Jesus came to set us free, but not just so we can enjoy our freedom. Jesus came to set us free to serve others just like he did. There are two parts to the faith story.
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Do you struggle trying to experience or believe in God’s love for you? Despite what you believe about God’s love, your shame might be blocking you from experiencing God’s love.
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In my encounters with people who struggle finding God, five themes regularly surface.
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Parents, how do you handle your child’s failure? What do they see on your face and hear from your lips? How can you become their biggest supporter and the person they turn to in failure? Learn how to reframe your child’s failure.
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Jesus’ words on divorce can feel condemning. What was his point? If you are divorced, what does his words mean for you?
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Developing the right church staff culture sets the tone for the entire church. Here are a few suggestions to help bring your staff together as a positive team.
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You are a leader in your church and spiritual abuse has just been exposed. What do you do? How do you “clean house” and get your church back on track? This post offers you a guide for the process.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sometimes a checklist is necessary to confirm what we think is true. Here is a spiritual abuse checklist to help you determine if you are in a spiritually abusive church or organization.
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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 here.
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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.
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Rebuilding trust is never easy in a broken relationship. But the first step to rebuilding trust is to admit your mistakes… fully. Here are five reasons why that’s true.
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Toxic people can ruin any church event with their personal agenda, bad theology, or conspiracy theory. This post gives seven practical steps to address the toxic church member.
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Toxic church people can dominate your church and ruin the experience for everyone. How do you confront the toxic church member? This post will help you to understand their shame based motivation. Part Two will give you seven steps to confronting them.
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Too often our losses make us feel overwhelmed, like our life is slowly being chipped away. But God can fill up those losses and make you whole.
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Insecurity drives many people into leadership, including the ministry. What are the toxic characteristics of an insecure pastor. This article mentions twelve of them.
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