The Steve Austin story: should a struggling man lead youth?
- Should a man carrying this much — mental-health crisis, medication change, financial strain, a wife unable to work — be pastoring youth?
A host reads the story of Steve Austin, a former youth pastor, suicide survivor, and mental-health advocate whose book 'Hiding in the Pew' addressed mental illness in the church, who came out as queer and was found dead about two weeks later. Walking through his compounding burdens (an SSRI medication switch, financial strain, part-time work, a wife unable to work), the host asks why such a man is pastoring youth and where the church's care was. Another host pushes back on barring people who struggle with same-sex attraction but do not act on it from youth ministry.
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