When there is sin in the church, we panic. I believe that this is one of the reasons churches and pastors so often give terrible counsel to victims of abuse. "We are the church!" "We are Christians!" "We aren't supposed to sin!" This is a disaster, and it is up to us to fix it… Continue reading The Danger of “Image Maintenance” in the Church
Month: April 2012
The Abuse and Limits of Pastoral Authority
(Hebrews 13:17 ESV) Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. Recently I have been thinking much about the nature… Continue reading The Abuse and Limits of Pastoral Authority
