Guest: Scot McKnight.

Interviewer: Boz Tchividjian.

Tune in as Robert, Zane, and Hannah break down a previous GRACE Live Conversation with our former Executive Director, Boz Tchividijian, and author Scot McKnight, about finding peace despite being caught in a toxic church system. In addition, the team tackles common fears that keep people trapped in toxic church systems, the cost of leaving, and grassroots methods of cultural change.

Resources Mentioned:

• GRACE Live Conversation with Scot McKnight & Boz Tchividjian
• A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Scot McKnight
• Shattered Sanctuary: The Many Losses of Church Betrayal by Katherine B. Wiens

• GRACE Resources for Survivors

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Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and may not represent the views of GRACE as an organization. Similarly, the presence of a guest on the podcast does not constitute an endorsement of them, their work, or any organization they represent. This podcast is also not a forum for GRACE to discuss past, present, or future investigations or engagements but rather to draw out broader themes, principles, and research around abuse in faith contexts.

Guests: Wade Mullen & Chuck DeGroat.

Interviewer: Pete Singer

In this episode, Robert, Zane, and Hannah discuss a previous GRACE Live Conversation with Wade Mullen & Chuck DeGroat about how toxic church systems are formed and maintained. Plus, the small cultural norms we find bothersome, the culpability of leaders in culture formation, and three stages of reckoning with toxic church systems.

Resources Mentioned:

• GRACE Live Conversation with Wade Mullen & Chuck DeGroat.
• Something's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse - and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Wade Mullen
• Walls of Silence: Protecting the Institution Over the Individual by Boz Tchividjian
• Consultations with GRACE

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Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and may not represent the views of GRACE as an organization. Similarly, the presence of a guest on the podcast does not constitute an endorsement of them, their work, or any organization they represent. This podcast is also not a forum for GRACE to discuss past, present, or future investigations or engagements but rather to draw out broader themes, principles, and research around abuse in faith contexts.

Guests: Diane Langberg & Phil Monroe.

Interviewer: Pete Singer

Join Robert, Hannah, and Zane as they listen to and break down a previous GRACE Live Conversation with Diane Langberg and Phil Monroe about what power is, the forms it takes, and how it can be misused in faith settings. Plus, the wisdom (or lack thereof) of bringing back Dire Wolves, the temptation to take shortcuts to power, and prioritizing legal obligations versus caring for the vulnerable.

Resources Mentioned:

• GRACE Live Conversation with Diane Langberg and Phil Monroe

• Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Diane Langberg

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and may not represent the views of GRACE as an organization. Similarly, the presence of a guest on the podcast does not constitute an endorsement of them, their work, or any organization they represent. This podcast is also not a forum for GRACE to discuss past, present, or future investigations or engagements but rather to draw out broader themes, principles, and research around abuse in faith contexts.