Pastor Ted Shuttlesworth Jr. Steps Away From Ministry After Confessing to Adultery
Miracle Word Ministries co-founder Pastor Ted Shuttlesworth Jr. has stepped away from ministry leadership temporarily after confessing to adultery and engaging in 'multiple inappropriate conversations' outside his marriage. The confession follows a pattern of high-profile pastoral failings that have tested the accountability structures of independent charismatic ministries. Shuttlesworth Jr., who leads a prominent international evangelism ministry, said he is entering a period of personal restoration.
Read Full Story at Christian PostBrothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
— Galatians 6:1
Scripture calls the church to both accountability and restoration — to take sin seriously while extending the grace that makes genuine repentance possible.