but hourigan's probation is over.even if his sex offender registration will never end. >> but us as a society, we can't forget. we can't move on. and i preach in this church to try to allow god to move you on to a better life. >> reporter: pastor randy meadows says the lord has touched hourigan's heart. hourigan now leads praise and worship at the church and he will become an ordained minister next sunday. >> if we show people that someone with mark's background and his past can show that he can be someone product nif society, who else could reach out to other people but christ's people? >> reporter: former church deacon kevin pickerrell says hourigan wasn't open about his past until he was confronted. >> i had my piece of paper that i'd done my research on and i said, this is the problem. and he said, oh, you found out. >> pickerrell fears hourigan would be tempted by the children who gather at the church for weekly sunday school. >> maybe he's going to fall in that category of the low percentage that doesn't. but i

but hourigan's probation is over. sex offender registration will never end. >> us as a society we preach, move on to a bert life. >> reporter: the lord has touched hourigan's heart. hourigan leads praise and worship at the church and he will become an ordained minister next sunday. >> if we show people that someone with mark's background, mark's past, can become someone that will be productive in society, then who else could reach out to other people but christ's people. >> reporter: but former church deacon kevin pickerell says hourigan was never straightforward about his past until he was confronted. >> i have my piece of paper i don't my research and said, this is the problem. and his reaction is, oh, you found out. >> reporter: he fears hourigan may be tempted by children who gather at the church for weekly sunday school and worries he could reoffend. >> maybe he's going to fall in the category of the low percentage that doesn't, but i don't want to take the chance. >> reporter: pastor meadows says, hourigan will

>> reporter: former church deacon says hourigan was never straightforward about his past until he wasonfronted. >> of course i have my piece of paper i had done my research on and i handed it to had him. i said this is the problem. his reaction is, oh, you found out. >> reporter: pickerrell fears that hourigan could be tempted by children who gather for sunday school. maybe he could reoffend. >> maybe he is in that low category of the percentage that doesn't. but i don't want to take the chance. >> reporter: pastor meadows says hourigan will sign an agreement not to minister to children. >> god is a god of love and loving god and i'm tedoing what he's telling me to do and if that isn't popular, neither was jesus, so -- >>> how bad is the travel day, bob? >> some thunderstorms near the ohio valley. we have low clouds hanging in across the deep southeast. let me show you what it looks like in atlanta. traveling down here, trying to make a connection, right now, things are clear. not a bad one. partly cloudy skies. clouds out to become overcast later today. 82, high temperature. lookin