As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“nearly 2 in 5 Protestant churchgoers (39%) say they have watched a livestream service instead of attending a church service in person on more than five occasions over the past year.” - Lifeway
“Currently, the COVID church dropouts resemble those who drop out of church attendance during their teenage and young adult years. Most haven’t made intentional decisions to no longer attend. They’ve simply gotten out of the habit” - Lifeway
“while most of those churches have followed the disaffiliation plan outlined by the United Methodist Church’s General Conference, other congregations and annual conferences have tried different ways to leave” - RNS
“He amply proves the need for church discipline and the dangers of its neglect, and helpfully fills in many nuanced details between the degrees of Reformed confessions and books of church order which officers can often spend countless hours seeking out from others.” - Ref21
“The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to uphold earlier decisions to expel two churches because they have women pastors.” - NPR
“With a robust governing structure and a 400-page Book of Church Order (BCO) that requires strict standards for those in church leadership, the Presbyterian Church in America should be a denomination that’s good at handling abuse.” - CToday
“Pastors are getting older, and this trend will likely continue….The future can be bright with bi-vocational and co-vocational pastors.” - CPost
I read the following in an article by Bob Simenta entitled "Southern Baptists Face Key Questions After First Day of Annual Meeting."
This section of the article I'm going to share has to do with the SBC's new website that is designed to help track abusive pastors so churches can be aware of a ministry candidate's past when making hiring decisions. What are your thoughts on the website? Do you think it should or should not also i nclude those who have been credibly accused? Here's the quote:
Resolutions Committee chair: “I believe that the best resolutions are the ones that seek to state Southern Baptist opinion and not shape Southern Baptist opinion…They help us to clearly articulate what we believe to our local congregations.” - BPNews
Discussion