In a clip captured on YouTube from his sermon before it was deleted by the First General Baptist Church, Pastor Clark is heard saying, “This is why I don’t do marital counseling anymore,” as he tells his congregation if a wife would ask “what can I do?” about a husband that’s been “looking around” Clark’s bold and honest response would be “weight control.” Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark of First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri, is trending on social media and making national news for preaching a sermon in February suggesting that wives who “let themselves go” is the reason husbands stray sexually. Let us all trust Christ that He will accomplish His purposes for the Glory of His Kingdom.ĬhurchLeaders’ original article written on Mabelow. We should all pray for the unity and harmony of our body that we could advance the cause of Christ in our own lives, in the life of our congregation, and in the lives we are called to witness in the surrounding communities. This is our goal and we encourage the congregation toward the same love and forgiveness. We are called to model Christ’s love through forgiveness and restoration toward our Pastor. We bear the blame for not offering our pastor counsel, correction, and restoration when errors or inappropriate content was presented. We accepted God’s blessings toward our church as signs of His favor without adequately attending to our responsibility that the complete principles, truths, and love of Christ are presented from our church’s pulpit. We, the deacons of the First General Baptist Church of Malden, Missouri, offer this unreserved apology to our congregation, our surrounding communities, our denomination, and the followers of Jesus Christ everywhere. The Deacons from First General Baptist Church also released a statement: I genuinely believe this is the best way forward. I sincerely ask for your forgiveness and to be restored as your pastor. I recognize and understand that what I said was imprudent and discourteous. I have secured an accountability partner, and we are and will continue to meet regularly. I am meeting regularly with a professional counselor. Since February 28, I have taken a leave of absence. I have no one else to blame but myself, and I own the hurt I have caused to both people inside and outside the community. I want to say to the church that I’m truly sorry that I embarrassed you. To the ladies within the church, ladies in the community, and those viewing our Livestream I want to say I am deeply sorry for any and all pain or distress that my words brought on you. In the sermon, I made insensitive remarks about women and made statements deemed unbiblical. On Sunday, February 21, 2021, I delivered a sermon about men’s needs in the marital relationship.
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