Rachel shares her story of sexual harassment experienced while working for Bill Gothard at his Oak Brook, IL, Headquarters. This is the seventh such account that Recovering Grace has published.| Recovering Grace | A Bill Gothard generation shines light on the teachings of...
The following is a brief chronology of seven women whose lives intertwined in a tangled web of favoritism and manipulation by Bill Gothard.| Recovering Grace | A Bill Gothard generation shines light on the teachings of...
Charlotte shares her experiences working for Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles Headquarters in Oak Brook, IL.| Recovering Grace | A Bill Gothard generation shines light on the teachings of...
A former secretary shares the dramatic story of her relationship with the powerful Christian leader Bill Gothard.| Recovering Grace | A Bill Gothard generation shines light on the teachings of...
Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series of stories relating Bill Gothard’s sexual harassment of young girls at Headquarters. Click on these links to read the previous stories: Lizzie’s story Part 1 and Part 2, and Annette’s story, as well as a follow-up article, “A Call to Repentance.”| Recovering Grace
From what I know of the girls whom Gothard treated this way when I was in his orbit, each was either (1) from a background wherein she was not allowed to set boundaries with authority figures, (2) from a background wherein she received inadequate fathering, and so craved the attention, or (3) was aware that the behavior was inappropriate, but decided that that she couldn’t risk harming the ministry or her own reputation over it. I was in this last category. When at the end of the San Jose t...| Recovering Grace
Although our Sexual Abuse series concluded in April, we are still receiving accounts of what went on behind the scenes at IBLP headquarters. Annette sent us her story this week and gave us permission to publish it. This account was her response to Lizzie's story which we published on April 20, 2012. After publishing this article we've continued to receive reports of Gothard's improper sexual conduct towards young ladies. Click here to read Grace's story, as well as "A Call to Repentance."| Recovering Grace
Editor’s Note: While most of our articles this month have focused on sexual abuse, this article focuses specifically on sexual harassment experienced while in the employment of Bill Gothard. The dictionary defines sexual harassment as, “The persistent unwelcome directing of sexual remarks and looks, and unnecessary physical contact at a person, usually a woman, especially in the workplace.” This is Part One of a two-part article documenting sexual harassment within the Institute. Follow...| Recovering Grace
