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The Alisa Childers Podcast

The Alisa Childers Podcast

#402 Skillet’s John and Korey Cooper Break Their Silence About NAR & Church Abuse

Sep 3, 2026 · 2h 31m

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For the first time, John and Korey Cooper of the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum rock band Skillet are breaking their silence about the church abuse that devastated their family and turned their community against them. For years, the Coopers were deeply embedded in Korey’s lifelong church, never realizing that its leadership embraced beliefs and practices associated with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Those beliefs weren't clearly disclosed, but as John and Korey began to understand what was really being taught and practiced behind the scenes, they started asking questions—and everything changed. What followed were prophetic words, accusations, pressure to submit to spiritual…