Hi Ray Carroll

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Wayne, thank you for that. And as far as leadership or followership, I think it's a combination.  The followers will often respond to how the leadership reacts. If a church member falls and the leadership distances themselves, people follow. Then again, we are all responsible for how we treat our fallen brothers and sisters regardless of how leadership responds.