Recovering from a church split is a journey through grief and spiritual trauma. Learn how to prioritize relationships over rules and find God’s purpose in the pain of a divided congregation.

People are leaving the church and pastors wonder why. They are speaking the truth, right? It might have to do with the words they use and the tone in which they speak their words. Learn how churches can speak in a way that lifts up and encourages people rather than making them feel condemned.

Abusive church leaders misuse Matthew 18 to silence their victims. Learn why it may not apply to pastors and what you can do instead.

Spiritually toxic leaders often weaponize the accusation of gossip to shut down complaints. But what does the Bible say about gossip? Accusing someone of gossip is often a tactic of spiritual abuse.

PTSD is a common result of spiritual abuse. Do you know the symptoms? Take your abuse seriously and get the help you need.

When a church can admit that they have been abusive, they need to eradicate it from the roots. Any remaining scent of abuse will be quickly picked up by people who have experienced an abusive church.

When you’ve experienced spiritual abuse, it can be so devastating you may not feel like you will ever recover. But God is faithful. He can renew your spirit if you give him the opportunity. This post will give you some direction to let that happen.

You hear about spiritual abuse, church abuse, and religious abuse more and more in the news. But what is spiritual abuse? Learn what spiritual abuse is in this series of posts.

The church is supposed to be a blessing to the world. A pastor should be the greatest champion of grace and truth. There is nothing more perverse and distorted than a toxic pastor. Learn how to confront an abusive pastor.