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2nd crisis may prove riskier for New Life
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New Life Church seemed to weather the scandal involving its
founding pastor, the Rev. Ted Haggard, well: Attendance remained
steady; its Christmas production, "Wonderland," drew record crowds;
and interest in church groups hasn't waned.
But one church expert says New Life's latest crisis -- the
resignation of another pastor because of a "sexual encounter" -- may
be harder to recover from.
"When you have something like that immediately after (a scandal),
the confidence starts to...
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2nd New Life pastor steps down ; Church says man had an inappropriate sexual encounter
The Gazette
; New Life Church -- still reeling from the fall of its charismatic founder -- was stunned when a second church pastor left due to sexual impropriety. Christopher Beard, 35, who led the young-adult leadership program twentyfourseven, resigned after telling New Life's Board of Overseers about a
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Time is healing New Life ; Backed by dedicated pastors and members, the Rev. Brady Boyd slowly rebuilds the church's foundation
The Gazette
; A year has passed since the Ted Haggard sex-and-drug scandal rocked New Life Church, one of the most powerful megachurches in America and a pillar for the evangelical Christian infrastructure that has come to characterize Colorado Springs. Things have changed at New Life. Active membership dropped
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New Life is facing new crisis Second sex scandal takes toll on trust.
Columbia Daily Tribune
; COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - New Life Church seemed to weather the scandal involving its founding pastor, the Rev. Ted Haggard, well: Attendance remained steady; its Christmas production, "Wonderland," drew record crowds; and interest in church groups hasn't waned. But one church expert said New
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'THE THORN'STAYS SHARP New Life Church promises this year's passion play will be quite the show
The Gazette
; Leave it to New Life Church to glitz up the Holy Land with a little Sin City. "The Thorn," New Life's annual cast-of-hundreds passion play, has enlisted the help of two Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil veterans to rig wires for the show's soaring angels and demons -- a sign that this already bigtime
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New Life Church picks pastor to replace Ted Haggard
Rocky Mountain News (2007-Current)
; The pastoral selection committee of New Life Church in Colorado Springs has picked a Texas minister to replace Ted Haggard as senior pastor. Brady Boyd, 41, associate pastor at Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, was chosen from four finalists for the position, said Rob Brendle, associate pastor
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