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Jesus, in his ministry, received the empty, the broken, the lost and the diseased. Mark Lauterbach shows how compassion, mediated through a functioning body of believers, provides the answers to human waywardness and maintains the integrity of the Church. Although this is a book about church discipline, it is really about a Spirit-empowered community. Mark uses real situations from his experience...

they have disqualified themselves from office. I recommend they refrain from all ministry until the process is complete and they are stable. All this needs to be spelled out in writing and agreed to. Vagueness does not serve anyone. Dates and times and schedules must be on the calendar. Expectations must be clear. Unwillingness to close on clarity may be a mark of residual pride. The hope is that they will be able to walk with the Lord again, without undue shame. The goal is for them to become a
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