Ben Anderson
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My feed is full of women who were former members of IHOPKC posting pictures of themselves when they were 14 years old and it’s almost too much to bear. Some even standing next to their locker just like Tammy who would open it to find things from Mike or see him standing there.
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Just hours before Tammy Woods’ interview with the KC Star, Mike Bickle sent her this “script” that he was preparing to use in a video to be made with his wife Diane on January 30th. 🚩 He refuses contact with outside leaders but has no problem running his ideas by one of his
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The exposure of Bickle/IHOP started a snowball of all kinds of disorientation and pain for me. At that point, all the heartache issued from one man, one place, one culture. But the subsequent exposure of other ministers, culminating this last week with Robert Morris, has opened.
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When IHOP posted their statement yesterday it was the first time since this all began that it seemed to me like there might be a glimmer of hope that a softening in the hearts of leadership could have possibly begun. But if that were true, you would think some of those leaders,.
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It’s been around 80 days since IHOPKC publicly announced allegations against Mike Bickle. Since then, scores of reports have come in of widespread abuse and its egregious mishandling - abuse that has come both at the hands of Mike and of other leaders and members of the IHOPKC.
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@reachjulieroys @PsRobertMorris @GatewayPeople The term “moral failure” needs to be permanently banned from these admissions/discussions. He abused that little girl. He molested her. He r*ped her. Gather the millstones.
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@ihopkc IHOPKC leadership drags this community through hell and has the audacity to say, “Move aside, we’re investigating OURSELVES” 𝙔𝙊𝙐’𝙍𝙀 𝘼 𝘽𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝘾𝙊𝙒𝘼𝙍𝘿𝙎!!!.
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Satan is not attacking IHOPKC. This is the same kind of spiritual bypassing that enabled a culture of abuse and a predator at its helm that got us to this point in the first place.
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@EricVolz How on God’s green earth are you still demanding evidence when IHOPKC permanently separated from Mike based on “new information” that came forward??Did you forget the decisions that were already made? Either you lied then or you’re lying now (or both), which is it?.
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@EricVolz @DWAYNEROBERTS Until you come out and say, “We have hired a mutually agreed upon 3rd Party Investigator” your words are empty and meaningless.
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One of IHOP’s famous catchphrases is “the 2nd commandment overflows from the 1st.” That idea sure can preach. It preaches so well that it convinced me to build my life around it for over a decade. I thought I was exercising God’s highest purpose for humanity by closing my eyes.
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Hope everyone had a merry Christmas! ICYMI, there was a bomb threat yesterday at the @ihopkc prayer room. Everyone was asked to evacuate while the cops and K-9 unit swept the area. However, the worship team was instructed not to leave the stage and just keep playing in order to
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The dialogue around the bomb threat at #IHOPKC yesterday reminds me of Daniela, a NXIVM member who spent 2 years confined to a dark, empty bedroom. Her allegiance to Keith Raniere and the belief system he created made her a prisoner of that room. Was the door locked? No. Was she.
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7 pages. 40 years of clergy misconduct, a widespread culture of abuse and cover-up, and all we get is…. 7 pages. What an insult. Jane Doe deserves better. This community deserves better. Shame on you IHOP leadership, Lathrop, and everyone else who thinks this is acceptable.
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@EricVolz It really is incredible how much attention you manage to bring to yourself in the midst of what could be one of the biggest church scandals in our generation. You’re not the victim here, Eric - the Jane Does are. And you’ve done nothing but dishonor them.
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@EricVolz IHOPKC leadership drags this community through hell and has the audacity to say, “Move aside, we’re investigating OURSELVES” 𝙔𝙊𝙐’𝙍𝙀 𝘼 𝘽𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝘾𝙊𝙒𝘼𝙍𝘿𝙎!!!.
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@ihopkc If you actually welcome challenging questions, then why haven’t you answered this one every time it’s been asked - why did IHOPKC never consult the victims or the AG about their choice(s) of 3rd Party Investigator?.
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It’s time for the idea of “Radical Christianity” to die. It breeds only the cancers of elitism, religiosity, and celebrity. It squashes our ability to enjoy the child-like freedom in the sufficiency of being loved. Praying longer, singing louder, or “going harder” may elevate.
