Archive for March 2012
Interview with Rachel Mitchell (Part 1)
Rachel Mitchell is the Sex Crimes Bureau Chief of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Phoenix, Arizona. She has extensive knowledge of the field of child sexual abuse in general as well as its impact on religious organizations. On November 3, 2011, Ms. Mitchell gave a lengthy telephone interview with FrontLine magazine. Below are extensive…
Read MoreNorthwest Regional Fellowship 2012–Report
We will post a full report shortly, but in the meantime you can get all the audio here.
Read MoreThree Rivers Regional FBFI Fellowship
Cumberland Bible Church is honored to be hosting the FBFI Three Rivers Regional Meeting. We encourage you to come and join us. The theme this year is “Growing in Grace.” You will be encouraged and refreshed through the preaching of the inerrant, infallible, sufficient Word of God. Bible-believing, Bible-teaching, Bible-practicing Christians from at least four…
Read MoreAround the Web–Study Resources
Courtesy of Pastor Gary Small of Linden, WA, we offer links to the following on-line study resources. Use what you can. Be aware that some of the resources include liberal and conservative materials. The Tyndale House Bible Toolbar (an interesting browser add-on) with an explanatory video here. The Crosswire.org study tools. Note especially this “parallels”…
Read MoreChaplains Report: Abba House opens in Perry, GA
Chaplin Fred Henzler reports to us about the opening of Abba House in Perry, GA. His enthusiasm is obvious. He says, “Wow! What a day yesterday was. It was the grand opening of the Abba House right here in Perry, just a little over a half a mile away from our house. Dignitaries were there,…
Read MoreBeauty for Ashes (Part 2)
Originally published in the Jan/Feb 2012 edition of FrontLine. Part 2 of 2. by Jim Berg From Part 1: Nothing weighs heavier on the heart of a pastor or Christian counselor than the news that a child has been sexually molested. The thought that one of “these little ones” should be offended by an adult…
Read MoreBeauty for Ashes (Part 1)
Originally published in the Jan/Feb 2012 edition of FrontLine. Part 1 of 2. by Jim Berg Nothing weighs heavier on the heart of a pastor or Christian counselor than the news that a child has been sexually molested. The thought that one of “these little ones” should be offended by an adult prompts a mixture…
Read MoreA Third Career as a Police Chaplain
One of the most important roles the FBFI serves is as the endorsing agency for chaplains, both military and police. Part of the mission of Proclaim & Defend is to publish the good work done by our chaplains in proclaiming the gospel to men and women in these venues of service. The following is excerpted…
Read MoreAround the Web
A few things that catch our interest this week: How to dress in church – former Wheaton President Duane Litfin argues that we need to dress up, not down, but sets no particular standard in “Clothing Matters” What does President Obama believe? An interesting interview from 2004, re-published recently, offers insight into the President’s belief…
Read MoreDeveloping an Effective Child Protection Policy (Part 2)
Originally published the Jan/Feb 2012 edition of FrontLine. Part 2 of 2 – see here for Part 1. Recap from Part 1: Every church or other ministry ought to adopt a policy to help prevent child sexual abuse. Below are some ideas that can help with this process. Tailoring a Policy for Your Ministry Involve…
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