Ascols group, Founders Ministries, once was a fringe movement in the SBC but today has a large following, especially among younger seminarians and pastors who were influenced by the Passion conferences in the 1990s. Because this is a personnel matter, we cannot comment further.. Who those others were is not clear. The lawsuit centers on allegations that Sills sexually abused Jennifer Lyell starting in 2004 when Lyell was a student and Sills was a professor. MOBILE, Ala. (BP) - A former Southern Baptist seminary professor and his wife have filed suit against the SBC and 10 other individuals and entities connected to the SBC, including Jennifer Lyell and Guidepost Solutions. David Pooler. Sills resigned from the Kentucky-based schoollast May shortly after Lyell presented her claims to SBTS President Albert Mohler. If the claims in this suit are true, then it would seem that he is as culpable as any of the other defendants., To which Basham replied: Note, Religion News Service reported that Sills admitted to abuse, though Sills told me through an intermediary that RNS also did not reach out to him before that story was published and he never admitted anything like this., Basham also tweeted a link to the BNG story with this comment: Ive read David/Mary Sills filing against SBC, Guidepost, & number of SBC leaders. In a filing made in the Mobile, Ala., Circuit Court, David Sills, former pastor of now-closed Woodland Hills Church, Jackson, and his wife Mary Sills allege "defamation, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and wantonness concerning untrue claims of sexual abuse" initiated by Jennifer Lyell, with whom David Sills So that's not up for renegotiation," he explained. To date, none of the named defendants has issued a public comment on the lawsuit. Veinot responded by filing a request for a copyright infringement complaint with YouTube to stop further sharing and said he began contacting those I discovered who had created links to it and requested they delete them.. After BNG reported on the Sills lawsuit, Ascol tweeted: Wow. Ensuring that is my top priority.". What happened instead was a controversy over what kind of relations are consensual and nonconsensual and who gets to make that determination and challenges to the veracity of Lyells account. The group has no apparent connections to the SBC, and its interview with Lyell seems outside its stated purpose. 1. A former Southern Baptist seminary professor and his wife have filed suit against the Southern Baptist Convention and 11 other defendants claiming defamation of character and conspiracy in the well-publicized sexual abuse case of Jennifer Lyell. Last year, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor David Sills resigned from his position without much of an explanation. Lyells case is of particular interest because Guidepost did not talk to some described as corroborating the allegations of abuse and because SBC Elites declared on their own authority that this was a case of Sex Abuse. She did so after learning her abuser, a former Southern Baptist seminary professor, author and missionary, had recently returned to ministry. Buck, like Ascol, holds no official role in SBC life and has no direct connection to her claims of abuse from Sills. He said people often turn to clergy when they are at their most vulnerable. That, in turn, led Smietana to write a story titled When Abuse Victims are Adults, Theyre Often Treated as Sinners, Threats to Churches, explaining the attack on Lyell. Geiger, senior pastor of Mariners Church in Irvine, Calif., confirmed to BP that Lyell shared her allegations with him. Veinot and his senior researcher, Ron Henzel, had conducted a video interview with Lyell and wrote about it on their blog under the headline Does Abuse Absolve Adultery? And these men couldnt even lift a finger when she was defamed and crushed and destroyed. David Sills and Mary Sills contend they have been smeared repeatedly in the process and seek monetary damages. But we must not be silent. In the spring of 2019, Lyell, then a well-respected leader in Christian publishing, decided to publicly disclose that she was a survivor of sexual abuse. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Although the lawsuit was filed in Alabama, David Sills lives in Mississippi. Except the pattern of inappropriate sexual activity continued throughout the relationship., Lyell wrote that when she presented her claims to Mohler, she also shared the responsibility" for being compliant at times and for idolizing the idea of a whole family., I protected [the family] despite what was happening within it, she wrote. Tom Ascol, Tom Buck and Megan Basham tweeted about the Sills lawsuit and accused not only Lyell, but also Religion News Service reporter Bob Smietana who has covered the SBCs sexual abuse situation for years of misconduct. The plaintiffs have requested a jury trial. Her story has already helped countless other people around the country, in ways that she may not even know about. Sills has not denied engaging in an inappropriate relationship with Lyell, and he resigned his post at Southern Seminary after being confronted about it. It also names Jennifer Lyell, a former seminarian and vice president for Lifeway, who has repeatedly alleged that Sills was abusive, an allegation Mohler has also made on social media and in. After several years of dispute, the SBC Executive Committee earlier this year reached a financial settlement with Lyell and issued a public apology for the Baptist Press story. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. That post cited the biblical story of David and Bathsheba to ask what constitutes a consensual sexual relationship versus rape. And he claims this was done in a conspiracy by all the named defendants, who understood the value of making an example out of SBC member and employee David Sills who, without controversy, had admitted to an affair with Lyell and willingly accepted the SBC requirement that he depart from his position at the seminary. I mean, I was like, literally like, I mean, it was it was police at my house and, you know, safety, Lyell said. The Southern Baptist Conventions Executive Committee earlier this year offered a public apology and a confidential monetary settlement to Lyell and announced the resolution during their February meeting in Nashville. All rights reserved. Photo via Baylor University. (June 15, 2020) Letter from David S. Crawford, Streetscape Coordinator, St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (EX.Supp . But he didnt make it public disclosure, Lyell said. How did Bob Smietana avoid being named in this lawsuit? "Defendants saw him as an easy target; a bona fide scapegoat." . Three Southern Baptist seminary faculty members have recently resigned their positions. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Jennifer Lyell was trying to do the right thing. In a statement posted on her website, Jennifer Lyell, who is now 41 and works for a major Christian book publisher, said Sills first "sexually acted" against her on a mission trip in 2004 and that the relationship continued until she was 38. Moore said he and his wife are friends of Lyell and he described her as one of the strongest, most courageous and brilliant leaders I know. He hopes she will eventually return to a leadership role in the church. She did not revisit all the details of the abuse but did disclose those details to leaders at Lifeway and then to Al Mohler, the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where the professor was employed. We were horrified by what she shared with us. I deeply regret that anyone could have been led to conclude that it was consensual based on what I wrote.. This is why the most egregious, cruel lies do not leave me without hope when those asserting them are reckless enough to do so in a form that not only allows my witness but provides a clear means by which it will be formally provided., Sills files suit against SBC and 11 other defendants, claiming his relationship with Lyell was consensual and he became a scapegoat in the SBCs sexual abuse crisis, Not everyone believes theres a sexual abuse crisis in the SBC, No, we will not take down an article you dont like | Opinion by Mark Wingfields, Guidepost report documents pattern of ignoring, denying and deflecting on sexual abuse claims in SBC, SBC Executive Committee publicly apologizes to sexual abuse survivor, SBC report shows how five words turn abuse victim from survivor to whore| Opinion by Marv Knox. George's resignation was "due to a personal moral failing," Midwestern told the Recorder on June 1. ", "We hold unquestionably to a biblical standard of sexual morality and personal morality and we expect that of any who would teach but also even as students. Guidepost and the SBC are two of 12 total defendants named in the lawsuit that revolves around allegations that David Sills sexually abused Jennifer Lyell starting in 2004, when Lyell was a . I stand behind her in [her public statement] and believe she is acting righteously, he told BP. Upon hearing Lyells claims last May, SBTS immediately took action. Lyell spends some of the recording taking about a blogpost written by Peter Lumpkins (likely this post.). David Sills and his wife, Mary, filed the suit Nov. 21 in Mobile County circuit court. ", Follow Samuel Smith on Twitter: @IamSamSmith. Rest assured, though, that regardless of venue, the case will be vigorously defended.. But we must not be silent.. Our policies and procedures are clear and are consistently applied. They also risk losing their relationships with everybody else who has a relationship with that person because when the chips fall, you dont know how theyre going to fall.. The string of email correspondence viewed by BNG implies Buck contacted Lyell to ask questions about her claims. But at Lyells request, SBTS, the flagship seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention, did not make the details behind Sills resignation public at the time. Neither Smietana nor his editor offered comment to BNG when asked about the situation. Im also fine to answer any questions you or the other gentleman has to ensure you have clarity and believe me. Buck is an East Texas pastor who shares Ascols beliefs and is aggressive on Twitter in spreading his commentaries and accusations. 