A new study found that 41 percent of adult Christians believe that pastors who view porn should be fired or asked to resign.
Josh McDowell Ministries and Covenant Eyes commissioned the new Barna
study, “The Porn Phenomenon.” According to the Christian Post, the
findings were presented in New York City this week.
Faith leaders who participated in the study said they often
accidentally stumble on porn online. More than half of the pastors who
participated said they struggled with porn in the past or are currently
struggling with it.
"I'll tell you right now, there is not one church, one Christian
leader, one pastor, including myself, that has an answer for it," said
Josh McDowell, founder of Josh McDowell Ministries, after the findings
from the study were presented. "No traditional message of solution will
work."
More than 3,100 pastors and leaders participated anonymously in the survey.
McDowell and Covenant Eyes are hosting the Set Free Global Summit in April in North Carolina for pastors struggling with porn.
More than 70,000 have been invited and only seven have registered for the event.
“Right now the Church, to its disgrace, is trying to fix broken men and
we are not raising healthy children. Everybody says when it comes to
children, parents are on the frontline. I say no, the pastor is on the
frontline. Because if the pastor, the church does not take its
responsibility and work with parents, train parents, educate parents,
and I don't just mean biblically — scientifically, medically
culturally," said McDowell.
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