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1. 7 Warning Signs of a Controlling Pastor

I regularly talk to young leaders through my blog, and many of them feel they are working for a controlling leader. In a previous post, I talked about "3 Results of Controlling Leadership." It is a prevalent ...

Created on 16 May 2019

2. 21 Contrasts Between Prophetic Edification and Manipulation

... te in the believer (Prov. 1:2-4). 8. Prophetic edification is motivated by God's agenda; manipulation is motivated by the prophet's agenda (1 Kings 22, Jer. 23). 9. Prophetic edification is accountable to spir ...

Created on 14 March 2019

3. 10 Tough Questions for Ministers Who Peddle Multilevel Marketing Products to the Church

... k Live of a minister I highly respect and to whom I have enjoyed listening. I have been spiritually fed by his broadcasts many times before. This time I wasn't. Rather than spurring me on to greater thi ...

Created on 20 February 2019

4. Jesus Doesn't Ignore Sexual Abuse—He Confronts It

Catholic leaders will meet for four days this week at the Vatican for an unprecedented summit on sexual abuse. The meeting comes just days after Pope Francis took the surprising step of defrocking Cardinal ...

Created on 19 February 2019

5. 20 Signs of a Toxic Church Culture

The following 20 signs are based on my observations regarding organizational dysfunction associated with a toxic (poisonous) culture in any organization. In this article, the word "culture" refers to the ...

Created on 12 September 2018

6. What to Do When You Have a Toxic, Abusive Leader

... been through, you have become set in your ways to never sit under another leader again. You're determined never to submit to any kind of spiritual authority. Local church leadership—yeah right, you laug ...

Created on 12 September 2018

7. 3 Clear Signs Your Marriage Is Emotionally Abusive

In the northwest corner of Montana, an hour from the Canadian border, is the town of Libby, Montana. It is a small town featuring some of the most majestic landscapes in the nation. In and around the town ...

Created on 29 August 2018

8. 300 Priests Abused More Than 1,000 Children. Now What?

... seeing their families destroyed, their jobs placed in jeopardy and their own emotional and spiritual well-being attacked. The Time to Act Is Now This is not a 'little problem' that will just go away.  ...

Created on 16 August 2018

9. Lisa Bevere Addresses #ChurchToo: We Can't Be Silent About Abuse Against Women

There are things we cannot remain silent about as a church. Whatever is in darkness needs to brought into the light. In this episode of the #ConversationsPodcast, host Lisa Bevere is joined by guest Asha ...

Created on 28 June 2018

10. 7 More Signs Your Pastor is Absolutely Toxic

Is your pastor toxic? If so, you'll experience church hurt in his/her ministry if you haven't already. Borrowing from Thom S. Rainer's list of toxic leadership signs, I'm expounding on seven more characteristics ...

Created on 17 May 2018

11. This Dangerous Movement Is Quickly Infiltrating the Church

There is a very dangerous movement that is quickly emerging throughout many different regions, denominations, fellowships and networks. What is this movement? It's the idea that correction from spiritua ...

Created on 24 April 2018

12. 7 Signs Your Pastor Is Absolutely Toxic

Is your pastor toxic? If so, you'll experience church hurt in his/her ministry if you haven't already. Borrowing from Thom S. Rainer's list of toxic leadership signs, I'm expounding on seven characteristics ...

Created on 19 April 2018

13. Church Hurt: What to Do When Christians Use, Abuse and Accuse You

Church hurt. Heard of it? I've been burned in churches. I've faced spiritual abuse. I've wanted to run away and never step foot in a church again. But that's not the answer. Church hurt can make you a bi ...

Created on 11 April 2018

14. Telltale Marks of an Abusive Church Leader

... rved as a leader in the Brownsville Revival from 1996–2000, and out of this significant spiritual movement he and his leadership team birthed the FIRE School of Ministry, which Dr. Brown serves as pres ...

Created on 03 April 2018

15. 7 Sure Signs You're in a 'Christian' Cultish Church

Are you in a Christian cult? A cult-like church? Is your church leadership manipulating and controlling you?  It's hard to believe these things happen—but they do. And many times you feel like you must ...

Created on 06 March 2018

16. How Abuse May Be Affecting Your Marriage in Ways You Didn't Realize

In the age of the comic book comeback, super heroes surround us. We have the X-Men, Spiderman and of course the leader of the pack, Superman. I love Superman; he can fly, he's strong, has a real job and ...

Created on 02 March 2018

17. The Crucial Difference Between Spiritual Abuse and Spiritual Trials ...

Everywhere I turn, I hear someone angrily calling out controlling pastors, and it has to stop. I often hear people use the term "spiritual abuse" when sharing about challenges in their church. It seem ...

Created on 24 January 2018

18. Do You Recognize These 4 Symptoms of Emotional Abuse?

1) You allow yourself to remain in a situation that doesn't celebrate you but only points out your flaws. 2) You remain in a situation that has you confused the majority of the time. 3) You pour out of ...

Created on 15 December 2017

19. Exposing Spiritual Abuse and Toxic Church Leadership ...

In this season of exposure, I'm tackling spiritual abuse. Could you be a victim? Victims of abusive church authority structures may not even realize what they are enduring until they escape its grip. Spiritua ...

Created on 07 December 2017

20. Truth or Spiritual Abuse? Touch Not Mine Anointed and Do My Prophets No Harm ...

"Do not touch my anointed ones, and do no harm to my prophets" (Ps. 105:15). You've heard this Scripture bandied about by many in the body of Christ. Unfortunately, since the restoration of the prophetic ...

Created on 16 November 2017