Is Your Pastor "The Voice of God" to You?

The recent upheaval in Daystar Ministries has caused people to question how we hear the voice of God and the role of spiritual oversight. In this post I offer an alternative view to what is often too quickly accepted as truth.

Creating a Positive Church Culture: The Power of Words

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.

Christianity, church, faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichOctober 31, 2024words, church, encouragement, toxic church, pastorComment

Church Abuse: Why "Matthew 18" May Not Apply to Confronting Pastors

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

church, abuse, Bible, faith, God, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichApril 12, 2024confronting a pastor, Matthew 18, gaslighting, power imbalance, spiritual abuse, church abuse, abusive pastor Comments

Traveling Notes From Churches in Chile

In this post I relate my experience traveling to Chile (Antofagasta and Calama) to encourage two churches in their efforts to serve the poor.

church, faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichMarch 12, 2024Calamari, Antofagasta, Chile, Chilean church, Acts29, serving others, missions Comments

Tackling Church Wounds with Christy Boulware

This is my second post with some of the questions and answers from when I was interviewed by Christy Boulware for her podcast. We looked at spiritual abuse and women in ministry.

abuse, church, faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichFebruary 29, 2024Christy Boulware, spiritual abuse, women in ministry, abusive pastorComment

Church Hurt Podcast with Christy Boulware

I join Christy Boulware on her podcast to kick off her new series on “Resilience in the Pews: Tackling Anxiety and Church Wounds. In this post I answer a few of the questions that she posed to me about spiritual abuse.

Christianity, church, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichFebruary 22, 2024Christy Boulware, church hurt, spiritual abuse, toxic faith, abusive pastorComment

Ten Essential Sermon Tips For Pastors

If your sermons lack the impact and appeal that you’d like, these ten essential sermon tips may be just what you are looking for.

church, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichAugust 15, 2023preaching, sermons, coaching pastors, pastorComment

Ten Reasons Why People Fail to Leave a Toxic Church

Many people suffer from spiritual abuse in toxic churches. But they often struggle to leave. Why is that? Here are ten reasons why people fail to leave a toxic church.

church, Christianity, faith, God, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichJune 23, 2023spiritual abuse, toxic faith, abusive pastor, emotionally abusive pastorComment

For Pastors Only: A Lesson From Politicians

Pastors, like politicians, have a base of supporters. How they treat their base can cause their followers to grow or decline. This post gives practical ideas on how to affirm your base and include newcomers.

church, leadership, pastorsF. Remy DiederichMay 3, 2023including others, welcoming church, outsiders, church growth, growing your churchComment

Ministry Update and Free Book Offer

I’m heading back to Mexico to speak to pastors about spiritual abuse. I’m also releasing the Spanish edition of my book Broken Trust (Una Confianza Rota) for free on Kindle.

religion and spirituality, churchF. Remy DiederichFebruary 10, 2023spiritualabuse, abusoespiritual, iglesiamexicanoComment

Obeying Jesus: Is It Out Of Fashion?

The early church was serious about obeying Jesus’ teachings on issues of character and service. But through the years, obeying Jesus has fallen by the wayside. What can we do to change that?

church, faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichSeptember 9, 2022obeying Jesus, obedience, Sermon on the Mount Comments

Church Culture: How to Create A Culture That Attracts People

How do you create a culture that attracts people to your church? This post explores the “secret sauce” that makes people want to return.

faith, church, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichMay 6, 2022Freedom of choice, Manipulation, church leadershipComment

Deconstructing Faith

Deconstructing faith. It seems to be what people are doing a lot these days. Is it wrong? Is it dangerous?

faith, church, God, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichSeptember 8, 2021deconstructing faith, faith, losing faith, agnostic Comments

Bad Religion and the Resurrection of Jesus, by F. Remy Diederich

So much of what is called Christianity today poorly represents Jesus. It’s just bad religion. Jesus didn’t come to give us more of the same. He came to exchange something new for the old… something alive and life-changing. His resurrection was proof that his way will last.

church, Easter, Bible, Christianity, faith, God, religion and spirituality, JesusF. Remy DiederichApril 7, 2018bad religion, resurrection, toxic faith Comment

Choosing to Not Give Up On Church or God

There are a lot of reasons to give up on church. The church has failed many people in many ways. But the church is the hope of the world if you engage in it.

Christianity, church, faith, GodF. Remy DiederichJanuary 2, 2018giving up on church, quitting church, bad religion Comment

Left Behind: letting go of your friends from an abusive church

When you leave a spiritually abusive church or organization, you are leaving behind friends as well. How do you handle that?

church, abuseF. Remy DiederichDecember 10, 2017church, Spiritual abuse, toxic faith, abusive church, how to leave an abusive churchComment

Abusive Pastors, Understanding Why They Do What They

It seems to be a mystery why a pastor would ever abuse a member of their congregation. But abusive pastors exist throughout the church. This post discusses the reason why some pastors might be abusive and what you can do about it.

abuse, faith, church, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichSeptember 16, 2017Spiritual abuse, abusive pastors, how to confront abusive pastors, bad pastor, confronting toxic pastors, how to confront a toxic pastor, signs of a toxic pastor, toxic church pastor Comments

Five Things I Learned from Spiritual Abuse Survivors

Survivors of spiritual abuse are often misunderstood and mistreated. The book, Broken Trust, was written with this in mind and incorporated the input of many survivors.

abuse, churchF. Remy DiederichSeptember 9, 2017ptsd, Spiritual abuse, toxic faith, spiritual abuse booksComment