If violence, lies and threats are wrong in general, how much more are they wrong in the gospel-imaging context of marriage? In fact, this context makes these behaviours all the more abhorrent and destructive.
Wade Mullen’s Something’s Not Right is just the right book at just the right time for a broader evangelical church reeling from numerous revelations of abusive behaviour by those who should be caring for and shepherding the flock. Wade Mullen’s Something’s Not Right is just the right book at just the right time Mullen, himself a pastor, writes mostly about Christian environments but doesn’t assume his readers need to be in such contexts—indeed one of the strengths of this book is that the principles that he shows us are quite obviously universal. Which is, perhaps, why it is all the more shocking...
The Anglican Church of Australia commissioned research into the prevalence of Family Violence among those who identify as Anglican, along with related research on clergy awareness and victim experience of FDV. The National Anglican Family Violence Research Report was published last week along with 10 commitments to prevent and respond to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). This research is a first among Australian Christian denominations. Sandy Grant is the Senior Minister of St Michael’s Cathedral Wollongong. He kindly agreed to Murray Campbell for this interview. TGCA. After reading the report, what were your initial thoughts and reaction? SG I grieve, because even one case...
Last Month was Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month. To help us and our readers understand it better, TGCA CEO Akos Balogh spoke with Dr Rebecca Sng; founder and Director of The Peregrine Centre. Dr Sng is a clinical psychologist and clinical family therapist who holds an MBA in Social Impact from UNSW. TGCA: You work with survivors of Domestic and Family Violence (DFV). Who is most at risk from DFV? Domestic and Family Violence can happen to anyone, across all socioeconomic classes, ethnicities and professions. As many people would know, women and children are the most common DFV victims....
The last ten years have shown it is possible to be a Christian preacher with global influence, to have authored widely read books, to head an internationally recognized ministry, to be a household name among evangelicals, to be a leader of leaders—and yet to be a sexual predator or a narcissistic bully. Or perhaps both. The offences have been diabolical, the falls precipitous, the harm incalculable. It is possible to be a Christian preacher with global influence … and yet to be a sexual predator or a narcissistic bully. Jesus warns us of false prophets garbed as sheep. Paul similarly...
