Signposts: Shepherding New Believers Who Cause Controversy in the Church

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Christianity Today, Russell Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 9 December 2016

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode of Signposts I respond to an email from a listener, who is facing a volatile situation at her church between a new believer and an older member. How should churches gently shepherd new believers who may bring in “baggage” to the church, and how can more seasoned saints come alongside them in fellowship and support? Listen below, and use the links to subscribe to Signposts and get new episodes automatically when they publish. The post Signposts: Shepherding New Believers Who Cause Controversy in the Church appeared first on Russell Moore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:46.8	P.pondcast. Please and see apply. I received a really interesting email from a listener this past week and bear with me
1:07.6	it's kind of a long email but it's necessary to get the flow of what they're dealing with.
1:14.3	This is from a pastor.
1:15.8	And he says this, this past week, I had an interesting conversation
1:19.9	that I would love to hear your wisdom about. This past Sunday we had our worship
1:24.2	gathering in the morning like usual, followed by a special day of fasting as we
1:28.4	prayed for the health of our church. We gathered Sunday evening for a
1:31.8	special Sunday evening worship gathering which we usually don't have,
1:35.0	and we gathered around the Lord's table together.
1:37.0	We then enjoyed a large Thanksgiving feast,
1:40.0	but immediately upon walking into the feast, I was ambushed by one of our older ladies in the church.
1:46.0	This lady, I'm going to change her name because I don't know if he's changed her name or not, but we're going to call her Elsie.
1:52.0	Elsie told me that she needed to
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