In this episode of the Church Disrupted podcast, Jeff Cochran is joined by Tim Ross of the Basement podcast to talk about accountability within the church, why there have been so many church scandals and fallen pastors recently, and how transparency is the antidote to it all.
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Chapters
00:00 Podcast OPENER
03:13 Introducing Tim Ross
07:41 The Basement Vision15:54 How to be Un-Cancellable
25:40 NDAs in the Church
29:25 When Churches Run Like Big Business
33:11 Above Reproach & Protecting People
48:22 Where's Your Anchor?
49:35 Transparency in the Church, Especially with finances
53:58 Finding Freedom in Transparency55:35 Embracing Accountability
01:04:03 Let's STOP Calling it Moral Failure
01:09:42 Church Elders Make BAD PR People01:11:49 Are you complicit?01:15:13 Are Pastors staying too long, stuck, or both?
01:20:02 Tim's Advice for Hurt people in the church and church staff.01:29:03 - How to follow Tim's work