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The GOTHARD Files: Failure to Reconcile 1981–ATI, part ...
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The GOTHARD Files: Failure to Reconcile, 1981–ATI
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Bill Gothard Resigns from IBLP Presidency
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Today Is Our Day of Prayer
March 6, 2014 // 41 Comments -
Recovering Grace's Response to IBLP Board Action
March 5, 2014 // 70 Comments
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Charlotte's Story
February 5, 2014 // 544 Comments -
Sacred Grooming, Part Six: A Secretary's Account of Lif ...
January 31, 2014 // 400 Comments -
How the Teachings of Emotional Purity and Courtship Dam ...
July 22, 2011 // 372 Comments -
A Call to Repentance
June 6, 2013 // 347 Comments -
Bill Gothard Placed on Administrative Leave
February 27, 2014 // 315 Comments
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Roxanne, thank you for sharing your heart. As a m ...
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ATI and IBLP have blessed our family greatly and c ...
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Oooh, good catch Donna. Yes, I believe there is a ...
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Matthew, Your prayer requests are right on. M ...
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Behind the manipulations,the scheeming,and bullyin ...
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Thank you for that correction Chris. Gibbs did not ...
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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 accountable. Using their personal funds, the committee drafted a unified letter dated January 19, 1981, with a list of 28 questions they wanted answered, stating that in spite of their removal from seminar […]
The GOTHARD Files: Failure to Reconcile, 1981–ATI
With Bill Gothard back in his seat as president of IBYC, there could be little left to say about what happened next. Those of us watching these events unfold from the vantage point of thirty-plus years in the future are leaning forward in our seats, wondering how such obvious corruption of power could have been […]
Silencing the Lambs: Twisting Matthew 18
A Response to Rediscovering a Forgotten Truth The day was Valentine’s Day 1976. Bill Gothard and his brother, Steve, had some surprising confessions to make to the staff of IBYC: they had “defrauded” staff secretaries. In the months prior to this, some of the young ladies had sought out the help of other staff members […]
The GOTHARD Files: The Basic Problem
Editor’s Note: Previously, we explored events surrounding the Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts (IBYC) scandal that culminated in 1980 with Bill Gothard’s resignation and quick reinstatement as president of that organization, which would later be renamed the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP). You can read the Introduction here, Part One here, Part Two here, and a chronology of the scandal […]
Silencing the Lambs: Taking Up Offenses
Not taking up an offense As the destructive patterns of Bill Gothard’s alleged indiscretions continue to be told, our comment threads have been hit steadily with various forms of the same question: “Why haven’t these stories been told sooner? If people witnessed these behaviors, why didn’t they speak out?” One oft-quoted—but fallacious—teaching within the Advanced Training […]
Silencing the Lambs: Listening to an Evil Report
See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil. IBLP has a Matthew 18 publication that fits well with each monkey. Listening to an Evil Report One question often asked of those who have contributed their stories to Recovering Grace is, “If things were so bad, or even illegal, why didn’t you contact the authorities, or at least tell your parents or a lawyer?” Most who grew up in the Advanced Training Institute (ATI) and/or Institute in Basic […]
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 before she truly returned. She was embarking on a journey that would last nearly a decade, and when it was over no one would ever be able […]
The GOTHARD Files: The Early Years, 1965–79
This is Part one, of a three-Part series on the history of the Institute in Basic Life Principles. Please click here to read the Introduction. In the space of less than twelve months, from the early months of 1980 until January of 1981, a multi-million dollar ministry suffered a massive public blow that nearly crippled […]
The GOTHARD Files: The Sleeping Giant
Today’s article is an introduction to a 3-part series on the early history of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP). Please understand that behind the scenes of these articles is a substantial library of documentation. From the beginning of Recovering Grace, most of our articles have been written by former ATI students and IBLP […]
IBYC Staff Instructions: How to Answer Questions about Dating
This document was distributed to the staff of Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts (IBYC, the original name of the Institute in Basic Life Principles) to provide them with approved answers to questions they might receive about their dating habits. IBYC staffers were discouraged from dating during their employ for the Institute, and several staff women […]