Why I’m not engaging with the SBC’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (whew, that’s a mouthful) has asked for my “input.” Here’s why, at least for now, I’m choosing NOT to engage with them in any direct or formal way.

They’re asking for survivor “input” on how to plug the holes in a system that is designed to have holes. At best, that’s an exercise in frustration. The holes aren’t a bug; they’re a feature.

Although I believe some individuals are well-intentioned, I see little reason to believe the institution is truly committed to doing what’s right and what’s needed. For starters, if it were truly committed to accountability for abusers and care for survivors, it would be spending a lot more money and acting much faster. But they’re trying to address this on the cheap.

“Without transformation, there’s no repentance. There’s only the same…