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@EricVolz You may not think or know you’re involved in a cover-up, but the sad, hard truth is that you are. Defending a lie isn’t something you want on your resume.
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@ihopkc You really had the audacity to post this while you’ve been doing “business as usual” and turning a blind eye for the last 6 months.
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@oneofmanysons27 @ihopkc The criticism clearly isn’t for getting a bomb threat. The criticism is for not protecting human lives from a potential threat to their safety.
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I’m more convinced than ever that house church is the way. No hiding in the back row. No celebrity culture or man of God on a platform. No capital campaigns. House church breeds 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 and I’m here for it.
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Mike Bickle’s teaching archive claims to contain over 3,000 sermons. How many out of those 3,000+ sermon titles mention the cross?. 4. Paul said he determined in his preaching to know nothing but Christ crucified. Mike determined that 0.1% was enough.
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Advocate Group Leader Videos - take the time to ingest these stories. This information war being perpetuated by IHOPKC is despicable. Here is some much needed clarity amidst the chaos and confusion.
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@EricVolz @DWAYNEROBERTS I appreciate that you’re discussing this with the AG, but the fact it’s viewed by you (thus IHOPKC) as an option and not a necessity is one of the most tragic realities of this whole saga. The world is waiting for you to do the right thing.
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If 24/7 prayer really mattered to God, do you honestly think he would entrust it to a man who would use it to establish a safe harbor for predators, cover his own double life of sexual exploitation, and foster a culture of silence and abuse?.
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Another day, another victim comes forward to speak publicly… how many more could there be?
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This 🧵😞 Like so many others in the Bickle/Branham/Cain gang, Bob Hartley is a con-man. It takes so much bravery to talk about your own family like this, Jed. Thank you for bringing into the light the kinds of things that have harmed so many in the Church.
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@ihopkc When God found Israel in your position, he didn’t tell them to keep the public eye turned away, he told them to SHUT THE DOORS AND STOP BURNING FIRE ON THE ALTAR IN VAIN. That fire is still an idol, webstream or not 🫵🏻.
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Institutional church leadership across the board is diseased. There’s no wondering anymore why so many are deconstructing - it’s because the ones who “constructed” Jesus for them in the first place keep turning out to be wolves, thieves and liars. Put Robert Morris behind bars 😡.
"I Was 12 Years Old and Wearing My Pink Pajamas When Robert Morris, Now of Gateway Church, Began to Molest Me. The Alleged Abuse Lasted for 4 1/2 Years." #Churchtoo #ARCtoo" New TWW post. @ThouArtTheMan
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Mike Bickle is a lot of things. But who he is at the very core of all those things is a con man. The impetus of all con men is using other people to their own advantage. As the dictionary defines him: “a man who cheats or tricks someone by gaining their trust and persuading them.
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@reachjulieroys @PsRobertMorris This is a narcissist getting off in real time by arrogantly telling on himself, knowing he was fooling everyone into translating his admission of predatory behavior into some kind of act of righteousness.
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Even I didn’t have this one on my bingo card today - @bennettisaac jumping back on the black horse to drag along what’s left of this shattered community by propping up 24/7 with prophecies from sexual predators/con-men/serial liars. How is this even real 😵💫.
This morning @ihopkc’s Isaac Bennett rehashed all the same prophetic BS as his sexual predator mentor Mike Bickle. Watch how he engages in all the same doublespeak (“we’re doing this bc it’s in the word of God”) and manipulation (“we can’t back down from this”). Unconscionable!!!
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@DrMichaelLBrown It’s disgraceful that it wasn’t until a story about a minor emerged that you deemed Mike disqualified. Abuse is disqualifying no matter how old the victim is, but Jane Doe’s story wasn’t enough for you. You don’t have a horn to toot here.
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@EricVolz And by the way, since you have no problem accusing us of only basing our claims on a news article, might I remind you - some of us actually know her, love her, and believe her. It’s personal. And we’re never going to let you or anyone else keep us from fighting for her.
