‘Most of Them Are the A**’—Perry Noble Critiques Male Ministry Leaders Who Believe Women Can’t Preach

Disgraced Pastor Perry Noble said during his sermon on Sunday, May 5, that any ministry leader who believes women shouldn’t preach is an “a**.”

Noble founded Second Chance Church in 2018 in Anderson, South Carolina, less two years after being fired from NewSpring Church, also in Anderson. He founded NewSpring in 2000, and it grew to a megachurch with over 15 locations and over 30,000 regular attenders under his leadership.

Noble was removed from NewSpring Church for some “unfortunate decisions,” which included alcohol abuse and marital issues.

Since then, Noble divorced his wife, Lucretia, after 17 years of marriage and married Shannon Repokis in 2021.

Noble recently grabbed headlines after saying “s**t” during one of his sermons while using phrasing extremely similar to that of progressive Christian leader Tony Compolo.

In a May 5 sermon he titled “Ask Pastor P,” Noble answered questions that were texted in from the congregation. The pastor explained that this is something the church does twice a year and was started because as a child growing up in church, he was taught not to ask the hard biblical questions.

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Questions ranged from personal situations and theological questions to financial inquiries about those who serve on church staff.

“If you commit suicide but pray for forgiveness for killing yourself before you die, do you still get to go to heaven?” one person asked.

Another asked,

Does our church pay staff members livable wage? Another local church has full-time staff members that are on government assistance because their compensation is so minimal. Second Chance Church is focused on investing in the future generations, and I hope that we invest more that $20k a year in our full-time staff members.

“I’m dating a lot of people who are still ‘legally married,’” another texted in. “Is it okay if they are not divorced or have been separated for years and just don’t have money for divorce?”