Last week, former Kentucky pastor David Rodgers, 40, killed himself after being arrested on multiple sexual abuse charges, including possession of abuse materials exploiting a minor under 12.
“I would say that over the last 10 years we’ve made significant investments in digital, because that’s where we can see the world going,” said Jesus Film Project Executive Director Joshua Newell.
In December, Spirit and Truth Church in Atlanta, Georgia, made a donation that cleared $1.5 million of medical debt for over 1,000 people in the Atlanta area.
News outlets run reports almost weekly of pastors getting arrested for various crimes — but an arrest doesn’t mean that person has been found guilty. Just recently, a jury found an Arkansas pastor who had been arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material not guilty.
Most worship leaders work full-time, and do not have formal training or institutional ties, according to a recent survey. The survey, from Worship Leader Research, found
The number of lawsuits filed against Harvest Christian Fellowship’s founder Greg Laurie — related to alleged abuse by a former Harvest pastor against young men at a children’s home in Romania — now stands at 12.
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