Simon Cox Blog: Reflecting on Heroes after the GC2 Summit Concludes: It's Only the Beginning

Tuesday, 18 December 2018

Reflecting on Heroes after the GC2 Summit Concludes: It's Only the Beginning

We have a long way to go, but many heroes are among us.

There is much to lament in the church today. While God’s commands remain steadfast and true, we have looked away long enough to have been conformed to the world. This ought to be anathema.

In moments of honesty, we must confess we have become a generation of Christians far from God. We have strayed.

But that’s not the end.

Last Thursday reminded me—and many others—of that. Over 750 people attended our Reflections GC2 Summit on Responding to Sexual Harassment, Abuse, and Violence. Nearly 50 livestream sites and hundreds of individuals participated with us remotely.

It was a good, hard day. The admonitions of all of our speakers, including Max Lucado, Beth Moore, Christine Caine, York Moore, Laurel Bunker, Lindsay Olesberg, Kelly Rosati, Nancy Beach, Eugene Cho, and others were a powerful reminder of how far we slipped and how far we have to go. You can read a good recap of the day here.

But, really, what breaks me is this: all of the speakers weaved in this truism—God hears and heals. He HEARS the cries of all, and wants to HEAL the pain of all. No amount of work on our end, without the power of the Holy Spirit, is sufficient for the healing that must take place. As a survivor myself, I have discovered this to be so very true in my own journey to healing as well.

Every survivor who spoke did so with the proverbial finger pointed upwards. It is God divinely working through his word, his people, and his Spirit to straighten what is out of joint, to care for the flickering wick.

But how is that reflected in us, his people?

Let me share just a few thoughts as I reflect on the summit, and they revolve around one word and one concept: heroes—those with great courage that compel us to do more and do better. ...