The switch from sibling to becoming a parent to his peers is a difficult one to make. Joseph had problems with his brothers and Jesus was never fully respected by his own. Our young pastor pushed too hard and moved too fast. No one was really ready to go out and evangelize. It takes sometimes as long as three to four years for a church to fully recover from the traumas of clergy's sexual misconducts.
People become fearful to trust again the leadership of another pastor.
Just as the church was traumatized, our young couple got traumatized as well. It will take a while for Mike and Hannah to be ready to trust another congregation. Because their attitude is so positive they will someday find a new congregation to shepherd. The experience has been beneficial and has matured them and made them even more fit for the ministry. However it would be so much better if the learning came in a more loving way more fitting of the people of God.