Response to Duggar Scandal
The publicness of the Duggars' lives has created space for a wider conversation about abuse. What will it take to move the church to speak more openly and courageously about abuse?
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The publicness of the Duggars' lives has created space for a wider conversation about abuse. What will it take to move the church to speak more openly and courageously about abuse?
Yet, there was a question burning in my heart, as my eyes searched Bella’s face hoping to glean more insight. It was a question I wanted to ask but never could: “How did you know to fight back?”
"The God I serve is a God of presence, not a God of protection."
I am not advocating for us to raise unruly, disrespectful children. Yet, there must be a bridge in which we can disciple our children to be Christ-like AND have a voice.
One in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. We cannot bury our heads in the sand and ignore this issue.
In our very broken world, training up a child is not an easy task. How could our church communities be more helpful to parents?
In the last year or so, I have observed a disturbing trend: the introduction and acceptance of a mindset into our culture.
If you think that sex trafficking doesn’t happen where you live, think again.
In a recent blog with Rhymes with Religion, Boz Tchividjian asserts the need for seminaries to provide formal training for church leaders in preventing and responding to child abuse.
Check out these helpful websites to get a better understanding of child sexual abuse.
Find helpful books, articles, and documents on child abuse awareness.
Child Abuse 101 will help in understanding how sexual abuse happens, what some of the impacts are, and how churches can join a movement to end child sexual abuse.
Preventing Child Abuse will guide churches and nonprofit organizations through the process of designing and implementing child safety policies and procedures.