- The Worst Christian of 2023
- Nominees: The Worst Christian of 2023
- The Worst Christian of 2022
- Nominees: The Worst Christian of 2022
- The Worst Christian of 2021
- Nominees: The Worst Christian of 2021
- The Worst Christian of 2020
- Nominees: The Worst Christian of 2020
- The Worst Christian of 2019
- Nominees: The Worst Christian of 2019
- The Worst Christian of 2018
Who out there, among the professing, has had the most deleterious effect on the health of the body of Christ in the year 2020? Using a number of criteria Pulpit & Pen has identified a list of nominees from a pool of eligible individuals (obvious charlatans and the theologically heterodox* were not included for consideration). In 2019, JD Greear claimed the title of Pulpit & Pen’s “Worst Christian” of the year, beating out Danny Akin, Beth Moore, Jeff Durbin, James MacDonald, and John David Edie. This year, Greear is once again among the nominees, along with some new faces.
Who is the worst Christian of 2020? The Nominees are as follows:
JD Greer, Pastor of Summit Church and President of the SBC
Nominated for: Cancelling corporate worship for 2020, general wokeism.
Ravi Zacharias, Deceased Founder of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
Nominated for: Sexually abusing massage therapists at an Ayurveda Spa he co-founded.
Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Convention
Nominated for: Firing dissenting professors, promoting woke professors, public duplicitousness
Kevin Ezell, President of the North American Mission Board
Nominated for: Promoting woke church planters, legal troubles, strong-arming state conventions
Tim Keller, Author and Founding Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church
Nominated for: General wokeism
Jimmy Scroggins, Pastor of Family Church and former Lifeway Board Chair
Nominated for: Self-dealing at LifeWay, overseeing sweetheart deal for Thom Rainer
*Paedobaptists are not excluded from consideration, although the practice of baptizing infants is not biblical.
**Please note that the preceding is my personal opinion. It is not necessarily the opinion of any entity by which I am employed, any church at which I am a member, any church which I attend, or the educational institution at which I am enrolled. Any copyrighted material displayed or referenced is done under the doctrine of fair use.
