The black preaching tradition is all about the call and response. Black preachers want to hear their audience talk back to them. With thousands in attendance at World Changers Church's watch night service, someone dared interrupt the sacred moment of Pastor Creflo Dollar's sermon. Pastor Dollar takes several minutes to handle a new year's heckler for ringing in the year with a shout while he was preaching. It was enough for him to express his displeasure. Was Pastor Dollar wrong for addressing the disruption or was the disruption wrong? What is meant by "grace to correct?" How far should preachers go to express their displeasure from the pulpit? Join Pastor Neal for this and other topics of interest

Welcome in 2016! For many believers, it was brought in with a watch night service filled with the same old recitations of new year blessings, prosperity, and the like, For many in the church, 2015 brought about an unveiling of some dark secrets, patterns, and behaviors that may have rolled over into the new year. There is an uncovering taking place and there is a remnant of believers who are speaking truth to power in and out of the church. Will 2016 bring more uncovering or a renouncing of the hidden things? Will more clergy be exposed or will more people become disciples of Christ? Join Pastor Neal for this and other topics on Zera Today

Prophet David E. Taylor made headlines when he prophesied who would win the 2014 Super Bowl. Even though that prophecy did not come to pass, he has taken on an even bigger scam. Taylor now claims that Jesus is sharing the stage with him at his healing crusades. Apostle Taylor claims to be a face to face friend of the Lord Jesus and over the last several months has hoaxed people into believing that Jesus was literally on the stage with him. One person released a picture of a glowing figure on the stage that she claims is the glorified Jesus. Taylor's ministry released a video including scriptures to justify it. You can see the video here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIYgvb-1tZE. For his year end event, Taylor is imploring those hungry for the supernatural and metaphysical to join him for his One Night with the King Conference in which he is again stating that Jesus will make an appearance. When will Christians stop falling for the hoaxes of some preachers and be content in living a spirit-filled life based on scripture and not superficial experiences such as the one Taylor is promoting? Join Pastor Neal for this and other topics on Zera Today

There are some who are saying the black church could do a better job in the black community but instead they are part of the problem. With black churches on just about every corner in some cities, some are wondering why their communities are still suffering economically, educationally, legally, and politically. Recently protesters gathered in front of a local church in Detroit to address the church's seemingly neglect to serve and impact the community around them. Is the black church failing in black communities and if so who is to blame- the pastor or members? What can be done to reestablish a sense of hope and assurance in the role of the church in the black community? Join Pastor Neal for this and other topics on Zera Today

The Holiday season usually brings out the best in people. To some Christians, it has signaled a war on Christmas with Starbucks as the main aggressor. There are Christians protesting the lack of "Christmas" designs on Starbucks' holiday cups is another way the secular world is attacking Christianity. Starbucks' vice president of design stated that the cups are "designed to represent the simplicity and quietness of the season." Is this protest contrary to the freedoms some of these Christians espouse? Are they creating unnecessary conflict over false symbols? Join Pastor Neal for this and other lively topics!

Church fads come and go, but one fad has seemingly gotten more popular and uncontrollable as of late. That is the giving of titles such as Apostle/Apostle Designate, Bishop/Elect/Designate, or anything else to preachers. If one pays attention, it appears that it is much easier to create fully autonomous Christian fellowships whereby individuals can then ordain and consecrete others into episcopal or apostolic church leadership. Perhaps the greatest problem to this is that many novices are doing so and creating havoc in the process. What constitutes true biblical leadership and who has authority in maintaining said leadership? Join Pastor Neal for this and other lively topics on Zera Today

Singapore's Harvest City Church recently made international news as it's leadership team including the pastor was found guilty of corruption. This is a result of the ambition of Pastor Kong Hee's wife musical aspirations. It took the loss of nearly 50 million dollars between 2007-2008 to help her become the next Asian pop star. Every church gets special exemptions to carry out the gospel message, however many of their leadership take advantage of this by purchasing homes, cars, and other extravangant things. What should be done when churches overstep the boundaries of their gospel mission and tax exemption status. Should more accountablility be demanded from members regarding how church funds are appropiated? Join Pastor Neal for this and other lively topics on Zera Today.

There are times one's religious experience when one experiences moments of doubt or even unbelief. For some some those moments lead to a deeper and more meaningful religious experience and life. For others, it leads to declarations of total renunciation of their faith. For author Cheryl Abram, it was a life changing experience that helped her discover her humanity and fire her God fallacy. In her book, "Firing God" Cheryl discusses how life became the fuse that lead to her spiritual awakening without the guise of religion she had grown up in. Join Pastor Neal and Cheryl for a great discussion on her journey.

With the visit of Pope Francis and the last blood moon of the year, there were many who were proclaiming the rapture would happen and that Jesus' return was imminent. These people have been proven wrong, but most will not retract their false prophecies and many will never face rebuke or correction. How can the church guard against those proclaiming false end time prophecies and how should the church be positively expecting the return of the Lord for His beloved bride? Join Pastor Neal for this and other topics of the day

Pope Francis makes his first visit to the US and presents an interesting perspective on the global church's role in the social progress of the world. , Iyanla Vanzant's "Fix My Life" featured two pastors who chose to use her assistance to help come out of the closet to their families and churches. The show aired five years after Bishop Eddie Long had several young men accuse him of sexually molesting them. The church is at a fork in the road regarding sexual immorality issues. How should the black church deal with this new facet of church life when the clergy are living double sexual lives. Join Pastor Neal as he discusses this and other topics.