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How should Christians react to news one of our heroes has engaged in an eight year sinful affair with a married woman?
How should churches respond when leaders fall?
Why do accountability structures fail?
How do we speak of grace without minimising harm?
What does faithfulness look like for pastors, churches and ordinary believers in moments like this?
Philip Yancey’s confession of an eight-year adulterous affair has shocked the evangelical world. His writing shaped a generation. His failure has caused deep harm.
We begin by hearing from a woman (name withheld) who has walked a similar path — the former wife of a senior ministry leader — as she reflects on betrayal, theology under trauma and the long fallout for families.
Our panel:
Keith Condie, is from Anglican Deaconess Ministries’ Mental Health and Pastoral Care Institute. Veronica Hoyt is Director of the Priscilla and Aquila Centre at Sydney’s Moore Theological College. Chris Edwards is the Anglican, Bishop of North Sydney.
Safe Marriage Course: https://mentalhealthinstitute.org.au/building-a-safe-strong-marriage
Correction: It was mistakenly said in this episode that Yancey has Alzheimers. This should have been Parkinsons.
thepastorsheart.net/podcast/philip-yancey-adultery
How should Christians react to news one of our heroes has engaged in an eight year sinful affair with a married woman?
How should churches respond when leaders fall?
Why do accountability structures fail?
How do we speak of grace without minimising harm?
What does faithfulness look like for pastors, churches and ordinary believers in moments like this?
Philip Yancey’s confession of an eight-year adulterous affair has shocked the evangelical world. His writing shaped a generation. His failure has caused deep harm.
We begin by hearing from a woman (name withheld) who has walked a similar path — the former wife of a senior ministry leader — as she reflects on betrayal, theology under trauma and the long fallout for families.
Our panel:
Keith Condie, is from Anglican Deaconess Ministries’ Mental Health and Pastoral Care Institute. Veronica Hoyt is Director of the Priscilla and Aquila Centre at Sydney’s Moore Theological College. Chris Edwards is the Anglican, Bishop of North Sydney.
Safe Marriage Course: https://mentalhealthinstitute.org.au/building-a-safe-strong-marriage
Correction: It was mistakenly said in this episode that Yancey has Alzheimers. This should have been Parkinsons.
thepastorsheart.net/podcast/philip-yancey-adultery
