What's The Deal With Tulsa?
I heard today about another pastor here in town (just down the road from me actually) who has had an affair. He was one of those guys that seemed to be and was known for being sincere. It's very heartbreaking. We've had something like this happen fairly often and in some cases it has been very much a headline in our community. One married youth pastor was caught when a local news show was simply doing stories on prostitution and he was the "john". Another (once again a married guy with children) had a sexual affair with a student and was accidentally caught in the act by police. A couple of cases of male teachers/youth-workers messing around with young boys. And there are others. Does this happen everywhere, or are we so disfunctional in our ministries that something snaps here?

Lord, please provide healing to these congregations and Jesus communities, as well as all those involved. Provide restoration, mercy, and justice in the places where they are needed. Heal us.
posted by Jimmy at 1:43 PM | |