This month's most-read stories on the MinistryWatch website includes a pastoral couple accused of misusing $2 million in charitable funds, a look at abuse in Amish communities, and the state of the American megachurch.
Church ordered to pay back wages, emotional damages, plus medical and legal expenses
A court has ruled that Dane Ortlund's church violated Illinois law when it fired an employee after she expressed concerns over gender discrimination.
The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) has found “substantial evidence” that Naperville Presbyterian Church, led by best-selling author and senior pastor Dane Ortlund, fired a former employee “in retaliation.”