by intoaccount | Jul 23, 2026 | Church focus, Church policy, Commentary: helpful, smart, & a touch of sass, Education is Power, Freelance, spiritual abuse, Uncategorized, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
Church, training, education, and what’s next. Grab some lemonade and a snack, we’re excited to share a longer update from Stephanie! Dear friends, I want to tell you about some of the changes that are happening at Into Account. We’re so excited to share...
by intoaccount | May 31, 2024 | advocacy, Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, Ethics, LGBTQ+ justice, spiritual abuse, theology
Pastor Jud Hendrix Creates Insular Secretive Environment: Targets Congregation with Sexualized Violence Note: when church officials initially discovered his misconduct in 2011, (now former) Pastor Jud Hendrix voluntarily renounced his ordination, which protected him...
by intoaccount | Jul 29, 2021 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, Ethics, theology, trauma
Fire at Rainbow Mennonite Church: A Study in Organizational Trauma What exactly happened? In 2019, in Kansas City, Kansas, a woman named Kimberly reported a church employee had been abusive in the context of an intimate partner relationship to leaders at Rainbow...
by intoaccount | Feb 26, 2021 | advocacy, Church policy, theology
Into Account Organizational Statement Regarding Tom Harder clergy Sexual Misconduct Stephanie Krehbiel, PhD Pastor Tom Harder Charged with ministerial Sexual Misconduct As the Executive Director of Into Account, I was disturbed to learn recently that in 2011, Western...
by intoaccount | Feb 5, 2020 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, College & university focus, Commentary: helpful, smart, & a touch of sass, Education is Power, Ethics, LGBTQ+ justice, Survivors speak, theology, Uncategorized
I’m thrilled to welcome back anti-violence expert Jay Yoder to the Into Account team. While this piece describes instances of threats of violence against queer folks at Goshen College, I think many LGBTQ+ people who experienced Christian schools will recognize...
by intoaccount | Aug 28, 2019 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, College & university focus, Education is Power, Ethics, LGBTQ+ justice, Racial justice, theology, trauma, Uncategorized
by Stephanie Krehbiel, Executive DirectorHe loves to volunteer.* That’s the first thing you should know. He is a benefactor, a big donor. He’s retired from his career in education or mental health services or church administration, a career marked with inexplicable...
