{"id":65613,"date":"2004-06-02T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2004-06-02T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?p=65613"},"modified":"2026-03-17T18:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:48:25","slug":"dangers-toils-snares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/dangers-toils-snares\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangers Toils &amp; Snares"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What Are the Traps the Enemy Plans to Set For You?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News stories about pastoral indiscretions abound today\u2014an embezzlement this week, adultery the next. Every Christian\u2019s life is filled with temptation, but spiritual leaders seem to be prime targets for Satan\u2019s attacks. Most pastors find themselves faced with moral temptation of some kind. They are party to intimate details of other people\u2019s sexual lives. They find themselves in positions of power and authority. Even as they work to help others, the voices of lust, pride and ambition whisper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t hurt to just think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis church is a success because of all the things I\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow can I move my career even further ahead?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than ever, pastors need moral wisdom and strength. Jesus calls for it. The integrity of their lives and ministries demands it. Now, three experienced pastors explain how temptation can be met and defeated in <em>Dangers, Toils and Snares<\/em>, the fifth volume of <em>Mastering Ministry\u2019s Pressure Points<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Are the Traps the Enemy Plans to Set For You? News stories about pastoral indiscretions abound today\u2014an embezzlement this week, adultery the next. Every Christian\u2019s life is filled with temptation, but spiritual leaders seem to be prime targets for Satan\u2019s attacks. 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