Some churches decide two preachers, or even three, are better than one
Alan Robertson at the White’s Ferry Road church in West Monroe, La., said he likes having co-minister Mike Kellett as a sounding board, accountability partner…
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Members offer advice for coping with – and preventing – sexual misconduct
Members of the North Penn church in Lansdale, Pa., experienced emotions from “disbelief to denial to anger” after their minister was arrested for sexual misconduct…
SEX CRIMES: Abrupt, shocking and increasingly common in churches
In New Jersey, a youth minister is accused of engaging in a lengthy sexual relationship with a teenage church member, resulting in her pregnancy.More than…
Sex abuse in churches preventable, say experts who counsel victims
KEEPING KIDS SAFE Some congregations, including the Memorial Road church in Oklahoma City, run criminal background checks on potential ministers and any adult who signs…
Across the nation: Baptism, novel style
TUSCUMBIA, ALA. — Christian fiction novels always have frustrated 19-year-old Alexis Rhae Hester, she said, because “none of them seem to express the necessity of…
Kansas tornado destroys homes of 11 church families
Though no members were injured, the families emerged after the storm to find their homes reduced to concrete slabs. “It just cleaned off their homes,”…
Chronicle wins five ‘Best of the Christian Press’ awards at Chicago convention
The annual “Best of the Christian Press” awards given by the Associated Church Press were announced Tuesday at the organization’s national convention in Chicago.In The…
Judge dismisses federal lawsuit against Northwest Marriage Institute
A judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit that accused the Bush administration of violating the separation of church and state by funding a marriage enrichment…
After a devastating storm, the power of God’s church amazes
Two months ago, a tornado roared through Enterprise, Ala., forever changing my neighbors and me. We lost nine of our citizens that horrible Thursday, including…
Lucado stepping down for health reasons
SAN ANTONIO — Lucado informed the congregation, which draws 5,500 worshipers each weekend, of his decision recently. He is being treated with medication.Lucado told the…
