“Be people who are going to invest in deep spiritual, economic and physical solidarity as the church. They can call you whatever they want. If you are living a life that is bearing witness to the kingdom of God, I don’t care what you call me.”
“We probably all had somebody in our life who disagreed with choices that we made but loved us anyway. … We’re not ashamed of the Christian sexual ethic. We believe it’s important. We believe it’s part of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.”
“If I were still in law enforcement, I’d want to take a hard look at the report myself and see if there is anything of potential value to prosecutors in terms of bringing criminal charges against an offender, or if there is anything that law enforcement needs to do to in order to prevent a crime.”
“While so many things in the world are uncertain, we can be certain that we serve a mighty God. Nothing, including this investigation, takes Him by surprise. We take comfort in that and humbly ask you be in prayer in the days and weeks ahead.”
“In the end, the goal is for our churches to have the biblical and practical resources necessary to prevent sexual abuse and to have an authentic Christlike compassion to minister to survivors.”
If privilege had not been waived, then the task force would have told Guidepost to go ahead with its work. But few people would have trusted the report such an inquiry produced.
“To the members of the survivor community, we are grieved by the findings of this investigation. We are committed to doing all we can to prevent future instances of sexual abuse in churches, to improve our response and our care, to remove reporting roadblocks, and to respond to the will of the messengers in Anaheim next month … .”
I remain hopeful for not only the SBC but the greater Church across the United States. We must hold fast to our convictions and to scripture as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and foster a love of proper doctrine, while also fostering a love for each other, outdoing one another in honor.
“Be people who are going to invest in deep spiritual, economic and physical solidarity as the church. They can call you whatever they want. If you are living a life that is bearing witness to the kingdom of God, I don’t care what you call me.”
“We probably all had somebody in our life who disagreed with choices that we made but loved us anyway. … We’re not ashamed of the Christian sexual ethic. We believe it’s important. We believe it’s part of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.”
“If I were still in law enforcement, I’d want to take a hard look at the report myself and see if there is anything of potential value to prosecutors in terms of bringing criminal charges against an offender, or if there is anything that law enforcement needs to do to in order to prevent a crime.”
“While so many things in the world are uncertain, we can be certain that we serve a mighty God. Nothing, including this investigation, takes Him by surprise. We take comfort in that and humbly ask you be in prayer in the days and weeks ahead.”
“In the end, the goal is for our churches to have the biblical and practical resources necessary to prevent sexual abuse and to have an authentic Christlike compassion to minister to survivors.”
If privilege had not been waived, then the task force would have told Guidepost to go ahead with its work. But few people would have trusted the report such an inquiry produced.
“To the members of the survivor community, we are grieved by the findings of this investigation. We are committed to doing all we can to prevent future instances of sexual abuse in churches, to improve our response and our care, to remove reporting roadblocks, and to respond to the will of the messengers in Anaheim next month … .”
I remain hopeful for not only the SBC but the greater Church across the United States. We must hold fast to our convictions and to scripture as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and foster a love of proper doctrine, while also fostering a love for each other, outdoing one another in honor.
“Be people who are going to invest in deep spiritual, economic and physical solidarity as the church. They can call you whatever they want. If you are living a life that is bearing witness to the kingdom of God, I don’t care what you call me.”
“We probably all had somebody in our life who disagreed with choices that we made but loved us anyway. … We’re not ashamed of the Christian sexual ethic. We believe it’s important. We believe it’s part of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.”
“If I were still in law enforcement, I’d want to take a hard look at the report myself and see if there is anything of potential value to prosecutors in terms of bringing criminal charges against an offender, or if there is anything that law enforcement needs to do to in order to prevent a crime.”
“While so many things in the world are uncertain, we can be certain that we serve a mighty God. Nothing, including this investigation, takes Him by surprise. We take comfort in that and humbly ask you be in prayer in the days and weeks ahead.”
“In the end, the goal is for our churches to have the biblical and practical resources necessary to prevent sexual abuse and to have an authentic Christlike compassion to minister to survivors.”
If privilege had not been waived, then the task force would have told Guidepost to go ahead with its work. But few people would have trusted the report such an inquiry produced.
“To the members of the survivor community, we are grieved by the findings of this investigation. We are committed to doing all we can to prevent future instances of sexual abuse in churches, to improve our response and our care, to remove reporting roadblocks, and to respond to the will of the messengers in Anaheim next month … .”
I remain hopeful for not only the SBC but the greater Church across the United States. We must hold fast to our convictions and to scripture as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and foster a love of proper doctrine, while also fostering a love for each other, outdoing one another in honor.
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