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Episode 288: Is it ethical for a pastor’s family member to serve on a leadership team?

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Some of the trends that have come up in church abuse scandals have revolved around a minister’s family member serving on a church board.  Scott and Micah discuss the ways church leaders’ families are serving in the church and why it is important to have bylaws that help make your governance boards fair and honest.

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Episode 282: Pastoral Ethics

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With the wake of Pastoral scandals that have been making headlines, Scott and Micah discuss the importance of ethical training for pastors and some of the key points pastors need to be diligent about, so they do not find themselves in a scandal.

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Episode 269: Understanding & Navigating Church Scandals.

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In recent weeks, news has exposed a number of church scandals, one of them being Robert Morris at Gateway Church and the other Faithlife Church in New Albany, Ohio. Scott and Micah discuss these scandals and begin to ask questions about how these Scandals keep happening, why it takes so long for these pastors to be tried in court, and some signs to look for that breed a culture of abuse and scandal in churches.

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Episode 225: TD Jakes Scandal and Why Pastor’s cannot come clean

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In this episode,  We take a look at the scandal that is surrounding T.D. Jakes from when it broke in December of 2023, to how Sean Combs had reignited the investigation.  We also look at church leaders, who may be struggling or hiding secret sins, and why they can not come clean and confess their sins to others.

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Episode 162: Matt Chandler Scandal – Part 2

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In episode 145, Micah and Scott discussed the Matt Chandler Scandal and thought that a number of things seemed odd from the reason for the “leave of Absence” to the Elders’ decisions.

On December 4th, Matt Chandler was reinstated at Villiage Church.  Micah and Scott discuss the reinstatement and why it still seems odd three months later.

Plus, we discuss the church’s obsession with acronyms and Gary Busey in our “Stories Gone Wild” segment.

Episode 145: The Matt Chandler “Scandal”

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At the end of August, Matt Chandler took a disciplinary leave of absence from Villiage Church over some questionable messages with a woman that was not his wife.  Scott and Micah dive into the story and discuss why this scandal seems different than the other church scandals that have come out in the last five years.

You can read the article at the link below.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article265051084.html?fbclid=IwAR37ap0Z956Jg9mtpnrh2f_KXpmKRhWUtO4nLiNu1rljMr0dy6ykdrgRC7w