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Video: Submission and Abuse with Kathy Myatt

By: Kathy Myatt | November 23, 2023

Uncover Biblical principles of mutual submission, identify abuse patterns, and spot early warning signs of an abuser. Join us in understanding the link between religious cultures and domestic violence.  

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Book Review: We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis

By: Shirley Fessel | October 12, 2023

Mary DeMuth, delves into the church's often inadequate response to abuse survivors in WeToo: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis. Her book sheds light on the church's complex history of moral failings and offers insights on breaking the cycle of corruption. In We Too readers can learn the scope of [...]

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Liar's Witness

By: J.A. Boone | September 6, 2023

What happens when a wife's submission turns into submitting to abuse and lies? Acts 5:1-10 depicts a woman name Sapphira who submitted to her husband's lie and it led to her own death. Sapphira's story is warning to those who continue to let abuse and violence happen without speaking up. For when God calls us [...]

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Shaped: What Survivor’s Journeys Can Teach Us About Leading With Resilience, Courage And Truth

By: Claire Roster | June 5, 2023

Recognizing and naming truth can be painful but the road it takes us down can create exactly the kind of advocates the church needs.

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For Whom Will the Church Be Safe?

By: Ruth Barron | May 5, 2023

How can churches be safe spaces for victims of abuse?

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Sacred Wound, Sacred Calling: Elevating Women Survivors Worldwide

By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 9, 2023

In honor of International Women’s Day, we lift up the voices of women survivors and their allies around the globe who fight against sexual and physical abuse. Their “sacred wounds” transform into “sacred callings” of justice and truth, lighting the way to human flourishing for all.

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Global Impact: Does Good Theology Reduce Gender-Based Violence? With Frankie Quirke

By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Kimberly Dickson, Francesca Quirke | December 2, 2022

In this second episode in a two-part interview of Mutuality Matters (Global Impact), Frankie Quirke explains how she became involved in Tearfund’s work with gender and equality and how it grew to include programs designed to minimize sexual and gender-based violence. She speaks of new initiatives and horizons that more fully include the whole [...]

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Global Impact: Make Churches Places of Refuge for Gender-Based Violence Survivors with Frankie Quirke

By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Kimberly Dickson, Francesca Quirke | November 7, 2022

In this first episode in a two-part interview of Mutuality Matters (Global Impact), Frankie Quirke explains how Tearfund’s work in Gender and Equality grew to include programs designed to minimize Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the home, church and community. 

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Video: Created to Thrive: Cultivating Abuse-Free Faith Communities Panel

By: Antoinette Alvarado, Elizabeth Beyer, Johnrice Newton, Jeanne Porter King, Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | November 2, 2022

Recognizing that pastors and other lay leaders need to be supported and equipped as they work to create a culture that promotes the flourishing of women as equals beside men, CBE commissioned the publication of Created to Thrive. An anthology that addresses both the dynamics of abuse and how to combat it, chapters present ways [...]

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