“Every pastor, minister and evangelist, like every government leader, whether elected or appointed, needs an accountability network with real authority and power to check him. At least some of the people in that accountability network need to be independent of the minister or evangelist—not under his influence.
Unfortunately, we American evangelicals have created a system of ministry superstars on pedestals that sets them up for failure. When it happens I tend to look around at his followers and ask “Why did they flock to him and trust him so eagerly and unconditionally?” When everyone else is pointing fingers at the fallen one, I tend to point at them. My advice is simply this: Never follow a leader who is independent and unaccountable. And if you find yourself in such a situation, flee. There should not be such situations. And if you stay, you are part of the problem. And if he falls, you have yourself partly to blame.”
