This message, "Shepherding the Sexual Abuser," was given by Stephen Baker February 18, 2016, at the 2016 Shepherd’s Conference. Titled "The Enemy Within: Sexual Abuse in the Church," the conference was sponsored by Warhorn (at the time Clearnote) Media, and held at Trinity Reformed Church in Bloomington, Indiana.

One of the reasons it’s so painful to bring sexual abuse into the light is that it requires pastors and elders to care not only for victims, but also perpetrators. This is painful and difficult work, complicated by everything from legal ramifications to our own bad consciences.