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“Pop quiz: what is the first Bible passage that pops into your head when someone says ‘protect the vulnerable’? Go ahead, think about it for a second. The biblical theme of God protecting the vulnerable is not something I tend to hear us talk about a ton, which is why I was excited to spend some time today with Julie Lowe. She is probably the CCEF faculty member who has devoted the most time thinking about children, and that has naturally given rise to a special sensitivity to the weak and vulnerable in general. We spent our time talking about both the big biblical picture, and practical ways that we in the church can grow in living out the biblical mandate to protect the vulnerable around us.”
Host, Alasdair Groves
Additional Resource: “Pastoral wisdom and the mandate to report abuse” by Julie Lowe
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Alasdair Groves
Executive Director
Alasdair is the Executive Director of CCEF, as well as a faculty member and counselor. He has served at CCEF since 2009. He holds a master of divinity with an emphasis in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. Alasdair cofounded CCEF New England, where he served as director for ten years. He also served as the director of CCEF’s School of Biblical Counseling for three years. He is the host of CCEF’s podcast, Where Life & Scripture Meet, and is the coauthor of Untangling Emotions (Crossway, 2019).
Julie Lowe
Julie Lowe served at CCEF for over 20 years in various capacities, including as a faculty member and counselor. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a registered play therapist supervisor and she holds a master of arts in counseling from Biblical Theological Seminary. Julie has extensive training and experience with marriage, women’s issues, sexual abuse, body image issues, parenting, and child maltreatment issues. She is trained in leading mandated reporter trainings and provides numerous trainings and consultations on child sexual abuse. She has published numerous books, including Child Proof (New Growth Press, 2018), Building Bridges (New Growth Press, 2020), and Safeguards (New Growth Press, 2022).
