Welcome to the Unlovely Truth. I'm your host church safety advocate and coach Lori Morrison. I help ministry leaders assess and address the 12 critical safety issues that exist in every church. Our churches need to be the safest places in our communities, so my mission on this podcast is to give you actionable steps to make your house of worship a true sanctuary in your community. Let’s investigate the unlovely truth about real crime stories happening in real churches. I've got three cases to explore today, so let's dive right in. 

Highlights from this episode include:

• Who fakes a church shooting? Someone who shouldn’t be on your security team.

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Jeremiah 23:11 ICB

Let’s start off with some context. To put it simply, Jeremiah reports that the civil and religious leaders of Israel were a mess! Rather than acting as shepherds of the people, they were committing adultery, lying, and deceiving their people. Unfortunately, today’s stories show that “religious” people today often aren’t all that different. We have to be honest with ourselves and admit that even today people that have power in our churches often hide the side of themselves that is behaving in deeply sinful and abusive ways. That has to stop. 

It’s time to remove unfit leaders while still praying for them as Dr. Stephen Cady showed us by his example. If you know that your church needs to do that but you don’t know how to even approach such a situation, please message or email me. I’d love to walk alongside your church and serve you the best way I know how. 

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Read more about today’s cases:

Fake church shooting

Christian Ethics Professor Arrested

Pastor arrested with guns and drugs