When Spiritual Leaders Do Harm: Lessons To Be Learned
What do churches do when ministry leaders abuse power? And what are some lessons the church can learn from recent failures?
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What do churches do when ministry leaders abuse power? And what are some lessons the church can learn from recent failures?
Abuse Awareness Sunday includes resources about power. We all have it; the question is: How do we use it?
Take time to read about the ways in which our Catholic brothers and sisters are finding ways to offer reparations for past evil.
罪恶、苦难、羞辱和冤屈让人难以承受,视觉的直观也使人震惊。教堂中的人对底下的人所遭受的恐怖创伤和苦难麻木不仁。事实上,他们是同谋。加纳教堂的敬拜形式之下,正是奴隶制、压暴政迫的黑暗,以及所有摧毁受造具有上帝形象之人的邪恶。但你应该明白,基督教并非看起来是包裹着邪恶、坐在地牢之上崇拜上帝的那样。
Whenever a church member or leader is accused and arrested for a criminal sexual offense, there are serious repercussions in the entire community, both in and outside the church.
We have all seen the cases before, and been left scratching our heads. How did the church miss this? Here are some helpful thoughts from Practical Theology Professor David Murray that we would all do well to consider.