Review: Redeeming Power
Shocked, but not surprised. In the last few years, it has become commonplace for Christians to hear yet another Christian leader exposed for his abusive behaviour.
Responding to Family Violence – The Anglican Example
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...
Facing Up to Domestic and Family Violence
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....
Guarding the Flock
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...
A Father’s Letter To His Daughter (About Living In a World That Degrades Women)
Dear Ava*, Part of me wishes I didn’t have to write this letter. If we’re to live well as followers of Christ Jesus, we need to face up to the world as it is, not as we wish it would be. You see, I wish we lived in a world where all men treated all women with dignity and respect, at all times. Alas, that’s not our world—at least not yet. While there is much good, beauty and truth in our world, we both know that it’s far from perfect. And so, if we’re to live well as followers of...
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