abuse response

September 2 2020

IMB issues statement regarding Aderholt investigation

Baptist Press Current Stories, SBC abuse, abuse response, IMB

RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — The International Mission Board (IMB) has issued a statement which it says clarifies and corrects previous statements made by the IMB that appeared in articles published in July 2018 in Baptist Press. The articles, published July 16, 2018, and July 18, 2018, concerned sexual crimes committed by former IMB missionary Mark Aderholt against […]

February 12 2020

IMB names Somer Nowak as prevention and response administrator

International Mission Board Current Stories, International, National abuse response, IMB, sexual abuse

By Ann LovallRICHMOND, Va. (BP) — The International Mission Board (IMB) has selected Somer Nowak to fill the newly created position of prevention and response administrator for the 175-year-old entity. In this role, Nowak will oversee and manage prevention and response efforts for child abuse (physical and sexual), sexual harassment (including sexual assault), and domestic […]