Before anything else, let me say this: protecting children and vulnerable people must always take precedence over protecting a church’s reputation. Every pastor hopes he’ll never have to navigate allegations of abuse within his church or school. I certainly did. Yet only five months into serving as Lead Pastor, that became my reality. Several months…
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Pastors, None of Us are Above Moral Failure
It’s different when it’s someone you know. We’ve all seen the headlines over the last several years. Well-known pastors falling into serious moral failure, or revelations that they fell years ago and no one seemed to know. Every time I hear of another of these stories, I hate it. As pastors, we’re called to be…