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FRIENDS TO DIE for (p. 22)
In this interview, two pastors and a Christian musician-Scotty Smith,
Scott Roley, and Michael Card-talk candidly about how they found accountability
in the midst of friendship.
Have you ever had conflict?
Scott Roley: Back in 1990, I wanted to go to some event that would
have brought me into contact with a relationship from my past, and it was
clearly wrong for me to go. So I hid my idea of going. But it came up in
a conversation with Scotty. Scotty told Michael, and they both said, "You're
not going to this event."
Michael Card: Often, my motivation for not deceiving these guys is
not personal righteousness; it's because I don't want to be caught by Scotty
or Scott. They're the two guys I respect most in the world, the two people
I don't want to disappoint.
Scotty Smith: The pain of love is stronger than the pain of legalism.
If this were just an accountability group that had a list of things to check
off, we could say, "I blew it," and move on. But because we love each other,
the pain that goes with damaging that friendship is more telling.
How does the group handle the pressures Scotty faces as senior
pastor?
Roley: We're all trying to resist being someone who sucks up to the
system, makes a living off the faith, and builds his own kingdom.
Smith: Every person with a microphone in his or her hand learns
pragmatically what works. And "transparency" works. I can get in the pulpit
and be transparent, yet if I didn't have authentic relationships, it would
not ...
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