[Podcast] Episode 205: Church on Trial with Phil Cooke

Churches are wildly unprepared for one of the most common and unfortunate events that erupt in every church—scandal. On today’s episode of the AVAIL podcast, we sit down with church crisis prevention and management expert Phil Cooke. Phil discusses the prevalence of scandal within the church, the devastation left in its wake, and then equips ministry leaders and pastors with the knowledge to do something about it.

00:00 Introducing Phil Cooke

5:31 How prepared are churches for scandals?

7:48 Types of crises

10:25 Preparing your church for crises

17:10 Tackling church crises

23:02 Inspiration behind new book, Church on Trial

28:42 Sex offenders: Are there exceptions to the rule?

30:22 Vision for the Church of our future

33:54 Confronting red flags with intentional staff meetings

36:39 Where to find Phil Cooke and buy Church on Trial

37:54 AVAIL Journal

38:51 Final words of encouragement