Case 07 · Discipline & Restoration · Session

A Volunteer Teacher Spreading Confusion

A trusted volunteer teacher is introducing muddled doctrine in a class and reacts poorly to quiet correction.

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

  • James 3:1
  • Titus 1:9
  • 1 Timothy 4:16

Constitutional Reference

Teaching Oversight · Book of Discipline · Pastoral Care

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

Matthew 18:15