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This article has been updated with a statement from Lyell. Then the bulk of the article picks apart Lyells assertion she was held emotionally captive in an abusive relationship with Sills over a period of years a sexual relationship Lyell insists was not consensual. Critics of the SBC investigation and of the existence of a crisis of sexual abuse in the denomination frequently point to Lyells story as questionable, but they have been minority voices. A clergy person has enormous power. The campus of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship seminary for the Southern Baptist Convention, located in Louisville, Kentucky. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Ascol is a Florida pastor who leads Founders Ministries, a group of Southern Baptist Calvinists. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Lyell contends it was not consensual. Things made a little more sense last Friday when a woman named Jennifer Lyell (below) released a statement explaining how she had been engaged in an "inappropriate relationship" with Sills for nearly a decade, beginning when she was his student. Jennifer Lyell Lyell is a former vice president at Lifeway Christian Resources, the SBC publishing house. I think her efforts to call attention to this horrible aspect of abuse are needed.. "As the official news service for the Southern Baptist Convention, Baptist Press should be known for integrity, truth and accuracy. Since Mohler made a public comment just a few days ago, surely, he now has an obligation to answer this important question. Once the person gets access, they keep that access, he said. Jennifer Lyell, who now works as an executive for LifeWay Christian Resources, posted a confession online last week claiming how Sills, who has been married for 30 years and has three grandchildren, sexually abused her and even groomed her from the time she was a master of divinity student until just a few years ago. In her statement, Lyell accused Sills of "grooming and taking advantage of his student." Lyell first disclosed the situation to a therapist in March 2016, she said. she disclosed to her boss at Lifeway that a former professor named David Sills had first "sexually acted . And now the two competing narratives of what happened between Sills and Lyell likely will add more fuel to the SBCs internal debate over the nature and extent of sexual abuse as a real problem. Women are seen first and foremost as sexual objects, means to an end, she said, adding women are seen as temptresses, trying to bring a good man down and getting married is seen as a way of helping men deal with their lust. RELATED: At Caring Well conference, SBC leaders hear criticism of abuse response. It does not store any personal data. Baptist Press reporting did, in fact, mislead people. The implication of Ms. Lyells statement was that Dr. Sills had acted criminally. He said that he could fix it by me becoming part of his family and then once I was part of his family, that sort of thing would never happen again, she continued. Yet victims who are not minors must decide for themselves whether to contact authorities, he said. Then Buck retweeted Basham to highlight her commentary about Sills and the SBC investigation. Lyell said that at the time, she did not want the seminary or Lifeway to publicly disclose what had happened to her. Im also fine to answer any questions you or the other gentleman has to ensure you have clarity and believe me. However, according to media reports none of the local police had any reports regarding these alleged incidents. The law should reflect that, Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later, Holy Queer author seeks Black church inclusion beyond singing with choir. RELATED: Jennifer Lyell wanted to stop her abuser by . Mohler said his encouragement from the start in any case such as this is that authorities be contacted and that only law enforcement should judge whether laws may have been violated in such situations. Baptist Press eventually apologized for the article, but Lyell said she had already been devastated by the repercussions of its inaccurate reporting. But her feelings toward the denominations beliefs about gender roles have shifted. 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The law should reflect that, Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later, Holy Queer author seeks Black church inclusion beyond singing with choir, Three big numbers that tell the story of secularization in America. David Sills | MOODY PUBLISHERS It conclusively demonstrated the non-consensual nature of what happened to her. Heaven will be diverse. Now, David Sills and Mary Sills contend they have been smeared repeatedly in the process and seek monetary damages from the SBC; the SBC Executive Committee; former SBC President Ed Litton; current SBC President Bart Barber; Lyell; Lifeway Christian Resources; Eric Geiger, a former executive vice president at Lifeway; Willie McLaurin, interim president of the Executive Committee; Rolland Slade, former chairman of the Executive Committee; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Al Mohler, president of Southern Seminary; and Guidepost Solutions, the firm that conducted the independent investigation. She lost her reputation, her job and even her health in the process. In a filing made in the Mobile, Ala., Circuit Court, David and Mary Sills allege "defamation, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and . The leaders who had the information and ability to correct the inaccuracies supported her privately but were publicly silent. A Response to Rachael Denhollander and Others.. The audio came to the Capstone Report from a source not connected with Midwest Outreach. