Episodes

  • Healing What’s Within
    Oct 1 2024

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    If you’re like a lot of folks, you look put together on the outside.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Survivor Claims Churches Use Same Grooming Tactics as Sex Traffickers
    Sep 12 2024

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    Normally, people think of grooming as the manipulative process a sexual predator uses to lure his unsuspecting prey.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • How to Respond to Christian Nationalists
    Aug 8 2024

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    Christian nationalism has taken over large swaths of the United States. But is this movement really Christian? And is it possible to engage with a Christian nationalist in a disarming way that doesn’t end up in a fight?

    On this edition of The Roys Report, host Julie Roys engages in a lively dialogue with Caleb Campbell—a one-time skinhead who became a Christian and then a pastor.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Healing from Adult Clergy Sexual Abuse
    Jul 18 2024

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    Ten years ago, Sharon Clements’ world turned upside down. The pastor she trusted abused that trust and lured her into a sexual relationship. But when everything became public, her abuse was labeled an affair. And instead of receiving help, she received shame and rejection.

    In this edition of The Roys Report, Sharon speaks out—not just about the abuse, but about her road to recovery.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Why the American Church is in Crisis
    Jul 1 2024

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    The American church is in crisis. After numerous scandals, distrust of the church is at an all-time high. Young people raised in the church are leaving at an alarming rate. And, in a society where loneliness and spiritual hunger are rampant, people are turning elsewhere for help.

    In this edition of The Roys Report, host Julie Roys welcomes Skye Jethani for a wide-ranging discussion on the crisis in the American church.

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    1 hr
  • Navigating Church Bewilderment
    Jun 19 2024

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    For more than two decades, Patrick and Mary DeMuth faithfully served as lay leaders at Lakepointe Church, a megachurch in the Dallas/Fort Worth area pastored by Josh Howerton. But as concerns about Howerton grew, Patrick and Mary found they could no longer stay in good conscience. And now, they’re dealing with the anger and grief so many so-called “church refugees” feel.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Former Leader at Josh Howerton’s Church Speaks Out
    Jun 13 2024

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    According to the Houston Chronicle, hundreds have recently left Lakepointe Church—Josh Howerton’s prominent megachurch in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Now a longtime volunteer leader at Lakepointe, who recently left the church with her family, is speaking out.

    Joining host Julie Roys on this edition of The Roys Report is Amanda Cunningham, a former model and actress who became a Christian at Lakepointe Church under former Senior Pastor Steve Stroope.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • ‘Ghosted’ for Opposing Trump
    Jun 3 2024

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    Nancy French was once a darling of the GOP—and ghostwrote books, speeches, and articles for some of the leading conservative politicians. But then came Donald Trump’s candidacy for president—something as both a Christian and a sex abuse survivor, Nancy says she could not support. Then, she was ghosted.

    In this edition of The Roys Report, Nancy French, a New York Times bestselling author and Christian conservative, recounts how she’s been called some of the worst names in the book.

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    1 hr and 11 mins