Billy Graham Rule

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Avoiding Sexual Immorality 

I cannot tell you the number of times I have seen in the news tgat a pastor disqulified himself from pastoral ministry for havi g sexual sins come to light. I cannot tell you the nmmany times I have seen in Christian forums online the number of times a woman admitted to or asked prayers for a friend who was having an affair with a pastor or of a pastor who watches porn between services. 

There are serious problems going on aming so called pastors and those who are saved pastors who fall into sexual infidelity or sexual sins. Most of these either tgink they are above rebuke or have no accountability partners among solid pastors of integrity who hold them to biblical standards in their daily life nor anyone they seek counsel from. 



In 2018 when Billy Graham passed away Christian pastors learned of or were reminded of The “Billy Graham Rule”. While it is not a magic guard against all temptations, it is a very wise practice which, together with other ways of being guard, could help individual Christians and ministries guard against finding themselves in the headlines bringing dishonor to the name of Christ. It can help protect both against sexual immorality and against false accusations of sexual immorality. May God protect all His people.


The Billy Graham Rule”:

October 24, 1948, Billy Graham begin a series of evangelistic meetings. He asked them to go to their rooms for an hour and list all the problems they could think of that evangelists and evangelism encountered. We made a series of resolutions or commitment among ourselves that would guide us in our future evangelistic work. In reality, it was more of an informal understanding among ourselves—a shared commitment to do all we could do to uphold the Bible’s standard of absolute integrity and purity for evangelists

We pledged among ourselves to avoid any situation that would have even the appearance of compromise or suspicion. From that day on, I did not travel, meet or eat alone with a woman other than my wife.

 From "Just As I Am", by Billy Graham

Make sure you hold to this rule in your life pastor... and make it publicly known to the church from the pulpit so no female tries to meet with you alone, so boundaries are set even via phone, text and email. And have the decons help you as security to ensure no woman tries to engage with you wothout them or your wife present. There is too much at stake... including your accountability to God when you meet him. 


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