Navigating Crisis of Faith in Church Communities

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss some why it’s so painful when church leaders experience moral failure.

1. We never expect church leaders to fall.
2. We genuinely love our leaders.
3. We watch a leader’s family suffer.
4. We watch a church grieve.
5. We know it’s not a good witness.
6. A call can create a faith crisis for others.
7. It makes us feel vulnerable.
8. It feels like it will never end.

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