May 16, 2019 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, Weekly Words
The stories continue to show up in our newsfeed. The sheer number of stories about sexually abusive ministers seems overwhelming, and every day we are more aware of how pervasive this horrific problem is in our world, in our nation, and in our circles. How churches...
May 9, 2019 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, Weekly Words
II Samuel 11:1-6, 12:1-15, Matthew 11:28-30 What happens to Bathsheba in this difficult and agonizing text of Scripture is not just sexual abuse; it is sexual assault in the extreme; rape by any definition. What happens to Bathsheba no doubt resonates with the...
Apr 18, 2019 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, Weekly Words
Opening Welcome to Worship We are taking on a difficult subject this morning. The #metoo movement has shown a bright, bright light on our culture’s acceptance of demeaning and sometimes violent treatment of women. Institutions have been rocked. Careers ended. Horrific...
Apr 9, 2019 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, Weekly Words
Last month in an article for Ethics Daily, Pam Durso wrote about her experience with the #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements. Her call to action at the end was to push readers to make space for the voices of survivors. As a survivor and member of Baptist Women in Ministry...
Mar 28, 2019 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, Weekly Words
Dear Friends, In September 2012, we drove to Mississippi for the trial. We arrived the day before it started and met the district attorney at the courthouse around 4:00 in the afternoon. Courtrooms are built to be intimidating, and I didn’t want my first day in court...
Mar 7, 2019 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, Weekly Words
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for...
