Navigating a Moral Failure & Leading Tech Through Crisis [Gateway Church's Will Martin]

In this heavy but incredibly important episode, we are joined by Will Martin of Gateway Church. Will shares the raw reality of navigating one of the most publicized church crises in recent history. We discuss the immediate emotional toll on the production team, how to lead volunteers through the shock, and the harsh realities of staff turnover and attendance drops following a major scandal. In this episode you'll hear: 0:00 Intro: False Miracles 6:14 Will Martin (Gateway Church) Joins 10:45 The Fallout: Navigating a Pastor's Moral Failure 18:00 Leading a Tech Team Through a Church Crisis 27:30 The Reality of Staff Turnover After a Scandal 32:30 How Moral Failures Impact Church Attendance 35:00 Should Lead Pastors Be Held to a Higher Standard? 47:30 Supporting Church Leadership During a Crisis 52:30 Gateway Church's Transition to a New Pastor 57:00 Keep Sundays Running: Knowing Your "Why" Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th! Check out HouseRight here to see why we recommend them as an integrator AND a great place to work! Get more money back in your budget and more space in your closet by selling us your used gear here . Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!