How does shame rear its ugly head in the life of a church leader? David and Caron Loveless from First Baptist Orlando share the story of how their decades-long ministry came crashing down, the shame that ensued (and preceded) this crisis, and their journey toward healthy souls and a healthy ministry.
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Quotes:
“We lost our friends, our spiritually community … we lost our income, lost our influence, lost our dream house. We lost almost everything and almost lost ourselves.”
“You have very good people leading well with their lives. And then something happens—something breaks. And then you’re reeling from that.”
“Every decade I wound up in the cardiac unit at the hospital for a few days. Everyone thought I was having a stroke or a heart attack. But it was just the stress.”
“If we’re not honest about our frailties—our weaknesses, we’ll make decisions we never thought we’d make.”
“There is restoration. There is redemption. There is the ability from grace to walk in a situation and turn it around.”
“We’re often asked more of our gifts than we’re sometimes able to give.”
“We all have both beauty in our lives and brokenness in our lives. I want to make sure I represent both of those when I’m leading, when I’m teaching, when I’m investing in the lives of other people.”
“If God can resurrect the mess we’ve been a part of there is hope for you.”
Links:
Follow David and Caron on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidandcaron/
Follow Caron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaronLoveless
Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidLoveless2
Learn more about their ministry: https://davidandcaron.com/
Show Credits:
Executive Producer: Joy Allmond
Produced and Edited by: Angie Elkins Media
Original Music by: Robert Elkins
Art Work by: Cameron Spooner