YWAM's abuse problem and disability in the church (with Mary Somers-Harris)

The one where we talk with Mary Somers-Harris about disability in the church, charismatic evangelicalism, and the abuse problem at Youth with a Mission (YWAM).Mary shares about her experience growing up as a missionary kid in YWAM Japan, her experience at YWAM’s discipleship training school (DTS) and the ableist and spiritual abuse she experienced here. YWAM is a major missions organization with 25,000 young people participating each year globally. Sadly, abuse is rampant at YWAM schools all over the world and as an institution has not addressed the problem or come up with prevention guidelines. If you’ve experienced abuse at YWAM, know that you’re not alone and that there are supportive resources available. On Facebook, you can join the private group “Spiritual Abuse in YWAM”. On Twitter, search for the hashtag #ywamtoo, and on YouTube, you can listen to many survivors sharing their stories. Listen onApple PodcastsSpotifyStitcherGoogle Podcasts

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Stories from people deconstructing and reconstructing their worldviews, particularly those who attended the Christian Academy in Japan or grew up in other missionary or international communities.Together with their guests, hosts Jeweliann and Erika identify and unpack the harmful narratives they were taught as well as important things that weren’t taught, and discuss the radical healing work of dismantling sexist, racist, capitalist, colonial structures after leaving the evangelical bubble. Learn more at https://www.radicalhealingpod.com/ and follow us on Instagram @radicalhealingpod.