Prosperity Gospel

A new study from Lifeway Research found that 52 percent of American Protestant churchgoers believe their church encourages them to give more money to church and charities so God will bless them.

During a question-and-answer session with students from The Master’s Seminary, Pastor John MacArthur stressed that female preachers are a ‘total violation of scripture.’

Televangelist Jesse Duplantis was accused of preaching heresy this week for his application of Isaiah 9:6 during a recent sermon.

American televangelist Creflo Dollar, the founder and senior pastor of the Atlanta-based megachurch World Changers Church International, recently confessed to his congregation that his past teachings on tithing were wrong.

Southern Baptists elected a new president, passed recommendations from a sexual abuse task force, and commissioned more than 50 new missionaries during their annual meeting, which was held this week in Anaheim, California. 

Here are five key takeaways from the convention:

In a sermon on Sunday, preacher Tod White admitted that he has not been preaching the "whole Gospel."

Evangelist Benny Hinn says in a new interview that he began changing his views on the prosperity gospel several years ago and was “troubled” by the number of people it negatively affected.

Benny Hinn, who rose to prominence as one of the world’s most well-known preachers of the so-called prosperity gospel, said this week he is “correcting” his views and no longer believes the health-and-wealth theology he formerly espoused.

Is popularity the new prosperity gospel for millennials?

The answer is yes, according to Relevant magazine.

“Prosperity theology” says that God matches faith with financial blessing and physical well-being. Common in Pentecostal and charismatic circles and at the heart of popular ministries such as Joel Osteen’s and Kenneth Copeland’s, the teaching has made many pastors and circuit speakers quite rich.

It also implies that if you are poor or face health setbacks — well, that’s ultimately on you, friendo.