Don Hart explains in this video if a pastor is stubborn, stiff-necked, and is not transparent about his need for repentance and not willing to seek and ask for forgiveness, the sheep will follow suit. They will follow the example that they are shown. Accordingly, pastors and elders need to be humble and not be afraid of apologizing when needed.

I think repentance in the church can often look a lot like it looks in a home. If a pastor is stubborn and stiff-necked and proud and never wrong and not repentant and not transparent about his need for repentance and not willing to go and ask for forgiveness and seek it, the sheep are not going to be so different. It is a living testimony that what is pleasing to God matters more to me than humbling myself and telling my entire congregation I was wrong, please forgive me. I think congregations that are tenderhearted and quick to repent of believers, They are generally led by elders who are the same way.