"… efforts to extinguish sexual abuse in the SBC have been hindered by distractions and delays. As messengers gather for the SBC annual meeting this week, it remains unclear whether addressing our abuse crisis is still a priority for the SBC." christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/june-w…

Question from Keith Myer ™ on why the ARITF's work didn't get done. Chair responds "We took this work as far as we were allowed to take it." Says the money pledged to cover the cost was never given to the EC. Was supposed to come from NAMB, IMB. #SBC24

The central experiences of childhood trauma are silence, isolation, and helplessness. Healing occurs in the context of a safe relationship.

The SBC elected a Grand Canyon hiker as president. I approve. Congrats, Clint Pressley

A classic from Ed Welch: Fear Is Not Sin. rpmministries.org/2023/05/fear-i…

For me, the most impactful moments of #SBC24 this year were the opportunities I had outside the meeting to pray for and be prayed for by fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.

I stayed an extra day in Indy with a dear friend & advocate Heather Evans & I needed time with her like I needed air. I’m sitting on a plane about to leave this city & it feels I’m leaving all hope for change here as well. I feel defeat,sorrow,exhaustion even at a bone level +

This is worth every second to read. Not just for this case, but for understanding the dynamics that lead individuals to ignore solid evidence of abuse.

Thank you, Robert Downen !