186: What Happened to Bill Gothard?

Bill Gothard was a notable Christian minister, speaker, and writer who developed a Bible-based teaching program in the 1970’s. He took his platform right around the same time that American culture was experiencing major changes in freedom and expression. Though Bill never married or had children, he founded a curriculum and organization called the “Institute in Basic Life Principles.” This curriculum centered heavily around character building skills for children and on living a godly lifestyle. Bill’s curriculum and teachings seemed Biblically sound and, honestly, pretty great! So what happened? How did it all start to go so wrong? Join Nika in this episode as she discusses the life, work, and downfall of Bill Gothard and what important lessons we can learn from it all so we can avoid making the same mistakes. What are your thoughts about this situation and how have you responded? Let me know in the comments below! Timestamp: 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - An Overview of Bill’s Life and Work 2:19 - A Personal Experience 6:15 - What Happened 7:56 - An Abuse of Power 10:28 - The Rest of the Story 12:32 - Hidden Revelation and Secret Knowledge 14:29 - Three Lessons We Can Learn 15:37 - Outro Grab the free Pray and Print publishing guide now! Learn all the ins and outs of both traditional and self-publishing, what you’ll need to get started, and how to set yourself up for success before you’ve even started your book.

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186: What Happened to Bill Gothard? is an episode from The Keep Writing Podcast by Nika Maples.

This episode is 16:11 long.

This episode was published on Jul 30, 2024.

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