All church abuse articles
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ArticleThe truth has to come out: ‘I had to confront what Mike was doing’
Elizabeth Zion Herder served in leadership and advisory roles at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC) for 15 years, from 2002 to 2017. She remained part of the church community until 2022, when she and her family separated from IHOPKC due to significant, biblically irreconcilable issues, including unaddressed error, sin and abuse. Elizabeth spoke with deputy editor Jemimah Wright about exposing the abuse of IHOPKC founder, Mike Bickle
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OpinionOne of the ways the Church can combat abuse is by considering its traditionally male hierarchy
‘Egalitarian leadership structures have been shown to combat the attitudes and beliefs that can lead to abuse, and to provide a protective factor when abuse does occur,’ argues Sally Hope.
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OpinionThere would be fewer church scandals if there were more female pastors...or would there?
‘Regardless of one’s stance on female pastors, the notion that increasing their numbers would resolve church scandals is misguided. Women’s hearts are no less prone to sin than men’s, even if the manifestation of that sin may differ,’ says Ann Louise Graham.
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OpinionActress Jessica Alba still believes in God but no longer practises Christianity
Sophie Dianne looks at what we know of Jennifer Alba’s faith journey, and disagrees with her claim that there is a lack of female role models in the Bible.
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Opinion'I studied Church abuse and this is what I think about the Mike Pilavachi allegations'
”When initially faced with allegations the instinct across denominations has often been to protect the leader first,” suggests Rachel Mataraki. She says that instead we must learn to bear witness to the suffering of those that come forward.
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OpinionDo we need a #MeToo movement for women in the Church?
Woman Alive editor Tola-Doll Fisher shares her personal experience of abuse in the Church and says we need to ask some hard questions about our culture.
