This is why the Bible says that Pastors must be married and not perverts.
It’s clear that you cannot be a pastor unless you are in sexual control of yourself.
Over 20 years ago, he told them when he got hired, and obviously he had no further record. There sounds like there might be more to the story on this one.
There are killers and addicts who have found a long twisted route to the ministry.
Is there any hint he has been improper with anyone since he has been there? The door opening should be exceedingly narrow, but never completely closed unless the female was 11 years old or something really off the charts. But if that were the case, I doubt he would have gotten off so light.
And by the way, “relinquish his minister’s license”? You need a state license to be a minister? Maybe to sign marriage documents, but I’m not aware you have to get a state license beyond that.
Is this even a true story? It sounds to me like a madeup spoof of the very real story of “Pastor Robert” Morris, very real founder of Gateway Church (which has nine canpuses), in greater Houston, TX. Seems Brother Morris was guilty of some hanky-panky with a young girl many years ago, to which he’d confessed and been forgiven, by God and the then-extant chuch board(s). But recently the story was exhumed by someone with an axe to grind. They accused Pastor Robert of leaving out some juicy detail of the story away back when he originally confessed and repented, and was apparently forgiven. So the current Board Members, feeling slighted by not being told every juicy detail of his sins, has rescinded his forgiveness, declared him still guilty, and accepted his very belated resignation from pastoring 9 churches.
We’re told by Scripture that when we confess our sins, God forgives us and forgets it even happened. But the Gateway Board of Deacons has declard him still guilty and unforgiven. Which puts Pastor Robert in a real bind. Because he can’t repent of it AGAIN; because when God checks The Books, Robert Morris’ page has been wiped clean from when he repented the first time. I personally consider that deacon board to be guilty of heresy. King David was guilty of adultery AND murder, and was forgiven to the extent that we read his many psalms to this day. But in greater Houston, TX the blood of Christ does not PERMANENTLY wash away one’s confessed sins...if the Deacon Board sez it doesn’t or didn’t. Is the salvation of thousands of folks in greater Houston on shaky ground? Well, it seems that the Deacon Board’s opinion supercedes Scripture, in Pastor Robert Morris’ case, anyhow.
There are a million little churches in SC. I often wonder how they can even exist not to mention support a pastor.
Logan “has taken careful steps to safeguard himself ...... and never meeting privately with a female.”
” and never meeting privately with a female.”
And there you have it.
Watch your hair Sampsons, watch your hair. Anytime, anywhere.
somehow IIRC, 2 Tim sez these ‘elders’ need to be put out to pasture, and get lawyered up!
and you are surprised?
Pedophilia is a requirement now for many churches... Part of the WOKE/DEI program.
A while back I heard of a church that had a “pastor” with a similar background. Through a technicality he was never charged but he was still guilty.
The church was starting up some new youth ministry.
I quietly called someone who knew people at the youth organization and asked him to let them know about this guy.
The Bible has clear rules about the conduct of a church leader. While there is some room for interpretation, there’s none when it comes to other things like child molestation.