Pastor Connections: Handling social media critics; Lifeway Research tackles prosperity gospel; and 10 church ‘diseases’

To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports from The Baptist Paper that were also shared in a recent Pastor Connections email (subscribe here) from TAB Media Group, see below.

1. Plenty of people are more than happy to criticize just about anything — especially from the comfort of hiding behind a fake social media name.

2. Here are 10 diseases columnist Chuck Lawless sees as he consults with unhealthy churches around the country.

3. A Lifeway Research study of U.S. Protestant pastors finds few hold or teach beliefs connected to the prosperity gospel.

EDITOR’S NOTE — These stories were compiled by The Baptist Paper, with reporting by columnists Phil Cooke, Chuck Lawless and Lifeway Research.