Ten months ago, Acts 29 fired its CEO, Steve Timis, for bullying and misuse of power.

But has the organization changed and has Acts 29 taken any responsibility for ignoring whistleblowers for years?

Welcome to the Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth

and restoring the church. I'm Julie Roy's. And as many of you may remember, in February of this year,

a huge story broke concerning the Church Planning Network, Acts 29. At first, Acts 29 President

Matt Chandler announced that CEO, Steve Timis, was simply taking a sabbatical to rest and recover.

Then, after an article published with first-hand accounts documenting a pattern of abuse by Timus,

Chandler changed his tune.

It was then that he revealed that Timas had been removed due to accusations of abuse Acts 29 had received two weeks

earlier. The problem is that Acts 29 had actually received reports of abuse in 2015 by its

entire U.S. staff. But instead of removing Timus at that time, Chandler and the board

fired the entire Act 29 staff and moved operations to

England where Timas is from. But again, 10 months has transpired since then, and there have been

some major developments. In this podcast, you'll hear from Casey Smith, one of the five U.S. staff

who was fired in 2015. Casey has had significant discussions with

Matt Chandler and Acts 29 leaders in the past 10 months, and he'll reveal the good and the

not-so-good aspects of those conversations. Also joining me is Stephen McAlpine. Stephen is an Australian

author and pastor who worked at Steve Timis's church,

The Crowded House. And Stephen was one of the whistleblowers who spoke to me and other Christian

media about Timis's abuse in February. And in the past 10 months, there's been an independent

investigation into Timis's leadership commissioned not by Acts 29, but by the crowded house.

And Stephen McAlpine has details on that investigation, which he'll be sharing with us.

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