Ted Haggard and Evangelical Heartbreak

November 6, 2006 11:26 AM | permalink | comments: 0

The Ted Haggard story is heart-breaking. It's probably over now as a news story, and didn't get the attention it might have received had we not been consumed with midterm elections. Haggard's contrite, honest statement to the church yesterday (with another statement from his wife to the women of the church) are wonderful examples (download statements in PDF).

A lot has been written already in the blogosphere about this. Much more will come. Here are two I found exemplary:

  • Gordon MacDonald, who himself was caught in adultery 20 years ago, addresses many issues regarding this situation. This is an excellent, excellent piece of writing. He also talks about Christians in politics and the role/future of the NAE, and wonders if the NAE can (or should) recover.
  • Mark Driscoll, pastor of the Seattle Mars Hill church, gives some practical suggestions to young leaders.

I highly recommend those articles, especially the one by MacDonald.

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Steve DennieCareer-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
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