#ChurchToo
Willow Creek elders and lead pastor resign in wake of Hybels revelations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 8, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — ‘We exhort Bill (Hybels) to acknowledge his sin and publicly apologize,’ said elder Missy Rasmussen.
Willow Creek investigates Hybels as pastor quits over new allegations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 6, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — Steve Carter is the most recent person to distance himself from Willow Creek Community Church as allegations against its founder, Bill Hybels, come to light.
Publishers stop printing Hybels’ books amid allegations of inappropriate behavior
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 26, 2018
(RNS) — Several publishers have suspended printing books by former Willow Creek Community Church pastor Bill Hybels as the Chicago-area megachurch he founded more than 40 years ago investigates allegations of his inappropriate behavior toward women.
Willow Creek responds to new allegations against former pastor Hybels
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 23, 2018
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (RNS) – The elders of Willow Creek Community Church are pledging to renew their investigation of the church’s former pastor, Bill Hybels, as more allegations of inappropriate conduct with women surface.
Still evangelical? Literary festival panelists question label after Trump, #MeToo
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 18, 2018
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) — More than a year into Trump’s presidency, female Christian writers discussed how it has strained their relationships with American evangelicalism.
Megachurch pastor Bill Hybels resigns, calls sexual accusations ‘flat-out lies’
By Jerome Socolovsky — April 11, 2018
(USA Today) — The founder of Willow Creek Community Church near Chicago has been dogged in recent years by a series of investigations into claims of inappropriate behavior with female staffers and congregants.
Willow Creek pastor Bill Hybels denies claims of inappropriate behavior
By RNS staff — March 23, 2018
(RNS) — The senior pastor of one of the nation's largest megachurches has been the subject of inquiries into allegations of inappropriate behavior with women in his congregation and on its staff.
Memphis megachurch pastor resigns following sexual abuse investigation
By Ron Maxey — March 21, 2018
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (USA Today) — Savage's fall culminates more than two months of accusations and soul-searching over a case that became symbolic of the #churchtoo offshoot of the #metoo movement.
Female evangelical leaders call on the church to speak out on violence against women
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 20, 2017
(RNS) — Signers of the #SilenceIsNotSpiritual statement include more than 140 pastors, professors, heads of parachurch organizations and popular authors and speakers such as Jen Hatmaker, Rachel Held Evans, Ann Voskamp, Amena Brown and Helen Lee.
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