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Jan 9, 2025 • 1h 30min

Can't Trespass the Garden: Abuse in the OPC, Part 4

Find HAVEN of Mercy here: https://www.havenofmercypr.orgFind the HAVEN Conference information here: https://www.havenofmercypr.org/haven-2025-conferenceFind the Livestream on Friday and Saturday here: https://www.facebook.com/havenofmercyprNeed help? Contact ⁠⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠⁠.Both stories are coming on anonymously. The first is a couple who attended a CREC in the Southeast, and the second is a woman who grew up at Harvest OPC, near Grand Rapids, Michigan.The first story is about spiritual abuse and gaslighting, the second story is the outworking of Nancy Wilson's disgusting quip, "of course a husband is never trespassing his own garden" in this woman's life. Donate to help the survivor network ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.Join: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠⁠⁠⁠.Sign up for our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more.Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you byProducer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter BellOriginal Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sarah Bader⁠⁠⁠⁠Graphic Design: Anonymous SurvivorsSURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.
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Jan 6, 2025 • 1h 29min

Reformed is (Not) Enough

Find HAVEN of Mercy here: https://www.havenofmercypr.orgFind the HAVEN Conference information here: https://www.havenofmercypr.org/haven-2025-conferenceFind the Livestream on Friday and Saturday here: https://www.facebook.com/havenofmercyprNeed help? Contact ⁠⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠⁠.Join Dr. R. Scott Clark and I as we discuss Federal Vision, it's various off-shoots and internecine debates, amber ale and oatmeal stout "versions," engage with clips from Douglas Wilson, Richard Lusk (among other CREC ministers who have blocked us), and look at the original statements and lectures from Auburn Avenue in 2002. This is our most theologically dense episode of the series. It's a beatdown of "Federal Vision," a works-based Christianity. We end by describing how this system of doctrine necessarily leads to abuse and obedience that is "cloaked" in submission. Let's make the gospel scandalous, not scandalized. That which leads to human flourishing, not fear.Find R. Scott Clark here: Westminster Seminary CaliforniaHeidelblogHeidelcast Donate to help the survivor network ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.Join: ⁠⁠⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠⁠⁠.Sign up for our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.Visit ⁠⁠⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠⁠⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more.Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠TikTok.⁠⁠⁠Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you byProducer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter BellOriginal Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: ⁠⁠⁠https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/⁠⁠⁠Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠Sarah Bader⁠⁠⁠Graphic Design: Anonymous SurvivorsSURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD!
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Jan 2, 2025 • 2h 17min

Let's Get Spiritual: Abuse in the OPC, Part 3

Need help? Contact ⁠⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠⁠. Meet Aimee Byrd (a former member of the OPC in the Northeast and prolific author), Ali LeReaux (a former member of the OPC in the Southeast), and Heather Nadreau (a former member of Christ Church Spokane, CREC). Spiritual abuse so often gets short shrift, but it upends everything you think about the gospel, the church, Jesus, and the pastors who are commanded to shepherd your soul. The gospel ceases being a salve in favor for a rod. It ceases building you up, by beating you down. ⁠Aimee Byrd⁠'s books mentioned in the episode: ⁠The Hope in Our Scars⁠ ⁠The Sexual Reformation⁠ ⁠Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood⁠ ⁠Why Can't We Be Friends?⁠   Donate to help the survivor network ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sign up for our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more. Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠   "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you by Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sarah Bader⁠⁠⁠⁠ Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.
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Dec 30, 2024 • 1h 11min

Marketing, or, Why the Ends Justify the Means

Need help? Contact ⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠. Join us as we talk with Aimee Byrd, and repeat guests Kristin Kobes du Mez and Nathan & Christiana Wells about the marketing that "bites back." From subversive marketing tactics, to slick production. From rhetorical flair, to retro design. Canon Press, Canon Plus, New Saint Andrews, and Christ Church are the bad boys on the block. The bad boys who know how to market, because the "good" boys are scared of it. But these bad boys created a beast they no longer control. Let's get under the hood.   Donate to help the survivor network ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Join: ⁠⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠⁠. Sign up for our Patreon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more. Social Media: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠TikTok.⁠⁠ Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠   "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you by Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: ⁠⁠https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠Sarah Bader⁠⁠ Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD!
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Dec 28, 2024 • 53min

2 or 3 Witnesses: A Conversation with Rachael Denhollander

Need help? Contact ⁠⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠⁠. Enjoy this BONUS episode with ⁠Rachael Denhollander. Our first of two conversations on reporting abuse, how churches should handle abuse allegations, the "2 or 3 witnesses" argument, using "non Christian" judges, and more. Rachael's books: What Is a Girl Worth? How Much Is a Little Girl Worth? How Much Is a Little Boy Worth?   Donate to help the survivor network ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Join: ⁠⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠⁠. Sign up for our Patreon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more. Social Media: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠TikTok.⁠⁠ Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠   "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you by Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: ⁠⁠https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠Sarah Bader⁠⁠ Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.
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Dec 26, 2024 • 1h 43min

