This issue is dedicated to the theme of #churchtoo. Abuse of power and leadership failures may be nothing new in churches, but that doesn’t take away from its horror or devastation. In many cases, these abuses have been allowed to metastasize in secret, with those who have been called to be communities of light complicit […]
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On November 21, 2017, Emily Joy Allison typed out and tweeted her truth. Approximately ten years prior, a man who served as a volunteer and mentor in her high school youth group groomed and abused her. I certainly didn’t know that a romantic relationship between a teenage girl and an adult mentor in a religious
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Of the sixty-six books in the Bible, thirty-eight are named for men. Only two are named for women—Ruth and Esther. Both stories put male power and female powerlessness on a frightening collision course, and both stories are instructive to the church as we address the current global #MeToo/#ChurchToo pandemic of violence against women and children.
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Photo: Tom Marvel At this moment I am reminded of a text message that I received a little over 6 years ago. As I was hanging out with some of my girlfriends, my phone lit up to indicate that I had received a notification. When I opened the text message there was a request that
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Title: Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church Author: Diane Langberg Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group Pages: 199 plus end notes Reviewer: Susan S. Baker We have been hearing more and more about abuse in all types of settings—families, businesses, children’s groups like the BSA, politicians,
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Title: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Author: Kristin Kobes Du Mez Publisher: Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Pages: 304 Reviewer: Carolyn Custis James In 2016, many observers were stunned at evangelicals’ apparent betrayal of their own values. In reality,
Title: A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing Authors: Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer Publisher: Carol Stream IL: Tyndale House Publishers Pages: 222 plus end notes For those of us who have been a part of the white evangelical church for decades sex scandals and abuses
Photo: Chesiyuan at the English-language Wikipedia The Painful History I cleared my voice before I greeted my pastor friend on the phone and said, “I’m calling to ask about the issues between first- and second-generation Korean churches.” My friend took a beat and replied, “Isn’t it interesting that you assume that there are issues?” I
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Leaders are greatly needed for the God-given mission of the church. Jesus gave this charge to his disciples on the occasion of his ascension into heaven: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe
Mentoring: Raising Up Leaders for the Harvest Read More »
“Location, location, location”–this is the cliché and mantra of real estate professionals in every city. It is also a reality for any church which is serious about reaching its neighbors and the wider world with the message of hope and salvation in Jesus Christ. Many churches in the inner cities of the United States have
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