I know we are hoping for a trustworthy investigative process of pastoral abuse, but in the meantime I wonder how stories like this affect the ECC Board. The details of the case are different (the victim was a minor, there was sexual assault, Andy acknowledged his "mistake") but I think the overall message is that abuse won't be tolerated in the church and people involved in mishandling it need to go.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/march/andy-savage-resigns-abuse-megachurch-standing-ovation.htmlAndy Savage is the pastor who was brought up on stage in January, reframed everything that happened, was declared repentant and humble, and given a standing ovation. It was reported on in the media and people were appalled at this "Christian" behavior (this is not persecution, btw, it's that they have higher standards for accountability) and I'm guessing that this pressure is the only reason he ever gave up his position. Not conviction. One of his superiors in the past has already resigned for mishandling it.
First of all, based on what current GCC people have posted on here (criticisms of GRACE by Sovereign Grace Churches and Doug Wilson), I wonder if they even pay attention to other churches nationally. I'm not trying to be overly critical, I just find that aligning with these groups at all either show lack of information or perhaps an identification with them (that would be worse). But if the Board is aware, I wonder if that causes them to take more seriously any potential cover-ups or abuse.
