I know I have a gift for leadership of some sort — my personal opinion is this will never be realized
again in the church environment — because of theological differences alone.
From a legal standpoint, I'm a little uneasy with the government defining what I believe in anyway, even if I happen to agree with
marriage in a church environment.
- Educate yourself about
abuse in a church environment (see resources under # 1) and share your findings with fellow Christians and on social media.
Yes, if they still have any desire to
participate in a church environment — and can do so without trauma — then by all means they should find a loving, accepting group that is what a good church should be.
They aim «to sensitize and empower all those
working in the church environment to recognize evidence of sexual abuse and to deal with it in an appropriate fashion,» said Stephan Ackermann, archbishop of Trier and the bishops» point man on sexual abuse of children within the church.
I've spoken with many, many victims of sexual abuse who say this was the very language church leaders used to urge them not to report their
abuse in a church environment to the authorities.
How do I start the conversation on
this in a church environment that doesn't seem very receptive to it?
Most of these events are carried out
in a church environment.