This message was originally given by Pastor Stephen Baker on 2/18/2017 at Clearnote Church (Bloomington, IN) as part of the 2016 Shepherd’s Conference, The Enemy Within: Sexual Abuse in the Church.
One of the reasons it’s so painful to bring sexual abuse into the light is that it requires pastors and elders to care not only for victims, but also for perpetrators. This is painful and difficult work, complicated by everything from legal ramifications to our own bad consciences.
