Days after challenging Pastor Doug Wilson to a public debate, Peter Bell, producer and host of the podcast “Sons of Patriarchy,” made a social media confession that has forced a reckoning within the community he helped build around exposing abuse in patriarchal churches. Bell, whose podcast investigates Wilson’s Moscow, Idaho-based church movement, said in a since-deleted Aug. 23 Facebook post that he struggled with pornography addiction for nearly two decades, was fired from multiple j...| The Roys Report
The Newsboys are known for “roaring like a lion,” but the final leg of their tour this year ended with little more than a whimper. Scheduled to appear at Jærgårds-ROCK festival in Klepp, Norway on August 24, the festival quietly posted the Newsboys cancelation on Instagram. Stating that the band “didn’t come with their plane and it was not possible to find other options to bring equipment, crew and band members,” the festival offered customers discounted tickets and refunds.| The Roys Report
Feature-length animated film Light of the World, which depicts Jesus’ life and ministry, will soon open in theaters—after a years-long production led in part by former Disney artists. “It’s a reimagining of telling the life story of Jesus through the eyes of a young disciple, John,” said John Schafer, co-director of Light of the World, in a recent radio interview. “It’s a fresh take on it. We made this movie for everyone, but we wrote it for people who may not have a concept of ...| The Roys Report
Social scientists have long demonstrated that religious attendance can be good for you. People who go to church, synagogue or mosque are generally healthier, happier and have better social support, according to peer-reviewed research. But do those effects extend to online services? And how do they compare to in-person experiences? A study of 43 Christian worshippers by Duke University researchers offers some indications. The small study, published in the journal Psychology of Religion and S...| The Roys Report
Years before he was the director, writer and producer of the hit Jesus show “The Chosen,” Dallas Jenkins was an emerging filmmaker who wasn’t a fan of Christian films. “I was embarrassed by the notion of faith-based films — most of them were bad,” Jenkins told media in a recent call from his family’s home in Texas. It wasn’t the content of the films so much as the quality that Jenkins took issue with.| The Roys Report
Doug Baert’s journey in children’s ministry began in the most ordinary of places: Sunday school. What started as volunteering at his local church with a big heart to see kids […] The post Faithville Productions is Raising Young Disciples in the Digital Playground appeared first on NRB.| NRB
When radio first emerged in the early 1920s, it was met with both fascination and uncertainty. The thought that voices and music could travel invisibly through the air seemed almost […] The post National Radio Day: How the Gospel Found Its Voice on the Airwaves appeared first on NRB.| NRB