by Jacob Brenton | Oct 14, 2020 | Opinion
It happened again. This time, tears welled in my eyes as I turned up the volume to watch a video of a brave survivor courageously sharing her story of being sexually assaulted by a Baptist pastor from my college town. Anger filled me as I remembered how I had trusted...
by Good Faith Media | Aug 17, 2020 | News
Most Protestant pastors (73%) believe they are “somewhat equipped” for trauma care ministry, but they feel less able to effectively minister to those who have experienced forms of abuse, according to a Barna Group report published Aug. 4. For example, 88% feel...
by Christa Brown and David Clohessy | Aug 6, 2020 | Opinion
Does it get any sicker than this? At a flagship megachurch of the Southern Baptist Convention, church staffer James A. Hook sexually abused a 15-year-old church girl. Hook sent the girl sexually explicit photos of her own mother – photos he had taken when he had an...
by Jack Moline | Jul 8, 2020 | Opinion
It is impossible to overestimate the impact of a traumatic experience on any individual or group. In my experience – with myself and with others – the injury that occurs when an assault takes place on body or mind has lasting and unpredictable aftereffects. I offer an...
by Shauw Chin Capps | Apr 6, 2020 | Opinion
In the early years of my social work career, I started volunteering at a rape crisis center in Louisville, Kentucky. I would be on call and respond to hospital calls whenever they had a rape victim walk into their ER. I went on to become a therapist, providing...
