Moral Failings in the Church: Randy Alcorn on the Pure Desire Pod

Moral Failings in the Church: Randy Alcorn on the Pure Desire Podcast

By Randy Alcorn

April 18, 2023

Randy joined Pure Desire Ministries on their podcast to discuss the problem of Christian leaders and pastors having moral failings. Randy helps listeners to understand what contributes to the fall of high-profile leaders, how churches can recover and heal, and how to prevent failures from happening.

Here is a breakdown of the chapters or clips from this conversation:

0:00 Intro

0:29 Randy's Background & Work

3:20 Why Pastors Continue Failing Sexually

11:55 Will Pastoral Moral Failings Ever Stop?

20:01 How To Handle "Celebrity Culture" In The Church

38:06 Proactive Steps Churches Can Take

42:44 Steps Pastors Can Take To Get Healthy

55:36 Churches Recovering After A Moral Failing

1:03:10 Restoration Of Fallen Leaders

1:12:00 Conclusion

Randy Alcorn (@randyalcorn) is the author of over sixty books and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries.

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