Chris Brauns is the pastor of The Red Brick Church in Stillman Valley, Ill. He is the author of Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions.
Chris Brauns is the pastor of The Red Brick Church in Stillman Valley, Ill. He is the author of Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions.
Pastors must wisely decide when to overlook and when to confront an offense in the life of the church. Pastors facing confrontation questions should take a “wisdom supplement” by spending regular time in God’s Word with a special focus on Proverbs. In addition, six diagnostic questions can help pastors wisely decide when to confront.
When should pastors confront? In this article, I will point to a biblical tension and a central strategy. In the next one, I suggest six specific questions pastors should ask themselves when deciding when to confront.