"Would You Trust You?" – A Wake-Up Call for Church Leaders

"If you weren’t the pastor of your church, would you trust your church?"

It’s a bold question.

A necessary one.

And one most church leaders are too afraid to ask.

Because here’s the reality: a growing number of people don’t trust churches anymore.

They see lavish spending from mega-pastors while single mothers struggle to buy groceries.

They see sexual scandals swept under the rug while victims are silenced or shamed. They see churches that claim to be a light to the world but operate in the shadows when it comes to accountability, finances, and real community impact.

📉 According to Barna Group, only 21% of non-Christians in America view pastors as "very trustworthy." That’s barely 1 in 5. And it gets worse—millennials and Gen Z see the church as out of touch, self-serving, and unwilling to change.

So let’s get brutally honest:

• Why should they trust you?

• Why should they invest time and money into a system that seems more focused on self-preservation than transformation?

•  If Jesus' ministry was about healing, feeding, delivering, and empowering, why are so many churches doing the opposite—hoarding wealth, covering sin, and focusing on numbers over people?

This isn’t an attack. This is a call to action.

Because if you can’t answer why someone should trust your church, then maybe it’s time to stop expecting people to show up and start repenting, reforming, and rebuilding trust.