Safe Church
How to Guard against Sexism and Abuse in Christian Communities

From my endorsement: In Safe Church, Dr. Andrew Bauman serves as both a champion of women and a wise and challenging leader to men. Weaving together theology, his own research, and the voices of women who worked in ministry positions, Bauman exposes the epidemic of abuse in the church. With humility......more

Every day, it seems, we hear another story of sexual misconduct or abuse taking place in a religious setting. Often the stories involve pastors/priests or some other staff member. The moral of the story seems to be that churches are not safe, especially if you are a woman. So, how might churches cha......more

All church staff and regular church members should read this book. Where are our blind spots? No church is immune to sexism and abuse - it is important to be aware of such issues and misuse of scripture and grace. May we all be vigilant.......more

If you are a woman who has ever faced sexism or gender focused abuse in the church or has been spiritually abused inside or outside of the che church, you need this book. If you are a pastor and would like to work on making your church a safe, healthy, place instead of the gender biased place it oft......more

Really solid, impactful overview of this topic. Not necessarily earthshattering in terms of what it covers, but I appreciated the author's approach to the subject matter as a man, i.e., centering abused women's voices and encouraging male leadership to listen. The victim accounts he collected and sh......more