Josh Abbotoy, Author at American Reformer

Josh Abbotoy is the Executive Director of American Reformer. He is also a Managing Director at New Founding. A seasoned private equity lawyer by background, Josh is the grateful beneficiary of Christian education, having been homeschooled, then earning his B.A. (History) from Union University and an M.A. (Medieval and Byzantine Studies) from the Catholic University of America before earning his J.D. at Harvard Law School. His writing has appeared in American Reformer, the American Mind and the Federalist, among other places. Josh lives with wife and four children in the Dallas, Texas area.

Jonathan Whitehead represents churches, denominations, colleges, and religious organizations on matters of corporate governance and compliance. He played a leading role in landmark Missouri cases on the relationship between denominational groups and their related entities. He has authored numerous amicus briefs and been co-counsel on cases before the United States Supreme Court. In 2018, he was named an "Influential Appellate Advocate" by Missouri's Lawyers Weekly. He is a graduate of Southwest Baptist University (2001) and Harvard Law School (2004). He is also a Blackstone Fellow (2002).

The Path Forward on Abuse Reform in the SBC

There is not, and never has been, an abuse coverup crisis in the SBC.

Josh Abbotoy and Jonathan Whitehead 03.11.24 Church

Lifting the Fog on the SBC Finances

The repeated quashing of the majority of the messengers has raised reasonable doubts about the integrity of the process

Josh Abbotoy 02.16.24 Reports

American Crisis

Circumstances have aligned themselves in a way that offers you the opportunity to play a heroic role in American history.

Josh Abbotoy 01.12.24 State

Revealing the Regime

Much if not most of the Regime’s power is not subject to political control.

Josh Abbotoy 09.29.23 State

What is the Regime?

This set of actors cooperate and reinforce each other by mandating strict deference to the agenda.

Josh Abbotoy 08.30.23 State

The Acts 13 Model

Someone should write a modern Christian missions book based on Acts 13.

Josh Abbotoy 02.23.23 Forum

The Managerial Revolution in Middle Earth

As the first season ended in “Rings of Power,” Amazon’s entrée into the cape-and-dragon genre, I found myself cheering for the Orcs. Let me explain.

Josh Abbotoy 11.10.22 Culture

Politics after Dobbs

The demise of Roe and Casey opens new possibilities for America’s future. The sheer range of these new possibilities can be disorienting. The issue that animated the religious right for 49 years at the federal level has fundamentally shifted. Now what?

Josh Abbotoy 07.07.22 State

The SBC Sexual Abuse Report and its Consequences

Leaders and messengers of the SBC need to start having reasoned discussions about these matters now. The SBC will need leaders who have discernment, moral clarity and a backbone. Those running for leadership in the SBC must use their platforms in the coming two weeks to lead the way on deliberations about proposing constructive paths forward.

Josh Abbotoy 06.01.22 Reports

Millstones for Mickey

No doubt, any contemporary Southern Baptist attempt against Disney will be mocked by some of the more cosmopolitan Southern Baptists of 2022. Such a boycott would represent a return to 1997, which is viewed with embarrassment.

Josh Abbotoy 04.22.22 Society