The TMZ Attitude of the Church
You’re a Christian. You just got caught embezzling money. You got caught cheating on your spouse. You got caught lying to a large group of people about your true nature. Everyone just found out that...
View ArticleTaking A Pastor’s Fall Personally
I’m the kind of guy who takes things very personally. Some people are just wired that way. I like to act like things just roll off my back and I really don’t care but I’m pretty sensitive. I’ve gotten...
View ArticleThe Confused Community: The Wounded Church, Part 3
(This is part three of a series of who is effected by the fall of a pastor. It’s been three years since my own fall from ministry and hopefully since writing Fallen Pastor: Finding Restoration in a...
View ArticleThe Joel Osteen Hoax: How Much Do We Hate This Guy?
You’ve probably heard it by now. But you may be wrong in what you heard. Joel Osteen, the pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, the man with the smile that never seems to stop, doesn’t believe...
View ArticleThe Confused Community: The Wounded Church, 3
How does a pastor’s fall effect a community? How should local pastors react? What is the church supposed to do when the pastor commits adultery? Whether you’re a regular attender, member, or visitor,...
View ArticlePastoral Adultery Doesn’t Happen Overnight
“Our pastor committed adultery! How did this happen?” If I’ve heard this once since I fell from ministry, I’ve heard it a thousand times. When a pastor falls, it is a shocking thing to the church and...
View ArticleWhen a Pastor Falls, 1: Help For Leaders
I wanted to be able to write something to help churches and leaders have a guide for when their pastor falls. The problem is that no two situations are quite alike. And yet, all situations are very...
View ArticleWhen the Pastor Falls 4: What’s Next For the Church?
If you’ve been reading this series in order, then you’ve arrived at this point where the church leadership has done the best they can after they’ve learned that the pastor committed adultery. (Part 1,...
View ArticleBob Coy Family Divided
Bob Coy Family Divided – It’s a search term that keeps poking it’s head up on my blog search results. Every day, people find my blog searching for those words. I wrote a blog post about Bob Coy. The...
View ArticleWhen a Pastor Falls, pt. 1: What Can Leaders Do?
I wanted to be able to write something to help churches and leaders have a guide for when their pastor falls. The problem is that no two situations are quite alike. And yet, all situations are very...
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