Eugene Peterson’s conviction: A church is healthiest if it can maintain a manageable size. And it’s a manageable size if the pastor knows each person’s name. — From
@winncollier
’s new biography, A Burning In My Bones
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I can’t stop thinking about your writing today,
@bethallisonbarr
:
Jesus chose women as witnesses for his resurrection in an ancient world that didn’t accept the word of a woman as a valid witness.
Abusive people test boundaries to discover what can be done without objection. They often use tactics of manipulation to win favor and trust. They then exploit that trust by crossing boundaries that would ordinarily be met with resistance if trust was not present. —
@wademullen
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@kkdumez
’s paperback version of JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE (with new preface) releases June 8. I’m giving away FOUR SIGNED copies! Follow
@scotmcknight
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. To enter, follow
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@daneortlund
With all due respect, this is a thoughtless statement in light of many wounded who’ve been wrecked by abuse. Instead of deflection, maybe you can reflect and respond more compassionately. Many leave churches because they’ve been abused by leadership.
I listened and read for more context, and more context deepened my offense. It’s just not funny, Josh, and your words cause damage. A humble response would be deeply appreciated.
Also I got blocked…
I just completed annual sexual harassment training for my work as a public schoolteacher. Zero tolerance; the one on the receiving end has power. The social sector could teach the church on this topic.
This is actually really disturbing. An incredible job by the Roy’s team here, and what a brazen plagiarism by Howerton. And why? Did he not think anyone would find this? Can he not write his own apology? Must watch:
SBC Megachurch pastor Josh Howerton's advice to women about the wedding night:
"Stand where he tells you to stand, wear what he tells you to wear, and do what he tells you to do."
@_jaystringer
and I unpack this on Episode 230 of Bare Marriage!
“I want to tell pastors to quit treating the congregation as customers and treat them with dignity as souls-in-formation.” — Eugene Peterson from
@winncollier
Ask yourself who gets the advantage if Matthew 18 is applied? The church or victim?
@scotmcknight
: “Do you really think a victim of sexual abuse should go to her perpetrator and have a conversation with him? This is morally reckless and a mismanagement of Biblical text.”
I’ve been a teacher for 20 years and never (until now) have I had a 100% non-English speaking student. Zero words. Today she spoke her first English word! It.was.amazing. 👏🏼
No witness. She is believed.
I scribbled these words in my Bible many months ago — sometime in the aftermath of Willow Creek publicly calling victims liars — next to Deut. 22:25.
This text I learned from
@scotmcknight
is about as close as the Bible gets to pastor vs. accuser.
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@BakerAcademic
I stayed up way past my bedtime reading your beautiful and holy memoir,
@BethMooreLPM
. Couldn’t stop reading. I am grateful for a kind and good God who lifts us from the depths.❤️
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@Baylor_Press
Good luck!
Barr’s central argument is that modern evangelicals often mistake cultural forces for Biblical ones, especially in regard to the role of women. // So so good.
@bethallisonbarr
// The Unmaking of Biblical Womanhood | The New Yorker
GIVEAWAY! Thanks to
@winncollier
and the good folks at
@WaterBrookPress
, I have five copies of A BURNING IN MY BONES to send. Follow, like, retweet, and drop a comment for a chance to win. We’ll randomly select five winners tomorrow (Thursday)! USA only.
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United Center, Chicago, 2015.
Willow Creek anniversary service, celebrating itself.
This gives me the complete creeps now that I’m no longer immersed in celebrity culture.
I deeply regret participating.
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@scotmcknight
. (Maybe my favorite of all his books, ever.) Like, retweet, and drop a comment to enter. Must follow both of us. We’ll select one random winner tonight! (USA only.)
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GIVEAWAY!
@scotmcknight
and I are recording an upcoming Kingdom Roots session on spiritual abuse, where we’ll answer listener questions. In anticipation, I’m giving away three signed copies of A CHURCH CALLED TOV. Must follow us. Like and retweet to win. Drop a comment, too!
Ladies and gentlemen,
The good professor is now aware of the television show we call FRIENDS and he is doing dramatic reenactments of said program.
You are welcome. Pivot.
Just reading about hope chests. Are any of you familiar with the tradition? Dianne Ladd wrote of hers, “My mother had that hope chest right at the foot of my bed as a constant reminder.”
Reading my
@WheatonCollege
alumni magazine. This memory returns: my classmates buzzing with excitement about
@JohnPiper
visiting campus. Me, an egalitarian’s daughter, calling home and asking
@scotmcknight
this question: Who is John Piper? Imagine his reply.🙃
I'm completing annual harassment prevention training. WHY DO CHURCHES NOT HAVE THIS?
"Harassment of any form is unacceptable. There are no circumstances where harassment can be ignored in our schools. Sexual harassment is becoming increasingly commonplace..."
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@DerwinLGray
. We’ll select one random USA winner TOMORROW. Must be following
@scotmcknight
and me to win. This is an important and beautiful book. Good luck!
