S2E23 - Part 3 "Culture Of A Hurtful Church"

The Trio returns to present part 3 of the series on spiritual abuse and church hurt. In this episode we learn that a church's character and function will reflect how it is lead, so therefore, abusive leading leads to abused outcomes. There are markers of an abusive culture, such as a dysfunctional family may operate. Those markers may include, but are not limited to: No talking... Including asking the abused what happened. Control and coercion, which is a violation of trust. Dependency on leadership in which cannot be found elsewhere, especially since they have spiritual authority. Dependency on leadership is necessary due to the leaders divine vision to lead. The great assumption that leaders have the best interest for as many people as possible for the greater impact and for over the longest period of time. Fears of consequences. Segregating the so-called "troublemakers" from others. To continue the discussion, Dominick gives a breakdown of Amos 7 and discusses the difference between the prophet Amos and the priest of Bethel, Amaziah. (Visit our Bible Studies on the book of Amos for more.) Living in a culture of hurt - we all hurt, but how we are comforted and work through healing requires more vulnerability, which makes it harder than ever thought to be. Part of spiritual abuse includes a type of safeguard (ie. no talking). Tear those safeguards down and establish the correct ones (ie. knowledge and awareness of abuse). Books that are referenced and referred to in this series: Escaping The Maze of Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Lisa Oakley & Justin Humphreys Healing Spiritual Abuse by Ken Blue When Narcissism Comes to Church by Church DeGroat The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse by David R. Johnson Bold Love by Dr. Dan B. Allender & Tremper Longman III Overcoming Church Hurt & Abuse by Erin Lamb Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Diane Langberg Connect with us on Instagram here —> https://www.instagram.com/onefear3/ Find our Facebook Page here —> https://www.facebook.com/OneFear-109998298125313 Facebook group here —> http://www.facebook.com/groups/348890192873672 For questions, comments, (concerns), email us at [email protected] Visit our website, onefear.net for more information about #OneFear and to learn about what else we do!