Tuesday Dec 06, 2022

The Gospel and Family Violence with Tracy Lauersen

Tina Waldrom speaks with Tracy Lauersen about The Gospel and Family Violence. As it nears Christmas, many are finding life challenging. The Australian government reported that 2.2 million Aussies have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a partner and 3.6 million Australians have experienced emotional abuse from a partner. The Gospel must bring hope to those experiencing violence. Tracy shares her story of involvement and how Christians can be a light in this space.

Many believers are not aware of the prevalence of family violence, in and outside of faith communities. Learning a little in this space can help many. Tracy is the conveyor of the family violence working group with the Anglican church in Australia. Her journey into this space began with the shocking realisation of the problem. Christians should stand up and do something. Tracy talks about how and why she became involved. She talks about the research conducted into this space, the alarming findings and the solutions proposed.

In this episode, Tracy shares her wisdom and expertise around family violence. She gives a wonderful overview of the issue and how people can respond. She talks openly about the challenge this is for her own faith community and shares some possible responses. The Anglican church of Australia is responding robustly to the issue of family violence. With Tracy’s leadership, they have measures in place, to not only raise awareness but to also respond appropriately. This episode will give people an overview of family violence in Australia and some possible responses as a believer.

In this podcast episode, you will discover…

Why Christians should be involved in the family violence issue.
How Tracy Lauersen became involved and what she is doing.
The current statistics relating to family violence.
The research into Family Violence and possible solutions.
What to do practically to help those affected by violence.
How to raise awareness of family violence in churches.
What intimate partner violence is?
The ten commitments that the Anglican Church has to the issue.
Family violence defined, what it is and what it is not.
How the United Nations can help people engage with this issue.
Who Rosie Batty is and her influence on the issue.
Resources and helps to engage including 1800Respect.
And so much more…

Watch a short video with Tracy Lauersen - The Gospel and Family Violence

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Church: www.warragulanglican.org
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