Todd Benkert

Educator, nonprofit leader, pastor.

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

@ThigpenTiffany “a vocal critic of reforms against sexual abuse” in the SBC

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

@davidwwhitlock Got news for you. Whoever texted that is old too. No one has said that since the 90s.

[Rachael Denhollander @R_Denhollander]

This is worth every second to read. Not just for this case, but for understanding the dynamics that lead individuals to ignore solid evidence of abuse.

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

Thank you, @RobertDownen_ !

[Troy Bush @BushTroy]

@RobertDownen_ You have brought necessary light on a difficult & evil subject. Know that your work has positively benefited so many, & it continues to do so, even as you have spoken here. For the lack of truth tellers, people are easily misled.

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

@DannySlavich So if egalitarianism is not liberalism, what’s the rationale for making complementarianism a second order issue? Why should we not treat it like we do eschatological views or the extent of the atonement? Why not cooperate with orthodox churches that have a woman called “pastor”?

[Tiffany Thigpen @ThigpenTiffany]

I stayed an extra day in Indy with a dear friend & advocate @DrHeatherEvans & I needed time with her like I needed air. I’m sitting on a plane about to leave this city & it feels I’m leaving all hope for change here as well. I feel defeat,sorrow,exhaustion even at a bone level +

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

@biblebeltman Religion reporters are doing their best to understand what we’re doing and our process for doing it and then accurately report it. I’ve been impressed by their efforts & found the coverage by @liamsadams @kateshellnutt @bobsmietana @publicroad & others to be excellent. My 2 cents

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

@megannlively Absolutely. I wish I would have had more time to connect.

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

For me, the most impactful moments of #SBC24 this year were the opportunities I had outside the meeting to pray for and be prayed for by fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.

[Bob Kellemen @BobKellemen]

A classic from Ed Welch: Fear Is Not Sin. https://t.co/EJqX6ggAJ8

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

@BobKellemen This is an important truth for ministering to survivors of abuse and trauma.

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

@MusingsOnChrist Let us know those how to find those longer forms so we can continue to hear your insights.

[Diane Langberg, PhD @DianeLangberg]

The central experiences of childhood trauma are silence, isolation, and helplessness. Healing occurs in the context of a safe relationship.

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

@laurel_prolife @Smith_Jeffrey I was an exhibitor this year. Announcements were made preceding the voting times to alert messengers. The exhibit hall largely emptied at those times. Still, I had fruitful convos with non-messenger guests & those who weren’t interested in the business at hand during those times.

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

@dennismwells That is the question.

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If the sex abuse crisis has taught me anything it’s that virtually nothing the messengers do, beyond voting for president and affirming committee nominations is binding.

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

The SBC elected a Grand Canyon hiker as president. I approve. Congrats, @pastorclint

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@Joy_Anisa @kateshellnutt @joleejo216 @peedeelou Wikipedia offers this definition: “The motion to censure is a main motion expressing a strong opinion of disapproval that could be debated by the assembly and adopted by a majority vote.” See the actual motion below.

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

Motion from @peedeelou regarding censure. #SBC24 #ThisistheSBC “I move that the messengers censure Albert Mohler, Ben Mandrell, & Bart Barber for their roles in approving an amicus brief in the state of Kentucky that prevented an abuse survivor from having her day in court…

[Todd Benkert @toddbenkert]

So, honestly, what function does an annual meeting serve? Why do we come as messengers? Beyond elections, what is the purpose of voting at all if SBC leaders are going to do or not do whatever they want regardless of the “will of the messengers?”

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And AIRTF chair now reports that promised monies were never given such that their work was severely hindered and prevented from getting done.