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Pastor Steven Lawson Deemed 'Spiritually Fit for Ministry' A Year Ago, 15 Months After Affair Scandal

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Nashville church elders have controversially reinstated a pastor previously disqualified for a five-year affair with a woman nearly 45 years his junior.

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  1. The Christian Post

    Steven Lawson restored to ministry by Nashville church after Trinity Bible Church removal: report (opens The Christian Post)

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    Elders at a Nashville church have reportedly endorsed Reformed Christian pastor Steven J. Lawson for ministry opportunities over a year after he was removed from leadership at Trinity Bible Church in Dallas over an adulterous relationship.

  2. Christian Headlines

    Pastor Steven Lawson Deemed 'Spiritually Fit for Ministry' A Year Ago, 15 Months After Affair Scandal (opens Christian Headlines)

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    Nashville church elders have controversially reinstated a pastor previously disqualified for a five-year affair with a woman nearly 45 years his junior.