While the Roys Report focuses largely on exposing abuse and corruption in the church, the Restore Report will examine why these systems are producing harm. It also will explore what must change for the church to recover a more faithful, biblical way forward.
We’ve Exposed the Problems. Now Let’s Talk Solutions.
Guest Bios Show Transcript “Exposing abuse is necessary. But it isn’t enough.” For years, The Roys Report has investigated abuse, corruption and failures of accountability in churches and ministries. But what happens after the story breaks? In this episode of The Restore Report, Julie Roys and Lance Ford introduce RestoringtheChurch.com, a new initiative that moves […]
30 Oct 2026
Is the Church Making Disciples—or Just Filling Seats?
Guest Bios Show Transcript https://youtu.be/N_jCYigfw9Q What if one of the biggest obstacles to making disciples is the very church system we’ve built to produce them? Packed sanctuaries, busy calendars and healthy budgets may look like signs of success, but what if they’re masking a deeper spiritual failure? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance […]
23 Oct 2026
What Is a Pastor Actually Supposed to Do?
Guest Bios Show Transcript If your pastor stepped away for six months, what would happen to your church? Would people still know how to care for one another? Could the other leaders make decisions together? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford asks what a pastor is actually supposed to do and whether […]
15 Oct 2026
Behind the Testimonies: What Kathryn Krick Actually Teaches
Guest Bios Show Transcript “Her ministry helped me.” Following The Roys Report’s docuseries on Kathryn Krick and Geordavie, defenders have pointed to their positive experiences. But does being helped by a ministry settle whether its teaching is true? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford looks beneath the testimonials to examine what Krick […]
5 Oct 2026
Why Your Church Looks Like a Broadway Show
Guest Bios Show Transcript The lights go down. The music comes up. Everything runs on cue. But when the service ends, have we been formed into the likeness of Jesus? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford examines church hype and asks what happens when producing an impressive Sunday experience becomes our understanding […]
27 Sept 2026
Mars Hill’s Other Failure: When Elders Won’t Say No
Guest Bios Show Transcript Most people know the story of Mars Hill Church as the story of Mark Driscoll—a gifted communicator, a rapidly growing church and an eventual collapse. But what about the other leaders entrusted with protecting the congregation? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford welcomes Rob Thain Smith to examine […]
18 Sept 2026
Does the Bible Really Teach a Fallen Pastor Can Lead Again?
Guest Bios Show Transcript https://youtu.be/YzctRUGWKF4 Can a pastor who has experienced serious moral failure ever return to church leadership? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford examines a question that surfaces again and again after public scandals: Does the Bible teach that a fallen pastor should be restored to leadership? He begins with […]
11 Sept 2026
Does The Bible Really Teach a Spiritual Chain of Command?
Guest Bios Show Transcript Millions of Christians have been taught that God governs the church through a spiritual chain of command – God at the top, a pastor or spiritual leader beneath Him, and everyone else expected to submit. In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford asks a foundational question: Does the New […]
4 Sept 2026
Before You Go Back to Church, Watch This
Guest Bios Show Transcript What should you actually look for when you are ready to consider church again? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford builds on the overwhelming response to his recent conversation with Julie Roys, “I Love Jesus. But Can’t Go Back,” and addresses the question many church-hurt and disillusioned Christians […]
28 Aug 2026
5 Bible Verses Abusive Church Leaders Use to Control You
Guest Bios Show Transcript What happens when Bible verses meant to guide Christians are used instead to silence questions, demand loyalty and protect leaders from accountability? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford counts down five passages that unhealthy and abusive church leaders repeatedly hide behind – and shows why the problem is […]
20 Aug 2026
I Love Jesus, But I Can’t Go Back to Church. Now What?
Guest Bios Show Transcript What happens when you still love Jesus, still believe, still pray and still care about the kingdom of God – but you cannot bring yourself to go back to church? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford and Julie Roys speak to Christians who remain deeply engaged with Jesus […]
11 Aug 2026
When Speculation Becomes “Scripture”
Guest Bios Show Transcript What happens when a Christian teacher starts with a Bible verse, adds personal revelation, inference and speculation, and then presents the whole package as though Scripture teaches it? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford examines the extraordinary alien teachings of charismatic minister Katie Souza and asks a simple […]
7 Aug 2026
How to Live Unoffended Without Ignoring Injustice
Guest Bios Show Transcript What do you do when the offense is real—when you’ve been betrayed by a pastor, mistreated by a church or wounded by a Christian leadership system that used spiritual language to justify control? The answer is not to pretend the harm did not happen. But neither is it to let anger […]
3 Aug 2026
Under Cover Part 2: How Authority Theology Protects Abusive Leaders
Guest Bios Show Transcript What happens when “honor your leaders” comes to mean looking beyond a pastor’s behavior? When truth-telling is labeled accusation, accountability is called rebellion and leaving an abusive church feels like disobeying God? In part two of this series, Lance Ford examines how the Under Cover framework can protect authority at the […]
27 Jul 2026
Under Cover Exposed: When Submission Becomes Control
Guest Bios Show Transcript Some of the most dangerous teachings in the church don’t sound dangerous. They quote Scripture and speak of honor, submission, obedience, authority and protection. But when obedience to God becomes tangled with obedience to human leaders, biblical language can become a framework for control. In Part One of this series, Lance […]
15 Jul 2026
Eugene Peterson and the Pastor the Church Still Needs
Guest Bios Show Transcript Pastoral ministry has increasingly been reshaped by the values of platform culture: visibility, growth, efficiency and the ability to draw a crowd. But Eugene Peterson embodied a radically different vision—a pastor who knew his people, paid attention to God and believed faithfulness was personal, slow and rooted in place. On this […]
27 Jun 2026
Women Pastors?
Are women pastors unbiblical, as the Southern Baptist Convention proposed. Or, could it be that the SBC has a faulty view—not just of women, but of pastors?
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