And now the two competing narratives of what happened between Sills and Lyell likely will add more fuel to the SBCs internal debate over the nature and extent of sexual abuse as a real problem. She said she was motivated to tell her story following the account of Megan Lively, who was raped by a fellow student at a Southern Baptist seminary in 2003 and then counseled by the president of the seminary to not report the incident to police. And he claims this was done in a conspiracy by all the named defendants, who understood the value of making an example out of SBC member and employee David Sills who, without controversy, had admitted to an affair with Lyell and willingly accepted the SBC requirement that he depart from his position at the seminary. In essence, defendants saw an opportunity to improve the appearance and reputation of SBCs handling of abuse cases, long under fire, even though there had not been any legitimate and proper investigation into the allegations, nor was Dr. Sills adequately informed of the specific nature and extent of accusations made by Lyell.. So she wrote up a statement detailing the abuse and shared it with a reporter from a Christian news organization. Basham says whatever number of actual abuse cases may be found in the SBC, they represent such a small percentage as to be anything but a crisis.. These ultra-conservatives believe the SBC is sliding into liberalism and needs to be rescued by them. The outlet additionally reported that Sills has also resigned as a trustee of the SBC International Mission Board and his position on IMB's presidential search committee. Lyell spends some of the recording taking about a blogpost written by Peter Lumpkins (likely this post.). NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Jennifer Lyell was trying to do the right thing. It also names Jennifer Lyell, a former seminarian and vice president for Lifeway, who has repeatedly alleged that Sills was abusive, an allegation Mohler has also made on social media and in. In a statement posted on her website, Jennifer Lyell, who is now 41 and works for a major Christian book publisher, said Sills first "sexually acted" against her on a mission trip in 2004 and. In February, the top-ranked Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) did something that's almost unprecedented: they apologized and offered a monetary settlement to Jennifer Lyell, who for years had been abused by an SBC seminary professor. If I were not to come forward with this letter, a church or ministry who receives Dr. Sills CV and does an internet search for him would have no way to know the truth behind his resignation, she wrote. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Tom Ascol, Tom Buck and Megan Basham tweeted about the Sills lawsuit and accused not only Lyell, but also Religion News Service reporter Bob Smietana who has covered the SBCs sexual abuse situation for years of misconduct. Christian leaders need to remember that they are called to be shepherds in the model of the Good Shepherd, she said, protecting the sheep even if the wolves include their fellow leaders., A woman holds signs about abuse during a rally outside the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex on June 11, 2019, in Birmingham, Ala. RNS photo by Butch Dill. All this played out as the SBC addressed the independent report of Guidepost Solutions about a long-term pattern of ignoring or mishandling known cases of sexual abuse in SBC churches and agencies. Here's how. I have never been unwilling to be questioned when making allegations that arent only moral, but are also criminal . Survivors dont just lose their trust in that one person, she said. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. The leaders who had the information and ability to correct the inaccuracies supported her privately but were publicly silent. Her name appears on 37 pages of the report. As of earlier today, we declared his one IVP title (in both print and digital formats) as out of print.. We were horrified by what she shared with us. "Defendants saw him as an easy target; a bona fide scapegoat." . I have never been unwilling to be questioned when making allegations that arent only moral, but are also criminal and Im extremely thankful that all parties who received and investigated my allegations did press me for details necessary to understand what I was alleging given my age and the fact it was not a single occurrence as well as that I did not report anything to them for a very long time.. Based on the information we now have I retract any suggestion that Jennifer Lyells physical relationship with David Sills was consensual., By Aug. 3, 2021 about six weeks after the SBC annual meeting at which a Sexual Abuse Task Force was authorized Midwest Christian Outreach issued an update to its post with this note from Henzel: Shortly after this article was published, Jennifer Lyell graciously reached out to us and provided crucial details of her case both to me and to Midwest Christian Outreach, Inc. President Don Veinot. Read our republishing, terms of use and privacy policies here. Instead of reporting she had been abused, Nashville-based