November 14, 2019
Volume 49 - No. 46
By Friedrich Gomez
Pastors and ministers are the vanguards of the Christian belief system. They give much spiritual guidance to their congregations via the pulpit. As is commanded by their very faith, they tend to their flock of believers, counseling them through the vagaries of life, guiding them through troubled waters, and preaching Sunday sermons about clinging to their faith in God and trusting Him as their personal Redeemer, The Paper - 760.747.7119
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However, it would be supremely naïve and totally unrealistic to assume that these very pastors are, themselves, immune to “the storms of life.”
What happens when these very men of God suffer from their own personal struggles? Who is there to counsel them, in return, if they falter from
that most insidious and unspeakable of cruelties: When ministers and pastors, themselves, stop believing in God?
A CRISIS OF FAITH. Such a topic of discussion may cause some people to become squeamish, uncomfortable, and even angry. Humans can be unpredictable at a moment’s notice. Some church followers may become overlydefensive, threatened, and even resentful for bringing up
such an incendiary topic in the first place. Others may see it as a “divisive” topic, while some might harbor a staunch refusal to even acknowledge that such a “crisis of faith” even exists among their pastors, ministers, and other church leaders.
Yet, the number of pastors who are slowly losing their belief in God, is a growing reality. Whether we like it or not. And for those ministers who remain quiet in their spir-
When Pastors Lose Their Faith - See Page 2