Never Good Enough: Abuse in the OPC, Part 2

Need help? Contact ⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠.Meet Chelsea Gondrez (former member of the OPC and PCA), an anonymous woman who's known/known of Doug Wilson for decades, and Alaine and Fred Hofland (the parents of Chelsea Gondrez).The standard for women in these churches is impossible, everything is their fault, and they're confronted with this daily.Here's the video with Alaine and Fred (plus others on her page): Bringing Beauty out of the Ashes, Part 3 Donate to help the survivor network ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Join: ⁠⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠⁠.Sign up for our Patreon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Visit ⁠⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more.Social Media: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you byProducer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter BellOriginal Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: ⁠⁠https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/⁠⁠Social Media: ⁠⁠Sarah Bader⁠⁠Graphic Design: Anonymous SurvivorsSURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sons-of-patriarchy7078/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Dec 23, 2024 • 1h 14min

The Anti-Denomination

Need help? Contact ⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠.Join us as we talk with Jeff Moss, a former CREC Minister, who has over a decade of experience "in the system."We do a deep dive into all things CREC: structure, polity, ordination, founding, everything.What may seem boring is actually a necessary look "under the hood." If you know the structure of the system, you understand how the system works the way it does. We compare it to other systems of church government, helping you make sense of your own church and the way they work. Donate to help the survivor network ⁠here⁠.Join: ⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠.Sign up for our Patreon ⁠here⁠.Visit ⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more.Social Media: ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠TikTok.⁠Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠Facebook⁠ "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you byProducer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter BellOriginal Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: ⁠https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/⁠Social Media: ⁠Sarah Bader⁠Graphic Design: Anonymous SurvivorsSURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sons-of-patriarchy7078/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Dec 19, 2024 • 1h 13min

The Lion of Judah Louder Roars: Abuse in the OPC, Part 1

Need help? Contact ⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠.Meet Stephanie Chernyavskiy, former member of Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church (Neon is part of the OPC: Orthodox Presbyterian Church) in Neon, Kentucky.This is her story.Here's the poem Stephanie wrote and read from at the end: The Lion of Judah Louder Roars. Donate to help the survivor network ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Join: ⁠⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠⁠.Sign up for our Patreon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Visit ⁠⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more.Social Media: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you byProducer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter BellOriginal Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: ⁠⁠https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/⁠⁠Social Media: ⁠⁠Sarah Bader⁠⁠Graphic Design: Anonymous SurvivorsSURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sons-of-patriarchy7078/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Dec 15, 2024 • 1h 45min

Indoctrination Station

Need help? Contact ⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠.Join us as we talk with Susan Wise Bauer of The Well-Trained Mind and Jill Wright, who has experience with The Oaks Academy and the ACCS (Association of Classical Christian Schools).The Matriarch of Classical Education takes on the Patriarch of "Christian" Classical Education. Susan explains why she doesn't like the phrase "Christian" Classical education, dives into the history of the methodology, misconceptions, and more.Jill lived it. She's a trained educator herself, sent her sons to The Oaks Academy, and became a Teacher's aide as well.Give your kids an education, not an indoctrination. Donate to help the survivor network ⁠here⁠.Join: ⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠.Sign up for our Patreon ⁠here⁠.Visit ⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more.Social Media: ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠TikTok.⁠Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠Facebook⁠ "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you byProducer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter BellOriginal Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: ⁠https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/⁠Social Media: ⁠Sarah Bader⁠Graphic Design: Anonymous SurvivorsSURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sons-of-patriarchy7078/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Dec 12, 2024 • 1h 55min

A Museum for Saints: Abuse in the CREC, Part 7

Need help? Contact ⁠Outreach Incorporated⁠.Meet Jade Miller (a former Logos School student), and an anonymous man who attended CRECs in the Pacific Northwest.Jade will be releasing her memoir soon, sign up here to get notified when it's available: https://jademari.com/memoir-theoutsidegirl. Donate to help the survivor network ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Join: ⁠⁠Private Survivor Support Group⁠⁠.Sign up for our Patreon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Visit ⁠⁠sonsofpatriarchy.com⁠⁠ to find resources, recommended reading, and more.Social Media: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠Examining Doug Wilson and Moscow: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ "Sons of Patriarchy" is brought to you byProducer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter BellOriginal Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: ⁠⁠https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/⁠⁠Social Media: ⁠⁠Sarah Bader⁠⁠Graphic Design: Anonymous SurvivorsSURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sons-of-patriarchy7078/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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