Comments on: Repairing the Damage After a Pastor Falls https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: What Is This Thing Called Church? | A disciple's study https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/#comment-50052 Sun, 28 May 2017 02:16:41 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25962#comment-50052 […] departure can have grievous consequences. For example, if the damage from any pastor’s fall is considerable, how much more devastating when the fallen pastor is the centerpiece of numerous congregations in […]

]]> By: What Is This Thing Called Church? – Already Not Yet https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/#comment-50051 Sat, 27 May 2017 06:44:41 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25962#comment-50051 […] departure can have grievous consequences. For example, if the damage from any pastor’s fall is considerable, how much more devastating when the fallen pastor is the centerpiece of numerous congregations in […]

]]> By: What Is This Thing Called Church? - Gospel X https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/#comment-50049 Wed, 24 May 2017 16:31:47 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25962#comment-50049 […] can have grievous consequences. For example, if the damage from any pastor’s fall is considerable , how much more devastating when the fallen pastor is the centerpiece of numerous congregations in […]

]]> By: A Amos Love https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/#comment-50038 Wed, 17 May 2017 16:55:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25962#comment-50038 Halloweentown70

Thanks for the reply.

Seems, today, most folks have been taught, condtioned…
By “church leaders,” “pastors/elder/overseers”…
To Have…

PastorPhobia…
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Today, most folks have been taught, condtioned…
By “church leaders,” “pastors/elder/overseers”…

To NEVER question the one with the “Title.”

“I applaud that deacon for speaking up.”
Also…

]]> By: Halloweentown70 https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/#comment-50037 Wed, 17 May 2017 16:44:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25962#comment-50037 So very very true. There are definitely signs, and if the pastor has surrounded himself with ‘yes’ men, they were too loyal or afraid to speak up. There should be conferences for pastors to attend in order to educate them on their responsibilities as leaders of the church, appropriate boundaries, the power imbalance between pastors and laity, and the need for accountability OUTSIDE of the elders/deacons in the church. Most people won’t question the pastor. I do remember one case in which a deacon was brave enough to confront – when Jack Schaap at FBC Hammond, Indiana was caught having an affair with a 16 yr old and the evidence was discovered on his phone. I applaud that deacon for speaking up.

]]> By: Halloweentown70 https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/#comment-50036 Wed, 17 May 2017 16:41:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25962#comment-50036 I read it and THANK YOU! It was a great follow up to this article. I also commented and left information about a ministry that helps men & women who are victims of CSA – The Hope of Survivors (www.hopeofsurvivors.com). As a victim of CSA, this ministry was the only help I found during the aftermath.

]]> By: A Amos Love https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/#comment-50034 Wed, 17 May 2017 14:13:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25962#comment-50034 Hmmm? “When pastors fall…”

I’ve seen the damage..
And, Repairing the wreckage is important…

But – What about prevention?

Didn’t Paul, and most likely Jesus…
Give some very tough qualifications for elder/overseer?

How many folks even know the qualifications?
And then check out their elder/overseers?
To see if their elder/overseers Qualify?

I’ve noticed, the congregation, and most who call themselves “pastor/elder/overseer” tend to“Ignore,” and “Twist,” the 17+, very tough Qualifications in 1 Tim 3:1-7, and Titus 1:5-8.

So they can get “Hired.”

So they can maintain their “Titles,” and “Positions,” pastor/leader/reverend, that today come with Power, Profit, and Prestige.

The Bible talks about elder/overseers.
And Qualifications for elder/overseers.
Can you have one without the other?

And, if a pastor/elder/overseer does NOT Qualify???

Shouldn’t they remove themselves?
And be a good example to the Flock?

What about prevention?

]]> By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/#comment-50033 Wed, 17 May 2017 11:10:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25962#comment-50033 You’re right, this post does not cover “the other woman.” Maybe it should have. However, I did write another post that deals with this aspect of the damage here http://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/05/05/healing-congregations-wounded-by-clergy-sexual-misconduct/

]]> By: Halloweentown70 https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/#comment-50031 Tue, 16 May 2017 18:37:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25962#comment-50031 What about the ‘other woman’? Is she left out in the cold to be
ostracized and labeled a ‘Jezebel’? There is a MAJOR misunderstanding
of pastoral misconduct. When a pastor breaks his sacred trust &
enters into a relationship with another woman in his congregation, it is
ABUSE. It is abuse of power, not unlike a therapist/client,
teacher/student, doctor/patient relationship, where the responsibility
for maintaining proper boundaries is on the shoulders of the one in
power. It is not an affair – it is abuse and should be treated as such.
Multiple states even consider it a crime, and the pastor and/or church
can be sued for pastoral abuse. If more pastors knew the full
implications of their actions, I’m sure they would give 2nd thought
before entering into an abusive relationship with a congregant. Let’s
call it what it is and minister accordingly. Don’t give special
preference to the wife, children & congregation at large while
ignoring the victim of the pastor. And a pastor that engages in such
conduct is no longer fit to lead.

]]> By: When Pastors Fall: 5 Steps to Repair the Wreckage • ChurchLeaders.com https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/27/repairing-the-damage-after-a-pastor-falls/#comment-50030 Tue, 16 May 2017 05:00:41 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25962#comment-50030 […] This article originally appeared here. […]

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