Dr. Tim Lane and Aaron Sironi lead an hour-long workshop on how church leaders can help members of their congregations through this most difficult and painful of issues.
Sexual assault is an invasive event of traumatic evil. You were victimized, and now you are suffering. Whenever sexual abuse occurs, love is not part of the equation. Rather, the perpetrator uses power, domination, and control to injure innocent victims.
How should pastors and leaders respond to sexual abuse when it happens in the church? It's easy to be shocked and there is often a lack of preparedness to face such a complex and painful situation. This elective will explore a biblical, gracious and courageous response to the abused, abuser and their families.
There are over 90,000 reported cases of child sexual abuse per year in the US. In the last ten years there has been an average of 70 child abuse allegations in American churches every week. Many who sit in our pews have suffered greatly as a result. It is critical that pastors and counselors understand the impact of sexual abuse on a life and know how to respond redemptively to those who are suffering.
This elective will explore how to walk alongside fearful women who have been victimized by men. How can God (seen as male) connect or reach into a woman's fear?
