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When Church Isn't a Sanctuary: 4 Reasons Churches Should Refer Abuse Cases to Trained Victim Advocates
By: Mark Kubo | June 5, 2018
No matter how well-meaning, and regardless of their views on gender, leadership, or theology, churches are almost never prepared to meet a victim’s needs. This is why I encourage churches not to go it alone when it comes to helping victims of abuse.
4 Ways Men Can Combat Abuse in the Church
By: Gricel Medina | June 5, 2018
We ask too much of women and too little of men. It's time for men to stand and fight abuse. Here are four ways you can start.
Why #MeToo Is Good for Men Too
By: Ashley Easter | June 5, 2018
In holding men accountable, the #MeToo movement actually affirms men’s humanity—their ability to know and then choose right from wrong and to have healthy, mutual relationships with women. It also honors the good men who choose to treat others with equality and respect.
#MeToo and the Church
By: Eugene Hung | June 5, 2018
While the the #MeToo and #ChurchToo hashtags may be new, the abuse epidemic is not. The problem is not “out there”—that is, outside the walls of the church—but “in here,” something the church must reckon with as much as anyone in our world.
If Anyone Can Abuse, Why Are We Still Talking Gender Roles? It's About Power
By: Tim Krueger | June 5, 2018
If abuse is a power problem, then what does the debate about gender roles have to do with it? Put simply, our views on gender and authority grow out of and reinforce our philosophies on power.
Ending Abuse: 4 Steps for Churches
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | June 5, 2018
What the research says about why some men harass while other's don't. And what churches can do about it.
Vindicating the Vixens: How We View Bible Women Shapes Our Response to #MeToo
By: Sandra Glahn | June 5, 2018
By distorting Bible women’s stories, we provide a “biblical” rationale for rape culture.
A Very Egalitarian Summer Reading List: 12 Books to Add to Your Pile
By: CBE International | June 4, 2018
If you have time; you like to set lofty summer reading goals; and you’re egalitarian, here’s your 2018 dream list.
6 Principles for Guarding Churches Against Predators
By: Gricel Medina | May 30, 2018
Predators seek out churches and communities that have a culture of naiveté. They’re looking for leadership that will consistently give them the benefit of the doubt and congregations that easily trust them with young people.
Paige Patterson, SWBTS, and the Problem with "Sorry, Not Sorry"
By: Dawn Choate | May 24, 2018
The reality is, whether you’re Baptist or not, Patterson’s lack of perceivable remorse and his colleagues’ refusal to offer any real consequences or change is a signal that we have much work to do in the larger body of Christ. This isn’t just a “Baptist problem.”