Educator, nonprofit leader, pastor.
Mishawaka, IN
Joined August 2010
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This is worth every second to read. Not just for this case, but for understanding the dynamics that lead individuals to ignore solid evidence of abuse.
Thank you, @RobertDownen_ !
You have brought necessary light on a difficult & evil subject. Know that your work has positively benefited so many, & it continues to do so, even as you have spoken here. For the lack of truth tellers, people are easily misled.
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I stayed an extra day in Indy with a dear friend & advocate @DrHeatherEvans & I needed time with her like I needed air. I’m sitting on a plane about to leave this city & it feels I’m leaving all hope for change here as well. I feel defeat,sorrow,exhaustion even at a bone level +
For me, the most impactful moments of #SBC24 this year were the opportunities I had outside the meeting to pray for and be prayed for by fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.
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Todd Benkert retweeted
A classic from Ed Welch: Fear Is Not Sin. rpmministries.org/2023/05/fe…
Todd Benkert retweeted
The central experiences of childhood trauma are silence, isolation, and helplessness. Healing occurs in the context of a safe relationship.
The SBC elected a Grand Canyon hiker as president. I approve. Congrats, @pastorclint
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If the sex abuse crisis has taught me anything it’s that virtually nothing the messengers do, beyond voting for president and affirming committee nominations is binding.
And AIRTF chair now reports that promised monies were never given such that their work was severely hindered and prevented from getting done.
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Todd Benkert retweeted
Question from @Pastakeith on why the ARITF's work didn't get done. Chair responds "We took this work as far as we were allowed to take it." Says the money pledged to cover the cost was never given to the EC.
Was supposed to come from NAMB, IMB. #SBC24
Motion from @peedeelou regarding censure. #SBC24 #ThisistheSBC “I move that the messengers censure Albert Mohler, Ben Mandrell, & Bart Barber for their roles in approving an amicus brief in the state of Kentucky that prevented an abuse survivor from having her day in court…
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"… efforts to extinguish sexual abuse in the SBC have been hindered by distractions and delays. As messengers gather for the SBC annual meeting this week, it remains unclear whether addressing our abuse crisis is still a priority for the SBC."
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