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… pressures they were feeling, the frustrations with church, the struggles with family dynamics, and the challenge … the opportunity to share their personal struggles in a safe space, without the risk of being misunderstood by others …
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… or something… They think I can snap my fingers, and the church will jump and pour money or other resources in their … of any of the epistles (the letters to the newly minted churches in the New Testament era). They are all the “how-to” …
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… out in the gospel story, and how might it play out in our churches? There are tie-ins for Safe Church issues, and tie-ins to our core identity as body …
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… was prompting some to distance themselves from the church, creating a vicious circle where those feeling … only disconnect more. The pastor’s group was a safe place to name this frustration and the grief beneath it. … don’t resolve all the challenges these pastors and their churches are facing. One pastor wondered if, instead of …
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… calendars crowded with hospital visits and meetings and church events, many pastors find themselves standing in a … there are a lot of demands on you, and you need places to safely say things. There are things you can’t share with your …
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… was the emotion he put in his words when he spoke of the church. Time passed, and I moved full-time to the Race … about what racism is, the damage that it causes to the church, and why it is so difficult to eradicate from within … house for protection, and they didn't leave till it was safe. Knowing that terrifying time was part of his past, I'm …
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… blessing to each one present, speaking powerfully to the ‘safe space’ that God provided for us there. Praise be to Him. … in attending the conference. We feel so loved when our churches make that generous offer! The next conference is …
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… of every good or ill in the congregation. Talk about the church and its mission in terms of the body as a whole, not … Looking for solutions to problems is quite safe and easy. Adaptation involves changes not to things … good, or that change for change's sake is good. In fact, churches do well to remind themselves that people long for …
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… about them that let you down. But wait! That’s not even a safe strategy: I’ve found out things about Gandhi, John … Several years ago I was invited to consult with a church whose pastor had been accused of misconduct. The …
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… violent religious and ethnic persecution that threatened churches, homes, and their very lives. They arrived in the US … it” (1 Cor. 12:26). This is the beauty and mystery of the Church. Confession time: I am not a pastor. Though I aspire …
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… regularly. For each of these sub-cultures within the church, that primary expectation is “normal’ to them. In … the congregation may well be “We like to keep this place safe for all of us of a particular sub-culture.” A pastor …
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… past three years, or now in my first “real” (non-student) church position. Barnes’ article runs less than a thousand … interpretive summary is this: Pastors (and by extension, church staff in general) are constantly balancing the line … on my professional life. So I tend to make the safe less messy choice, even if that means a part of me isn’t …