No More Monkey Business in the Ministry J. Lee Grady Newsletters - Fire In My Bones In this day of compromise, we must restate the obvious: God requires leaders to play by the rules. Almost two years ago a dynamic preacher from a growing church in the Southeast was caught in adultery. His distraught wife talked with the "other woman," an exotic dancer from another country, and shared Christ with her. Meanwhile a small group of pastors "covered" the situation and hurriedly sent the embarrassed pastor to a few weeks of counseling. In the end, the pastor and his wife divorced and members of the congregation who didn't have all the facts blamed her for the breakup. Today this pastor is still in the pulpit—although his preaching has a hollow tone. Some members of the church left when they learned of the pastor's unfaithfulness. Yet many others stayed because they felt they shouldn't judge the pastor for his sin." As painful as it is to remove a gifted leader from his or her position, it must be done to preserve the fear of the Lord.Read the rest of the article here
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