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1 day ago | 
ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts
States are increasingly passing laws that criminalize not only sexual abuse, but the grooming process that often precedes the abuse. At least 13 states — Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, and West Virginia — have made grooming a criminal offense, independent of any sexual abuse conduct that may follow.
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2 days ago | 
ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts
An independent investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Dr. Michael Brown of The Line of Fire “concluded that Brown’s actions toward the two females were inappropriate and unacceptable for his leadership position within the ministry.”Brown was accused of sexual misconduct by crossing physical boundaries with a 21-year-old woman, Sarah Monk, who was working as a secretary at Brown’s FIRE School of Ministry, based in Concord, North Carolina.
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2 days ago | 
ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts |Kim Roberts
ONE YEAR AGO: On April 26, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that a ministry founder proposed a resolution to curb what was called “viewpoint-based de-banking” by Bank of America. Steve Happ, founder of Indigenous Advance Ministries, had received a letter from the bank canceling his account because he was “operating a business type we have chosen not to service at Bank of America.” Read more here.
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6 days ago | 
ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts
A small Christian university in Gaffney, S.C. is facing possible closure if it doesn’t obtain immediate financial support of $6 million. Limestone University, founded as a non-denominational Christian women’s college in 1845, is facing imminent decisions about its continuation. The board of trustees is planning to meet on April 22 to discuss the college’s future.
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1 week ago | 
ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts
Burk Parsons, senior pastor at St. Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Florida, and a teaching fellow at Ligonier Ministries, will be tried by the Central Florida Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) sometime between late April and mid-May, according to an email sent to members of the St. Andrew’s congregation. The trial will not be public.
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1 week ago | 
ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts
Congressional representatives are seeking to protect the freedom of tax-exempt charitable groups by filing the Safeguarding Charity Act. The bill would reaffirm that a tax-exempt status is not financial assistance, making a group subject to federal regulations. Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) and Sen.
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ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts
ONE YEAR AGO: On April 19, 2024, MinistryWatch reported about Wesley Biblical Seminary in Ridgeland, Mississippi, a seminary that is defying expectations by growing enrollment in an age of shrinking theological schools. Read more here. TWO YEARS AGO: On April 18, 2023, MinistryWatch reported that Charles Stanley, the pastor at Atlanta megachurch First Baptist for 51 years and longtime leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, died at the age of 90.
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1 week ago | 
ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts
Another lawsuit has been filed against Kanakuk Kamps, its affiliated businesses, and its president Joe White, this time by a female who says she was a victim of long-time camp employee Peter Newman. The plaintiff, referred to as Jane Doe due to the sensitive nature of the allegations, filed suit on Monday, April 14 against Kanakuk Heritage, Kanakuk Ministries, KUKORP, and Joe White for negligent retention, negligent supervision, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and sexual battery.
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ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts
Our second list for the month of April includes all of the adoption and foster care agencies from the MinistryWatch 1000 database. While these agencies may conduct other activities, we include them in this category if their primary mission and activities involve adoption and foster care. This is the first time we have published a list of the adoption and foster care agencies in the MinistryWatch database, so we have no comparison rankings to include.
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1 week ago | 
ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts
Falling enrollment, faculty cuts, and administrative resignations — Bob Jones University appears to be a college in turmoil. While some alumni are critical of recent decisions, they are also cheering for change in hopes the school they love can survive. Last May, Bob Jones University (BJU) in South Carolina named Josh Crockett as president.
