Online Seminar: Scandals in the Church

Scandals in the Church: Why Do So Many Leaders Fall and What Can We Do About It?

In recent years, scandals involving evangelical leaders have become increasingly common. Stories of infidelity, sexual misconduct, abuse of power, and misuse of ministry funds appear far too often. Many of these situations are minimized, ignored, or quietly covered up. When churches and ministry organizations respond poorly, the damage only grows — and trust in leadership continues to erode.

This Mini-Campus addresses the difficult and painful reality of moral, financial, and leadership scandals within the Church. Together, we will explore why so many leaders fall into sin and what we can learn from these tragic failures.

Because none of us are immune, we will also focus on practical and biblical steps that help prevent collapse before it happens. The course offers clear guardrails designed to protect leaders and ministries from scandal.

Finally, we will consider how to respond wisely and redemptively when failure does occur — whether in our own lives or in the life of a close friend.

Schedule:

Friday 6^th February
08.15–08.30                             Worship and prayer
08.30–10.00                             Dr Daryl McCarthy: Why Do So Many Leaders Fall Because of Sex, Money,
and Power and What Do We Learn From These Failures?

10.00–10.30                             Coffee break
10.30–12.00                             Dr Daryl McCarthy: What Guardrails Can Help Protect Us?
12.00–13.30                             Lunch break
13.30–15.00                             Dr Daryl McCarthy: What Should We Do If We or Someone Close to Us Falls Into Sin?
15.00–15.30                             Coffee break
15.30 –16.15                            Concluding discussion and comments

19.00                                        Evening Service with Dr Daryl McCarthy

Saturday, 7^th February
08.15–08.30                             Worship and prayer
08.30–9.10                                Dr Torbjörn Aronson: Scandals in Churches in Sweden: A Historical Overview
9.15–10.00                               Dr Hans Sundberg: Spiritual Deception, Fall and Restoration. Part 1.
Dr Hans Sundberg, former leader Vineyard Sweden and Vineyard Nordic shares some of his experiences of fall and restoration of leaders and pastors

10.00–10.30                             Coffee break
10.30–11.10                             Spiritual Deception, Fall and Restoration. Part 2, Dr Hans Sundberg
11.15–12.00                             Q & A, Comments and Prayer