Porn and the Church Staff

If a church staff member is dealing with a porn issue, how should it be handled? The following is not a list or rules, so much as some pointers in how you can approach the issue when it comes up.

Plan to deal with porn

Every day, pastors and leadership boards have to make decisions on how to handle the discovery that a staff person is struggling with porn. Most people are not equipped to deal with this issue and, as a consequence, radical mistakes are made every day.

I believe it is critical for pastors and leadership teams to think through their response to sexual sin prior to circumstances that require a plan. We always do better when we are actively prepared, and I would rather be proactive than reactive in dealing with sexual sin. You can fly by the seat of your pants, or you can start talking and thinking about this now—it will be something you have to handle with one of your staff members soon.

Who condemns?

Two thousand years ago, the early church members didn’t have computers with internet connections and weren’t dealing with this exact situation, but there is much wisdom to be gleaned from Scripture and how it reflects the dynamic between law and grace.   Continue at Jake Larson