Roys Report

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 […]

Show Transcript Former friends of Kathryn Krick join their voices to plead with her to leave GeorDavie’s cultish ministry and his false spiritual covering. Julie Roys also confronts Krick at a book signing about the sexual abuse allegations facing GeorDavie and catches her in a lie. Survivors provide proof of GeorDavie’s alleged sexual crimes. […]

Show Transcript Women in Africa are accusing “Prophet” GeorDavie of sexual abuse more than a decade ago. And in this podcast, Ansie Visser, a South African who ministered with GeorDavie, joins Julie Roys to discuss what she knows about him, his ministry and the allegations now coming forward. Years ago, Visser publicly praised GeorDavie after […]

Show Transcript https://youtu.be/nBm5FjvWYQc When Kathryn Krick declined repeated requests for a formal interview, Roys Report founder Julie Roys took her questions directly to the source. Roys traveled to San Antonio, Texas, purchased Krick’s book, and waited in line for an opportunity to speak with the self-proclaimed apostle at a public book signing. Her question: What […]

Show Transcript Twelve million dollars: That’s how much Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa — the founding church of the Calvary Chapel Association — agreed to pay a woman who says she was raped by one of its pastors. She worked at Calvary Chapel’s school and accused the church of ignoring repeated reports that the man, a […]

Show Transcript After hearing pastors Josh Howerton and Josh McPherson claim on a podcast that their job is to “govern, not pastor” — and that accountability makes them “nervous” — podcaster Alisa Childers, took them to task. Childers claimed the men had expressed a “defining feature of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)” — that the […]

Show Transcript https://youtu.be/UGrMIiOEClg Tim Tebow says he was “caught off guard” by the allegations against Life Surge. Roys Report sent his team those exact allegations in July 2025 — and we know they received them, because they responded. Life Surge hires Christian celebrities to headline events billed as inspirational gatherings that will transform your finances. […]

Show Transcript Mark Driscoll is back and he’s rewriting history. The infamous co-founder of the former Seattle megachurch, Mars Hill, appeared on a podcast recently with an oddly inaccurate, rewriting of his personal history. Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing allowed Driscoll more than two hours to try and explain away what happened at Mars Hill. […]

Show Transcript The wildly popular Netflix documentary, “The Death of the Pastor’s Wife,” has sparked debate about how Pastor John-Paul Miller was able to spiritually, mentally, emotionally and spiritually abuse his wife, Mica Miller. Her death at age 30 was ruled a suicide, but many of her friends and family —and now Netflix viewers — are […]

Show Transcript We are excited to announce that veteran broadcast reporter Krista Tatschl is joining the Roys Report as our senior investigative producer! Krista is an Emmy-nominate, regional award-winning TV news reporter with nearly a decade of broadcast experience. Most recently, she worked as a reporter for KMBC-TV, Channel 9 News in Kansas City, Missouri. […]

Show Transcript https://youtu.be/hUrTdobKXHE Seventeen years ago, Mauricio Calderon heard a sermon by the late John MacArthur that prompted him to repent and turn to Christ. And since then, MacArthur’s Grace Community Church has served as his spiritual family. But now, Mauricio says the church that saved his life also risked it. He and two other […]

Show Transcript After a long legal battle, a 5-year-old girl abducted from Turkey is back home with her mother, thanks in large part to the tireless efforts of abuse survivor advocate Naghmeh Panahi. The child, Rachael, was abducted by her father, Naghmeh’s ex-husband Saeed Abedini — an Iranian pastor who made international headlines when he […]

Show Transcript https://youtu.be/7D_mStBw7aU Did Wheaton College President Phil Ryken lie when he claimed in a recent statement that he apologized to the congregation of his previous church for mishandling abuse? In this stunning podcast, an eyewitness says yes. And he explains what really happened, which is a far cry from the statement Wheaton College recently […]

Thirty-five former residents of Central Indiana Teen Challenge are suing the home for troubled teens, saying staff inflicted “bizarre, random and cruel”

Show Transcript Wheaton College President Phil Ryken, who’s under fire for covering up a sex scandal at the college, has reportedly protected a sex predator before. Documents exclusively obtained by Roys Report show that Ryken’s denomination officially censured him 10 years ago for withholding information about a music director who abused a 19-year-old man. During […]

Why did Bill Gothard avoid accountability for decades? Author Don Veinot explores the theology, abuse allegations, and legacy of Gothard's ministry.

Wheaton College claims to be for “Christ and His Kingdom.” But when confronted with the school’s three-decade, sex abuse cover-up and its devastating consequences, Wheaton’s board chairman has chosen to whitewash what the school did, instead of coming clean.

In this shocking interview, host Julie Roys speaks to Vince Manuele about his new book “Kiss And Tell,” and he reveals how lies, surveillance and narcissism rule the cult of Trinity Church and Driscoll’s family.

After suffering in silence, Hannah Dreher, the daughter of Wheaton College’s alleged predator Dennis Massaro, calls for accountability and urges people to sign a petition to see change.

A family friend is coming forward with explosive claims about the late Joni Lamb’s final wishes for Daystar Television Network. In an exclusive podcast, she alleges Joni told board member Tom Calender just weeks before her death to “give him back Daystar” if her estranged son, Jonathan Lamb, sought reconciliation.