Healing from Adult Clergy Sexual Abuse with Sharon Clements

Unfortunately, Lisa Brevere is speaking against anyone exposing these so called 'annointed' ministers!!!😡

Thank you Sharon & Paul for sharing your story w/ Julie & the rest of us to hear & to feel love & compassion for the both of you. To you for all that you went thru & for you Paul for the love & compassion you were ready to give to Sharon. I trust this story will help others, more than we know!

I hope eventually this is called out for what it is/was. Quest WAS a cult of wolves that preyed on people's vulnerability. I feel for all that were taken advantage of who needed something and were mind controlled and manipulated into turning their backs on those who truly loved them. Quest was a cult. Please practice what you stated about by "right naming" or calling things what they are. You accepted that you were abused, but also accept that you were part of a cult and that you were an officer of that cult, helping to ruin people's lives. I know there is still some healing left to be done, but if Pete Hise isn't labeled as a cult leader, he will never be accountable for his actions. Someone please do an investigation into this man and his financials, as well. A person who asks you to sacrifice your family, time and money for the sake of religious falsehoods is usually a cult leader. Call it what it is and the attention will be drawn to it so he is held accountable and less likely to do this to other people.

That seeker sensitive thing sounds really good until you actually see how it works because it always ends up elevating the Pastor… the vision caster … like even minor course corrections that are suggested end up as “who are you to speak against the pastor when he has heard from God,” etc. It’s terrible.

Oh the grace thing that reminds me of that quote from Doug Wilson “Grace is wild. Grace unsettles everything. Grace overflows the banks. Grace messes up your hair. Grace is not tame.” And ohhh the irony I also heard Tullian Tchividjian also use that one at least a few times in sermons a few years before his deeds were exposed.(and he did it without attribution in my recollection because I had to go looking for it to find out who said it).

Paul is absolutely amazing! Wow!!

Thank you Shannon and Paul... The "grace message" was key in my experience too; the message being that grace covered any and every thing, that we are human and can't possibly live a righteous life... 3 years of grooming and 12 years of secrecy and living hidden... it was soul shattering!

I love this testimony sooo much. I want more than anything to be that obedient daughter who truly, truly loves and respects His body. Thanks.

Hallelujah!!! I’m blessed and favored with $60,000 every week! Now I can afford anything and support the work of God and the church. For Your glory, LORD! HALLELUJAH!

I’m sorry but I can’t accept her definition of “consent”. Adults have to be able to take responsibility for their actions. She had an affair. It was consensual

I am praying that the Lord softens my heart on this one. She is an adult women, not a baby Christian, knowledgeable in the word. Also having her husband there is just so uncomfortable to watch. He is the victim here too. Being naive should have sent up huge red flags that what was happening was not correct.

Totally understand this sister, but in this society we tend sign up for “contracts or agreements “ don’t depend on pastors to explain the fine print in the Bible. Verify and validate for yourself because there is so much false doctrines in the land and pastors have “No FEAR OF The LORD “ . Shalom Shalom.

I believe every word Sharon stated! I attended the church where this occurred but was certainly not part of the inner circle. It was so frustrating and confusing as I watched from the “outside”. I often left church so frustrated. I was frustrated with the church and I was frustrated with myself for being frustrated with the church! On the one hand, I “despised” the way staff elevated Pete Hise. I watched as they made a very regular practice of expressing their extreme, very unhealthy “admiration” of him, taking the focus from Jesus. Only one staff member who spoke from the pulpit did not do this, Helen Musik. (From what I recall she always placed the focus on Jesus and only gave glory to Him!). However, on the other hand, even with all the frustration I loved Sharon’s gift for leading worship and appreciated Pete’s preaching. I did however, want him to stick to preaching. His desire to spend far too much time on story telling, often sharing too many details and putting his kids on the screen was irritating, at best. I recall thinking he should put a stop to this but quickly decided he surely must endorse their behavior or it would not be such common practice. Someone close to me suggested I e-mail the church to share my concerns. but it was evident to me that staff was so “far gone”, enamored with Pete that my words would fall on deaf ears. So as it turned out. God stepped in and fully handled the situation. I had no idea exactly how Sharon ended up so manipulated by Pete until listening today. I have however always believed in her sincere heart and desire to please the Lord. I just knew something wasn’t right. Thank God Sharon was rescued and has been restored. God knows her heart and I have no doubt it’s pure and she’s been washed white as snow. She’s a brave woman and so blessed to have a husband who loves and supports her so. I believe she will help/is already helping so many others and her suffering has not been in vain. Thank you for this story!

I was almost a victim of a priest in the catholic school system I was in when he was brought in at St Mary's when I was in grade 6 and up until my grade 8 graduation.

My mother and her sisters were physically beaten and psychologically abused by my late grandfather who was a respected member of the SDA church. He verbally abused my grandmother until she died in 2001 and I lived nextdoor for 16 months to witness this all myself. My 9 cousins never knew the truth.

In 2010 I fell into an extremely far right leaning evangelical church where there was known child abuse, spousal abuse, sexual misconduct, threats made against the lives of black, arab and gay individuals.

It's now 2024 and I'm vilified because I dared to talk about any of this. I have no church home and in many ways, it's made me anti-theist as I'm sick of excuses made for bad actors. I still hold my faith in Christ, but I have zero trust in anyone, religious or not.

The Roys Report website has helped me to come to terms with the fact that I'm not just losing my mind and imagining all of these horrible things happening within churches today. Gaslighting and denial are very real.

I just wish that I could learn to trust again without having someone ram verses down my throat for a change.

It’s sad that Sharon went through this, and I feel especially sorry for the good man beside her. However, I felt she downplayed her role in the affair. No doubt there was ACA involved. Pastors are notorious for that. But as an adult she also had a part in what took place between them. I listened until around 41 minutes. If she admitted her fault later, then I was not around to hear that bit. I simply could not continue.
Julie is a great investigative reporter, but she must also ask her interviewees about any role they may have had in things of this nature.