Join Sydney and Chloe as they explore the world of the Charismatic church from the perspective of two pastor's kids.
Chloe Roberts and Sydney Nwadiuko
In this episode of Green Room, Sydney and Chloe interview Jed Hartley. He shares about his family's close involvement with Mike Bickle and IHOPKC, his father's problematic prophetic ministry, and the impact it has all had on his faith. They talk about the lack of accountability in the IHOP community, the pressure of being a pastor's kid, and the emotional toll of realizing the deception within the religious organization.
In this episode of Green Room, Sydney and Chloe interview their old youth pastor Josh Thompson. From his early days at Morningstar to leading youth ministries at IHOP, Thompson shares about the pressures of maintaining the "forerunner lifestyle," the manipulation within prophetic circles, and the devastating impact of the recent allegations against Mike Bickle. He shares about the destructive effects that the unchecked prophetic healing movement has had on his own family.This episode was recorded in December 2024
In this episode of Green Room, Sydney and Chloe have a family discussion with their parents Dwayne and Jennifer Roberts (host of the Dwayne and Jennifer Podcast). They all share their experience wading through the IHOPKC and Mike Bickle scandal. They also talk about the importance of a healthy community and emotional wholeness to endure hardship.
In this episode of Green Room Sydney and Chloe interview Megan Thompson, a former IHOPKC singer. Megan shares her journey of stumbling upon IHOPKC in her 20s to navigating the fallout after the abuse allegations came to light. She shares some of the positive experiences she had, while also unpacking the red flags she now sees clearly, like the elitist culture and lack of accountability.
In this episode of Green Room, Sydney and Chloe interview ShShiloahiloh Bickle, Mike Bickle's granddaughter. Shiloah shares about her experience growing up in the Bickle family and the dysfunctional, no-talk culture. She talks about how she first found out about the allegations against Mike Bickle and the shock of it. We also asked her about her controversial social media posts about her father's affair. https://julieroys.com/advocate-group-ihopkc-founder-mike-bickle-covered-up-sons-affair-threatened-whistleblower/
In this episode of Green Room, Sydney and Chloe interview Andy Hailstone. He shares how he joined the prayer movement as a teenager and how he eventually made it to IHOPKC in Kansas City. Andy shares about his experiences with the IHOPKC prophetic history, double speak, confusion, and what it was like watching the scandal unfold from up close.
In this episode of Green Room Sydney and Chloe interview their lifelong friend, Samuel Hood. They talk about what it was like growing up at IHOPKC, both the positive and negative. Samuel shares about the effects of being a poster child of IHOP and what it felt like as he got older and broke from the "IHOP mold". Check out Samuel's podcast episode about his crisis of faith journey on the Dwayne and Jennifer Podcast (formerly Roots): https://youtu.be/S7Mrzx5hWuU?si=SsEXDktkA0JUXMaI
In the eighth episode of Green Room, Sydney and Chloe talk about what it was like to grow up going to CEC (Children's Equipping Center) and Student Ministries. They also discuss the recent article about a former youth group leader that was a predator. *Episode recorded in August 2024
In this episode of Green Room Sydney and Chloe play a game called Red Flag Green Flag where they discuss certain church habits that are either red flags or green flags. They dive into issues such as mandatory reporting and church leadership structure.
Sydney and Chloe interview their friend Mari Bohlender about her experience going to IHOPU as a young adult. Mari shares how it has been for her in the post-Mike Bickle scandal world with her social media activism.
Sydney and Chloe process the IHOPKC Prophetic History and its effect on the community and themselves. They share their own experiences of feeling inferior once they left the IHOP community and the "bubble".
In this episode, Syndey and Chloe continue discussing the Mike Bickle and IHOPKC scandal. They discuss the events from November 2023 to February 2024, including the arrival of Eric Volz, General Kirt Fuller, and the Tammy Woods article.
Sydney and Chloe talk about what it was like to first hear about the Mike Bickle and IHOPKC scandal. *The first meeting between Dwayne Roberts, Jane Doe's husband, and the two members of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) at IHOPKC was on October 9th, 2024 not the 10th.
In this episode, Chloe shares about her growing up a pastor's kid in Kansas City at IHOPKC and later as a teenager in Brazil. She also shares about her re-entry into Kansas City as an adult.
In this first episode of Green Room, Sydney shares her experiences of being raised at the International House of Prayer and what it was like to be a pastor's kid.