Pastoral ministry has gone through hard times. The fall of many pastors has only exacerbated the epidemic in our culture.

In this interview, Pastor Michael Clary elaborates on his excellent piece at Sola Ecclesia where he defines the problem in pastoral ministry:

Unfortunately, many neutral-world churches built with neutral-world tools have been thoroughly leavened with destructive unbiblical ideas. It will take courage and discipline for faithful pastors to correct them. Otherwise, gangrenous ideas are normalized as unspoken expectations in the church. These unbiblical ideas are eventually institutionalized as those who hold them assume leadership posts.

This conversation is incredibly sobering, and I trust it will prove beneficial to pastors and parishioners alike.

Michael Clary is the lead pastor of Christ the King Church in Cincinnati, OH.