by Geneece Goertzen | Jun 28, 2022 | Opinion
I clearly remember one specific portion of my very first convocation in seminary. There was a generalized feeling of awe upon me as I entered Truett Seminary’s chapel in the fall of 2018. I felt what probably could best be described as that “cloud of witnesses” in the...
by Geneece Goertzen | Mar 28, 2022 | Opinion
A faith leader is often the first person a victim of abuse will reach out to. Abuse happens across the lifespan, and globally one in three women will be a victim of abuse at some point in her life. In the context of our ministries, many of the women we work with have...
by Geneece Goertzen | Oct 25, 2021 | Opinion
Survivors of domestic violence often receive little support from their churches. That’s a common thread in conversations I have had over the last several years with survivors who claim a faith-based background. I believe that it is imperative that churches understand...
by Quentin P. Kinnison | Oct 11, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Oct. 4, 2010. At the time of publication, Kinnison was contemporary Christian ministries professor and the program director of Christian ministry and leadership at Fresno Pacific University. It is reposted to call...
by Roger Olson | Oct 22, 2018 | Opinion
Recently there has been some “buzz” in public and “around the watercoolers” that Calvinism justifies domestic violence and abuse. Because I am one of Calvinism’s best-known critics, I feel the need to wade into this controversy and nip it in the bud, so far as...