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January is spiritual abuse awareness month.
What do you wish people understood about spiritual abuse?
That it’s known to cause PTSD on the same level as combat trauma.
#spiritualabuse
Three days ago I was speaking at a conference and enjoying professional conversations with fellow educators. Yesterday, back in kindergarten: “Mrs. Barringer, your teeth are kind of yellow.” They keep me humble!🤣🤷🏼♀️
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@LexhamPress
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and me to win.
@ZonderAcademic
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I cannot caution you enough, Christian leaders in your 20s & 30s, or with more genuine love & concern, to be deeply merciful to people in word & in deed. Be very very slow to condemn, cancel & to claim what you’d never do. Especially publicly, You have hardly begun to be tested.
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GIVEAWAY! I recently wrote a review of THE MAKING OF BIBLICAL WOMANHOOD by
@bethallisonbarr
, and now I’m giving away a copy! Follow, like, retweet this post, and drop a comment to enter. We’ll randomly select one winner on Wed. USA only, please.
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Good morning and happy
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! THE APOSTLE PAUL AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE, edited by
@scotmcknight
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A review of Tov, and this still bothers me today: "What really struck me is how little support female whistleblowers got from their brothers in Christ. So I praise
@scotmcknight
for being one of the few Christian male leaders that publicly cared for and supported the victims."
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@eerdmansbooks
Good luck! :) This is a beautiful book.
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@winncollier
. Like, retweet, and share why you want this biography. Must follow
@scotmcknight
and me to win! Winners will be randomly selected on Wednesday. USA only. For more on Tov and Eugene Peterson:
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@emschumacher
and
@ElyseFitz
. Random winner selected on Wednesday. USA only, please. Good luck! :)
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I am crushed watching this video from
@WillowCreekCC
. The words by
@davedummitt
and Shawn Williams are hurtful. This display is careless and deeply offensive to those wounded by Bill Hybels. via
@YouTube
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“Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats (retweets) a matter separates close friends.” Proverbs 17:9
O Twitter. Twitter. Twitter. What severings and sorrows you have wrought!
The way Emily Hyland was treated by Dane Ortlund and the PCA is unacceptable and so counter to the gospel. I’m at a loss for words.
Retaliation, discrimination are dismissed by the church — but thankfully not by the state. How backwards.
The best leaders don’t obsess about being leaders. They follow and they serve and they love. They decline celebrity culture and they heal the wounded. They emulate Jesus, who talked about leadership… never.
Companion reads. Though debatable, if I read again I think I’d follow this order: Biblical Womanhood first, followed by J&JW. Then Tov and GSR.
@bethallisonbarr
and
@kkdumez
brilliantly research Biblical and recent history. The latter two provide some solutions.
@sheilagregoire
Listen and read:
Ortlund is a pastor and author of the best-selling book, Gentle and Lowly. But, according to Emily, he’s not very gentle or lowly; he’s a bully—and a misogynist. When she complained about Ortlund’s behavior to the elders, they fired her.
There exists a disturbing correlation between power-seeking males and complementarian authority structures. And my favorite sound bit: The best Bible teacher in America today is a woman. Her name is Beth Moore.
@BethMooreLPM
A fascinating listen:
If you were to walk into a house church in Iran, it would be difficult for you to identify the pastor. That is because the pastor is often the one serving the meal and cleaning up afterward. Leading a church in Iran is not about seeking to have a platform.
—
@NaghmehSPanahi
I attended Wheaton in the 90s. Elliot was a marriage model on campus — as a woman whom female students wished to emulate. Her books filled shelves in the campus bookstore. The alleged truth beneath her submission (abuse) reveals harm by purity culture.
WEDNESDAY GIVEAWAY! The Story of God Bible Commentary — 2 CORINTHIANS by Judith Diehl. Like this post and retweet for a chance to win. I’ll randomly select one winner TONIGHT! Must follow
@scotmcknight
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@ZonderAcademic
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Look at this photo memory from 2015 — Willow Creek’s anniversary at the United Center, Chicago. I’m absolutely stunned at this now. Humans are not made to be put on a stage and adored. (I was there and participated, so I’m to blame for this celebrity culture, too.)
People do not need to justify their decision to leave. People have agency and freedom to switch churches or to leave a church and take time to heal. This is damaging and weaponizing language. Church scandals should not be equated with seeking to “justify” leaving a church.
I just heard a Cuomo quote, in which he blames “generational and cultural shifts” for his harassing behavior. Again, this is language that gaslights.
#Cuomo
Pivot is released into the world today. I’m enormously grateful to
@scotmcknight
and
@TyndaleHouse
for taking a chance on me as a writer. And excited this morning; anticipating all that God will do. Toxic to Tov.🙏🏼
Pivot:
Two more thoughts this morning.
(1/2)
Churches that push NDAs in exchange for a severance package are in thick with a toxic culture. Tov churches tell the truth. Tov churches do not use NDAs to prevent the truth from being told.
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