How to React When a Pastor or Other Leader Experiences a Serious Failing

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6. If possible, break the news to your church family first. This is indeed a family, and they need to be told in person. Don’t email the news; tell it to them live. Sometimes that’s difficult if the problem happens early in the week, because it’s tough to keep a lid on it until the weekend services. But if possible, and especially if the news comes to light toward the end of the week, I’m an advocate for sharing the truth with the congregation first. They deserve to hear the real story, not rumors, gossip or the local news version.

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