Signs of emotionally manipulative leadership
"Here are six telltale signs that you may be on the receiving end of emotional manipulation" - C.Leaders
"Here are six telltale signs that you may be on the receiving end of emotional manipulation" - C.Leaders
"At the heart of all plagiarism are two sins: (1) theft and (2) deception. When a preacher plagiarizes he is not merely making an 'unwise decision' or engaging in 'immature indiscretion.' He is violating both the eighth and ninth commandments (Ex. 20:15–16). He is insulting a true and holy God." - TGC
"'Pastors’ Views on Moral Failures,' conducted by Nashville-based LifeWay Research...'There is widespread disagreement from pastors across denominations, church size, age, race, and education levels to quickly restoring pastors who commit adultery to public ministry positions.'" - Church Leaders
"A husband and wife team of pastors from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, are now facing tough questions after selling their longtime church to developers then splurging on a million dollar luxury lakefront home while telling their members that God now wants them to worship in 'micro churches' held in their homes." - Christian Post
"Barely half consider clergy to be trustworthy, and only slightly more regard them as 'honest and intelligent.' Remember these are people who attend church at least once a month! Among those who seldom or never attend church, the respective numbers on those questions are 23 and 30 percent. The obvious question is why?" - BreakPoint
"Tullian Tchividjian has returned to ministry and has started a new church in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida." - Christian Leaders
"Relatively few, however, know someone attending their church who has sexually abused a child (3 percent) or sexually assaulted someone (3 percent) but has not yet come to light." - BPNews
Related, in Christiantiy Today: 1 in 10 Young Protestants Have Left a Church Over Abuse
"Trinity Baptist was among 10 churches named by Greear in a Feb. 18 report on sexual abuse to the SBC Executive Committee." - BPNews