The digital age has given the church a microphone louder than any pulpit in history — and yet, instead of amplifying the Gospel, we often amplify scandal. The recent allegations surrounding Prophet Brian Carn have once again exposed a painful truth: the modern church is quicker to crucify its leaders than to cover them, restore them, or even speak to them.

This is not an article about guilt or innocence. It is an article about how the church behaves when humanity surfaces in its leaders.

And right now, the behavior is troubling.

The Digital Coliseum: When Views Matter More Than Truth

Social media has become the new Roman arena.

Accusations are entertainment.

Clicks are currency.

And the church — tragically — has learned to play the game.

The moment a leader is accused of misconduct, the “content creators” emerge with prophetic urgency, not to pray, not to restore, but to profit. They demand resignations, create reaction videos, and weaponize their platforms under the guise of “accountability.”

But Scripture warns us:

“Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.” — 1 Timothy 5:19

Paul understood something we’ve forgotten:

Leadership attracts lies, exaggerations, and opportunistic attacks.

In the digital age, a rumor can reach a million people before the truth reaches one.

The Double Standard: We Celebrate the Anointing but Despise the Humanity

The church has a strange relationship with its leaders.

We love their anointing.

We love their gifts.

We love their miracles.

We love their sermons.

But the moment their humanity shows, we act as if the anointing evaporated.

Why do we treat anointing as valid only when a leader appears flawless?

Scripture never required perfection from God’s servants.

If it did, we would have no Bible.

• Moses had anger issues.

• David had sexual failures.

• Peter denied Jesus.

• Paul persecuted the church.

Yet God used them — before and after their failures.

“We have this treasure in earthen vessels.” — 2 Corinthians 4:7

The vessel is fragile.

The treasure is divine.

And the church must learn to distinguish the two.

The Question No One Wants to Ask: What Does Singlehood Look Like for a Man of God?

We demand that single male leaders live with monk-like perfection, yet Scripture never imposes such a standard. Paul acknowledges the complexity of single life and ministry in 1 Corinthians 7.

Jesus Himself — single, social, and constantly surrounded by people — was accused of impropriety:

“A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of sinners.” — Matthew 11:19

Accusation is not evidence.

Suspicion is not sin.

And a leader’s private life is not public property.

The Real Crisis: The Church Has Lost the Ministry of Restoration

Paul gives a clear command:

“If someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore them gently.” — Galatians 6:1

Not expose.

Not humiliate.

Not destroy.

Restore. Gently.

But the digital church prefers:

• Exposure over restoration

• Scandal over salvation

• Commentary over compassion

• Judgment over Jesus

We have become experts in public execution and amateurs in biblical restoration.

The Enemy’s Oldest Strategy: Accuse the Brethren

Revelation 12:10 calls Satan “the accuser of the brethren.”

When the church becomes the accuser, it unknowingly partners with the wrong kingdom.

The devil doesn’t need to attack the church from the outside when he can recruit believers to do the work from the inside.

The Bigger Issue: A Church Addicted to Celebrity and Scandal

This moment is not just about Prophet Brian Carn.

It is about us.

It exposes:

• A church that builds platforms but not character

• A church that loves charisma more than covenant

• A church that confuses influence with holiness

• A church that weaponizes social media

• A church that has forgotten the Gospel of grace

We are so busy chasing likes and shares that we have abandoned the ministry of reconciliation.

“God… gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” — 2 Corinthians 5:18

Not the ministry of slander.

Not the ministry of exposure.

Not the ministry of digital commentary.

A Call to Return to Biblical Integrity

Before we judge a leader’s alleged private life, we must judge our own public behavior.

Before we demand resignations, we must demand repentance — from ourselves.

Before we call for accountability, we must call for accuracy, humility, and compassion.

Before we speak about a leader, we must speak to the leader.

And before we destroy a man’s reputation, we must remember that God is still writing his story.

The Final Word

The church must decide who it wants to be in the digital age:

A community of grace

or

A crowd of accusers.

A people of restoration

or

A people of destruction.

A reflection of Christ

or

An echo of culture.

Because the world is watching —

and right now, we are preaching a gospel we do not practice.