Kay Warren, an author and co-founder of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, recently opened about about the devastating effects of sexual abuse and shared why the Church must be on the frontline helping people heal.
Referencing the rise of the #MeToo movement and the toppling of numerous powerful men due to sexual assault allegations, Warren said this is the “cultural moment” for the Church to address sexual assault.
“It’s been shocking,” she said in a Facebook live video last week. “I’ve been talking about my own story of abuse for about 25 years, so it’s not a new topic for me, but to see it culturally and see it in every level of government, entertainment — and it slowly has trickled its way toward the Church … this was not the moment for the Church to be silent, but the moment for the Church to speak up … and actually go beyond silence to exposing those who have done wrong.”
The first step in healing from sexual abuse, Warren said, is establishing a safe place and opening up about the abuse to another individual.
“It’s not just the importance of revealing it, it’s to whom they reveal it,” she said, explaining that many people…
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