STATISTICS: Child Abuse

Sobering statistics

In 1993, the number of children substantiated by child protective agencies in the U.S. as victims of child maltreatment: 1,016,000

Percentage of these who were sexually abused: 15

Percentage of men in a national survey who reported being sexually abused prior to age 18: 16

Percentage of women: 27

– National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse

Chicago, Illinois

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Leadership Journal Fall 1994

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Preaching to Everyone in Particular

Haddon Robinson

The Disuse, Misuse, Abuse, and Proper Use of Prayer

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Spiritual Healthcare Reform

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Who Cares for Pastors?

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Ideas that Work

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From the Editor

Kevin A. Miller

Questions Pastors Ask (about Abuse)

From Hyper to Holy

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Why People Don't Pray

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Solitary Refinement

Arthur Paul Boers

Heart & Soul

Ben Patterson

Runaway Mind

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How to Light the Fire

Jim Cymbala

Trend Watch

Leith Anderson

False I.D.

Malcolm Nygren

City Pastor, Country Church

Bryan Clark

Recovered Nightmare

David L. Goetz

Wide Awake

John Ortberg Live

John C. Ortberg, Jr.

A Driven Pastor's Pursuit of God

Wayne Gordon

3 Temptations of Ministry

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Slaying Spiritual Skepticism

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Growing Edge

Called into a Crisis

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