Abortion impacts one in six evangelical couples says Claire Smith
02/18/20 • 41 min
There are women in all our lives and churches who have had an abortion. Men, women and children who have been touched by abortion - in our workplaces, churches and families.
Senior pastors need to stop turning a blind eye to this subject and talk much much more about abortion in church.
New Testament scholar and former nurse Dr Claire Smith says we are currently not meeting this pastoral and evangelistic need.
Dr Smith has many suggestions on how to regularly teach pastorally and faithfully on abortion, potentially save many lives in your church.
Plus we talk mistakes made in counselling on abortion at seventeen and eighteen weeks and the fallout and pastoral response needed in a post abortion situation.
Watch online or subscribe to The Pastor’s Heart:
http://www.thepastorsheart/podcast/abortion-clairesmith
Pregnancy Support and post-abortion counselling
- Real Choices Australia: www.realchoices.org.au
- Zoe Support: www.zoesupport.com.au
- Embryo Donation Network: www.embryodonation.org.au
- Priceless Life Centre (Qld): www.pricelesslifecentre.org.au
- Karinya House (ACT): www.karinyahouse.asn.au
- Brave Foundation (teen pregnancies and help for carers/schools/health professionals): www.bravefoundation.org.au
- Diamond Women’s Support (Sydney): https://diamondwomensupport.com/services/
- Hope House (Western Sydney): http://www.hopehouse.com.au
- Rachel’s Vineyard retreats (Roman Catholic): https://www.rachelsvineyard.org/weekend/sites.aspx?c=Australia
Resources for pastoral care
- Denise Cooper-Clark: http://www.ethos.org.au/online-resources/engage-mail/unspoken-grief-pastoral-care-around-abortion
- ERLC on counselling men affected: https://erlc.com/resource-library/articles/how-we-can-speak-to-men-in-the-abortion-conversation
- ERLC on speaking to women about abortio
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Gavin and Paul from ChurchSuite are at Reach Australia and at a special Melbourne taster day on 26 May 2025.
Reach Australia National Conference
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There are women in all our lives and churches who have had an abortion. Men, women and children who have been touched by abortion - in our workplaces, churches and families.
Senior pastors need to stop turning a blind eye to this subject and talk much much more about abortion in church.
New Testament scholar and former nurse Dr Claire Smith says we are currently not meeting this pastoral and evangelistic need.
Dr Smith has many suggestions on how to regularly teach pastorally and faithfully on abortion, potentially save many lives in your church.
Plus we talk mistakes made in counselling on abortion at seventeen and eighteen weeks and the fallout and pastoral response needed in a post abortion situation.
Watch online or subscribe to The Pastor’s Heart:
http://www.thepastorsheart/podcast/abortion-clairesmith
Pregnancy Support and post-abortion counselling
- Real Choices Australia: www.realchoices.org.au
- Zoe Support: www.zoesupport.com.au
- Embryo Donation Network: www.embryodonation.org.au
- Priceless Life Centre (Qld): www.pricelesslifecentre.org.au
- Karinya House (ACT): www.karinyahouse.asn.au
- Brave Foundation (teen pregnancies and help for carers/schools/health professionals): www.bravefoundation.org.au
- Diamond Women’s Support (Sydney): https://diamondwomensupport.com/services/
- Hope House (Western Sydney): http://www.hopehouse.com.au
- Rachel’s Vineyard retreats (Roman Catholic): https://www.rachelsvineyard.org/weekend/sites.aspx?c=Australia
Resources for pastoral care
- Denise Cooper-Clark: http://www.ethos.org.au/online-resources/engage-mail/unspoken-grief-pastoral-care-around-abortion
- ERLC on counselling men affected: https://erlc.com/resource-library/articles/how-we-can-speak-to-men-in-the-abortion-conversation
- ERLC on speaking to women about abortio
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Gavin and Paul from ChurchSuite are at Reach Australia and at a special Melbourne taster day on 26 May 2025.
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
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Watch the full interview at http://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/juliuskimgospelcoalition
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Gavin and Paul from ChurchSuite are at Reach Australia and at a special Melbourne taster day on 26 May 2025.
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
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Update: Read Dominic Steele's report on the opening night of the Acts29 Australian conference here.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Gavin and Paul from ChurchSuite are at Reach Australia and at a special Melbourne taster day on 26 May 2025.
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
Subscribe to Dominic Steele's weekly sermons from the Village Church website.
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