Roys Report

After a former Bethel intern went public with allegations of clergy sexual abuse, Bethel leaders’ decision to label it an “affair” and later restore the offending pastor is under fresh scrutiny.

On this podcast, The Roys Report's Lance Ford and host Julie Roys examine how Bethel’s “culture of honor” can protect predators while leaving victims unguarded.

Is Todd White of Lifestyle Christianity truly repenting—or delivering a carefully crafted 'fauxpology'?

Image repair analyst Dr. Julia Dahl joins host Julie Roys to dissect White’s video apology, exposing how vague language and reframing failure shift focus from the real issues of misconduct.

Podcaster Mike Winger built his YouTube channel to nearly one million subscribers through careful, in-depth Bible teaching. But over the past year, he’s turned his focus to exposing what he calls a “cover-up culture” within segments of the Charismatic movement.

Through lengthy, well-documented investigations, Mike has examined the ministries of leaders such as Bethel Church’s Kris Vallotton and Bill Johnson, detailing how concerns about self-proclaimed prophets like Shawn Bolz were allegedly ignored or minimized for years.

Facing backlash for visiting disgraced pastor Robert Morris in prison and declaring him forgiven by God, Mercy Culture Pastor Landon Schott unleashed on critics.

Lawsuits are a common intimidation tactic when powerful figures are accused of wrongdoing, especially in churches. Threatening legal action can silence survivors, whistleblowers, and journalists.

But Sarah Young, a citizen journalist and founder of Check My Church, is refusing to bow to the pressure of a lawsuit brought by Apologia Church in Mesa, Arizona. And Sarah joins Julie in this episode to discuss how defamation lawsuits are used to intimidate critics and how those efforts sometimes collapse in court.