How Far is Too Far for Pastors?: 10 Qs with Mike Winger (Ep 70)

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Mike Winger

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Join live to ask a question https://BibleThinker.org Today's Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro1. 0:13 {Man of God Syndrome?} What is “Man of God Syndrome”? Responding to At Boshoff’s message.2. 43:05 {False Teachings & Family Conflict} My brother attends At Boshoff’s church and wrote me off after I challenged At's teachings. He doesn't want to speak to me. It's terrible for the family. I don't feel like reconciling. How do I handle this?3. 45:04 {Bad Leadership but Good Teaching?} The only church in our town doesn’t have a healthy leadership structure. The main pastor acts like an overlord. No council, no elders. He is proud and very arrogant. But the teaching is good. What do we do?4. 47:52 {Evangelism: Not Afraid of Hell?} What do you say to someone who says they know they're going to Hell, but doesn't even want the way out?5. 53:36 {Leaving Family for Military Service} I am a former member of the military and have a desire to go back to an elite unit. However, I feel anxiety leaving my wife and daughter for periods of time. How do I reconcile this?6. 57:04 {2 Tim: Soteriological Implications?} What are your thoughts on 2 Timothy 2:24-26, and how does it inform your soteriology?7. 1:02:09 {Jesus: “Everlasting Father”?} How do we reconcile Jesus being called "Everlasting Father" in Isaiah 9:6?8. 1:05:59 {Baptism = Membership?} What are your opinions on the best practices for meaningful church membership? For a specific example, should baptizing someone immediately make them a member?9. 1:12:49 {Can Fallen Angels Be Forgiven?} Does Hebrews 2:16 imply that fallen angels can never be forgiven? If not, what else could it mean?10. 1:19:41 {People Pleasing vs. God Pleasing} I often obsess over others’ opinions of me and seek emotional validation deeply. How do I become freed from the need to be validated by others, and is there a way to satisfy that need in the Lord?1:26:07 Bonus Q! Who is your favorite Lord of The Rings character, and why?

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0:00.0	Well, well, well, here we are. Thanks guys for joining. We're going to be talking about,
0:06.1	and maybe this is a new phrase, maybe I made this up, I don't know. I'm going to call it
0:09.7	Man of God syndrome. That's going to be the first question today. What is man of God syndrome?
0:15.6	I think it is perfectly illustrated by at Boshav. This is a South African pastor who has 90 churches in their network.
0:25.6	They claim, I'm suspicious, but they claim 90 churches over 120,000 members who are sitting under his leadership.
0:34.6	So this matters, right? This affects a large number of people around the world.
0:39.7	He also then is seen, of course, here's what happens. He's seen as a leader to other pastors,
0:44.7	one who should be followed. And I'm going to hear critique some of his public statements that he
0:48.9	gave as advice to other leaders on how to handle hiring and firing and loyalty and what I will call man of God
0:57.4	syndrome. I think this is very obviously unbiblical that what was done here on stage was sinful.
1:02.2	And it's a bad example for other Christians. And it absolutely leads into massive abuses.
1:08.2	So it's my opinion. He may try and sue me. He says he's got pro bono lawyers
1:12.9	waiting, waiting in the wings. You'll hear more about that. That's the first question for today.
1:18.2	What is man of God syndrome? And this is it. When would you fire someone?
1:25.0	This loyalty Instant
1:27.6	Immediate
1:28.9	Never to be redeemed
1:30.8	Okay
1:31.6	This is the weirdest
1:32.7	You're gonna
1:34.0	It's kind of like
1:35.0	You could tell the guy on stage
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