Sentences with phrase «abusive church leaders»

I hope we learn that reconciling and redeeming abusive church leaders begins with reconciling and redeeming the church itself.

What would be interesting to me, would be to look at abusive church leaders throughout history and across denominations (including Catholic), and see if there it's a constant there.

Last time I stood up to an abusive church leader was in an elder's meeting, the pastor was there.

Not exact matches

The time before, at another abusive church, also when I was an elder, when I confronted the two main leaders in the church at a meeting at my house with similar behavior, the pastor said «This is the craziest thing I've seen.»

I came out of an abusive church situation, and very close after the realization that I'd been spiritually abused came the realization that as a leader in that system, I too had been a spiritual abuser, repeating the pattern that had been taught to me.

While I think Viola is mostly talking about churches that aren't necessarily abusive, my experience was that you're even more likely to be boiled in oil if you dare to speak out about church leaders who engage in bullying and / or abuse.

In my experience and observation, often when an organization, church, or leader gets accused of being abusive, rather than offering a genuine apology, a kind...

Far from being a sin against the Holy Spirit, such questioning of abusive and controlling church leaders is actually good and Godly!

I grew up with an abusive father who was simultaneously a lawyer in government, leader in church, and generally well - respected and connected.

By the time I realised I was in a spiritually abusive relationship with a church leader / boss I was frightened nearly all the time.

We move into the realm of the pastor / leader / church that you lament [right so] about that our abusive.