When Leaders Fall

A week doesn’t go by when a leader doesn’t have a moral failure.

Schaffer Institute study: 30% of pastors surveyed admitted sexual impropriety during their ministry

How do we handle this as a church, and why do church leaders fail

We need to reach out to people who are broken as Jesus would.

Not one of us are in the place to cast stones…we want to be a redemptive church.

Five R’s of resisting temptation:

  • Remember who you are – child of God, someone’s husband or wife, daddy or mommy
  • Recognize the consequences of your actions – will I feel better, more or less human after I do this, who will be hurt by my actions/fantasize the worst possible actions
  • Rededicate yourself to God – stop and pray
  • Reveal your struggle to a trusted friend – when it’s secret it has power, when you find someone you trst is has no power
  • Remove yourself from the situation – erect more clear boundaries, change reporting structures, change churches.

Big ideas:

  • We are called to Sanctification – control your body to be holy and honorable
  • All of us struggle with this part of our lives, there are consequence when we fall

Remember we serve a Lord that is the friend of sinners.