Kim Roberts – Author – MinistryWatch
Background checks are vital step in protecting children and vulnerable populations
During a webinar sponsored by the Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP), D. J. Paxton, CEO of Compass Abuse Prevention Services, explained the importance of background checks of an overall screening process for volunteers.
Dad’s Place in Bryan, Ohio, continues its year-long battle to open its doors for the homeless.
An Ohio judge has issued a preliminary injunction against Dad’s Place and its pastor Chris Avell, preventing the church from using its first floor to shelter homeless people, even as temperatures are expected to plummet ...
Daniel Mayfield still facing over 160 charges across multiple counties in SC
Daniel Kellan Mayfield, a former youth pastor at First Baptist Church Gowensville in South Carolina, this week pleaded guilty to federal charges for possessing illegal child sexual abuse images. The 36-year-old pleaded guilty on November ...
Allegations come from former employee who says she has struggled with her faith since.
Line of Fire radio program host Michael Brown has agreed to a third-party investigation after allegations of sexual impropriety surfaced this week.
Justin Long with 24:14 Coalition optimistic that Christianity will continue to grow exponentially.
The leader of the 24:14 Coalition clarified the group's goal of engaging all unreached people by the end of 2025.
At hearing last week, charges against Zachary Radcliff tripled.
A former youth minister and music director at Oakwood Church in Ypsilanti, Michigan, is now facing 33 charges, many of which involve child sexual abuse.
Federal judge ruled last week that county policy likely violates First Amendment.
Two historic New Jersey churches won a preliminary injunction in federal court that blocks a policy excluding them from a funding program for historic buildings.
Chi Alpha leader resigns, Pastor arrested for elder fraud, James MacDonald sues, Food for the Poor donor alert
ONE YEAR AGO: On December 4, 2023, MinistryWatch reported that Scott Martin, the national director of Chi Alpha—the college ministry branch of the Assemblies of God denomination—resigned his post effective Monday, November 20. Read more ...
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Qualifiying as a MinistryWatch “Shining Light” means that a ministry must have earned the top scores in three categories: financial efficiency, transparency, and donor confidence.
Isabella Willingham suffered severe injuries in November 2023.
A former student who suffered severe injuries at Asbury University in Kentucky last year has filed a lawsuit for negligence, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
