Show threadWilliam Lindsey Jun 9, 2025

"Lyell was labeled a temptress and adulteress who led a Christian leader astray. She was showered with hate, with pastors and churches calling for her to be fired. A prominent activist journalist published an account alleging that Lyell had been less than truthful and arguing that Sills had been denied a chance to return to ministry."

~ Bob Smietana

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https://religionnews.com/2025/06/08/jennifer-lyell-sbc-abuse-survivor-and-former-lifeway-executive-has-died/

As Southern Baptists gather, death of former SBC publishing exec looms over abuse debate

(RNS) — Lyell was once one of the highest-ranking women in the Southern Baptist Convention, but her life fell apart after she reported alleged abuse by a former SBC seminary professor.

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