John Ensor, President of PassionLife says, “I work on engaging pastors as one pastor recovering from doing things poorly to learning to do them well.”
Begin with the Bible. Key passage: Deuteronomy 21 directs the pastor how to respond when confronted with an innocent person being unjustly murdered.
As leaders in the US there’s a deep resistance among the clergy to address abortion, for many reasons. But many are uncertain how to approach it. Dt. 21 gives direction.
Leaders are required to lead their people to understand the pre-eminent moral crisis of our time: the shedding of innocent blood. The closer you are, the more responsible you are. The more life-threatening, the more urgent the response. Therefore the church must act in her neighborhood, to prioritize an effective response to rescue and prevention.
Pastors’ main responsibility is to teach the Bible, and then train and mobilize the people to find the various ways to do the work of rescue. Teach well, and you will have less to do, as people catch the vision
But. Will churches lose members by taking on such a controversial mission? Two heavy lessons demonstrate otherwise.
John’s books include Answering the Call, and Innocent Blood.
His recommended reading includes: The Third Time Around, How Christianity Changed the World, The Case for Life, and his own volume Pregnancy Crisis Intervention.
From John’s bio: John is an ordained Evangelical pastor, who for the last 25 years has served as a leader in the pro-life movement as a speaker, author, mentor, and co-laborer. Currently, John serves as the President of PassionLife, where he concentrates on helping missionaries and indigenous Christian leaders serving in countries plagued by abortion to equip the church in bioethics and pregnancy crisis intervention services.
Starting in 1991, John led the effort in Boston to establish a network of six ultrasound-equipped pregnancy help centers. In 2006, he joined Heartbeat International and piloted Heartbeat of Miami, a minority-led, ultrasound-equipped, pregnancy help ministry now serving amidst 30 nearby abortion business.
John writes books on things he is most passionate about; the gospel, marriage and prolife ethics. He and his wife, Kristen, have been married for over 40 years. They have three married children and three grandchildren. They live in Roswell, GA.
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