More and more we hear stories of fallen preachers. I’m not sure there is anything more sad. Financial ruin, moral ruin, family ruin. We can sometimes put on a good show out in public until everything completely falls apart. We don’t need cover ups. What we need is preachers who are willing to take a look at what goes on behind their closed doors and start letting the freeing gospel of Jesus help us as we want it to help others.
“Behind the Preacher’s Door” is a great start to get this done. Edited by Warren Berkley, “Behind the Preacher’s Door” includes chapter written by gospel preachers such as Russ Bowman, Jason Hardin, Ken Weliever, Curtis Pope, David Banning and several others. There are chapters on the preacher and his money, the preacher and pornography, the preacher and his family, the preacher and his friends.
I was privileged to write two chapters for this awesome little book: “The Preacher’s Temptation to Commit Adultery” and “The Preacher’s Toys-Technology’s Impact on His Work.” I’m excited to be part of this watershed book. I hope it will be helpful to young men thinking about preaching and getting started, and also to our older brethren who have fought this fight and need to be uplifted even still.
I want to say thanks to the preachers everywhere who I believe endure the heaviest attacks from our enemy. Satan knows if he can get us, he gets more than just us. He makes Christians look bad, he makes churches look bad, he makes Jesus look bad. We need to step up to the plate, put on our armor, and fight the good fight by our faith in Jesus Christ. I believe this book is a tool to help.
