Dear Readers:
I thank you Synod 2010 delegates and my Lake Superior representatives for your discussion and approval of the task force report yesterday. It brought tears to my eyes and thanksgiving to God as I heard how you were earnest in wanting these improvements in the abuse response process.
Twelve years ago my then church failed in being church to me when such hardship came my way. What happened Wednesday at Synod was another step toward for our denomination to becoming more of what God’s mandate is for His Church: being healing agents in His broken world.
As you leave Synod this year, continue to wrestle with God and with yourself about what He wants you to do to stop abuse in your faith community.
My favorite verse is: Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. Make level paths for your feet, so that the abused will no longer be disabled, but rather healed. Hebrews 12: 12-13
Excellent book. Stops the enabling approach - gets at the problem approach and stops the "give" just because we think that is the answer to poverty and problems.
Posted in: Abuse Victims Task Force: Discussion
Dear Readers:
I thank you Synod 2010 delegates and my Lake Superior representatives for your discussion and approval of the task force report yesterday. It brought tears to my eyes and thanksgiving to God as I heard how you were earnest in wanting these improvements in the abuse response process.
Twelve years ago my then church failed in being church to me when such hardship came my way. What happened Wednesday at Synod was another step toward for our denomination to becoming more of what God’s mandate is for His Church: being healing agents in His broken world.
As you leave Synod this year, continue to wrestle with God and with yourself about what He wants you to do to stop abuse in your faith community.
My favorite verse is: Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. Make level paths for your feet, so that the abused will no longer be disabled, but rather healed. Hebrews 12: 12-13
Judy De Wit
Posted in: Great Resource
Excellent book. Stops the enabling approach - gets at the problem approach and stops the "give" just because we think that is the answer to poverty and problems.
Judy De Wit