Joy @joyklaprade
Reader, writer, trying to find my voice. I'm here as a woman who loves Jesus and his word, and wants better for his church. joylaprade.substack.com Joined January 2012-
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Once again. Please find a different word to use than the “R” word. Words do matter. Don’t look at it as people policing your words but a chance to love your neighbour..
Once again. Please find a different word to use than the “R” word. Words do matter. Don’t look at it as people policing your words but a chance to love your neighbour..
One of the simplest ways to gauge the health of a church — does the weekly service revolve around one man’s performance? If one guy does nearly all the preaching, it’s a bad sign. Look for churches where two or more preachers take turns regularly.
One of the simplest ways to gauge the health of a church — does the weekly service revolve around one man’s performance? If one guy does nearly all the preaching, it’s a bad sign. Look for churches where two or more preachers take turns regularly.
If you're in a church like this, the pastor has become more important than anything else in his own eyes. Please don't sit under the leadership of someone like this. It ends really badly.
If you're in a church like this, the pastor has become more important than anything else in his own eyes. Please don't sit under the leadership of someone like this. It ends really badly.
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@joyklaprade This is why I am a firm believer that pastors should be bivocational. Remove the money and you will see where their heart is.
Jesus warns against putting “hired hands” in charge of his flock. Why then are so many pastors LITERALLY this? — men whose relationship to Jesus’ sheep is based on the money they make from them?
Hello, friends. Gus did well today in the cath lab. It was the shortest visit to the lab we've had and he was extubated immediately afterwards. The rehab of his femoral vein went well. It was an encouragement to see him do so well with the procedure -- given how destabilizing…
Is there a "cage stage" for deconstruction? I remember this in the Calvinist/reformed world. Angry guys who'd recently changed beliefs, looking for fights to prove other theologies wrong. As I discard some beliefs, esp. those that harmed me & others, I want to check my motives.
This was a moving episode. Dr. Joireman’s experience at CTS prompted an uncomfortable question (which has prob been asked, similar to hindsight questions on the @bbtbpod crossover): Would a “quiet & submissive” woman have been murdered on March 26, 1990 at Covenant Seminary? 1/
This was a moving episode. Dr. Joireman’s experience at CTS prompted an uncomfortable question (which has prob been asked, similar to hindsight questions on the @bbtbpod crossover): Would a “quiet & submissive” woman have been murdered on March 26, 1990 at Covenant Seminary? 1/
When a pastor says he “takes responsibility” for creating controversy, it’s important to notice what’s NOT said. Lindell’s “apology” for platforming Driscoll was a great example of image management. Protecting himself rather than addressing the harm he caused. 👇
When a pastor says he “takes responsibility” for creating controversy, it’s important to notice what’s NOT said. Lindell’s “apology” for platforming Driscoll was a great example of image management. Protecting himself rather than addressing the harm he caused. 👇
Excellent content here on #truebelieverpodcast. Grateful to @tjingrassia & @RuthServenSmith for following up the lead to chat w/ Dr. Sandra Fullerton Joireman. I am moved by her depictions of her faith journey + her remembrance of #ElizabethMackintosh. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tru…
People who need to make sure they get enough “respect” — ➡️ mafia bosses ➡️ gangsters ➡️ men writing “Christian marriage” books
If you’ve been listening to the #truebelieverpodcast, would you please consider a tangible way to help one of the impacts of the murder of Elizabeth Mackintosh by giving generously to Karl Saint Lucy? And even if you can’t give now, pls RT 🙏 gofundme.com/f/karl-support…
This is an excellent thread on helping us think differently about sexuality and why the stereotypical teaching of Christianity is SO harmful. Not only is the teaching we hear in churches inaccurate, it also points AWAY from God’s design for mutuality, intimacy and connection
This is an excellent thread on helping us think differently about sexuality and why the stereotypical teaching of Christianity is SO harmful. Not only is the teaching we hear in churches inaccurate, it also points AWAY from God’s design for mutuality, intimacy and connection
The pulpit tends to be abused by those who take it for granted — often men who feel entitled to it because of their gender & gifting. no wonder we have a “bully pulpit” problem. Churches often think pastors should be just that: the loudest voices, who speak but never listen.
