Rather than putting Paige Patterson out of the SBC for all the cruel ways he has treated victims of abuse, the Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary have just given Paige Patterson a golden parachute. They ought to have put him out of the church altogether and be shunning him for his facinorous (extremely wicked) pattern of… Continue reading Shunning is Not Always Wrong – by Jeff Crippen
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Shepherds Protect the Flock: Five Changes Pastors Need to Make in Addressing Abuse in the Church
A guest post by an American pastor. *** In his excellent book on pastoral ministry, Timothy Witmer proposes four duties of the pastor. Taking his cues from the Bible, he uses the image of a shepherd to describe these duties. A shepherd must know the flock, feed the flock, lead the flock, and protect the… Continue reading Shepherds Protect the Flock: Five Changes Pastors Need to Make in Addressing Abuse in the Church
