Resources
Justice for Abuse Survivors: Giving Victims Their Voice
Neil Jaffee describes and advocates for a set of specialized practices that will revolutionize our approach to the handling of child sexual abuse cases in the criminal justice system .
Innocent Until Proven Guilty: What Does This Really Mean?
Boz Tchividjian examines one of our treasured legal principles and how, improperly applied, can be used to great harm by predators and abuse enablers.
Sex Offenders in the Pews
No matter how much we think we might know about child molestation, people will continue to be easily fooled. Pastor Jimmy Hinton explains some of the barriers to understanding how abuse functions.
Are Abuse Survivors Best Served When Institutions Investigate Themselves?
What makes an “independent investigation” truly independent? Are survivors best served when an institution investigates itself? Boz Tchividjian draws on his experiences and explains why finding the truth is essential.
Caught in the Spotlight: Christian Leaders Who Mishandle Abuse Disclosures
Instead of focusing time and energy in doing the right thing when a spotlight is turned on, many leaders will try to deflect attention away from abuse and their failures to respond to it correctly.
Glimpses of Jesus in the Darkness of Abuse
Boz Tchividjian explains how God often displays His kindness and love by showing “flashes of light” in the darkness. Here, Boz gives a few glimpses he’s seen of Jesus at work.
False Narratives of Christian Leaders Caught in Abuse
Boz Tchividjian explains three narratives that are most common among offending leaders.
Locked in Cells of Silence by Disbelief and Shame
Why do so many victims remain silent? In over twenty years of confronting abuse, Boz Tchividjian shares what he has learned about the silence that imprisons many survivors.
A Careful Grace: Accountability for Sex Offenders in the Church
As followers of Jesus, we are called to minister to everyone in church including sex offenders, but we should never do so in isolation from child protection professionals or in ignorance of the harm done to their victims. Simon Bass explains why.
The Spiritual Struggle of Fighting the Church
If you are a Christian and also an advocate, sometimes you have a strained relationship with the Church. It is a struggle borne by many. GRACE Board Member Victor Veith explains why.
When the Church Prefers Predators
Something is wrong when churches protect perpetrators and marginalize victims. Mary DeMuth shares what happens when churches prefer predators, cover up sexual abuse, and demand victims forgive and forget.
Responding to Sibling Sexual Abuse: What to Do and Why
The mishandling of sibling sexual abuse disclosures in the Duggar family has brought to the surface a painful topic that most of us would prefer to pretend doesn’t exist. Unfortunately, that is not an option.
A Grand Deception: The Successful Response of Sex Offenders
Sexual offenders have perfected a grand deception that sadly seems to work all too well inside faith communities.
Catching American Sex Offenders Overseas
A Proposal for a Federal International Mandated Reporting Law
Should a Victim Pay for the Sex Offender’s Attorney?
A disturbingly common legal maneuver is utilized by attorneys across the United States which ends up discouraging victims from coming forward, David Clohessy explains.
Child Abuse Prevention Month: From Awareness to Action
Some concluding thoughts on April’s annual Sexual Abuse Awareness Month.
When God was a Victim: What a Child Abuse Survivor Taught Me about Good Friday
The most profound theological questions posed often come from survivors of abuse. In this article, GRACE Board Member Victor Vieth writes what happened when a survivor of abuse asked him a haunting question
“Righteous” Reputations of Churches that Do Not Care
Why do so many churches fail to do the right thing when they learn that one of their own has been accused of sexual abuse? All too often it’s because the victimized are repeatedly overshadowed by the need to protect a “righteous” reputation.
