Restoration in a Transformational Community 8: Learning from Jesus How to Be a Safe Person Another truth that Apostle John’s story shows us about being safe is that you cannot be put off by the nature of the sin the person committed. Shocking though it may seem to...
Restoration in a Transformational Community 7: Learning from Your Own Brokenness How to Be a Safe Person How do you unlearn deeply ingrained judgmental beliefs that get in the way of loving someone enough to engage in their restoration? Paul’s answer is to watch...
Restoration in a Transformational Community 6: Learning from John How to Be a Safe Person Learning to be safe requires that you first grasp what it will cost you to accept that those who mess up still belong to the family. This is neither easy nor cheap. According to...
Restoration in a Transformational Community 5: You’re the Guy! In many cases, restoration has to start with a “Nathan moment.” I have worked with numerous people in restoration who assumed that the people caught in sin referred to in Galatians 6 had...
Restoration in a Transformational Community 4: Is Restoration Worth the Trouble? Transformational churches are full of people who are just as messy as those who attend churches that teach reformational life. So what do you do with people who have messed up . . ....
Restoration in a Transformational Community 3: What is Restoration? My first exposure to restoration of sinful people took place at the church I attended during my college years. I was dumbfounded first when a lovable church member got mixed up with ‘the other woman’...
