Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
unhelpful responses by pastors and leaders, idolatry of marriage, Pharisaism, legalism, wolves in sheep’s clothing, church discipline misused, cult dynamics, Patriarchy
Pastor Jason Meyer is happy for people to talk about domestic abuse in mutualizing language and to airbrush the fact that perpetrators are the sole cause of abuse. He is the senior pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church Minnesota (John Piper's former church). Despite the fact that he and his elders have been trained by Chris… Continue reading Jason Meyer doesn’t understand domestic abuse very well. Chris Moles trained him.
Lynette English is a survivor of domestic abuse. Her story shows how one PCA1 church engaged in victim-blaming and serving the status quo, but another PCA church responded by living out the very essence of the Gospel. ...I was married to a seminary graduate, who was called to diaconal ministry and social services for many… Continue reading How is the PCA responding to victims of domestic abuse? by Lynette English & Valerie Hobbs.
