When a Christian Leader Fails

The news made me feel sick.

A pastor—a man I had respected—had been caught in secret sin. Even worse, he’d covered it up. When he was found out, he resigned, leaving behind a trail of devastation.

Sadly, this hasn’t happened just once in my life. How do we respond when a Christian leader falls? What if it’s our own pastor? How do we navigate the doubt, make sense of it all, and move forward well?

Face What Happened

One of the first and most important steps is to face facts. It’s challenging to proce...