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The Andy Savage Scandal

Here is a piece I wrote for Godinterest.com: The Andy Savage Scandal: Two Things Churches Should Learn From

The Andy Savage Scandal

http://makechurchsafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screenshot-2018-1-7-Pastor-Andy-Savage-Faith-Story-The-Church-at-Schilling-Farms.png After Jules Woodson went public and gave her #MeToo account of a perceived sexual assault committed against her by Andy Savage, he gave a public confession to the congregation of Highpoint Church regarding a sexual offense committed back in 1988. He was 22 years old then and a youth pastor at Woodlands Parkway Baptist Church (now Stonebridge Church). Jules Woodson was 17 years old at the time. This came to be a high profile issue since last week mostly because video coverage showed the people of Highpoint Church (where he now serves as Teaching Pastor) applauding and giving Andy Savage a standing ovation after his public confession during a service held on January 8. Read  2 things the church should learn from this. Read Jules Woodson's account of what happened. Listen to Andy Savage's interview with Ben Ferguson of iHeart Radi...