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I could not put this book down!
I appreciate Jimmy Hinton and his stand.for.truth, righteousness, and justice. I listen to his podcast as well, but the book did a great.job of concisely explaining some of how abusers profile and what we as a church can do about it.
I hope.he writes another one!
I appreciate Jimmy Hinton and his stand.for.truth, righteousness, and justice. I listen to his podcast as well, but the book did a great.job of concisely explaining some of how abusers profile and what we as a church can do about it.
I hope.he writes another one!
Important reading for all..
When this man discovered his family member was a child molester, he went to the police. It wasn’t easy. It wasn’t revenge. It was not unforgiving. Instead, he goes step by step, showing how to battle against child abuse, how to stop the cover up of abuse, even though the pain of it is horrific. This author is a brave man, willing to lay his personal story out for us, to help us learn from it.
When this man discovered his family member was a child molester, he went to the police. It wasn’t easy. It wasn’t revenge. It was not unforgiving. Instead, he goes step by step, showing how to battle against child abuse, how to stop the cover up of abuse, even though the pain of it is horrific. This author is a brave man, willing to lay his personal story out for us, to help us learn from it.
Whoa. Terrifying, heart-wrenching and desperately needed. This is the most comprehensive book out there on child sex abuse and the church. It is so rampant, and yet almost everyone is undereducated on the topic. Not just every parent or every pastor, but every church member should read this book.
Every pastor and church leader needs to read this book.
When I attended seminary, we spent a lot of time learning Greek and Hebrew. We also practiced giving sermons and studied theology and church history. Now, I love reading theology and I think this all is valuable stuff (though, I’ve admittedly forgotten most of the Greek and Hebrew). Yet, in retrospect, it’s ironic we never discussed practical things such as how to spot predators, how to keep kids safe and what it means to be a mandated reporter.
Unfortunately, these issues were not on the radar twenty years ago in the way they are now. Hinton speaks of the same deficiency in his theological education. It was something he never really thought about until after he discovered his father, a preacher for decades, had molested dozens of children .
In this book, Hinton tells that tragic story. From this story, he goes on to talk about things pastors should look for and argues for how absolutely vital it is for church’s to make it a priority to keep kids safe. Too many churches think “it can’t happen here.” He even shares anecdotes of pastors telling him they keep secret the registered sex offenders who are at their church so such people won’t be ostracized. In all of this, Hinton asks why we sacrifice the safety of our children.
Its a short book that any and every pastor would benefit from reading.
When I attended seminary, we spent a lot of time learning Greek and Hebrew. We also practiced giving sermons and studied theology and church history. Now, I love reading theology and I think this all is valuable stuff (though, I’ve admittedly forgotten most of the Greek and Hebrew). Yet, in retrospect, it’s ironic we never discussed practical things such as how to spot predators, how to keep kids safe and what it means to be a mandated reporter.
Unfortunately, these issues were not on the radar twenty years ago in the way they are now. Hinton speaks of the same deficiency in his theological education. It was something he never really thought about until after he discovered his father, a preacher for decades, had molested dozens of children .
In this book, Hinton tells that tragic story. From this story, he goes on to talk about things pastors should look for and argues for how absolutely vital it is for church’s to make it a priority to keep kids safe. Too many churches think “it can’t happen here.” He even shares anecdotes of pastors telling him they keep secret the registered sex offenders who are at their church so such people won’t be ostracized. In all of this, Hinton asks why we sacrifice the safety of our children.
Its a short book that any and every pastor would benefit from reading.