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MONDAY, SEP 6, 2004| 2 comments

Plagiarism forces resignation of preacher

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The senior pastor at one of Charlotte's best-known churches admitted that parts of some of his sermons broadcast on Christian radio programs were stolen from others.

The Rev. E. Glenn Wagner of Calvary Church resigned, admitted that depression led him to plagiarize sermons the past two years, and asked for forgiveness in a letter read Sunday in his absence at four worship services.

"On a number of occasions, when I felt literally empty and devoid of any creative ability, I used material from the sermons of some of my brother preachers," Wagner's letter said.

Gary Hubler, clerk of the lay leaders who oversee the church, said Wagner's plagiarism was first detected two weeks ago. That's when a church elder heard a radio sermon that sounded like something he had heard Wagner preach. ...

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6/15/06 8:12 PM

Trevor Hammack

| Texas

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I did a live webcast on the subject of:
Plagiarizing in the Pulpit

You can listen to it at this link:

vbc.sermonaudio.com

or
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=3310618646

11/23/05 1:14 PM

Russell L. Harris

| Houston, Texas

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A "megachurch" and an unfaithful pastor -- they go hand-in-hand.

[The article strangely has disappeared from the newsobserver.com archives, but still can be found in the Google cache.]

Details from the article:

* $39 million "pink complex"

* 6000-seat three-tiered "sanctuary"

* 3000 attendance on Sunday

* four worship services

* Wagner an ex-VP and "minister at large" with Promise Keepers

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