by intoaccount | Jul 29, 2022 | Catholicism, Church focus, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak, theology, trauma, 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 | Nov 3, 2021 | Believing survivors, Church focus, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak, theology
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...
by intoaccount | Jul 29, 2021 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, Ethics, Into Account, 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 | Jul 29, 2021 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Ethics, Into Account, theology, trauma
Rainbow Mennonite Church is one example of a congregation that has suffered needless trauma due to its leaders’ refusal to take responsibility for immoral and harmful decisions. When congregants make allegations of abuse and harm, many churches take actions based in...
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...
