I am not Metmom, but I know of a solid local Baptist congregation who had an elder who was found to be a child molester. They Matthew 18 and confronted him. They prayed with him. He did repent, but he is no longer an elder and they immediately reported him to the authorities and obviously is never again allowed to be alone with children. This is standard proceedure in biblical churches, and has always been. What is the history of your church on child molesters?
The history recently (since the 80s) has been similar to what yours has been. Yes, there were serious mistakes in the 60s and 70s and yes, more should have been done like kicking out the monsters who did those horrendous acts.
I am not Metmom, but I know of a solid local Baptist congregation who had an elder who was found to be a child molester.
I didn't know that metmom was Baptist.
They Matthew 18 and confronted him. They prayed with him. He did repent, but he is no longer an elder and they immediately reported him to the authorities and obviously is never again allowed to be alone with children. This is standard proceedure in biblical churches, and has always been.
I thought that you were PCA. However, were there any other repercussions to this elder? Was he excommunicated?
What is the history of your church on child molesters?
In my diocese, there are a half dozen priests and other clergy over the last 30 years that have been jailed. All have been removed from the ministry of the Church and been excommunicated. The bishop who oversaw some of this has has his name over the local Catholic university's library removed in shame (as well as our KofC Council's founding name) and been convicted of abetting (or some such). I don't believe that he has been excommunicated, but as he is still alive, the possibility still exists, since the investigation is still going on.