(Job 19:7 ESV) Behold, I cry out, 'Violence!' but I am not answered; I call for help, but there is no justice. In the course of their local church ministry, pastors will encounter individuals who are characterized by a profound sense of entitlement. Such persons unquestioningly believe that they are entitled to possess power and… Continue reading Believing and Responding to Victims (advice for pastors, Part 2, by Ps Jeff Crippen)
Author: Jeff Crippen
I am the pastor of Christ Reformation Church in Tillamook, Oregon, arriving here in 1993. I have been a pastor since 1983 and was a police officer for 12 years before that. My wife and I have been married since 1971. Verla is a medical assistant at a local clinic and in our spare time we like to hunt, fish, and ride our motorcycle.
Dealing with domestic abuse (advice for pastors, Part 1, by Ps Jeff Crippen)
The abusive mentality is that of a profound sense of entitlement to power and control over others, and of a conscienceless justification for utilizing tactics to gain and maintain that power and control. Pastors, in the course of their ministries, will certainly come up against such abusers because a common, if not innate, quality of… Continue reading Dealing with domestic abuse (advice for pastors, Part 1, by Ps Jeff Crippen)
