Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
When a church elder said to a friend of mine, regarding her husband’s 25-year-long pornography problem, “It’s just a little porn,” I knew the problem went deeper than the husband’s porn. That church elder had a problem too. When Sovereign Grace Ministries protects child abusers and accuses the victims, the problem is obviously way beyond child abusers.… Continue reading Paige Patterson and a culture that breeds a generation of abusers – by Rebecca Davis, #ChurchDV
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
