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A Discussion About #ChurchToo & Church Hurt :: A Message From Christopher J Harris & An Interview With Mindy Tobin
In a special message and sermon, our host takes a unique approach and deals head on with the current social media trending topic, #ChurchToo and #MeToo. At the end of the message, our host - Christopher J Harris, takes some time and interviews Ms Mindy Tobin about her unique story and past experiences of hurt and abuse, with much of it through the church.
A Few Key Ideas:
Activist Tarana Burke is actually the founder of the #MeToo initiative.
In the past 20 years, 17 million 700 thousand woman have been raped
1 out of every 4 women have experienced sexual violence.
1 out of every 6 men have experienced sexual violence
Twitter users Emily Joy and Hannah Paasch, who took to social media to share their stories of abuse at the hands of church leaders under the hashtag #ChurchToo. From there, other men and women started coming forward with their stories, which range from being romantically pursued by youth pastors to being blamed for their own sexual abuse.
According to Barna Research Group - Among unchurched people (37%) in the US avoid church life because of bad past experiences in a church or in relation to church people
The Church has the capacity to wound and not always heal.
God has a higher purpose for the church than to settle for abuse or even to turn a blind eye to that abuse.
There are viable and healthy, well-rounded solutions for individuals, leaders, and churches to implement and be instructed by as you navigate moving towards healing and reconciliation (where necessary).
We spoke about 10 things that Forgiveness IS and that Forgiveness is NOT.
Links/Resources Mentioned (some items mentioned directly or indirectly through prior research):
Healing Your Church Hurt by Stephen Mansfield
Authority Abusers by George Bloomer
Has Christianity Failed You? by Ravi Zacharias
Wounded By God's People: Discovering How God's Love Heals Our Hearts by Anne Graham Lotz
Warning To The Seven Churches by Tina Blout
Rid Of My Disgrace: Hope And Healing For Victims of Sexual Assault by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb
The Wounded Heart: Hope For Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Dan Allender and Karen Lee-Thorp
If you desire to connect with Ms Mindy Tobin, the Interviewee, feel free to send us an email and we will connect you with her!
A Song Of Encouragement
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About Our Host: Christopher J. Harris, a native of Palatka, Fla., is currently Executive Pastor of Crossover Church of Tampa, Fla. He is also the Director of Administration & Vision Implementation overseeing the day to day operations of the Atlanta Headquarters office for Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International. He's served at ministries in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Chicago,IL. He’s an author and blogger and most recently wrote a book titled, Temporary Assignments. He's an alumnus of Florida State University, University of South Carolina, special studies at Princeton Theological Seminary and doctoral wo...
In a special message and sermon, our host takes a unique approach and deals head on with the current social media trending topic, #ChurchToo and #MeToo. At the end of the message, our host - Christopher J Harris, takes some time and interviews Ms Mindy Tobin about her unique story and past experiences of hurt and abuse, with much of it through the church.
A Few Key Ideas:
Activist Tarana Burke is actually the founder of the #MeToo initiative.
In the past 20 years, 17 million 700 thousand woman have been raped
1 out of every 4 women have experienced sexual violence.
1 out of every 6 men have experienced sexual violence
Twitter users Emily Joy and Hannah Paasch, who took to social media to share their stories of abuse at the hands of church leaders under the hashtag #ChurchToo. From there, other men and women started coming forward with their stories, which range from being romantically pursued by youth pastors to being blamed for their own sexual abuse.
According to Barna Research Group - Among unchurched people (37%) in the US avoid church life because of bad past experiences in a church or in relation to church people
The Church has the capacity to wound and not always heal.
God has a higher purpose for the church than to settle for abuse or even to turn a blind eye to that abuse.
There are viable and healthy, well-rounded solutions for individuals, leaders, and churches to implement and be instructed by as you navigate moving towards healing and reconciliation (where necessary).
We spoke about 10 things that Forgiveness IS and that Forgiveness is NOT.
Links/Resources Mentioned (some items mentioned directly or indirectly through prior research):
Healing Your Church Hurt by Stephen Mansfield
Authority Abusers by George Bloomer
Has Christianity Failed You? by Ravi Zacharias
Wounded By God's People: Discovering How God's Love Heals Our Hearts by Anne Graham Lotz
Warning To The Seven Churches by Tina Blout
Rid Of My Disgrace: Hope And Healing For Victims of Sexual Assault by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb
The Wounded Heart: Hope For Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Dan Allender and Karen Lee-Thorp
If you desire to connect with Ms Mindy Tobin, the Interviewee, feel free to send us an email and we will connect you with her!
A Song Of Encouragement
For Coaching, Questions, or Additional Information:
You can contact us at [email protected]
Subscribe via: iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS Feed
Coming Soon To TuneIn
Enjoy what you're hearing & seeing? Do you mind Rating & Reviewing This Podcast?
Your ratings and reviews help us place the podcast in front of new leaders and listeners. Your feedback also lets me know how I can better serve you.
If you have the desire to donate financially to The Wise Idea Podcast, you can do so here. A donation of any amount will be helpful in allowing us to creating the movement to INSPIRE WISDOM.
About Our Host: Christopher J. Harris, a native of Palatka, Fla., is currently Executive Pastor of Crossover Church of Tampa, Fla. He is also the Director of Administration & Vision Implementation overseeing the day to day operations of the Atlanta Headquarters office for Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International. He's served at ministries in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Chicago,IL. He’s an author and blogger and most recently wrote a book titled, Temporary Assignments. He's an alumnus of Florida State University, University of South Carolina, special studies at Princeton Theological Seminary and doctoral wo...