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Walked into this at Sunday services: This past week, we received information that ***EDIT*** had engaged in extramarital, physical affairs with women. ***EDIT*** has confessed to the affairs. In following the Biblical teaching in 1 Timothy 3:2-7, on Monday December 30th, 2013, the Board of Servant Leaders asked for, received and accepted ***EDIT*** resignation as Lead Pastor of MISSION.
Effective immediately, former Board member and current Executive Pastor of Ministries, ***EDIT***, will be Interim Lead Pastor.
As a church whose vision is to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God, we have offered counseling and mercy ministry resources to ***EDIT***, his family and the other individuals involved. We ask during this time that you respect ***EDIT*** privacy and give him and his family time to heal.
During this time, we are calling on the people of MISSION and all followers of Jesus to join with us in praying for wisdom and healing. All are welcome to join us this Tuesday, January 7, at 7p in the Worship Center for a time of prayer.
Grace and peace,
Board of Servant Leaders and Staff Leadership of MISSION Church of 8000 members. Destroyed himself and his wife and family and thousands of other casualties from these affairs. Shows how deep the FOG can be.
Last edited by Ariel; 01/06/14 11:07 AM. Reason: Removing names.
BH: 46
FWW: 44
3 DD: 20,17,11
Married 24 years
PA/EA: 5/08
DDay: 6/08
NC: 8/08
Previous EA 1998 confessed 8/08
In Recovery
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Kudos to the church for exposing the darkness to the light! 
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Sad for his family but glad to see this pastor removed and exposed.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.." Theodore Roosevelt Exposure 101
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good for the church to stand for truth and justice
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JL24,
Something similar happened two months ago in the church my W and I attend, a pastor who counseled a married couple, proposed to the wife after the divorce. And although the divorce happened about 2 years ago, it was still seen as a violation of professional ethics by most members of the church. The proposal was withdrawn but I doubt he will ever come back to preach.
I think the admiration and approval preachers often receive puts them at risk, and many don't understand the need for extraordinary precautions.
God Bless
Gamma
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Unfortunately, "respecting privacy" is often code for NOT exposing. Churches sometimes use privacy and confidentiality as an excuse for their culpability in enabling adultery. For that reason, I view the request to respect privacy with suspicion.
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I can explain why churches are often handle these matters quietly:
An event recently happened in our church, which i am not entirely privy to
a pastor was removed and is getting divorced.
I was told that the church's insurer gave the church guidelines NOT to publicly expose.
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JK,
I was told that the church's insurer gave the church guidelines NOT to publicly expose.
Makes other churches no better than the Catholic church then! And gives serial cheating pastors a free ride, just move to another congregation.
This also means, I think, horribly, that some of the BHs will remain in the dark.
God Bless
Gamma
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Sounds like my wifes church. After we exposed my wifes mothers affair to her church after dragging my DD into it. She divorced her husband and married her AP and moved out of town to a new church and then proceeded to play house over there like it was all peachy keen. Including getting her new pastor at her new chrich to phone my wife and try and guilt us into contact with my wifes mother and accepting this new guy because he feels they were meant to be togther and we should just forgive like jesus and forget and welcome this AP with open arms as a new member of the family.....
Yuck...
Each year my family get smaller and smaller...
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I completely understand Nice Guy
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