James also claims he was unaware of his father’s alleged sexual abuse.
In a statement released last week, elders said that after seeking the “advice of many well-respected pastors and ministry leaders,” they had decided it was best that James and Bridgette step down from their positions at Gateway Church.
While Gateway Church looks for a new senior pastor, pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado and Pastor Joakim Lundqvist of Word of Life Church in Uppsala, Sweden, will serve as interim teaching pastors.
 that it has parted ways with Steve Dulin, who served as the church’s Executive Pastor of Kingdom Business Leaders.){kind=link}