Buddy’s attempt to counsel Russell’s little brother goes awry. Dora decides to run against Schmidt for church president. Buddy struggles with his feelings for Alexa.

The FBI plans a surprise for Buddy. Sheriff Graham comes down hard on the pastor. Dora thinks Buddy is having an affair.

Bishop Perkins returns with an announcement that rocks Trinity Lutheran. Sheriff Graham turns up the heat on Buddy regarding a recent murder in town. Alexa reveals an astonishing secret.

Buddy’s attempt to outfox the detectives backfires. Dora, Alexa, and Russell suspect something ominous is going on with their new pastor. Schmidt learns the truth about Ashlee.

The church must convince an eccentric elderly woman to donate her estate. Dora goes on a date with Detective Lovello. Schmidt makes a troubling confession.

Buddy steals a necklace from a woman in a coffin to pay off another debt; Dora and Alexa fall out over a church fashion show; Schmidt is enamored with a mystery woman.

The church is in an uproar when two dead bodies are discovered in town and a piece of incriminating evidence leads directly to the new pastor. Meanwhile, Buddy goes back home to attend his own funeral.

Buddy shares a surprise about Russell with Russell's parents and then gets a big surprise of his own. Alexa instructs Dora in the art of self-love.

Buddy’s first Sunday service is so unorthodox, a livid Schmidt calls in the bishop to assess the new pastor’s competence. Dora makes an unusual request for Buddy, while Alexa and Russell vie for his affection.

Dora’s and Alexa’s lives are both in jeopardy and Buddy must choose which one to save. Russell and Dora have a falling out. Schmidt is robbed.