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Why Congregational Polity Struggles with Boundaries

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When I was serving in judicatory leadership, I began to notice something about boundary awareness training. The curriculum focused heavily on sexual ethics. That emphasis made sense. It emerged from real harm, real investigations, and the recognition that abuse had to be addressed directly. Yet over time, it became clear that many other ethical boundaries […]

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