Background checks, essential for kids' ministry, often remain a mystery
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About 10 years ago, when the state of Pennsylvania passed a law requiring a background check for anyone who worked with children, Megan Benninger volunteered to help her church comply.
At the time, Benninger and her husband were members of a small Southern Baptist Church, where the nursery was run by volunteers and things were a bit disorganized.
“Everything was loosey-goosey,” she said. “I don’t know if we even had a schedule for the nursery.”
