Stain That Stays, The: The Church's Response to the Sexual Misconduct of its Leaders

What should happen to pastors who fall to sexual misconduct? Should they return, repentant, to their pulpits within weeks or months - or should they return at all?

Around the world sexual misconduct is knocking ministers from their ministry. It is crucial to know what should happen to them - for their good and for the good of the Church. Should they return, repentant, to their pulpits within weeks or months - or should they return at all?

"This is a pastoral letter from a sinner to sinners, composed with gracious humility. Above all The Stain that Stays is biblical... It deserves a wide reading by... all who love the church."
- R. Kent Hughes, Senior Pastor Emeritus, College Church, Wheaton, Illinois

"As the epidemic of moral failure among church leaders shows signs of worsening, the church must carefully re-examine some hard questions in the clear light of scripture... surely the finest book to date on this difficult subject."?
- John MacArthur, Pastor, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California