February 10, 2025

Church Discipline That Heals, Not Harms

27 minutes

Church discipline is a term found nowhere in the Bible. But it is taught and practiced, often rather harshly. And many have been hurt by churches not doing this correctly. It can be difficult to do in ways that show the love of God.

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we discuss how to do church discipline in a way that heals and restores… instead of just “handing people over to Satan” and being done with them. 😕

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

How Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 18 may surprise you when read in its full context.

Who should be involved in doing church discipline and when.

What it really means to “turn someone over to Satan”.

Practical steps for addressing someone who has sinned against you.

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From this episode:

“It is rare that we, ourselves, don’t also have at least some role in the situation where someone has hurt us or sinned against us. A good starting point is to humble ourselves and seek the other person’s forgiveness before approaching them about their sin against us. I think you’ll be surprised at what will happen after that!”

Each week the Big 3 will give you immediate action steps to get you started.

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Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Coaching on Disciple-making and Missional Living with Caesar & Tina

Missio Publishing – More Missional Books and Resources

Caesar Kalinowski’s Website and Blog with Loads of Resources

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