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A review by davehershey
The Devil Inside: How My Minister Father Molested Kids In Our Home And Church For Decades And How I Finally Stopped Him by Jimmy Hinton
5.0
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.