In the US, Menlo Church investigation finds no direct evidence or disclosures of sexual abuse
RNS A third-party investigation at one of Northern California’s most prominent megachurches that consumed its congregation and former pastor’s fractious family ended this week with a report that found no evidence the pastor’s adult child had acted on his confessed attraction to minors. “After interviewing 104 witnesses and reviewing or analyzing more than 500,000 documents, […]
US embattled megachurch pastor John Ortberg resigns from Menlo Church
RNS John Ortberg, popular Christian author and speaker, has resigned as pastor of Menlo Church, a megachurch congregation outside of San Francisco. His resignation is effective from Sunday, 2nd August. “I have considered my seventeen years as pastor here to be the greatest joy I’ve had in ministry,” Ortberg said in a statement. “But […]
US megachurch pastor John Ortberg allowed volunteer who was attracted to minors to work with children
RNS John Ortberg, a popular evangelical author and megachurch pastor, betrayed a “bond of trust” by allowing a church volunteer who admitted being attracted to minors to still work with children, according to a statement from the elders at the Bay Area church he leads. “In July of 2018, a person serving in the Menlo […]
BOOKS: JOHN ORTBERG’S ‘THE ME I WANT’ TO BE A “THOUGHT-PROVOKING” SMALL GROUP RESOURCE
DARREN CRONSHAW reflects on his recent experience using John Ortberg’s small group resource, The Me I Want To Be…