A few weeks ago I offered this, my viritual living room, as a place for women to tell thier stories of painful interaction with what has been described as the ‘hard complementairan’ model preached at Mars Hill Church.

Although I have been honored to hear some women’s stories about thier experience at Mars Hill Church, these stories, out of fear of verbal retribution, have been told in confidence and so I have not posted them.

I recently recieved this story from someone who wishes to remain anonymous on the blog (though she has revealed her identity to me via email conversations.) It’s a telling tale, one I feel is told in a genuine, measured, and mature manner. In … {read more…}