Two brothers have accused Jakes of making sexual advances decades ago. Jakes maintains his innocence.
Dallas megachurch pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes continued to deny claims by two other ministers who have accused him of sexual misconduct, describing the accusers in a newly filed affidavit as “bullies” and himself as the ...
Focus will be on training churches to use other databases and background checks.
A proposed online database that would list the names of abusive Southern Baptist pastors is now on hold, with no names likely to be added to the website by the denomination’s annual meeting this summer.
SBC leaders disagree about abuse reform, Saddleback Church ousted from SBC, RZIM misconduct report, Olivet University executives plead guilty, Bill Gothard on leave
ONE YEAR AGO: On Feb. 20, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention’s abuse reform task force announced plans to launch a new, independent nonprofit to host a database of abuse pastors ...
Now the 5th Circuit will use those answers in its decision about the plaintiff’s appeal.
In a case involving a report of sexual assault at Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a person supplying defamatory material can be held liable even if they weren’t ...
Cases can now move forward, including one abuse victim suing Christ Covenant Church and Charlotte Christian School
The North Carolina Supreme Court has upheld the state’s 2019 SAFE Child Act as constitutional.
In defamation suit filing, brothers separately accuse Jakes of sexual abuse
The Rev. Richard Edwin Youngblood, the brother of a minister who has accused Bishop T.D. Jakes of sexual misconduct, has made his own accusation against Jakes.
Independent report shows how Bickle groomed victims of his alleged abuse
Mike Bickle, the influential founder of the International House of Prayer, committed sexual abuse or misconduct involving at least 17 survivors, according to an independent report.
CCM and child sponsorships, The King’s College shortfall, Acts29 spiritual abuse, Steven Furtick under fire
On This Date at MinistryWatch: CCM and child sponsorships, The King’s College shortfall, Acts29 spiritual abuse, Steven Furtick under fire
School has been in financial and enrollment freefall for past few years
A big real estate deal has erased $4.2 million in short-term debt held by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.