Books I Would Write 3

Treat Him as You Would a Pagan

Leadership Guidelines

for the

Deployment of the Gift of Rebuke

"If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector." Jesus talks about confronting another believer, Matthew 18:17

In a tolerant society where confrontations of spiritual absolutes are frowned upon, how do church leaders begin to foster a community where the truth of God is spoken and received gracefully? What does a culture of sharpening one another look like in a modern day gathering of Christ followers? What are the major leadership pitfalls along the way and how do we avoid them?

Ken Tsang, author of "I Opposed Him to His Face" and "Give Me Here on a Platter His Head", draws up a biblical structure to positively cultivate the Gift of Rebuke in modern day churches. The last in the series, "Treat Him as You Would a Pagan" envisions a community where God's Word can be spoken mercifully and received boldly, outlines the major leadership hurtles in building a grace-filled community of truth, and connects the restorative power of the Gift of Rebuke with the church's calling to restore the world.