Eyes Open To Abuse: A Tool to Create a Safer Church
For years, CBE has been sounding the alarm that male-only leadership and complementarian theology create space in churches and families for abusers to hide, or
February 24, 2021
Topic: Abuse
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Book Review: A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing
A Church Called Tov, co-written by Scot McKnight and his daughter Laura Barringer, addresses the importance of creating and sustaining a good (Hebrew tov) church
February 4, 2021
The Unavoidable Link Between Patriarchal Theology and Spiritual Abuse
Editor’s Note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! Theology matters. It shapes the very framework by which we
January 13, 2021
Silence—A Response to Abuse in the Church
Editor’s Note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. [Trigger warning: themes related to verbal and spiritual abuse] My Story
November 24, 2020
Claiming Consent in the Body of Christ
Editor’s note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. [Trigger warning: themes related to sexual abuse] For forty years I
October 21, 2020
Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church
Power has a God-given role in human relationships and institutions, but it can lead to abuse when used in unhealthy ways. Speaking into current #MeToo
October 20, 2020
A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture that Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing
What is the way forward for the church? Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to revelations of abuses of many kinds in our
October 6, 2020
Jesus Didn’t Die for Marriage: Why Churches Need to Address Domestic Violence
[Trigger warning: this article discusses domestic violence and spiritual abuse] On the night he attacked me, I was strangled to unconsciousness. My friend came round and saw my burst blood vessels
June 25, 2020
The Consequences of Soft Complementarianism
Editor’s Note: This is one of the Top 15 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! When women and men share their stories of harmful church teachings
June 24, 2020
The Headship of Men and the Abuse of Women: Are They Related in Any Way?
In recent years the issue of domestic abuse and violence has gained a lot of attention as the extent of it has become known. Domestic
June 17, 2020