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For several years I've had a running joke with some of my closest friends and family that whenever I say or do something stupid, I remind them that "Pastors are people too!" There have been times, especially when I was single, that I would say something sexual trying to be funny or just plain ole transparent and you would have thought I grew four heads by the way they looked shocked at me. It was in those moments that I reminded them that "pastors are people too!"

This week that very statement hit me right between the eyes when I read a blog post that absolutley broke my heart and nearly had me in tears. A pastor who started a church 5 years ago that was reaching people like you've never seen and growing like crazy stepped down on Sunday due to an affair with his assistant. It broke my heart for him, his family, his church, and our God. You can read the blog below.

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But it reminded me that pastors really are people too. We aren't perfect and we screw up. In fact, it actually seems that we get attacked quite a bit more by the enemy because Satan would love nothing more than for more and more pastors to fail. So will you join with me in praying for this man, his family, and church? But also pray for me and the other pastors you may know. We need it.

Then read the two blogs I listed below. One is this pastor. Read it and feel the effects of sin with him. And pray like crazy for him. Then read the second blog and make sure that your pastor is being taken care of and setting up the boundaries needed to help prevent this kind of thing.

"Hardest Post I've Ever Written"

"An Open Letter to Pastors"