Stephanie Samuel

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  Jun 10, 2014

  J.D. Greear to Pastors: Don't Grow Churches, But Gospel Warriors

  Summit Church Pastor J.D. Greear said Monday that U.S. churches are failing because their structure is oriented towards uplifting gifted pastors rather than cultivating disciple-making leaders among the body of Christ.

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  Jun 10, 2014

  Chicago Megachurch Pastor's Wife in Tears: I Thank God for Criticism, It Has Sanctified Us

  Kathy MacDonald, wife of Harvest Bible Chapel Pastor James MacDonald, said Monday she thanks God for the criticism that has been leveled against her husband.

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  Jun 9, 2014

  So. Baptist Presidential Nominee Ronnie Floyd Blames 'Cool' Pastors for Declining Baptisms

  Ronnie Floyd, one of three Southern Baptist Convention presidential nominees and pastor of an Arkansas church, on Sunday blamed the denomination's declining number of baptisms on "cool" pastors who are more concerned with keeping up with popular culture than having a singular focus on glorifying God.

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  May 19, 2013

  Couples Should Seek God in Marriage, Say Ken and Joni Eareckson Tada (Pt. 3, Final)

  In the final part of a three-part series based on a recent interview The Christian Post conducted with Joni Eareckson Tada, and her husband, Ken, the couple shares about discovering God's purpose for them and working as a team.

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  May 17, 2013

  Joni Eareckson Tada: 'She Was Unlike Anyone I Ever Met,' Says Husband About Courtship (Pt. 2)

  In a recent interview with the Christian Post, Joni and Ken Tada discussed more of the candid details of their 30-year marriage, their distress for Christian marriages today and their encouragement to the Boston bombing victims.

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  May 15, 2013

  Joni Eareckson Tada, Husband: Cancer 'Bruising of a Blessing' On Our Marriage (Pt. 1)

  Joni Eareckson Tada, and her husband, Ken, reveal candid details about their 30-year marriage, their distress over the condition of Christian marriages today, and their encouragement to the victims of the Boston bombing in a three-part series based on their interview with The Christian Post.

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  Dec 5, 2012

  Immigration Coalition Calls Out 'Small' Anti-Amnesty Faction of GOP

  Business owners, law enforcement officials and evangelicals attending this week's National Immigration Forum in Washington, D.C., converged Tuesday to call out the "small minority" of the Republican Party that is halting immigration reform and urged for bipartisan effort to pass reform.

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  Nov 6, 2012

  Lauren Chandler on Matt Chandler's Brain Tumor, Miscarriages and Her New Album

  Lauren Chandler spoke with The Christian Post during the Defined by God conference for pastors' wives this past weekend in San Diego, California, including about her husband's brain tumor, miscarriages, and her new album. The following are excerpts from the interview.

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  Nov 5, 2012

  Pastor's Wife: 'Helper' Is a Position of Strength, Not Inferiority

  Renewal Ministries Executive Vice President Jani Ortlund urged wives at the Defined by God conference not to begrudge their biblical role as a helper to their husbands.

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  Nov 3, 2012

  Ministry Is a Lonely Job, Says Pastor's Wife

  Ministry can be an incredibly lonesome job and pastors' wives are especially vulnerable, said Lori Wilhite, founder of the online Christian women forum Leading and Loving It.