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Pastoral Care in Situations of Incest in a Christian family

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  • J. Van der Wal

This article discusses incest in a Christian family. The author also gives some pastoral guidelines for this situation.

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God Is Not Silent: What the Bible Teaches about Sexual Assault

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  • Katie McCoy

The author discusses several passages from Deuteronomy to show what the Bible says about sexual assault. The article helps pastors and counsellors to recognize the principles of God’s Word in thinking about and assessing incidents of sexual assault.

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What Does the Bible Say about Sexual Assault?

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  • Katie McCoy

The author discusses several passages from Deuteronomy to show what the Bible says about sexual assault. While sexual abuse usually refers to a pattern of behaviour over a period of time, and sexual assault usually means an incident in which a person is forced or coerced sexually, the article does help pastors and counsellors to recognize the principles of God’s Word in thinking about and assessing incidents of sexual assault.

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Six Ways Pastors Can Care for Victims of Sexual Abuse

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  • Trillia Newbell

The author provides six practical ways in which pastors can help people who have suffered sexual abuse.

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How to Spot Sexual Abuse in Your Church

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  • Maureen F. Garcia

In this article, the author presents an experience-based guide to understanding the dynamics of sexual abuse. She lists and illustrates several common traits of sex offenders.

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Talking to Children about Digital Safety

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Since cellphones and other digital technology are used to approach and groom children for sexual abuse, it is critical for parents and others to inform children about the safe use of digital technology, and to warn them about the dangers they face via that technology. While “darkness to light” is a biblical expression (e.g., 1 Peter 2:9), this article does not provide advice that is explicitly biblical.

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Reporting Child Sexual Abuse

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This article provides guidance in dealing with children who indicate that they are victims of sexual abuse, and in reporting their allegations to authorities.

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What Parents Need to Know about Sexual Grooming

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  • Elizabeth Jeglic

This article, written by a secular psychologist, identifies the practices of sexual predators in targeting and grooming their victims. The author also provides six ways to keep their children safe from sexual predators. The article is not written from a biblical or Christian point of view.

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Failure to Act

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  • Philip G. Monroe

The author lays out several reasons why believers often fail to act when confronted with accusations and even evidence of child sexual abuse. His purpose is to encourage us to “get past” these initial, natural reactions, so that we act to help those who are abused.

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Five Characteristics of Child Sexual Offenders in Faith Communities

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This article offers churches some help in understanding how child sex offenders think and act, in targeting children in the church for abuse. The purpose of the article is to assist the church in trying to prevent child sexual abuse.

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Common Questions

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This article provides practical guidance on issues of the disclosure (by victims), prevention, and treatment of child sexual abuse in the Christian community.

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Stay Safe from Child Sexual Abuse

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  • Lucy Moll

This article is about child sexual abuse. It outlines twenty-two tactics that child sex abusers use to lure children, and then offers a suggestion for what to do when you suspect a possible child sex abuser.

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