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I have immense gratitude for those who have put in serious work to expose the truths about Mike Bickle and IHOPKC. This not only takes copious amounts of time but a heart of love that doesn't disconnect the emotion of this saga from its ever-unfolding storyline. Austin Roberts
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A beautiful, vulnerable and powerful open letter from Tammy Woods to Mike Bickle:
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@EricVolz @thehoodpress @mistydedwards Here’s one you shouldn’t need to redirect to anyone - is Malachi O’Brien a member of the new board?.
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I helped set up Mike’s personal tech about 10 years ago. When we switched him from his PC laptop to Mac we got him somewhere between 3 and 5 different MacBook Pros, each with maxed out specs. He had one for every location he’d be at so he’d never have to carry them around (God.
“I want to say this, uh… .I want to say this in humility….I have never, ever, one time, looked at an immoral picture. On the internet. Ever! .Once. Have I looked at internet pornography. Not one time, not for one second.”. - Mike Bickle. #ihopkc #mikebickle #churchtoo #cult
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Sam Storms, Michael Sullivant - thank you for this honest, painful, and sobering statement regarding the allegations against Mike Bickle
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If you hear a Christian leader say things like this, run away as fast as possible. Men like @seanfeucht don’t care about your pain, but Jesus does.
Trauma & pain has become an idol & an identity for an entire generation. Victimhood is considered a virtue that creates & connects community. What about the power of the cross? What about the call to be “more than conquerors?” . Where’s the power of the church?. #Firestarters.
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@lillisb1 Given to me directly and shared with permission. It’s not uploaded publicly anywhere yet.
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Uhhhh… “us”?? @AprilRose189 if you’re not a victim then why would you have anything to do with a forthcoming investigation and a need to feel safe with it?.
@ScoobySchu7 @EricVolz @DBarkleyBriggs @dwaynearoberts Thank you for your opinion but given the way the AG has behaved, I don’t think any of us feel safe… I think we probably all feel that they will do what they have done - refuse to cooperate until they get someone who will gaslight us.
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In light of Tammy's story, hindsight like this is sickening. yet it makes so much sense now.
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Watching the final FC service, one of the most heartbreaking things was seeing so many I called friends and even family on the stage at the end. It’s wild how the very people who have been exploited by the mission hold fast to a system that exalts mission over people.
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@abigailneal1234 They are (excuse me, were) her friends, They have her number. There’s nothing illegal about calling and saying, “I’m so sorry.” And if they think an NDA is keeping them from saying that then rip it up, throw it in the trash and be a decent human being.
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Parsing out what was good or real from the PH/MB/IHOP is actually quite simple:. There is no baby in the bath water. It’s a tub full of rancid sewage so throw it all out and start over. I’d bet God is eager to start over with you. It might even feel like. being born again.
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@DrMichaelLBrown Just leave us alone. You’ve done nothing helpful for the IHOPKC community since this all started. We get it, you want to be the sensible elder figure. But you can’t pretend like you didn’t ignore the voices that spoke truth from the beginning - your words are empty.
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@EricVolz @gabriel_hancock Every single one of us in that category is a former IHOPer. Why do you think we’re being so vocal? This was OUR home. They were OUR leaders. We’re not random bystanders jumping on an opportunity to throw stones. And has no one ever told you that intent doesn’t negate offense?.
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How many stories like this could there be… 😭💔.
This is me at 15. This is the year I lost my innocence when a youth leader at IHOP molested me. He was a friend of my uncle Jim Hartley's and an employee of my uncle Bob Hartley's. #ihopkc #MikeBickle #metoo
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Anyone who starts a church should, on day 1, make rule number 1: “No one who abuses or has abused a child will ever be allowed to hold any position of authority in this congregation whatsoever.”.
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@DrMichaelLBrown What an awful take. My respect for you only lessens. We’re NOT all the same as Mike. He’s a PREDATOR. Instead of coming up with a takeaway and mini-sermon for every development, take a moment and just weep. Grieve. Be angry. STOP PREACHING.
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It’s okay to have days where you just survive. Maybe those days turn into months, and that’s okay, too. Sometimes simply breathing air is enough. We are beings that are allowed to do just that, you know - be - and nothing more.
