Looked up his picture and bio.....why am I not surprised???
I served on the Elder Board of our last church when we had a pastor fall into financial and sexual misconduct. We removed him but offered to help him with counselling. He had become accustomed to a particular lifestyle and refused our offer of help and decided to go across town and open another church. He poached members who couldn’t believe what he had done. Rather than submit to scriptural loving correction, this man let his pride guide his decisions. It still makes me sick when I see his new website that describes what a Godly man he is...lies, all LIES! It is quite common for such frauds to be drawn to Christianity because many misunderstand that forgiveness does not mean acceptance of sinful behavior. They miss the concept of meaningful contrition and the redemptive process. The pastor in this story isn’t a man of God...he is a man using God for his own egotistical and selfish motives. Sadly, it is an all to common scenario.