{"id":32617,"date":"2020-07-07T07:46:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T13:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=32617"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:26:40","slug":"rns-report-emergent-pastor-john-ortberg-puts-churchs-children-at-risk-of-sexual-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/rns-report-emergent-pastor-john-ortberg-puts-churchs-children-at-risk-of-sexual-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"RNS Report: Emergent Pastor John Ortberg Puts Church&#8217;s Children at Risk of Sexual Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/john-ortberg-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32618\" width=\"329\" height=\"327\"\/><figcaption>John Ortberg (photo from a 2-second video clip: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FPLChf_FK-w\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FPLChf_FK-w<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LTRP Note:<\/strong> The following out-of-house news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails has been concerned about John Ortberg&#8217;s contemplative\/emergent propensities for many years. In this case, our concerns extend to the protection of children in the church. Lighthouse Trails has been a voice and an advocate for children since our inception in 2002. We have posted numerous articles to this effect and have published books and booklets pertaining to child sexual abuse and the cover-up that often takes place. Parents, if you have children who attend Sunday School, youth group, and other youth activities, please be vigilant in making sure your children are safe, and make sure your church is doing everything possible to protect the children in its care. Please see the links we have provided below this article for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Religious News Service (RNS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Megachurch pastor John Ortberg kept a family member\u2019s attraction to children secret. Then his son blew the whistle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(RNS) \u2014 In the summer of 2018, a volunteer at Menlo Church came to the Rev. John Ortberg seeking help.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The congregation member, who volunteered with youth and children at the Bay area megachurch and in the community, had been experiencing \u201can unwanted thought pattern of attraction to minors\u201d and needed the pastor\u2019s support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After hearing this admission, Ortberg asked if the volunteer had ever acted on that attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The volunteer said no. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once Ortberg was convinced the volunteer was telling the truth and was not a danger to others, he prayed for the person and offered a referral for counseling and then allowed the volunteer to continue working with children. <a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2020\/07\/06\/megachurch-pastor-john-ortberg-family-member-attraction-to-children-secret-menlo-church-daniel-lavery-whistelblower\/\">Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related Information and Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrails.com\/82-child-sexual-abuse\"><strong>LT Resources to Protect Children From Sexual Abuse<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Many of these resources provide helpful information on how churches can protect the children in their care (especially Sergeant Patrick Crough&#8217;s book<em> Seducers Among Our Children<\/em> and Pastor Stacey Shifflet&#8217;s book <em>Wolves Among Lambs<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=480\">2006 &#8211; \u201cTed Haggard Story Will Raise Serious Questions For All\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=9451\">2012 &#8211; \u201cTom White, Abuse, VOM, and the Power of the Internet\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=12121\">2013 &#8211; Recent Events Show America\u2019s Children in Grave Increased Danger of Sexual Abuse<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=22879\">2017 &#8211; Saddleback Youth Worker Ruben Meulenberg Charged With 5 Felony Counts \u2013 Saddleback Remaining Tight Lipped on Staff Issue<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=22143\">2017 &#8211; Boy Scouts\u2019 Rulings Put Boys at Risk (and \u201cLetter to the Molester\u201d and \u201cWhat Being Molested Cost Me\u201d)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=28693\">2018 &#8211; \u2018They Hid It All\u2019: Catholic Priests Abused 1,000 Children in Pennsylvania, Grand Jury Report Says<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=30348\">2019 &#8211; Child Sexual Abuse Scandal at Matt Chandler\u2019s Popular Village Church Raises Concerns Over How Churches Handle Abuse<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LTRP Note: The following out-of-house&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":32618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,179],"tags":[56,2936,425,546,876,899,4059],"class_list":["post-32617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-children-at-risk","category-child-abuse","tag-emergent-church","tag-child-abuse","tag-churches","tag-john-ortberg","tag-sexual-abuse","tag-pedophilia","tag-children-at-risk-2","wpcat-17-id","wpcat-179-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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