by intoaccount | May 8, 2023 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Church focus, online child sexual abuse, Survivors speak, trauma
by Alyssa On April 2, 2021, Into Account put out a statement of outreach to survivors of sexual abuse by Kent Peters, a church camp counselor, employee of Mennonite Mission Network, and a ubiquitous face at girls’ and women’s athletic events at various...
by intoaccount | Mar 31, 2022 | #DivestFromHillsong, Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Hillsong, trauma
by Emily Joy Allison, Communications Consultant and author of #ChurchToo and Stephanie Krehbiel, PhD, Executive Director The question of what to do when an artist, musician, composer or band whose work you love gets outed as an abuser of some kind is perennial, but it...
by intoaccount | Feb 18, 2022 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Church focus, Plain people, social work, Survivors speak, trauma
Into Account is honored to have as colleagues, and to advocate for, a number of Plain and Amish people. And we’re especially honored to publish a Plain survivor’s story. Plain survivors face many barriers, including people from outside their context...
by intoaccount | Nov 29, 2021 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, 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...
by intoaccount | Nov 3, 2021 | Believing survivors, Church focus, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak
By Elizabeth K. I grew up with David Haas. As a member of my congregation, he has always been a part of my church family. My first memory of David was after the Christmas Eve Mass when I was in 3rd grade (8 years old). As we were leaving the church, I remember my mom...