Baptist Press, which is overseen by the Southern Baptist Conventions Executive Committee, reported in March 2019 that Lyell, then a vice president at Lifeway Christian Resources, had admitted being involved in a morally inappropriate relationship with her former professor. Sills was a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary until his resignation on May 23, 2018. In a filing made in the Mobile, Ala., Circuit Court, David Sills, former pastor of now-closed Woodland Hills Church, Jackson, and his wife Mary Sills allege "defamation, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and wantonness concerning untrue claims of sexual abuse" initiated by Jennifer Lyell, with whom David Sills As Veinot explains on the website: Our mission is to give clear answers, and a solid defense of the orthodox biblical faith, to all types of unbelievers atheists, agnostics, as well as members of cults and new religious groups such as the Jehovahs Witnesses, Mormons, the International Churches of Christ, and so on. For Sills, no reason for his resignation was stated by Southern. This article has been updated with a statement from Lyell. It looked idyllic on the surface. The Southern Baptist Convention would pass Resolution 6 which acknowledged Jennifer Lyell as an abuse survivor and therefore labeling David Sills as an abuser. Lyell was the SBC Lifeway Christian Resources Vice President before she decided to come to the open on the sexual abuse done her by Sills. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. He said that he could fix it by me becoming part of his family and then once I was part of his family, that sort of thing would never happen again, she continued. That report also cited the Lyell case. Whatever else is accurate or inaccurate in the lawsuit filed by David and Mary Sills against the SBC, Lyell and 10 others, the quotation attributed to a Lyell email to Smietana of RNS actually comes from a different Lyell email sent to Veinot and Henzel June 18, 2021. This and so much more is contained in a roughly 2-and-a-half-hour audio interview never released that hit the Internet today. Hes wrong. Nine months after The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) professor David Sills resigned for undisclosed reasons, a woman has released a statement of allegations including details of what she describes as sexual abuse by Sills, beginning while she was a Southern Seminary student. Venue is appropriate in this court because defendant Ed Litton is a resident citizen of Mobile County, Alabama., Guidepost report documents pattern of ignoring, denying and deflecting on sexual abuse claims in SBC, SBC Executive Committee publicly apologizes to sexual abuse survivor, SBC report shows how five words turn abuse victim from survivor to whore | Opinion by Marv Knox. And so, we invoked our policies and procedures,"Mohler told The Christian Post in a phone interview. Please click the "Register" link below to create a new account. But we must not be silent.. RELATED: Southern Baptist leader, experts say churches should address the abuse of adults. Lyell told Baptist Press she has attempted to contact the Louisville Metro Police Departments Special Victims Unit. Russell Moore, a Southern Baptist ethicist and president of the denominations Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said the power dynamics involved in abuse have often been misunderstood in evangelical circles. We say that we are not this hierarchy but in reality, we function like we are protecting the barracks of the Vatican, she said. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Her story has already helped countless other people around the country, in ways that she may not even know about. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". The same day, Geiger and Lyell contacted Mohler, he said. She stated that the pattern continued and escalated for more than a decade following that trip.. Instead, from this news story (with details not included in the Guidepost Report), you can see that the sexual relationship between Jennifer Lyell and David Sills first occurred when Jenn was 26 and David Sills was 49. Lyell told RNS that at first, she did receive a great deal of support from Southern Baptist leaders when she told them about the abuse she experienced. Buck, like Ascol, holds no official role in SBC life and has no direct connection to her claims of abuse from Sills. