Chuck Swindoll is stepping down as senior pastor of Frisco’s Stonebriar Community Church, a nondenominational megachurch he helped found in 1998 and has led...
The church announced the news in a press release Tuesday that named Jonathan Murphy, a professor and department chair at Dallas Theological Seminary, as its next senior pastor. Murphy will start on May 1, 2024, and Swindoll will transition to a new role as founding pastor and continue preaching on Sundays.Swindoll, 89, is known for his radio program “Insight for Living,” which is broadcast on more than 2,000 stations worldwide.
Originally from Northern Ireland, Murphy has been a regular guest preacher at Stonebriar over the last five years, the church’s press release said. “I’m honored and humbled,” he said in a statement. “What a privilege to serve Jesus alongside my ministry hero, mentor and friend, Chuck Swindoll.”“Pastor Chuck, words cannot express my utmost respect and love,“ Bill Richardson wrote. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you have meant to me and my wife for so many years. We love you and are grateful to God for your presence in our lives and in the lives of so many people around the world.
“Chuck is and has been a faithful pastor for decades and happy to see Chuck will still preach as he is able to,” Ovidiu Cuzman wrote. Joy Ashford covers faith and religion in North Texas for The Dallas Morning News through a partnership with Report for America.. Joy Ashford covers faith and religion in North Texas for The Dallas Morning News through a partnership with Report for America.
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