By: Jason
Jared, Thank you for writing this post. I agree this is something that churches need to be proactive and intentional about, rather than reactive.
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Thank you so much for this. Point six especially should be read and carefully considered by all in church leadership.
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Jared, “It is amazing how often churches fail in this regard, pushing for relationships between victims and their abusers, spiritualizing some kind of reconnection as if it honors God when really it is...
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Jeff, on a case by case basis, but my personal belief, one that guides my pastoral care in these situations, is that physical and sexual abuse constitute infidelity and therefore are legitimate grounds...
View ArticleBy: EMSoliDeoGloria
Thank you for talking about this. Not sure how else to say this but every church should strive to effectively protect the most vulnerable, both structurally (policies & procedures & processes)...
View ArticleBy: JeffS
Jared, I’m glad to hear that response and it shows a great deal of compassion, which I think is much needed in the subject of abuse. It is consistent with your statement about not pushing for...
View ArticleBy: John
The second half of this essay is really good on what causes some ministers to go here. Not just sexual abuse but also spiritual and emotional abuse under the guise of church discipline. There are some...
View ArticleBy: John
Baylor College has en entire department dedicated to this. This is a study that PHD social workers wrote at Baylor. Bring in professional like this. You can goofle their website. Not lawyers to CYA but...
View ArticleBy: JohnM
Looking at #1 – “It will also help if volunteers in these areas are required to be members of the church..” Beside the point I know, but it ought to be a given that volunteers in any area of ministry...
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[...] Jared Wilson has some great ideas of what YOUR church should do to protect yourself from abuse and charges of abuse in your church. These are great suggestions. You really need to act on these...
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JohnM, “#10 – “…people need to know where God, and thus the church, stands on abuse.” Okay, but Christians know. People sitting in churches need to know Christians don’t rape and rapists aren’t...
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JeffS, I’ll try to explain: The charges, to which the perpetrator pleaded guilty, included first-degree rape and forcible oral sodomy of a child. Actual Christians don’t need to be told what God’s...
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[...] Safeguarding Against Abuse In the Church - The discipleship culture of a church needs transparency and the welcome of grace. It must be a safe place to not be okay. This must be initiated and...
View ArticleBy: Julie Anne
Thank you for your response, Jared. I think #7 needs to be expanded a bit more. I have been learning a lot about abuse in churches over the last year and one pattern I have seen in many churches is...
View ArticleBy: Anonymous
John’s right. It’s sickening when there’s something wrong, and nobody at church is willing to talk about it, and discouraging people that do.
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JohnM, I’m tracking with you now and I think we’re on the same page for the most part. I think cheap grace absolutly creates an environment that protects and promotes abuse. However, this is why we...
View ArticleBy: Jared C. Wilson
I’m not sure I’m tracking totally with the disagreement here, but I will only clarify to say that I totally agree with calling things what they are. Rape is rape. I would not advocate sanitizing what...
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