Good Friday’s Answers to Wounded Church Members

Christ’s crucified body holds the pain experienced by the church body.I serve as a priest in an Anglican church in Dallas, and I have the privilege and responsibility of pastoring many people who have experienced pain at the hands of a church. Some in our congregation have been outright abused. Some have had their faith shaken by the fall of a leader. Some have been pushed out of congregations for asking legitimate questions.And while church hurt may not always be the best term to name and