I deeply respect and appreciate @R_Denhollander and her recent thoughts about the importance of engaging in third party assessments/investigation. After almost thirty years of addressing these issues within faith based institutions, I firmly believe that those who conduct independent investigations must earn their credibility by earning the trust of survivors. Such trust comes from a track record of their work & the experience survivors have had with them in past investigations. Guidepost Solutions is currently conducting an investigation of RZIM

My thoughts on the #SBC: In 2019, I spoke at the Caring Well Conference. I reluctantly agreed to attend this event because I continued to hold out an iota of hope that the #SBC might finally make the necessary choices to acknowledge it’s wretched history of sexual abuse, 1/5 grieve over it, investigate every last bit of it, create a public database of offenders within the denomination, and begin the hard work of changing its very DNA to become the safest community for vulnerable people and the least safe for those who abuse. 2/5

"I came to find out later that the false narrative about me—the idea that I could not be trusted and my motives were cause for concern—had been circulating amongst our wider staff; it was propagated by senior leadership." 25/29 "Michael Ramsden told several attendees at Founders’ that he and the senior leadership were “concerned” and “unsure” about my intentions, partly because “Ruth keeps records of everything,” and he warned them to “be careful” around me." 26/29

The evils committed by Ravi Zacharias were enabled by a toxic organizational leadership that is evidenced by how these same leaders responded when confronted about the widespread and ongoing abuses being perpetrated by the namesake of the institution. 1/29 Please take time to read this piece by @DavideAFrench and the 26-page letter written by a first-hand witness. Here are just some of the excerpts: 2/29