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Kelly Sibthorpe

Church: 
Good News CRC in London, ON
About Me: 

Campus Pastor, Fanshawe College, London, Ontario.

Interests: 

fishing, astronomy, drumming, Jesus.

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  • Thanks for raising awareness and a better understanding of power and its use, abuse.

    I would like to add to your resource list Andy Crouch's wonderful work on power,

    "Playing God-...

    posted on: It's All About Power

  • Thanks for the article and opinion expressed regarding worship. The human voice is the ultimate created "instrument". The other created beings, angels continually use voice to praise their creator...

    posted on: A Closer Look at Corporate Worship

  • Thanks for sharing your journey in growing awareness.

    God has graciously poured out healing love upon you.

    Being mindful of the evil that exists around us is one of our...

    posted on: S.O.S. Part 1: My Journey of Recognizing, Remembering, and Processing Abuse

  • Thanks for the excellent summation of the challenges faced by spouses of clergy.

    Just a gentle reminder that there are now approximately 100 ordained women in the denomination, many with...

    posted on: The Pastor's Marriage and the Satanist's Prayer

  •      Your interest in this blog is so encouraging! Since sharing this story, I have been encouraged in so many ways by a number of people interested in providing more resources for men and boys...

    posted on: Sexual Assault Against Boys: My Story

  • Doug,

    Yes, you are semantically correct. Thank-you for bringing clarity. Authority to exercise power of course is granted by the people as we have just witnessed yesterday in the mid-terms...

    posted on: Partnership View of Power

  • Excellent article!

    The concept of equal partnership as a part of an egalitarian world-view challenges both genders to modify long held patriarchal power structures within our ecclesiastical...

    posted on: Partnership View of Power

  • Bev,

     

    Thank-you for the link to the "Pyramid of  Abuse". It is a fine summary of organizational systems theory, surrounding the foundations of abuse of power in its forms. Church...

    posted on: S.O.S. Sexual Assault at a Retreat by Clergy

  •  "Until all CRC's", Synod lamented, "adopt safe church policies", vulnerable people could be subject to abuse of power. Synod is aware. Are you?  Where is the Holy Spirit in this? The Spirit leads...

    posted on: S.O.S. Sexual Assault at a Retreat by Clergy

  • Bev,

    Correct, the actual statistics are higher. The 2% a"across the board in  all professional spheres represent the percentage of cases where actual  conviction with disciplinary action...

    posted on: S.O.S. Sexual Assault at a Retreat by Clergy