appointed to Atlanta’s infamous New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in the wake of Bishop Eddie Long’s successor resigning back in June. Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant, the 47-year-old founder of Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, MD, has accepted a role as senior pastor.

Dr. Irishea Hilliard has been installed as new senior pastor of New Light Christian Center Church—a designation that officially makes her the successor of Bishop I.V. Hilliard, who is her father, and also founder of the ministry.