Breaking: Steve Lawson Removed from Pastoral Ministry Due to “Inappropriate Relationship”
Trinity Bible Church Dallas membership has received an email announcing the “indefinite” removal of Dr. Steve Lawson from “all ministry activities.”
Screenshots from the email released on social media indicate that Lawson informed elders at the church that he engaged in an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman. The church’s website has removed Lawson from the leadership page.
This is indeed a heartbreaking piece of news for us to have to report. We are praying for the situation at the church and the Lawson family and will report back with any updates.
UPDATE: The following statement was posted at the church’s website:
The elders at Trinity Bible Church of Dallas regretfully announce that effective immediately, Steven J. Lawson has been removed indefinitely from all ministry activities at Trinity Bible Church of Dallas. Several days ago, the elders at Trinity Bible Church of Dallas were informed by Steve Lawson of an inappropriate relationship that he has had with a woman. The elders have met with Steve and will continue to come alongside him and pray for him with the ultimate goal of his personal repentance. Steve will no longer be compensated by Trinity Bible Church of Dallas. In light of this, may we be reminded that we are ALL sinners, and Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners – and Christ remains Head of His Church, which is bigger than any fallen man. In fact, Jesus Christ will continue to lead His Church, including Trinity Bible Church here in Dallas, just like He has from the start of this work on January 5, 2018. Since that time, the elders have focused on the primacy of biblical exposition knit together by various men filling the pulpit each week. The Lord was building Trinity Bible Church of Dallas well before Steve became our Lead Preacher, and He will continue to build this church long after Steve Lawson, or any other man for that matter. We would ask for your prayers for the elders, for our Body, and for Steve and his family. Let us always be mindful of the words of 1 Corinthians 10:12, “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.”
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What a shame. No church or school is immune.
Great, another *Art Azurdia… someone who was a great preacher in the pulpit but a monger out of it.
I know men who have named their children after Steve Lawson because of the impact of his preaching on their lives. Steve was supposed to be one of the “good ones”. There are so many men who could have been taken down. I realize that Billy Graham was made some very bad theological statements, but he never disgraced the church with immorality. It’s not enough to be “right”, you have to be saved (i.e. know God). Think about R.C. Sproul Jr., he was primed to be a theological light to the world, but what took him down… drinking and adulterous hookup websites.
*So far the difference seems to be the fact that Steve didn’t wait until everything blew up because of a 3rd party spilling the beans.