181. Mike Pilavachi - When an influential leader fails what do we do?

2023-09-10

181. Mike Pilavachi - When an influential leader fails what do we do? This is a very difficult and live issue but one to look at from a discipleship perspective. If you are someone who has been hurt by a church leader, please please please speak to the appropriate people. If they don’t listen, tell more people. Bring any abuse into the light. For others of us how do we response when someone we have admired fails and is removed from ministry? Do we let our own faith flounder or do...

This is a very difficult and live issue but one to look at from a discipleship perspective.

If you are someone who has been hurt by a church leader, please please please speak to the appropriate people. If they don’t listen, tell more people. Bring any abuse into the light.

For others of us how do we response when someone we have admired fails and is removed from ministry? Do we let our own faith flounder or do we need to so something else? In this longer than usual episode we try to explore what to do and how to respond well.

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