God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Approaching a disciplinary situation, the leader must remember five guidelines:
1. First conduct a thorough and impartial inquiry.
2. Then consider the overall benefit to the work and to the individual.
3. Do all in the spirit of love and in the most considerate manner.
4. Always keep the spiritual restoration of the offender in view.
5. Pray it through.