Episode 11 - Coming Back From Failure - Chris Cannon
Chris Cannon (Instagram: the_wanderingaramean)
Pastors and leaders are perhaps the most under-appreciated people in the world. Even the healthiest of pastors and leaders struggle with the pressures of ministry today. In fact, over 1,500 pastors will leave the ministry each month, and only one out of ten will actually retire as a pastor. Chris Cannon has a bunch of years under his belt as a youth pastor, executive pastor and lead pastor. He understands the dimensions and tensions of leading in the church context and knows the sweet joy of seeing lives transformed through ministry, as well as the pain caused by moral failure. He is a Pastor to pastors, a husband, father, grandfather, and leader at Homeword, located in Southern California.
Show Notes
What we discuss with Chris Cannon
Why failure can feel fatal and how the "one strike and you're out" culture factors into that.
The difference between rewarding effort vs. results.
Chris' story walking through failure.
The difference between failing and failure.
Asking the difficult and unexpected question of "what can say no to you?"
How God sees failure and what the Bible says about it.
Helping someone who is failing but refusing help
What it means to redeem failure.
What to do if you find yourself hiding a private failure.
Coming back from private failure.
Resources for those struggling with failure
The first steps toward being on the path of redemption and restoration.
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