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The Rod and the Staff, hosted by Dr. Tony Myers, exists to equip followers of Jesus Christ to find wisdom, comfort, and strength in His care, experience His transformative love, and grow in shepherding one another.Each episode explores the ministry of our Good Shepherd,…
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Church Discipline, Part 11 — What Excommunication Really Means (opens the original)
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When should someone be removed from the fellowship of a church? In this episode of The Rod and the Staff, Pastor Tony Myers explains the final and most serious step of church discipline: excommunication. He begins with an important distinction—this is not a casual act of “kicking someone out.” It comes only after repeated, loving appeals have been rejected and a person persistently refuses to repent. Tony explains what Jesus means in Matthew 18:17 when He says to treat someone “as a Gentile or a
Church Discipline, Part 10 — When Discipline Becomes Formal (opens the original)
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When should church leaders become involved in church discipline? In this episode of The Rod and the Staff, Pastor Tony Myers moves to the third step of the process described in Matthew 18: the point at which an unresolved, serious offense moves from informal conversations to formal involvement by church leaders. Tony explains what Jesus means by “tell it to the church”—and why this is not a call for public shaming. Instead, the matter is brought before the appointed leaders of the church, who li
Church Discipline, Part 9 — What If They Won’t Listen? (opens the original)
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What happens when you go privately to someone about a serious offense—and they simply won’t listen? In this episode of The Rod and the Staff, Pastor Tony Myers continues through the biblical process of church discipline in Matthew 18. When individual admonition has been attempted patiently and repeatedly without resolution, Jesus instructs us to bring one or two others into the conversation. But these witnesses are not allies recruited to take your side. They should be wise, impartial believers
Church Discipline, Part 8 — When Should You Overlook an Offense? (opens the original)
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Do Christians need to confront every sin they see in one another? Scripture’s answer is no. Many offenses are simply covered by love and forgiven. But how do we know when an offense should be overlooked and when love requires us to address it? In this episode, Pastor Tony Myers offers practical biblical guidance for making that decision. He considers the nature of the sin, whether it is an isolated incident or a repeated pattern, its impact on the person and others, the response of our own heart
Church Discipline, Part 7 — The First Step: Go in Private (opens the original)
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How do we actually practice church discipline? In Matthew 18:15–17, Jesus gives His church a clear process, and it begins not with church leaders but with individual Christians. In this episode, Pastor Tony Myers examines the first step of biblical church discipline: going privately to a brother or sister who has sinned. Pastor Tony explains why Christians should go directly to the person rather than gossiping, complaining, withdrawing, or allowing bitterness to grow. He also explores how to app
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