Hyde Park Baptist Church (Romans Road Bible Church) had a beautiful opportunity to right the past and be an example for the local community and neighboring churches - but instead of rising to the challenge, they crumbled.
In this episode, Shielagh lays out the steps the new pastor took to warp perceptions and sidestep his duty to care. Was it incompetence? A calculated strategy? Or something worse?
When institutions protect themselves, who pays the price? And what happens when the truth refuses to stay buried? Books: A Church Called TOV by Scott McKnight and Laura Barringer https://www.churchcalledtov.org/ Tates Creek Presbyterian Church public statement: https://bit.ly/TatesCreek Youtube video of Murray's jokes: https://bit.ly/WMSJokes
Time Period Covered: Summer 2020