Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber recently sat down with The Focused Pastor to talk about his journey to the office, his advocacy on behalf of sexual abuse victims and what churches can do to prevent sexual abuse. His presidency comes amid a denomination facing fallout from a large-scale sexual abuse scandal. In this video, he addresses those issues and what his next steps will be as president of the largest Baptist denomination in the world. |
Deepak Reju examines why child predators target churches and offers 11 straightforward strategies to protect children from abuse and to help young victims recover if it does happen. |
In just a few decades, we’ve witnessed an explosion of interest and engagement in North American church planting. Like any movement, challenges exist that threaten the vitality and longevity of church planting. Ed Stetzer considers how to address them. |
In part 4 of our four-part series, Reverend Dave Harvey, President of Great Commission Collective, says there is a mentality many pastors have in ministry that they will somehow proceed without any mistakes or any regrets. But in this fallen world, pastors are going to fail. They’re going to have faults. That’s precisely why they need the Gospel. Here, Harvey talks about the times he fell short in his ministry and in his own expectations and how scripture helped him overcome his weaknesses. |
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