![]() ![]() In April, Arizona megachurch pastor Les Hughey resigned after several women came forward to accuse him of engaging in sexual misconduct decades ago. In July, Assemblies of God megachurch pastor Dean Curry was dismissed after he was accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with church members. They expect it of Christians, certainly they have that expectation of a Christian leader."Īlong with the rise of the #MeToo movement, much media attention has been paid to sexual abuse claims against Christian leaders in recent months.ĭominating the headlines most recently have been this week's grand jury report on the systemic abuse going on in the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania and the ongoing developments from the sexual abuse allegations against former pastor Bill Hybels that has rocked his Chicago-area megachurch. People expect pastors to live morally and to be honest. "It is a great disappointment to me when a pastor falls," Laurie said. Laurie, the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, who preaches to tens of thousands every year at Harvest Crusade events, spoke with The Christian Post this week to talk about the 29th annual Southern California Harvest crusade this weekend in Anaheim and discussed a number of other current events in the news.ĭuring the interview, Laurie was asked to comment on the string of evangelical leaders who have experienced a fall from grace after being exposed or accused of sinful (often sexual in nature) misconduct in some form or another. Popular evangelist and megachurch Pastor Greg Laurie has shared his thoughts on the circumstances involving Christian leaders being exposed for sinful behavior and talked about the safeguards he has in place in his own life. The Infinite Energy Center (formerly the Gwinnett Arena) will be the venue and September 24-25 are the dates.Pastor Greg Laurie preaches at Harvest America at the University of Phoenix Stadium on June 11, 2017. ![]() In order to enhance the evangelistic impact of the Crossover events associated with the annual session of the Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix in 2017, Laurie will be having one of his Harvest Crusades in Arizona’s capital city.Īdditionally, Laurie and Harvest Crusades have been invited to the Greater Atlanta area to hold a community-wide outreach called Harvest Georgia. To find out about the doctrinal position of Laurie and Harvest Christian Fellowship look at their website. Jeffress remarked, “It was a tremendous outpouring of the Holy Spirit of God I believe every Christian and church will be re-energized in sharing the Gospel of Christ with as many people as possible.” Graham stated, “I am hoping this is a catalyst – not just in the DFW Metroplex, but for churches across the country to rally in a renewed commitment to evangelism.” Local Baptist pastors provided leadership for the effort including Jack Graham of Prestonwood Baptist Church, Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas, Tony Evans of Fellowship Bible Church, and Matt Chandler of The Village. "This is what 6000 plus people coming to Christ looks like," Laurie posted to his Facebook page after the crusade at AT&T Stadium. Laurie’s crusades, which started in 1993, have registered over 450,600 people making faith decisions. The crusade took 3,400 volunteer counselors, 1,500 ushers, and 350 individuals manning the prayer room. Special Christian music artists included Chris Tomlin and MercyMe. The huge gathering was blessed by the music of a 2,500-voice choir composed of local church members. Many of the organizers hope this will be the spark that will ignite the fires of revival in America. More than 6,000 of those gathered responded to the evangelist’s appeal to make a faith commitment to Christ. ![]() More than 750 local churches cooperated to bring Harvest America to Texas. Hundreds of thousands more across the nation tuned into the Crusade via radio, television, Internet streaming, or remote broadcast at over 7,200 host locations in 123 counties. ![]() On Sunday, March 7, AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboy’s National Football League team, was filled with 82,000 individuals to hear the message of hope presented by Laurie. Greg Laurie, a pastor and evangelist from California, will hold a community-wide outreach at the Infinite Energy Center (formerly Gwinnett Arena) Sept. ![]()
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