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Ministry in strip clubs: evangelism principles and personal holiness

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 19) 00:57:23 – 00:59:25

Carmen described joining a ministry that goes into strip clubs to spend time with women there and received family backlash.

Mike is cautious but not categorically opposed. He challenges the popular notion that "Jesus hung out with sinners" in a casual social sense — Jesus preached repentance and called people to transformation. A ministry with a heavy evangelism focus and clear call to a changed life could be legitimate. However, Mike personally would not enter such a venue because of his own vulnerability to sexual temptation; he sees this as basic Christian self-discipline — do not place yourself in a situation of sin-temptation in order to rescue others from sin. He urges Carmen to evaluate both the ministry's genuine gospel focus and her own personal susceptibility.

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