Jesse Jackson

5 days ago | churchleaders.com | Jesse Jackson

On Sunday night, Newsboys took the stage at the Elevate Music Festival in Scottsdale, Arizona, and announced that the band’s record label, Capitol Christian Music Group, has dropped the band. The three-day festival, which was held at Highlands Church, included artists Colton Dixon, Ben Fuller, Ryan Stevenson, Rachel Purcell, Danny Gokey, Rhett Walker, Consumed By Fire, Cade Thompson, Joseph O’Brien, Mac Powell, Megan Woods, Mia Koehne, and Newsboys.

6 days ago | churchleaders.com | Jesse Jackson |Ohio. him

On Saturday, June 21, The United States launched a calculated surprise attack on three nuclear sites in Iran. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social at 7:50 p.m.. “All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home.

1 week ago | churchleaders.com | Jesse Jackson

Rock singer Haley Williams of the Grammy Award-winning band Paramore sounded off on the the Christian music industry following the misconduct allegations against former DC Talk member and Newsboys frontman Michael Tait. Editor’s note: This article refers to reports of sex abuse that some readers might find triggering and/or disturbing. Tait, who abruptly left Newsboys on Jan.

1 week ago | churchleaders.com | Jesse Jackson

Dr. Glen Duerr, professor of international studies at Cedarville University, provided insight into the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran and the potential involvement of the United States. On June 13, Israel initiated “Operation Rising Lion,” launching surprise air strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program. Reports have estimated that at least 224 Iranians and 24 Israelis have been killed since the strikes began.

1 week ago | churchleaders.com | Jesse Jackson

Christian worship artist Cory Asbury, who is known for his Grammy-nominated song “Reckless Love,” recently said that “everyone knew” about the allegations against Michael Tait, just not specific details. Tait, who gained notoriety with the Christian band DC Talk and later became the frontman for Newsboys from 2009-2025, has been accused of grooming, sexually assaulting, and drugging young men—including minors.