Hope & Healing Conference

September 1, 2011,

Hi Steve and Samantha,

I want to thank you for the Hope & Healing Conference you held in Indiana. It was very well done. As a pastor, my initial feeling regarding the Ministry Description was that it could lead to more distrust and disrespect toward the pastoral ministry. (Ministry Description: Support, Hope and Healing for Victims of Pastoral Sexual Abuse.)

However, one of the things that impressed me about the conference was how you elevated the work of the pastoral ministry. You communicated very effectively the high calling and influence of the ministry.

I have known clergy who have had to leave or should have been asked to leave the ministry as a result of inappropriate sexual behavior. I have also counseled individuals who have been victims of this kind of abuse.

You communicate with much sensitivity and balance and truly lead people to hope and healing as a result of what you do and the example you have set. The video you put together is very well done.

I would recommend a Conference inviting you to do a seminar for pastors.

Clinton Meharry
Pastor, Indiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists