Third-party investigations have become increasingly common as churches and Christian institutions

continue to be rocked by scandal. But how can you tell if an investigation is truly independent

or just another attempt to cover up? Welcome to the Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting

the truth and restoring the church. I'm Julie Roy's, and our topic today has become a big issue

because an organization facing a major scandal just hired a law firm to conduct its third-party

investigation. That organization is the International House of Prayer in Kansas City,

or IHOP. And if you've been following this story, you know that IHOP founder, Mike Bickel,

has been accused of abusing multiple women. And IHop itself has been accused in mishandling

multiple reports of abuse. The Roy's report has published several articles about this scandal. So if you need

some background on this story, I encourage you to go to Julie Roy, spelled R-O-Y-S dot com, and then click on

the investigations tab, and you can find all those stories on IHOP. Again, that's Julieroys.com.

But joining me today to discuss these issues is a top American litigator who's also a

Christian with a passion to protect victims. That litigator is Christine Jones, who also serves on

the board of the Roy's report. And she has so much expertise in this area, so I'm very excited to

pick her brain on this issue. But also joining me are Pete Singer and Robert Peters

of godly response to abuse in a Christian environment, or grace. Grace has become the gold standard

in the Christian survivor community because of the quality of its investigations and its

commitment to protect survivor interests. So I'm very excited about today's podcast. But before we dive

in, I'd like to thank the sponsors of this podcast, Judson University and Mark Orta Barrington.

If you're looking for a top-ranked Christian University, providing a caring community and an

excellent college experience, Judson University is for you. Judson is located on 90 acres,

just 40 miles west of Chicago, in Elgin, Illinois. The school offers more than 60 majors,

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