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Respect: lost.
If Jesus had decided to use only leaders with no issues in their life, the church would not be built. He builds with fragmented leaders, 2 Cor 4:7.
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Lemme sum up the latest report for you -
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It’s not just a Mike problem. It’s a culture problem amongst top leadership at @ihopkc and it goes deeper than you can imagine.
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@BrumbackMike5 No ministry is worth keeping alive at the expense of truth and accountability. Grow up, Mike.
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For a place that proclaims “enjoyable prayer” a central tenet, I have yet to see a video posted by #ihopkc where anyone is smiling. The prayer room is one of the most joyless, depressing places I’ve ever been. And to think I once saw it as the highest expression of devotion 🤦🏼♂️.
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@ihopkc No amount of spiritual bypassing will soothe or silence the pile of dead bodies left in your wake.
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Who else got left behind? Is there a support group I can join?.
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What has already been revealed is the tip of the iceberg. @ihopkc leadership can’t hide the truth forever. “For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.”.
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@dcburgessfit Well behind closed doors in the last couple months Isaac had come across as quite solemn and ready to change course. He convinced some of the AG that he was ready to completely disavow Mike and start an investigation but apparently it was all a charade.
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Hate to burst your charismaniacal sensationalist bubble @seanfeucht but the Statue of Liberty gets struck by lighting hundreds of times per year, and total solar eclipses happen every 18 months somewhere on the earth. Just stop already with your toxic fear-mongering.
Will people in America wake up to the eclipses, earthquakes and historic lighting strikes are happening with a matter of days from each other? . “I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below…”. Acts 2:19
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Can’t tag Eric 🦗 Volz bc he blocked me the second he was done at IHOP, but since he’s keen on questioning Samuel Hood, someone should ask him to answer for this article and why he made this giant mural of newspaper clippings from his case in his house 🤔
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@EricVolz @mistydedwards If they aren’t actually Mike’s victims as they claim, then why were they allegedly questioned for 3 separate investigations?.
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@ThompsonMa9811 If I didn’t personally know that what I said was true I wouldn’t have posted it.
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@ihopkc Note of correction: worship team members were given an option to stay on stage or leave, but they were not told to evacuate like the rest of the people in the room. Why weren't they told to just "keep the fire burning" somewhere else like they so often do?.
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IHOP’s sham “investigation” is sadly altogether typical of institutions that care more about keeping the machine running than uncovering the truth 👇🏻.
This article nails it when it comes to the deceptive practices of many so called “independent investigations” and how ministries use them as cover all the while victims are re-traumatized and once again betrayed.
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@ihopkc “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.” Let the reader understand.
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@EricVolz @DavidAnder2206 @ihopkc Hmmm then why was he on the org chart from this October as being a member of the ELT?
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@EricVolz The IHOPKC Guidelines for Online Engagement state: “If we learn that we have made a mistake, we will 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 correct it.” Why hasn’t the General corrected the mistake of accusing the AG of being liars?.
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The #ihopkc scandal in a nutshell:.
One thing Dr. Diane Langberg helped me understand is that many abusers actively work to discredit their victims and gain the support of their community. They plot how to develop reputations, networks, leverage, etc., to gain access to more victims and avoid accountability.
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17 minutes you won’t regret watching👇🏻.
Leadership is being tested, including mine. Because public trust is at an all time low, personal humility, character and trustworthiness must increase. And not just a little. Leaders don't receive trust, we earn it. We all have to up our game.
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@bozlawpa What money will be left after the millions they’ve already dispersed to Stuart, Dave, Eric, etc.?.
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So many things about IHOPKC sound simply ridiculous in hindsight. How about the fact we just rolled with a 48 hr/week requirement 🤡.
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Nothing to see here.
This was sent out to all IHOPKC staff last week. So they will be deleting all emails from former staff sometime next week (around March 22, 2024). I am hearing that there is potential progress related to getting a third-party investigator soon that victims will trust. It is
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@RichFMatt This is why he bounced from church to church until finally devising his master plan for running ihop. He couldn’t exist with any kind of oversight or accountability because it wouldn’t give him the space he needed to live a double life and always run the show.
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