Best Of 2020

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Sadly, 2020 was a year in which scandal after scandal after scandal rocked the church. And on this best of 2020 podcast—or perhaps, worst of 2020 podcast—Julie explores several of the biggest scandals with insiders who had a front-row seat.

You'll hear highlights from The Roys Report's five, most listened-to 2020 podcasts. These include a podcast with an attorney who represented victims of Bill Hybels; radio host Mancow Muller telling of the depravity he witnessed as a close friend of James MacDonald; and Steve Baughman, an atheist attorney, revealing how he discovered deception and abuse by Ravi Zacharias.

These highlights are sobering, but they're also insightful. And if the church is ever going to heal, it must first face the severity of its disease.

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JULIE ROYS, MANCOW MULLER, MATT CHANDLER, RAVI ZACHARIAS, STEPHEN MCALPINE, DAN GEORGE, STEVE BAUGHMAN, ATTY MITCH LITTLE, DR JULIA DAHL M.D.

JULIE ROYS  00:04

2020 has been a tumultuous year, a traumatic year and one that’s forced us to face a very serious disease. And I’m not talking about COVID-19. Welcome to The Roys Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church. I’m Julie Roys. Of course the coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down in 2020. And there are plenty of outlets discussing that. But here on The Roys Report, we specifically address what’s going on in the Christian community, and 2020 has been a doozy. With scandal after scandal after scandal. Clearly there’s a spiritual sickness in the church that’s epidemic as well. From Acts 29 and the removal of CEO Steve Timmis for bullying and spiritual abuse, to the hiring of a sexual predator at Cedarville University, and the sexual abuse involving the late apologist Ravi Zacharias. This disease of celebrity culture, image management, and protecting wrongdoers, rather than holding them accountable, is glaring and rampant. This year we also saw the continuing fallout from scandals involving Bill Hybels and James McDonald. And we covered it all here. As Ephesians. 5:11 says, Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness but rather expose them. And that’s what my guests and I have tried to do. Not so we can destroy the church, but instead so we can repent, learn and grow. In the next hour, you’ll hear highlights from our top five podcasts of 2020. From an Australian pastor talking about spiritual abuse within Acts 29, to the atheist who first exposed Ravi Zacharias, and the lawyer who represented Bill Hybels sex abuse victims. You’ll also hear two guests talking about the scandal involving James McDonald. One is a former elder telling what happened behind the scenes leading up to McDonald’s firing. The other his radio personality Mancow Muller,  exposing the depravity he saw as James MacDonald’s close friend. But before we do that, I want to take a minute to thank my sponsors Judson University and Marquardt of Barrington. I so appreciate my friends at Judson University. There would be no Roys Report without their support. And the reason they support this podcast is because they believe in the truth. So if you’re looking for a truth- exalting, top ranked Christian university, providing a caring Christian community please consider Judson. For more information just go to Judsonu.edu/visit. And if you’re in the market for a car I highly recommend my friends at Marquardt of Barrington. Marquardt is a Buick GMC dealership where you can expect honesty, integrity and transparency. To check them out just go to buyacar123.com. Well again, in today’s podcast, we’re going to hear highlights from the top five podcasts of 2020. These are the podcasts that you deemed as the top podcasts because they received the most listens. And we’re going to listen to these highlights in reverse order starting wit