Key point 10-07. A church may exercise reasonable care in selecting ministers or other church workers but still be responsible for their misconduct if it "retained" them after receiving information indicating that they posed a risk of harm to others.
A church may use reasonable care in selecting ministers or other church workers but still be responsible for their misconduct if it "retained" them after receiving information indicating that they posed a risk of harm to others.
Example. A visitor attends a church service and recognizes the church's associate pastor as a convicted child molester. No one else in the church is aware of the associate pastor's background. The visitor discloses this fact in a letter to the senior pastor, who shares it with the church board. The board decides not to take any action. It bases its decision on the fact that the associate pastor is well-liked by the congregation, ...
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