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First Family Church (Overland Park)

Friday March 16, 2007

Rev. Jerry Johnston’s radio show dropped

A leading Christian radio network on Monday dropped the Rev. Jerry Johnston’s daily program from its lineup, saying it had concerns about financial accountability.

Monday March 12, 2007

First Family Church payroll includes several Johnston family members

John Vaughan, a national expert on megachurches, estimated that fewer than 5 percent had family members on their payrolls. Dan Busby, vice president of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, said that the group had no policy on nepotism but that having numerous family members on staff did raise some red flags.

First Family Church (Overland Park) • Jerry Johnston:

Honorary degree elevates ‘Dr. Jerry’ Johnston

The “degree” that Johnston holds is an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the Rev. Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University.

First Family Church (Overland Park) • Jerry Johnston:

Lavish lifestyles at odds with pastor’s calls for the faithful to sacrifice

Critics say the trips are just another example of Johnston’s lavish lifestyle — and one they say contradicts his teachings of sacrifice and stewardship. In a series of sermons on compact disc titled “God’s Way to Financial Success,” for example, Johnston stresses to church members the importance of tithing.

First Family Church (Overland Park) • Jerry Johnston:

Lax financial oversight at First Family Church riles some church followers

At First Family Church in Kansas City, money mysteries leave some of the faithful wondering: Is the church serving God’s glory or the pastor’s?