Beyond Forgiveness: The Healing Touch of Church Discipline

The Bible is very clear about the way we are to treat a fellow Christian who has sinned, especially if that person is a leader in the church. Yet we so often fail to respond biblically to a fallen brother or sister. Sometimes we ignore the sin. Or we go to the other extreme and kick the sinner out of the church. We allow him to quietly disappear, never to face and overcome his wrong. Or we allow him to stay in the body, yet fail to truly forgive him or restore him to a place of effectiveness for his Lord. This story of one congregation's response to a member of its staff who had sinned is a triumph of love and restoration. Pastor Don Baker's search for the Bible's answers to each step of the church discipline process offers wisdom to all who seek hope for despair, renewal for brokenness, beauty for ashes.