• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Christian News Now

Christian News Now

News for the Thinking Christian

  • Home
  • U.S.
  • World
  • Church
  • Faith
  • Tech & Science
  • Family
  • Entertainment
  • Sports

Pastors Answer: Does an Affair Disqualify You From Ministry?

August 12, 2020 by Staff

(ChurchLeaders) Does having an affair disqualify a person from ministry? According to a new survey of 1,000 U.S. Protestant pastors, most say an extramarital affair warrants time away from ministry—but not necessarily a permanent exit.

“Pastors’ Views on Moral Failures,” conducted by Nashville-based LifeWay Research, provides “a good barometer for opinions across churches,” says executive director Scott McConnell. “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.”

read more

Filed Under: Faith

Primary Sidebar

Trending News

World Vision CEO Discusses Humanitarian Work in Post-USAID World

‘The Revival Generation’ Wants To Redefine the Gen Z Religious Narrative

‘We Couldn’t Have Asked for a Kinder Man’—Candace Cameron Bure’s Family Grows as Natasha Bure Gets Married

Christian Apologist Frank Turek Shares Eyewitness Account of Charlie Kirk Assassination

RSS ChurchLeaders

  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
  • SoCal Worship Pastor Accused of Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material

RSS Faithit

  • Pornography Is ‘Open Door’ to Demonic Evil That Can ‘Infiltrate Our Lives’: Bible Teacher’s Warning
  • Wow, I Literally Wept When This Adulterous Wife Texted Her Husband, “Can I Come Home?”

RSS ForEveryMom

  • 9 Ways to Keep Christ at the Center of Your Marriage
  • Patrick and Brittany Mahomes Announce They’re Expecting Baby #3 in Cute Instagram Post

Footer

About Us

Privacy Policy

Contact Us

Newsletter

Search

Copyright © 2025 · Christian News Now