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Rick Pidcock

Greenville

Writer at Freelance

Contributor at Baptist News Global

Weekly contributor, Baptist News Global | Author, "Worship Warfare" (Broadleaf Books, 2026) | Host, "Highest Power: Church + State" | Stay at home dad | He/him

Articles

  • 1 week ago | baptistnews.com | Rick Pidcock

    Every Father’s Day weekend, complementarian women post on social media about how thankful they are for their husbands’ loving leadership. Photos of confidently smiling men who think the gospel requires them to be the heads of their households grace our newsfeeds. While many of these men may be generally kind and while their wives likely mean what they’re saying, their theology of male headship makes one thing clear: These people think their patriarchs are the protectors of society.

  • 2 weeks ago | baptistnews.com | Rick Pidcock

    One recurring story in recent years has been Christian nationalist worship leaders wielding worship as a weapon for dominating their neighbors rather than as a vehicle for liberating them. The insurrection of January 6 unfolded as New Apostolic Reformation charismatics sang worship songs. The 2024 election was won as events like the Courage Tour used worship songs led by independent charismatics to get out the vote for Trump.

  • 3 weeks ago | baptistnews.com | Rick Pidcock

    Given how often Dallas megachurch pastors have been in the news for abuse scandals or for run-of-the-mill sacralized misogyny over the past year, it’s only fitting that the Southern Baptist Convention would host its 2025 annual meeting in Dallas.

  • 1 month ago | baptistnews.com | Rick Pidcock

    “TODAY WAS WILD!!! A RIOT BROKE OUT IN SEATTLE!!” Those were the exuberant words of revivalist Ross Johnston celebrating on Instagram in all caps as chaos erupted during a worship protest Saturday in Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park.

  • 1 month ago | baptistnews.com | Rick Pidcock

    Three days before what we thought would be my wife, Ruth Ellen’s, final surgery for stage three breast cancer, my mind was racing as I was trying to finish moving out of our old house while confirming plans for where our five kids would be staying during her procedure. After almost two years of chemotherapy, radiation and surgeries, we felt like we finally were going to be able to take a breath.

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Rick Pidcock
Rick Pidcock @rickpidcock
27 Jun 25

For my piece today, I write about subversive fellowship, being free to be ourselves, and communal justice. https://t.co/8vmZvNYJE0

Rick Pidcock
Rick Pidcock @rickpidcock
26 Jun 25

For todays episode of "Highest Power: Church + State," I share Paul Raushenbush's Keynote Address at the CBF General Assembly breakfast that was hosted by BNG and AWAB. https://t.co/Qt8bZKpwlx

Rick Pidcock
Rick Pidcock @rickpidcock
26 Jun 25

Evangelical Christians being fearful of a Muslim becoming mayor and possibly using the government to enforce his theology is pretty rich.