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Related: About this forumHe's a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly.
Source: New York Times
Hes a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly.
Bill Hybels built an iconic evangelical church outside Chicago. A former assistant says that in the 1980s, he sexually harassed her.
By Laurie Goodstein
Aug. 5, 2018
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. After the pain of watching her marriage fall apart, Pat Baranowski felt that God was suddenly showering her with blessings.
She had a new job at her Chicago-area megachurch, led by a dynamic young pastor named the Rev. Bill Hybels, who in the 1980s was becoming one of the most influential evangelical leaders in the country.
The pay at Willow Creek Community Church was much lower than at her old job, but Ms. Baranowski, then 32, admired Mr. Hybels and the churchs mission so much that it seemed worth it. She felt even more blessed when in 1985 Mr. Hybels and his wife invited her to move into their home, where she shared family dinners and vacations.
Once, while Mr. Hybelss wife, Lynne, and their children were away, the pastor took Ms. Baranowski out for dinner. When they got home, Mr. Hybels offered her a back rub in front of the fireplace and told her to lie face down.
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Bill Hybels built an iconic evangelical church outside Chicago. A former assistant says that in the 1980s, he sexually harassed her.
By Laurie Goodstein
Aug. 5, 2018
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. After the pain of watching her marriage fall apart, Pat Baranowski felt that God was suddenly showering her with blessings.
She had a new job at her Chicago-area megachurch, led by a dynamic young pastor named the Rev. Bill Hybels, who in the 1980s was becoming one of the most influential evangelical leaders in the country.
The pay at Willow Creek Community Church was much lower than at her old job, but Ms. Baranowski, then 32, admired Mr. Hybels and the churchs mission so much that it seemed worth it. She felt even more blessed when in 1985 Mr. Hybels and his wife invited her to move into their home, where she shared family dinners and vacations.
Once, while Mr. Hybelss wife, Lynne, and their children were away, the pastor took Ms. Baranowski out for dinner. When they got home, Mr. Hybels offered her a back rub in front of the fireplace and told her to lie face down.
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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/us/bill-hybels-willow-creek-pat-baranowski.html
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He's a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly. (Original Post)
Eugene
Aug 2018
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jaysunb
(11,856 posts)1. I hope she doesn't think there weren't others that played along ang never told. n/t
I know people who go to that church. I wonder how they are going to justify this.
Permanut
(5,622 posts)3. No problem.
He can just do the Jimmy Swaggart/Jim Bakker two step, admit that he is a mere human being, ask for forgiveness, and start selling buckets of survival food.