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Hope, and the work that gets us there: Insights for communities engaging survivors
Nine days ago, I stood in Elkhart, Indiana, on the campus of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS). The campus apartment building where I was sexually assaulted is gone now. When I learned that it would be demolished, I remember wishing that I could be the one...
And then I Died: Sexual Assault at (Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical) Seminary
by HJS Let me catch you up to speed. When I was a student at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS), I was sexually assaulted by a classmate. I tried to get help from the seminary and the results were devastating. The assault happened ten years ago, my...
Introducing Erin Bergen: Our New Student Advocacy Coordinator
by Erin Bergen Hey y’all, I am so excited to start working with you. I want you all to get a feel for what my position is going to be and how I can help with whatever your path looks like. I asked my lovely partner to interview me, because I suffer from chronic...
Victim or Survivor: Respecting Our Choices
by Kathy Wiens, Chair, Into Account Board of Directors I was recently at a physical therapy appointment. In the paperwork, they asked for my occupation. I dutifully filled in the blank with "author and speaker." Even though my work entails more than this, I had to...
Godly men, be quiet.
by Stephanie Krehbiel Here's something that shouldn't be controversial, but is. The vast majority of church leaders have absolutely no business trying to be leaders in the movement to end sexual abuse. Part of how church leaders mess up--particularly in strongly...
God is not an abuser: Responding to Daughters of Promise
by Rosemarie Miller and Stephanie Krehbiel Updated 2/6/2019: In the time since the publication of this interview, the editors of Daughters of Promise have retracted the essay that we discuss here in all platforms where they are able to do so. In a Feb. 6 email to Into...
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