DALLAS (TX)
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
June 15, 2018
By Carrie McGuffin
Suzii Paynter challenged the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to “break a culture of complicity” in regard to clergy sexual abuse.
#MeToo, #ChurchToo and clergy sexual abuse and misconduct were the focus when Paynter presented her executive coordinator’s report to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly in Dallas.
‘Not an isolated incident’
She asked people in attendance to stand if they had any connection to incidents, victims or survivors of clergy sexual abuse and misconduct.
“Look around. This is not an isolated incident,” Paynter said, as nearly half of attendees.
“This is worth the honor and work of church leadership,” she said. “If you are a man in ministry, if you are a layperson in leadership in your church—don’t wait for women to demand training. Be proactive.
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