When a Christian Leader Has a Moral Failure

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/when-a-christian-leader-has-a-moral-failure/  This an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ What do we do when we see moral failure in a Christian, especially a Christian leader? Maybe you have seen news come out recently about Philip Yancey, a Christian author and speaker who has influenced Christian thought and teaching through his writing that spans from 1982 to the last few years. Yancey recently confessed to a recent affair that lasted 8 years with a married woman. He stated that he has confessed before God and his wife that he has sinned and that he has withdrawn himself from further ministry. He has started counseling and is focusing the rest of his time on working on his marriage. His wife also made the statement of her hurt and her loss of trust in her husband and her commitment to working through this with Philip because of her vows to him that were made 55 years earlier. She said she knows that Christ’s blood has made Philip’s forgiveness possible and that she is praying for God to help her reach a place of forgiveness as well.[1] I don’t bring this up to air Yancey’s dirty laundry. I am bringing it up because when something like this happens, it causes us as followers of Jesus to ask, What do we do? How do we respond? Unfortunately, Yancey is just the most recent Christian author/teacher who has had a major moral failure revealed. Earlier last year, Michael Tait from Newsboys had allegations brought to light about him, or we could look back to 2021 when allegations were investigated about Ravi Zacharias, or there are less well-known names that have been found out, like a pastor in Mountain Home, Idaho, this last year, who had charges against him for different forms of assault. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get our Premium podcast feed featuring all the breakout sessions from the RENEW gathering early.  https://reallifetheologypodcast.supercast.com/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW