In 2019, the SBC produced its ChurchCares Program. I wrote five posts about it. Here they are for ready reference. 1. Churchcares.com – the SBC’s plan to equip churches to respond to abuse (focuses on Chris Moles) 2. Darby Strickland is raising awareness about domestic abuse, but… 3. Diane Langberg is advocating for abuse victims,… Continue reading SBC’s ChurchCares Program Digest
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Darby Strickland is raising awareness about domestic abuse, but… (pt 2 of series on the Church Cares program)
Darby Strickland is helping awaken the church to abuse issues. She is one of the teachers in the free videos which are soon to come out from Church Cares – the SBC's attempt to start educating the church about how to identify and respond to abuse. In Part 1 of this series I praised the… Continue reading Darby Strickland is raising awareness about domestic abuse, but… (pt 2 of series on the Church Cares program)
5. Chris Moles sometimes endorses the abuser’s narrative
Chris Moles uses some wording that can endorse the abuser's narrative. I will give three examples of this. Chris's language permits the abuser to evade responsibility for his wrong choices. Chris wrote a blog post aimed at abusive men – 'Telling The Truth To Yourself' (T*). In that post he used some language that in my view… Continue reading 5. Chris Moles sometimes endorses the abuser’s narrative
1. Introducing the Chris Moles series
Chris Moles is seen as an expert in domestic abuse by the biblical counseling movement. But does his teaching line up with Scripture? I believe Chris teaches some good things about domestic abuse, but I have serious concerns as well. This series will set out both my praise and my concerns. The biblical counseling movement… Continue reading 1. Introducing the Chris Moles series
Ed Welch Has Abuse All Wrong, and so does the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)
UPDATE Sept 2021: Barbara Roberts has come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised… Continue reading Ed Welch Has Abuse All Wrong, and so does the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)
Does the victim recognize the abusive patterns? Yes, and no. And then, by degrees, YES!
Does the victim recognize the abusive patterns? Depending what you mean by 'recognise' I think that question can be answered "no", and "yes", and "both". Backstory: This post was prompted by something Darby Strickland said when explaining CCEF's Counseling Abusive Marriages course. She said: "Until both spouses recognize the abusive patterns, counseling can actually perpetuate the… Continue reading Does the victim recognize the abusive patterns? Yes, and no. And then, by degrees, YES!
CCEF say that victims of abuse need redemption
[July 19, 2022: There have been some changes made to this post. For more information, read the Editors’ notes at the bottom of the post. Editors.] Similarly, you should typically expect to find two sinners embroiled with each other, not one irredeemable monster oppressing one innocent victim who needs no redemption. The above sentence is by David… Continue reading CCEF say that victims of abuse need redemption
A Cry For Justice 