Christianity Today Gossip Article

“Resisting Gossip” Author Shares His Insights for Christianity Today Article

As a Christian focused on gossip, Mitchell does hear from pastors whose churches have been split by gossip. But the reason you want to rid your church of gossip is to make it a healthy place for the flock, he says, not so the pastor doesn’t have to deal with criticism.

“That’s backwards in Christian leadership. The one who is higher is called to do more stooping, and that might mean taking more hits than you want without fighting back, but that’s the joy of Christian leadership,” said Mitchell, who has pastored Lanse Evangelical Free Church in Pennsylvania for the past 23 years.

Matt Mitchell, author of Resisting Gossip, shares his insights on the plight of gossip in the church in the April 2021 cover story of Christianity Today.

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