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. David Sills, a former seminary professor and missionary who admitted sexual misconduct, has sued a group of Southern Baptist Convention leaders and entities, claiming they conspired with an abuse survivor to ruin his reputation. "David Sills was repentant and obedient to the rules of the SBC," the complaint alleges. Denhollander, who has represented Lyell, pointed out that it took months for Baptist Press to retracte that article. He also said churches often believe survivors were participants in their abusers sins. Secondly, on information and belief, defendants SBC, the Executive Committee, and Lifeway own and maintain property, employees and/or agents in Alabama, including Mobile County, Alabama. (RNS) A former seminary professor and missionary who admitted sexual misconduct has sued a gaggle of Southern Baptist Conference leaders and entities, claiming they conspired with an abuse survivor to damage his repute. Sills local church, Ninth & O Baptist Church in Louisville, confirmed to Baptist Press that Sills is no longer a member and that the church acted swiftly and firmly after hearing the accusations. Baptist Press reporting did, in fact, mislead people. But that's not quite what we see. George resigned on May 3 while Sills resigned on May 23, the Biblical Recorder reported. Facebook/The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Bible teacher Jen Wilkin addresses criticism of her views on sending children to public schools, Teen, 21-year-old man indicted for murder of Memphis pastor, Deion Sanders' prayers are constitutionally protected, lawyer tells University of Colorado, Revival at Kentucky college faces hurdles from school leadership, moves worship off-campus. Lyell tells the story in her own wordsso people can finally judge for themselves the particulars of the case. Lyell, who served as vice president of LifeWay Christian Resources, posted a confession in 2018 claiming how Sills, who has been married for over 30 years, sexually abused her and groomed her. A clergy person has enormous power. How did Saddleback get kicked out of the SBC? If not, why not? In his lawsuit filed Nov. 21, Sills claimed Lyells allegedly false claims were repeated in SBC media as an opportunity to improve the appearance and reputation SBCs handling of abuse cases and made him a bona fide scapegoat.. The SBCs public relations service, Baptist Press, misrepresented her statements about the situation, which eventually led to a public apology and a financial settlement from the SBC Executive Committee, which runs Baptist Press. Ascol ran for SBC president on the slogan Change the direction.. Part of Lyells reason for being "compliant at times" and remaining silent for as long as she did, she stated, was because she became like part of [Sills] family and feared the collateral damage that telling would cause for those around him. In her statement, Lyell accused Sills of grooming and taking advantage of his student.. Jennifer Lyell claims she never wanted the attention her abuse allegations created nor to harm the family of David Sills, her alleged abuser. Who those others were is not clear. He did call the police. The string of email correspondence viewed by BNG implies Buck contacted Lyell to ask questions about her claims. The group maintained a shared online file of their correspondence. Mohler assured that he stands behind Lyell and her statement. Sills has not denied engaging in an inappropriate relationship with Lyell, and he resigned his post at Southern Seminary after being confronted about it. The Complaint does not hid and it does not disappoint. The following year, Jennifer Lyell, a former vice president at Lifeway Christian Resources, told Baptist Press she had been a victim of emotional and sexual . Scarsella, who also works with a nonprofit that advocates for abuse victims, noted that clergy abusers also often know how to use the theology of sin for their advantage. Lyells attorney suggested to Baptist Press that Sills filing the lawsuit in Alabama appeared inappropriate. She said she was a 26-year-old Master of Divinity student when it began. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Join thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post. Her case has become one of the most high-profile illustrations of the larger reckoning over mishandled knowledge of sexual abuse within the SBC. Based on the credible [Baptist Press report], which I learned of on Friday evening, we suspended inclusion of Sillss book on our site as we did more investigation, InterVarsity Press Publisher Jeff Crosby told CP in an email. In the spring of 2019, Lyell, then a well-respected leader in Christian publishing, decided to publicly disclose that she was a survivor of sexual abuse. Rest assured, though, that regardless of venue, the case will be vigorously defended.. Instead of receiving support and compassion, she found herself trying to convince critics she was not responsible for the abuse she had experienced at the hands of the former professor. Lyell came to us with an allegation of abuse and should have been cared for throughout the entire process. Just over two years later, she stated the allegations to then-LifeWay Senior Vice President Eric Geiger and Mohler. In her post, the 41-year-old Lyell said that the tenured professor of missions and cultural anthropology first sexually acted against her during a mission trip in 2004. