Money, Power, and Evangelical Churches

Megan Basham’s  new book, Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda, continues to create a stir. In the weeks since publication, it has catapulted to No. 5 on Amazon’s bestseller list, and No. 12 for the New York Times. It’s a mistake, however, to take Basham’s title as her thesis, as it suggests that readers will receive a specific list of pastors who have sold their doctrine and ministries for a DNC admission ticket. Basham does not prove such to be the case. Instead, she shows that two temptations face evangelical leaders and parachurch ministries. Read Full Article »