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Biblically, toxicity must be removed, one way or the other, from your congregation, either through resolution and reconciliation or by confrontation and exclusion. It is not easy, nor is it any fun, but it will be necessary at times. (Remember, just because someone disagrees with you, or has a different opinion, does not mean they are toxic.) The ingredient necessary for dealing with difficult people is meekness. Jesus said in Matt. 5:5, “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the ...
I was just thinking that, during a span of 36 years, boys, girls, men and women were impacted by the personality and ministry of James Speer. That’s because he, along with his wife, Barbara, greeted thousands of campers at Daniel Springs Baptist Encampment in Gary, Texas, where he served as executive director of BMAA Camp Ministries.
I met James when we were students at Central Baptist...