Chellee Taylor

Daughter of God, wife to Peter @Thankful4Her, mother to three, Adult Clergy SA survivor, surrogate mother to 8, former crime scene tech, slowly finding hope.

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

After my abuse, the most helpful people were those who said, “You can tell me as much or as little as you want.”

They didn’t silence me for their own comfort nor did they pry for juicy gossip.

I got to choose. These people let my suffering be about me and not themselves.

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

When abuse is disclosed, pay attention to the institution's response:

church or "unity" centered = $, reputation, & brand centered

victim centered = Christ centered

It's really not that hard.

#SBCtoo

[Josh M Shepherd @JoshMShep]

Some important insights from @ChristaBrown777 @bozlawpa @InHisGrip in this article I reported

[Tiffany Thigpen @ThigpenTiffany]

@Jenlyell ALWAYS, stated Assault
From the beginning, to the authorities, to investigators, to Guidepost, to @albertmohler, @ericgeiger, in depositions, to her legal team, to me, to anyone and everyone always Se*u@l Assault DavidSills stated that he knew she didn't want it
#FACTS

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

Pastors,

You know why Jesus was able to talk to women alone?

He wasn’t a pervert.

Be like Jesus.

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

If you talk about how much better your church is over someone else's, you've missed the point.

#SBCtoo

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

Why is it that whenever one speaks against unspecified abusers, misogynists, or predators, that most people start defending their pastor/idol? 🤔

#SBCtoo

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

I'm the type of Christian who chooses to LOVE others. The church I left taught judgment & hate toward anyone outside its theology/cover-ups. It took my pastor SA me to realize Christ wasn't in their midst at all.
What I hate now is how long I hurt others in my ignorance.

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

It’s a tragic thing when the church's name is guarded and glorified more fiercely than Christ’s.

#SBCtoo
#Churchtoo

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

Wisdom often comes with scars.

#churchtoo
#SBCtoo

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

When congregants choose their church over its victims, it reveals the institution fails to teach the Gospel.

#SBCtoo
#Churchtoo

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

What many churches fail to understand, when it comes to bringing people to Christ, is that love is much more effective than hate.
I've never met someone–who loved well–and thought, "I don't want to be like them," but I have thought that about many "Christians" who hated well.

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

Protecting victims often comes at a cost, which is why many churches choose to protect themselves instead.
But I guarantee there is no greater cost than what the victim has already paid–will continue to pay for the rest of his/her life.

#SBCtoo
#Churchtoo
#AdultClergySexualAbuse

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

Maybe it's petty, but there are sports teams that I hate simply because my abusers loved them.

#Churchtoo

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

Sometimes our broken pieces need healed more than once.
#churchtoo

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

@ChristaBrown777 @loriadbr I found this in places I would least expect, even after I was abused in the church. Sickening.

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

Victim turned survivor, turned hero...now free.
She has found peace.

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

I participated on a conference panel discussing abuse in the church a couple weeks ago at Baylor University. We need more public talks on this. Awareness is growing but we have a long way to go.
https://t.co/CcjTBkL48H

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

@ChristaBrown777 So glad you're still here and continuing to inspire us all!

[Chellee Taylor @InHisgrip]

Narcissists will always play the victim!
I'm grateful for this Federal Judge who saw through JH's DARVO and frivolous claims.

[Julie Roys @reachjulieroys]

A federal judge dismissed fmr SBC pres Johnny Hunt’s defamation claims against Guidepost Solutions & most of his case against the @SBCExecComm. He sued after a report alleged he sexually assaulted a woman, an incident he denied but then called consensual.
https://t.co/AXCbtca1MS