🚩Tikkun had released a statement today that has an abundance of red flags, including Ron Cantor ‘s “mutually agreed upon leave of absence” from the board, and I’d like some clarity. 🧵 I’m curious who has had concern about Ron Cantor’s social media posts regarding Brown— I have only heard a deep sense of gratitude and relief over his strong stance for a transparent, true third party investigation where victims have a safe place to come forward. It’s what caused many of us to take the risk and trust Tikkun in the first place.

If your pastor claims your
Church has a “special mandate” from God that you’re required to fulfill, there’s some questions you should ask: 🧵 Are the shepherds acting in service of the mandate, or in service of the sheep?

Are you being asked to lay down your life for the mandate? Who is laying down their life for you?

Want to know why it’s so difficult to hold church leaders accountable?

Community grooming.

Example? This was preached at IHOPKC back in 2019 by a visiting minister. It’s designed to flip advocacy into something that benefits abusers.

How does it work? 1/🧵
#churchtoo #ihopkc #acnatoo #sbctoo #clergysexualabuse
1. Smear Advocates & Victims

First, it redefines the cries of the abused as accusation—and Satan is the accuser!

Accountability becomes “judgement,” — and only God can judge,” right? PERFECT! Advocates are now like Satan & trying to play God.

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@IHOPKC has announced a series of trainings on child predation led by Theresa Sidebotham.

There’s a wide variety of organizations that specialize in these sorts of trainings — some even offer them free of charge.

So why Sidebotham? WELL….

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🧵 On one hand, it seems that she has extensive experience with investigations—with an org called iHart.

🚩HOWEVER, iHart was OWNED by Ethnos360, the very org that “hired” it to investigate. Survivors have repeatedly raised concerns over her handling of allegations. matthewmcnutt.com/2019/03/25/eth…

To every single “Spirit Filled” leader in the USA:

I’ve heard you boast for YEARS about your special revelation—Strategies from Heaven! Prophetic Utterance! Divine Wisdom! Apostolic Authority! Some of you claim to see secret sin!

How is it then, that in two decades, I have yet to hear of even ONE case where you have foreseen and then correctly handled clergy sexual abuse?

Tell me, what good is it to me—a woman who was sexually abused as a child—if you hear from heaven, but you do not hear me?

What good is it if you have the faith to move mountains, but are unmoved by the cries of the broken? Who does that faith serve?

What good is your prophetic utterance, if you refuse to be a voice for voiceless? You are so quick to speak on things outside of your influence, but when it comes to men you share stages with, you are SILENT in the face of abuse. You take your check and shut your eyes as the men you share stages with prey on the very ones Jesus came to redeem. When you *finally* speak, it’s when our own throats are so hoarse that we no longer sing.

Tell me, and every victim of abuse: what good is your leadership, exactly, to me? Surely when Jesus said “Peter, feed my sheep,” he meant for you to nurture and protect—not fatten them for slaughter.

Here is what I’d like to know:

1. As a minister, are you trained in trauma informed care for victims disclosing abuse to you? Are you willing to do that?

2. What protective policies do you currently have in place?

3. Are you open to having those evaluated by an expert like GRACE?

4. What is your policy on ministering alongside ministers with current allegations of sexual or spiritual abuse?

5. Who is on your board?

6. Who are you accountable to?

7. What does financial transparency look like in your ministry?

These questions every single minister should be able to answer—or should be engaging with deep and honest assessment, at minimum.

“He who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and he who is unfaithful in very little is also unfaithful in very much.”

To me, it’s very simple: God wouldn’t not give apostolic authority to the church if it cannot even correctly steward the authority it already has. So if you want to “be great in the Kingdom,” learn to serve the ones given to you to protect.

Show me “the goodness of God in the land of the living,” because I no longer believe that I will see it from you—that is why so many of us are deconstructing. We aren’t leaving. We’re fainting.

#psalm27 #ihopkc #clergyabuse #churchtoo #prophecy

@BethelRedding @kvministries @morningstarmin @cindyjacobs @DrMichaelLBrown @dutchsheets @jesusculture @TheJesusImage @ihopkc Where are you on this, @jesusculture?
Is this the culture of Jesus? #alanscott

https://twitter.com/cynthiarandrews/status/1795470807176454341

Trying to teach your kids the prophetic history? Need inspiration for entirely new backdated prophecies?!

INTRODUCING THE LIMITED EDITION BOB JONES AND ANGEL EMMA PLAYSET!

#ihopkc #bobjones #prophetichistory #mikebickle Mixed feelings about the Volz action figure?

🧵Both Joanna and I were approached at 19 and told we were “another Misty”— she was the 2002 edition, and I was 2004. (If we can find the 2003 edition, we could have some sort of club!)

It’s an alarming pattern, and I know of at least two other women who were told this at around the same age.

Joanna’s story is below and worth a read—different details, but a clear pattern especially when taken with the other stories emerging. For me, it was done with prophecy. —> Pathway through my internship, there was a prophecy session—it was really pumped up as a moment where God would impart direction, since a lot of us were beginning to think about next steps. I came in late, because I’d been sick.

🧵 Reading through Bob Jones’ discipline by Bickle under Vineyard’s leadership, & two things stand out: Pastoral Care (for victims/congregation/Bob) + how opposite IHOPKC’s response to Bickle’s abuses has been. In no particular order, examples:

#ihopkc @isaacbennet @ericvolz 1. Bickle himself considered survivor testimony to be “hard evidence” and received according to 1 Tim 5:19-20. The similarity of the stories was seen as corroborating evidence, even when there was not yet an admission by Bob.