A few months ago, I was enjoying lunch at a conference when one of the participants (a Presbyterian) turned to me (a Baptist) and said, “Our Presbyterian system of church government makes abuse almost impossible.” This was followed by the rationale that because there is a governing body (the presbytery) that exercises oversight, abusive pastors will be identified and corrected or brought to…
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