WRITER URGES PROTESTANT CHURCHES TO RECKON WITH CLERGY ABUSE

Sarah Stankorb interviews sexual abuse advocate Christa Brown at a free public event November 11 at Wyoming Baptist Church.

Wyoming resident and journalist Sarah Stankorb spent years reporting on abuse within evangelical communities, focusing on how survivors used the internet to call out abuse and to connect with each other. Her work culminated in the publication of Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning (Worthy Books/Hachette). You might have heard about the book, which was featured at the Mercantile Library and on Cincinnati Edition in addition to receiving strong reviews and recently becoming a national bestseller.

A unique event at Wyoming Baptist Church at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 11 brings Stankorb into conversation with Christa Brown, a clergy abuse survivor and retired attorney who is a…