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. And that retraction happened only after Denhollander had publicly criticized the SBCs treatment of Lyell during a major conference on abuse in the fall of 2019. . We hope you will! Guidepost and the SBC are two of 12 total defendants named in the lawsuit that revolves around allegations that David Sills sexually abused Jennifer Lyell starting in 2004, when Lyell was a . I stand behind her in [her public statement] and believe she is acting righteously, he told BP. If so, when so that press can verify this element of the story that is now so obviously a glaring contradiction in the narrative. In fact, she claims in a newly leaked audio recording that she has been vague intentionallyso that the Sills grandchildren wouldnt find out much about this by using Google. All rights reserved (About Us). Pooler said church members often become nonprotective bystanders, whose inaction enables abuse to continue and abusers to go unpunished. He unsuccessfully ran for the SBC presidency in June. At its simplest level, it is abuse because it is not consensual, he said. The law should reflect that, Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later, Holy Queer author seeks Black church inclusion beyond singing with choir, Three big numbers that tell the story of secularization in America. Lyell mentions police at her house and Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary calling the police. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. While churches say they want to care for survivors of abuse, those survivors are often viewed with suspicion, having to prove they are worthy of compassion and respect. Lyell feared he would once again have the opportunity to abuse others and wanted to stop that from happening. I am also grateful for the bold leadership of Grant Gaines, Ronnie Parrot, and Todd Benkert. I think her efforts to call attention to this horrible aspect of abuse are needed.. Within days, the professor had been confronted and resigned. Although the lawsuit was filed in Alabama, David Sills lives in Mississippi. Sills admitted to engaging in inappropriate sexual activity and tendered his resignation. But he didnt make it public disclosure, Lyell said. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Refresher: Sills was man most prominently named as abuser in report. She challenged those who questioned her motives. After various mischaracterizations, misstatements, and a contrived investigation by defendants, the plaintiffs, David Sills and Mary Sills, have been wrongfully and untruthfully labeled as criminals and shunned by the SBC.. But I am a victim nonetheless.. I couldnt deal. But at Lyells request, SBTS, the flagship seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention, did not make the details behind Sills resignation public at the time. However, Ascol, Basham and Buck were copied on the email, and in another email, Lyell indicates Basham had accessed the video without Lyells knowledge or permission. The police issue is difficult because this would have been a call to the local SBTS area police in 2018. Mohler draws praise from Lyell and some criticism too. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Those documents include emails between the various parties. Three Southern Baptist seminary faculty members have recently resigned their positions. Basham questions Lyells description of events, her claims to have reported the abuse to police, and her ability to enlist others to corroborate her story. Last year, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor David Sills resigned from his position without much of an explanation. Want to share a story? That happened three months prior to release of a bombshell report from an independent investigation that found widespread mishandling of known cases of sexual abuse in the SBC and its churches. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". According to documents obtained by BNG, however, Ascol, Buck and Basham had collaborated with the source of the original quotation that Sills took out of context in his recent lawsuit. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Jennifer Lyell was trying to do the right thing. Any criticism of complementarianism is seen as a sort of gateway drug into theological liberalism., I think a culture that believes that its righteousness is dependent on preserving and protecting the strictest form of complementarianism is a culture that sees women as a threat, sees women as a risk, sees women as more likely to sin, she said. I am not a sinless victim. Jennifer Lyell, who now works as an executive for LifeWay Christian Resources, posted a confession online last week claiming how Sills, who has been married for 30 years and has three grandchildren, sexually abused her and even groomed her from the time she was a master of divinity student until just a few years ago. News broke today that former Southern Baptist Seminary professor, David Sills (who resigned 9 months ago), resigned due Continue reading When Sin Goes Unchecked the Nations Suffer I deeply regret that anyone could have been led to conclude that it was consensual based on what I wrote.. In the spring of 2019, Lyell, then a well-respected leader in Christian publishing, decided to publicly disclose that she was a survivor of sexual abuse. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. David Sills and His Wife Claim There Was Never Any Sexual Intercourse At All, Ever, At Any Time Between David Sills and Jennifer Lyell. Its complicated. 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