Lessons from acclaimed film King of Devil’s Island on how communities marginalize the abused.

Boz Tchividjian profiles a personal friend, survivor, and advocate for the abused, Michael Reagan.

A silent church will always protect perpetrators over God’s little ones.  A silent church will always abandon the very ones God holds precious.  In fact, a silent church is no church at all. God was certainly not silent in the face of evil, neither should we.

We should all understand one important truth: child sexual abuse is both a sin and a serious crime—a crie that should always be reported.

An unintended result of an ill-advised church video reveals five common self-serving responses by sex offenders in the Church.

In the past years, most of us have become increasingly aware of how common it is for pastors and others within faith communities to allow known or suspected sex offenders to have access to children.  Sometimes this is fueled by ignorance, and other times it is fueled by a desire to place institutional “needs” over the value of a child’s soul. 

Understanding the reality of abuse begins with seeing the scope of it. Transforming our faith communities into places where children are safe and abuse survivors are welcomed, valued, and loved begins by realizing every number is a person. 

WORLD Magazine Article by Jamie Dean on the cost of negligence by church leaders.

Guest post written in response to Boz’s “Where are the Voices?”

Boz Tchividjian reflects on the culture of silence and protectionism in American evangelicalism.

Six lessons from a church that understands how to respond well to abuse.

Learning how offenders think and act is the first step in prevention, which can keep our communities safe from those who pose a risk to our little ones. 

WORLD Report on sexual abuse at a New Tribes Mission school in Fanda, Senegal.