The pulpit tends to be abused by those who take it for granted — often men who feel entitled to it because of their gender & gifting. no wonder we have a “bully pulpit” problem. Churches often think pastors should be just that: the loudest voices, who speak but never listen.
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My feed has been overtaken with this MacArthur clip denying PTSD, etc. Most responses saying how awful it is. But one thing is missing in most of the conversation…+
Why? Why is this appealing? Why would people sit under this teaching? Failing to really answer this is why we have the reemergence of Mark Driscoll. +
We shook our heads at all the people staying in that toxicity and even defending it. But seldom did we reckon with why. We mainly just chalked it up to sheeple. But Driscoll was popular because he spoke optimism to brokenness. +
It wasn’t the sunny optimism that we often think of. It was an optimism that taught if you do A, B, and C in Jesus name, then you’ll be on board an unstoppable world-changing bus. That bus runs over the inconsolable things. +
The same is true here of MacArthur. This is appealing to people because it has an answer to inconsolable things. If that stuff isn’t “real” then it means given the right formula you won’t have the struggle. +
But it’s even MORE appealing for dealing with the inconsolable things of other people. It’s hard living within someone who has those things. It’s hard to pray and pray and pray and it not “change”. It’s easier to blame the person than to wrestle with God. +
I would argue that we often swing from this optimism (that doesn’t look like optimism) into a cynicism (that doesn’t look like cynicism). This cynicism says people can’t change. That these things are hopeless struggles and that inconsolable things should be stowed away. +
Biblical hope, though, is able to sit with inconsolable things and reckon with them. But do so with the happy confidence that these things do not and will not get the last word. Hope is harder. That’s why Driscoll, MacArthur, and the cynical pushback is appealing. /end
How do you channel your new awareness of toxic teachings after learning from @sheilagregoire et al.? You join the church library committee and purge the worst books to prevent further harm! 1/
.@johnmacarthur is a mental health expert! Who knew?!!
“There’s no such thing as PTSD. There’s no such thing as OCD. There’s no such thing as ADHD.” — John MacArthur
@joyklaprade Unfortunately it does.... Most ministries are built that way... So if the person leaves it falls apart.... It's not built on Christ and the finish work.... Wood stubble and hay...
@joyklaprade not always possible. I’m a solo pastor& expectation is for me to preach 40+ Sundays/year. I get several off and we have others who teach regularly. Other teach in other settings. That said - this post is really sketch. Esp from a pastor already under a magnifying glass.
@joyklaprade I attend a church where the sermon rotates among regular members. 3 different people per week. Men, women, and sometimes teenagers. Main pastor preaches only once every 3 months. And it's all volunteer -- no payment. It's awesome! 🙌🙌
Once again. Please find a different word to use than the “R” word. Words do matter. Don’t look at it as people policing your words but a chance to love your neighbour..
This is my son, Jarod. He isn't my biological son. That doesn't matter. In fact, one reason I married my wife, Lisa, was bcuz I not only fell in love with her. I fell in love with him. He has his challenges. He can't walk. He speaks about 10 words. But, he is amazing! 1/
@joyklaprade better yet, look for a church whose Sunday service revolves around the Eucharist
@joyklaprade A single pastor/leader is recipe for becoming a cult.
@joyklaprade IMHO another red flag is if the church is basically run by one family. Beware if almost all the role are filled by the pastor's children or siblings.
@joyklaprade Different folks, I guess. In my church (Episcopal), the service isn't a "performance" at all. The priest preaches, but the sermon is only part of the service. Holy Communion is the main thing.
@joyklaprade His lack of trust of his team is apparent.
@joyklaprade How about the service not revolving around a man giving a long speech.
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