When the church leader is broken, the church is broken
By Mona Austin Imagine going into a surgery at a hospital and the surgeon is visibly intoxicated, incoherent and unprepared to operate. Would you consciously allow them to perform the surgery? Likely no. Why then, do Christians make an exception pertaining to their spiritual well-being and allow unstable leaders to operate in the church? Shouldn't pastors who are dealing with internal turmoil, their own personal demons that are displayed publicly, take time off to recover -- to show up to the operating room prepared for surgery with the help of the Great Physician? God is the ultimate operator who wants to heal the Body of Christ. He would not leave his church with a gaping wound infected and cause the church to die. That is the work of the Enemy. A church may be viewed as a hospital for the mind, body and spirit. Now imagine you are the physician, keeping in mind that a physician may at times experience the same mental or physical vulnerabilit...