Proper actions are especially important in ministering to those of the opposite sex. Flirting is out. Inappropriate comments will haunt your ministry. Close relationships to anyone of the opposite sex—other than your spouse—will destroy a lifetime of service. And in light of the accusations or indictments regarding molestation, the pastor should never be alone with young people or children. Unfortunately, you live in a glass house. People really are watching you. And people are comparing what you
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