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Jennifer Lyell was trying to do the right thing. It also names Jennifer Lyell, a former seminarian and vice president for Lifeway, who repeatedly alleged Sills was abusive, an allegation Mohler has also made on social media and in . Southern Seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr. told Baptist Press he could not disclose why Sills employment at the seminary ended. All this played out as the SBC addressed the independent report of Guidepost Solutions about a long-term pattern of ignoring or mishandling known cases of sexual abuse in SBC churches and agencies. . Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. If not, why not? When I shared what had happened to me with my boss at LifeWay [Geiger] and then later with SBTS President Dr. R. Albert Mohler, I was quick to also share the responsibility I bore for being compliant at times, for not telling immediately and for so idolizing the idea of a whole family that I protected it despite what was happening within it, Lyell said. If I were not to come forward with this [statement], a church or ministry who receives Dr. Sills [resume] and does an internet search for him would have no way to know the truth behind his resignation. Ascol, Buck and Basham are not newcomers to critiquing Lyell and Smietana. And it was not just the real devastation was the fact that I could not understand and still no one understands why that Baptist Press and the EC did what they did.. Lyell was labeled on social media as an adulteress rather than an abuse survivor, with users leaving scores of vile comments about her on Lifeways Facebook page and the Baptist Press website. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The full context of the email is this: Thank you again for replying and taking the time to find a scenario with which you are willing to talk with me. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. InterVarsity Press, which published one of Sills' books, removed Sills' biography page from its website and the webpage for Sills book Changing World, Unchanging Mission: Responding to Global Challenges. The group maintained a shared online file of their correspondence. Lyell feared he would once again have the opportunity to abuse others and wanted to stop that from happening. David Sills He also said churches often believe survivors were participants in their abusers sins. Lyells claim that she was abused by David Sills while he was a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary resulted in a controversial news story published by Baptist Press, the denominational news service, which portrayed the relationship as consensual. Lyell sent a statement to both BNG and RNS: I do not need to be under oath to tell the truth and there are no lies that will shake my certainty about what is true. Her name appears on 37 pages of the report. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Also at the same time Buck inserted himself into the behind-the-scenes interrogation of Lyell, he maintained a public campaign to identify an alleged leaker of a column written by his wife discussing difficulties in their marriage and in her earlier life. Guidepost and the SBC are two of 12 total defendants named in the lawsuit that revolves around allegations that David Sills sexually abused Jennifer Lyell starting in 2004, when Lyell was. David Sills, an ex-Southern Baptist Convention seminary professor accused of sexual abuse by his former student filed a defamation suit in Alabama against her and several SBC entities. And so, we invoked our policies and procedures,"Mohler told The Christian Post in a phone interview. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. She said Lyell had repeatedly asked for the article to be corrected but her requests were denied and a number of Baptist leaders knew the story was wrong but failed to stand up for Lyell. Ascol retweeted her, insisting: Exactly. The Southern Baptist Convention would pass Resolution 6 which acknowledged Jennifer Lyell as an abuse survivor and therefore labeling David Sills as an abuser. These ultra-conservatives believe the SBC is sliding into liberalism and needs to be rescued by them. George resigned on May 3 while Sills resigned on May 23, the Biblical Recorder reported. The following year, Jennifer Lyell, a former vice president at Lifeway Christian Resources, told Baptist Press she had been a victim of emotional and sexual abuse by Sills, who had been her professor. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. For Sills, no reason for his resignation was stated by Southern. After Denhollanders criticism, Baptist Press issued a statement, saying it had failed to convey that the heart of Lyells story was about sexual abuse by a trusted minister in a position of power at a Southern Baptist seminary.. He said it is often easier for churches to blame victims than to look at the way they have empowered abusers. In May, Guidepost Solutions, which investigated the SBC scandal, issued a report that found alleges survivors of sexual abuse encountered resistance, stonewalling, and even outright hostility, from some on the SBCs Executive Committee. The outlet additionally reported that Sills has also resigned as a trustee of the SBC International Mission Board and his position on IMB's presidential search committee. ), We have changed software providers for our subscription database. In fact, she claims in a newly leaked audio recording that she has been vague intentionallyso that the Sills grandchildren wouldnt find out much about this by using Google. Geiger said he contacted the other missions agency which he identified as Global Outreach International and they removed Sills from their employment. George, as curator of the Spurgeon Library and digitized archive, worked with the . In a post on her website, Lyell accused Sills of sexually abusing her during a 2004 mission trip and claimed the abuse continued over a decade. And the incidents Lyell describes would have caused the creation of police reports. So she wrote up a statement detailing the abuse and shared it with a reporter from a Christian news organization. I am not a sinless victim. Sills is also an author. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Lyell told Religion News Service she wished she had never gone public. The church said it acted swiftly and firmly and that Sills is no longer a member. Ascol, Buck and Basham had collaborated with the source of the original quotation that Sills took out of context in his recent lawsuit. RELATED: Southern Baptist leader, experts say churches should address the abuse of adults. Litigating this case publicly could cause extreme discomfort for some of the defendants named, forcing them to testify under oath about matters they have tried to handle discreetly. Jennifer Lyell . I have never been unwilling to be questioned when making allegations that arent only moral, but are also criminal and Im extremely thankful that all parties who received and investigated my allegations did press me for details necessary to understand what I was alleging given my age and the fact it was not a single occurrence as well as that I did not report anything to them for a very long time.. In a statement posted on her website, Jennifer Lyell, who is now 41 and works for a major Christian book publisher, said Sills first "sexually acted" against her on a mission trip in 2004 and. Defamation?! Jennifer Lyell claims she never wanted the attention her abuse allegations created nor to harm the family of David Sills, her alleged abuser. Such people have no fear of God, no interest in truth, no regard for justice, & no love for people. No thinking person with a backbone takes them seriously., Exactly one year before Basham published Southern Baptists #MeToo Moment, Midwest Christian Outreach, a small online apologetics site run by Don Veinot, highlighted Lyells case. In June, BP reported Sills also had resigned as president of Reaching and Teaching International Ministries, a missions organization that engages in discipleship and theological education internationally. Sills local church, Ninth & O Baptist Church in Louisville, confirmed to Baptist Press that Sills is no longer a member and that the church acted swiftly and firmly after hearing the accusations. Southern Baptists oust Rick Warrens Saddleback Church for naming a female pastor, Southern Baptists plan to hire Guidepost Solutions to run abuser tracking database, Beth Moore tries to untangle her all knotted-up life in new memoir, Copyright 2020, Religion News Service. First, the defendants widely circulated their herein-described defamatory lies about Dr. and Mrs. Sills throughout Mobile County and the state of Alabama. And because they, in a sense, represent God, they have more power than almost any other professional person that works with other people.. Lawsuit protests the SBC and third-party firm for supporting allegations in a new legal challenge referencing historic abuse report. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Nine months after Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor David Sills resigned for undisclosed reasons, a woman has released a statement of allegations including details of what she says was a morally inappropriate relationship with Sills for more than a decade, beginning while she was a Southern Seminary student. According to Baptist Press, Lyell was involved in the relationship with Sills from the time she was 26 until she was 38. Plaintiffs David Sills and Mary Sills file this complaint against Defendants, alleging defamation, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and wantonness concerning untrue claims of sexual abuse initiated by Defendant, Jennifer Lyell, and thereafter If you do not know your new account number you can contact. She challenged those who questioned her motives. Just over two years later, she stated the allegations to then-LifeWay Senior Vice President Eric Geiger and Mohler. 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