Sexual abuse policy approved for Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC) affiliation
The policy “would disallow new or continued affiliation by a church whose senior pastor has been convicted of sexual abuse of a child. The policy also prohibits new or continued affiliation by a church that is found to be “indifferent in their response to child sexual abuse.” - BPNews
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Encouraging to see progress on this.
When will we see independent Baptist state/regional/national organizations act?
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My take is that they will need to flesh out precisely what they mean by “indifference”—it’s a good term, but my experience is that if you give too much leeway in defining it, it will become meaningless. Good place to start; hiring a convicted sex offender as youth pastor counts. Or, for that matter, any pastor or ministry director who works with the opposite sex closely.
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