Have we lost respect for the ministry?

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Who is "we"? There are groups where the office of ministry is not held in high esteem, at least not high enough to require a decent standard of behaviour for ministers. There are other groups that are not in such a state. It all depends on the particular group, whether a denomination, a fellowship, a local church, or whatever.

A pastor who ran off with a woman... what does that mean? Was she some other man's wife? Did he leave his own wife to run off with this woman? Or did he just marry a woman? And what does "ran off with" mean? He and a woman left their local community, moved to another town, and got married? At least they got married, right? Again, unless one or both were already married to somebody else and they are basically homewreckers?

Sorry for confusion, a married pastor that ran off with another woman, adultery. He left church he was pastoring to be with her. Married her and now in the ministry again as asst pastor.

We doesn't mean everyone or every where, but I've seen it enough in our area for it to be an issue.