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Brethren Against Brethren: LGBT Fight Divides Peace Church

Departing congregations want stricter enforcement of official positions.

Daniel Silliman|August 3, 2020

Wire Story

John Ortberg’s Church Announces New Investigation

Leadership apologizes for lack of transparency that eroded trust.

Bob Smietana - Religion News Service|July 12, 2020

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John Ortberg’s Church Says ‘No Evidence of Misconduct’ As More Details Emerge

Megachurch pastor’s son named as the volunteer who confessed sexual attraction to children.

Daniel Silliman|July 7, 2020

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How a Reformed Facebook Group’s Private Comments Turned Into a Public Dispute

The social media saga involving Aimee Byrd and Genevan Commons calls for discipline, justice, and restoration beyond “cancel culture.”

Megan Fowler|July 1, 2020

News

Spiritual Abuse Definition Debated by UK Christians

Cases of Steve Timmis and Jonathan Fletcher illustrate debate over at what point a pastor’s exhortation crosses the line into coercion.

Ken Chitwood|March 4, 2020

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Southern Baptists Disfellowship Church Over Abuse for the First Time

But victim advocates say the denomination hasn’t gone far enough.

David Roach in Nashville|February 19, 2020

News

SBC Recalls ‘Year of Waking Up’ Since Abuse Investigation

Attention turns to a committee that could identify offending churches, a new measure put in place following the landmark Houston Chronicle series.

David Roach|February 10, 2020

Wire story

John Ortberg Investigated After Church Volunteer Confessed Attraction to Minors

Menlo Church said the senior pastor showed “poor judgment” in allowing the member to work with children and failing to notify other staff.

Bob Smietana – Religion News Service|February 3, 2020

Wire story

Willow Creek Confirms Abuse Allegations Against Gilbert Bilezikian

“Dr. B,” an egalitarian leader and mentor to Bill Hybels, continued teaching at church for years after elders learned of his misconduct.

Emily McFarlan Miller – Religion News Service|January 28, 2020

Wire Story

Todd Bentley Investigation Finds ‘Steady Pattern’ of Immoral Conduct

The edgy Canadian preacher was declared unfit for ministry due to credible allegations of adultery, sexting, and substance abuse spanning the past 15 years.

Bob Smietana – Religion News Service|January 3, 2020

News

From Mars Hill to Harvest: Hope for a Wounded Church

How Christians care for one another when their leaders fall.

Kate Shellnutt|February 21, 2019

News

James MacDonald Takes ‘Indefinite Sabbatical’ from Harvest Bible Chapel

The founding pastor will step back as his megachurch undergoes a peacemaking process to address criticism.

Kate Shellnutt|January 16, 2019

News

Do Methodists Have a Case Against Jeff Sessions?

Though the denomination is the least likely in the US to administer church discipline, critical voices have been swirling around its highest-ranking politician.

Griffin Paul Jackson|November 2, 2018

Blog Forum | Pivot

If A Church Isn’t Growing, Should The Pastor Be Fired?

Nowhere does the Bible imply that a pastor is not being faithful if they don't hit certain levels of numerical increase.

Karl Vaters|July 13, 2018

Blog Forum | Pivot

6 Principles Healthy Churches Use To Deal With Conflict Well

We have an obligation as leaders to have a plan in place to resolve conflicts in the healthiest way possible.

Karl Vaters|July 6, 2018

Speaking Out

Does the Church’s First Spiritual Abuse Verdict Give Critics a New Weapon?

We emulate Jesus when we expose abuse. But dividing it into special categories may do more harm than good.