It can be challenging as a pastor to navigate the line between being a spiritual leader within the community and having the need to confess yourself. But you don't have to be a pastor to know how intimidating the idea of confession can feel. How can church leaders and congregation members work together to create a culture of confession, forgiveness, and grace?

Today, author Jamin Goggin is joining us to talk about his new book, Pastoral Confessions, as he helps us understand the importance of encouraging honesty, humility, and growth within the church. In addition to being an author, Jamin is an Associate Professor at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and the Director of the Health Pastor Initiative with Finishing the Task. (And if you listened to Season 2 of Just Neighbors, you'll also remember that he served as our co-host!)

In this episode, Jamin explains how confession gives us the gift of experiencing God's grace firsthand, the danger of using terms other than "sin", responses to the most common objections to confession, and much more.

Find resources mentioned and more in the show notes for this episode: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/jamin-goggin-s3e5/