Nominees: Worst Christian of 2024

This entry is part 12 of 12 in the series Worst Christian of the Year

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Who out there, among the professing, has had the most deleterious effect on the health of the body of Christ in the year 2023? 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 2023, Andy Stanley claimed the title of Pulpit & Pen’s “Worst Christian” of the year, beating out Rick Warren, Russell Moore, and Julie Roys. Roys is nominated once again along with some new and some familiar faces.

Who is the worst Christian of 2024? The Nominees are as follows:

Steve Lawson, Founder of One Passion Ministries, former Professor and Dean at Master’s Seminary, and popular Christian author and speaker.

Nominated for: Accepting a regular, vocational pulpit teaching role at Trinity Church without being a church member, engaging in a five-year long “inappropriate relationship” with a young woman while serving as Seminary Dean and popular Christian speaker.

*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 any educational institution from which I have graduated. Any copyrighted material displayed or referenced is done under the doctrine of fair use.

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