According to his former church.

The team appointed to oversee Ted Haggard’s “spiritual restoration” after scandal forced him to end his ministry at New Life Church has agreed to his request to end their oversite of his recovery program.
New Life Church issued a statement Tuesday saying it believes the termination of the relationship is premature, but would not say why. Earlier in the process, church leaders had said they assumed that Haggard’s recovery could take several years.

The Colorado Springs evangelical congregation that Haggard founded also said it remains convinced that he should not return to any church ministry.
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Haggard is now living in Phoenix and will remain as a member of Phoenix First Assembly of God. There, Pastor Tommy Barnett will maintain what New Life called an “accountability relationship.” Barnett had been one of the overseers.
“New Life Church recognizes the process of restoring Ted Haggard is incomplete and maintains its original stance that he should not return to vocational ministry,” the church said in a statement. “However, we wish him and his family only success in the future.”
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