When Pastors Are the Victims of Abuses of Power
When Pastors Are the Victims of Abuses of Power
Pastoral abuse is a terrible problem, not just for pastors who are abusers but also for pastors who are abused, battered and bruised.
Bully Pulpit: On Spiritual Abuse - Think Truth
Spiritual abuse, Kruger notes, is considerably more harmful than, for example, an emotionally abusive employer, because the person abusing you ...
When Pastors Abuse Their Power, Does Forgiveness Require ...
When Pastors Abuse Their Power, Does Forgiveness Require Restoration? ... And it's not just cruel to the alleged victims, but also to the alleged ...
Guest Post: Pastors can be victims of church abuse too
Guest Post: Pastors can be victims of church abuse too · Church members choosing to shun and ignore a pastor's wife so that she feels that she ...
Falling from Grace: Addressing power, leadership and abuse in the ...
Sadly, these abuses have resulted in many walking away from their faith because they mistakenly believed that the Church and Christ were ...
Abuses of religious power: Why do they happen and what can we do ...
Ravi Zacharias. Carl Lentz. Bill Hybels. Nearly every week, new stories break of how powerful church leaders have abused their power and ...
Preventing Abusive Leadership in Christian Ministry
Christian leaders need to prioritize the issue of abuse and power misuse by leaders in the church ... abuse someone, and it is easy to blame victims for not ...
When Churches Don't Believe Victims, They Commit Abuse
Though they were each abused by different men, both women experienced the same shaming, blaming, and secondary spiritual abuse at the hands of ...
Abuse in the Church Causes Deep Wounds - Ministry Matters
In cases of sexual abuse and misconduct, preaching offers a public venue for a pastor who has broken the law and the trust of the congregation ...
Confronting Abusive Pastors, Part 1: Speaking Truth to Power
When a church leader is accused of having abused his or her position of authority and trust, tensions will often emerge within the congregation.
When Churches Harm Abuse Victims | BTR.ORG
Members of faith communities who have experienced betrayal and abuse may find that they are further traumatized when they seek support, counsel, and validation ...
Clergy Abuse — Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition
2. Emotional abuse: Victim-blaming, unjust criticism, and slander are often carried out in clergy abuse situations under the guise of “counseling” or “pastoral ...
Spiritual Abuse: Why the Church Needs to Talk About This Problem
Therefore spiritual abuse will often take place between a pastor and church member or a lead pastor and staff member because the power dynamics ...
Caring for Victims of Clergy Spiritual Abuse (Part 1)
People in a position of power, whether a CEO, physician, or parent, are at risk of using that power wrongly. Clergy spiritual abuse happens ...
Pastoral Abuse - Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada (WICC)
In the process, survivors of abuse were silenced, trivialized and forgotten. People who abused were moved on to new churches. This discouraged others from ...
Women, Power, and Abuse in the Church - Theology in the raw
... victims of the abuse of power in churches dominated by male leadership. ... Tiffany Bluhm, who has done a massive amount of research on abuses of ...
Should Abusive Celebrity Pastors Get A Second Chance?
When a pastor or other ministry leader abuses someone under their ... Abuse is always rooted in stealing power and control from the victim.
Breaking the Cycle of Spiritual Abuse | by Timothy Isaiah Cho
... churches are susceptible to the tyrannical abuse of many who would rather side with power, influence, and reputation than with the victims of ...
How Churches Elevate and Protect Abusive Pastors
In Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church ... clergy leaders and trauma survivors to this topic. Tim Hein, a pastor and lecturer ...
Soul Stealing: Power Relations in Pastoral Sexual Abuse
Pastoral abuse--pastors engaging in sexual or romantic relationships with their parishioners or counsels--is much more prevalent than is commonly supposed.