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Bill Gothard Resigns from IBLP Presidency

On March 6, 2014, Administrative Director David Waller communicated via email to ATI families that Mr. Gothard has “resigned as president of the Institute in Basic L...

March 6, 2014

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Gothard Files

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The GOTHARD Files: Failure to Reconcile 1981–ATI, part two

Today's post is a continuation of yesterday's article. Accountability The LA Committee was launching its own massive last-ditch effort to hold Bill accountab...

March 8, 2014

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Questions from the Mailbag

Recovering Grace has been receiving many questions via email and through comments on our site. This is an understandable result of the current series of articles run...

February 19, 2014

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Personal Stories

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Rachel’s Story

This is my real name, and below is my real story. The Awkward First Meeting It was the final session of the 1992 Knoxville conference, and the choir and orches...

February 17, 2014

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Perspectives

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Marcus's Story: Touching the Invisible Electric Fence

I was invited to work at the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) headquarters during the summer of 1992. I said goodbye to my family in Knoxville, Tennessee, w...

February 17, 2014

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Tales from Training Centers

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Sacred Grooming, Part One: A Secretary's Account of Life With Bill Gothard

   [Editor’s Note: The young woman referred to only as “she” and “her” in the following account is Meg herself, but she has written it in the thi...

January 20, 2014

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The Destructive Effects of ATI & IBLP

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Ruth’s Story

As the jet taxied away from the terminal that winter day in 1970, the parents tearfully waving off their teenage daughter never imagined how many years would pass ...

February 12, 2014

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Upon Further Review--Twisted Scriptures

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A Call for Discernment

Recovering Grace in many ways is a result of the efforts of other Christian leaders who throughout the 80's and 90's tried to warn of the dangers inherent in...

March 4, 2014

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What Now? Life After ATI

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The Question of Grief: "Who am I now?"

Beginning September 12, 2013, the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado received more than its yearly precipitation in just a few days. Rivers that...

February 28, 2014

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When the Umbrella Breaks: Sexual Abuse in ATI

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Charlotte's Story

It is hard for me to bare my soul. I was raised to put my best face forward and act like all is well. I am a preacher’s daughter, the youngest of seven c...

February 5, 2014

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