What's been unveiled about the underbelly of the SBC is just a microcosm of what's going on in many Evangelical denominations and institutions in the U.S.
The question is, are we going to learn? Are we going to dig deeper into what's going on behind the scenes in our circles?
The question is, are we going to learn? Are we going to dig deeper into what's going on behind the scenes in our circles?
This is not just an SBC problem, and to frame it as such will cause even more harm. Lay people in the pews of Evangelical denominations need to ask their leadership about what's being done to make sure these same things aren't happening in their own denominational circles.
Students at Evangelical seminaries need to ask what kinds of policies are in place to prevent and deal with these kinds of heinous actions and to increase transparency between the leadership and everyone else.
The underbelly of the SBC should not make us all think the worst of those in positions of power, but it should make us be critical thinkers who are also realistic about sin within the church. We should always be alert and ready so that we can respond in ways that can immediately
help victims, counteract DARVO tactics and cover-ups, and create safe pathways for whistleblowing. This should be a great of a time as ever to take a good hard look at the policies we currently have in place in our own denominations and institutions to see if they would
please our Lord, or if they will end up making us no different than what's been revealed about the SBC.
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