Case 08 · Discipline & Restoration · Session

Repeated Resistance to Shepherding

A household repeatedly rejects ordinary visitation and counsel while voicing grievance against the session.

Discussion Questions

1

Which opening course best preserves pastoral immediacy, evidentiary clarity, and the ordinary competence of the session?

2

Assuming the concern persists, which next course best advances the matter without either over-escalating it or dissolving it into mere informal management?

3

Which contemplated resolution most fully preserves the ends of discipline in a case like this?

Scripture Cited

  • 1 Peter 5:2-3
  • Hebrews 13:17
  • Proverbs 12:15

Constitutional Reference

Pastoral Care · Book of Discipline · Church Peace

If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone.

Matthew 18:15