I Left My Toxic Church...Now What?
After experiencing spiritual abuse, some people decide to give up on church altogether, while others quickly throw themselves into searching for a new congregation. Before you step back into church life, there are a few important things to consider to protect your healing and ensure a healthier, safer spiritual environment.
Don't Minimize Spiritual Abuse
It’s hard to admit to abuse. It’s tempting to minimize it. But when a church or pastor is found to be spiritually abusive it needs to be exposed. Don’t minimize spiritual abuse.
Spiritual Abuse Checklist, by F. Remy Diederich
Sometimes a checklist is necessary to confirm what we think is true. Here is a 20 point spiritual abuse checklist to help you determine if you are in a spiritually abusive church or organization.
Seven Steps to Confronting Toxic Church People
Toxic people can ruin any church event with their personal agenda, bad theology, or conspiracy theories. This post gives seven practical steps to address the toxic church member.