Staci Stought is the founder of Unnamed No More, a non-profit organization that helps churches incorporate safe church practices. She is a retired Sexual Assault Police Officer with specialized forensic expertise in Child Abuse. She currently serves as the Pastoral Care Minister at Messiah Lutheran Church in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, while pursuing her Master of Divinity at Luther Seminary. Staci has been endorsed for Word and Sacrament Ordination for the ELCA.
Book Review: Here We Stand: A Lutheran Response to Child Abuse by Craig L. Nessan and Victor I. Vieth
[1] In November of 2025, the ELCA approved a social message on child protection which calls for a number of reforms and greater theological engagement with the topic of child abuse. One of the resources cited in the social message is Here We Stand: A Lutheran Response to Child Abuse. This book is a collection […]