by intoaccount | Jul 29, 2022 | Catholicism, Church focus, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak, theology, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
by Keara Parciak “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.” –John 16:12 He was right. I wasn’t ready. I wasn’t expecting to hear from David Haas when I did. I had just started a new job; I had just moved out of state and away from home;...
by intoaccount | Jul 8, 2022 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Survivors speak, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
(For readers new to Miya’s story, begin here with Part One.) How To Make Sense of This? At the time, I felt like nothing good had come out of it. It felt like all the advocating I had done on my own behalf had been useless. It all felt so unfair and I felt so...
by intoaccount | Jul 4, 2022 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, child sexual abuse, Plain people, social work, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
Dove’s Nest Apologized May 2022 On May 11, 2022, the faith-based child abuse prevention organization Dove’s Nest released a public statement accepting responsibility for and apologizing for the harm caused by their promotion of a deeply problematic book,...
by intoaccount | Jun 24, 2022 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Ethics, Survivors speak, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
The Contents of My Story May Disturb You Hi, my name is *Miya, and I am a survivor of Kent Peters. This is my story. Before I begin, I want to give a content/trigger warning to readers. The following post will include the following topics: grooming boundary crossing...
by intoaccount | Jan 18, 2022 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, child sexual abuse, Church focus, Ethics, Into Account, Mennonite Abuse Prevention List, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
By Stephanie Krehbiel, Executive Director MMN Claims “Collaboration,” Prioritizes Reputation Over Survivors In response to the press release issued by Mennonite Mission Network on December 17, 2021 pertaining to that agency’s failure to act on a 2018...
by intoaccount | Nov 29, 2021 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Mennonite Abuse Prevention List, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
by Erin Bergen, Director of Student Advocacy At Into Account, we use owl imagery to represent our work. Watchful, fierce, wise, protection. Creatures attuned to being attentive in the soft, cold darkness. Nearly a year ago, on the longest night of 2020, a year filled...
