Friday Morning Briefing (August 8, 2025)

This morning we are going to aim to cover three cases of pastoral abuse, talking through what is wrong and how churches need to anticipate and resist these sorts of things:

Perry Stone audio reveals great instability - https://x.com/MikeWingerii/status/1953525334315573452

Trial of Bishop Stewart Ruch of the ACNA - https://religionnews.com/2025/08/04/third-prosecutor-in-acna-trial-of-bishop-ruch-is-appointed/ and https://ministrywatch.com/third-prosecutor-appointed-in-acna-trial-of-bishop-ruch/

Pastor Kendrick Oakley Caught Taking Up-Skirt Videos - https://www.fox23.com/news/tpd-issues-arrest-warrant-for-claremore-pastor-accused-of-trying-to-film-under-womans-skirt/article_c6a005df-a2cc-473f-8873-e47230c78a26.html and https://www.dlc.tv/leadership and https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14HAHxEhqTp/ and https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CZKkCtwYp/ and https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16jxxSjy4Y/

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