Jeff VanVonderen is the coauthor of The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse and When God’s People Let You Down as well as several other books. He is a longtime participant in and supporter of the NACR. STEPS: Your book on spiritual abuse was published a long time ago. But it’s still in print. I guess the problem hasn’t gone away yet? Jeff: The response to the book has not really diminished that … [Read more...] about Spiritual Abuse: An Interview with Jeff VanVonderen
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Spiritual Abuse
The idea that spiritual abuse is the most difficult and painful form of abuse is controversial. Our guest presenter for this topic is Jeff VanVonderen. Jeff is an author, speaker and interventionist. He is the author or co-author of numerous books including The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse. A list of all his publications is available here. LECTURE NOTES (by Dale Ryan) Other videos … [Read more...] about Spiritual Abuse
Breaking Free: What I’ve Learned About Spiritual Abuse
byBarbara Milligan While my husband, John, and I felt that we had good reasons for leaving our church home, we didn’t think at first that what we had experienced was spiritual abuse. We had gotten involved in the church knowing that the pastor, Richard, and his wife, Jill (not their real names), were young and perhaps immature in some ways and that they came from a legalistic background. So … [Read more...] about Breaking Free: What I’ve Learned About Spiritual Abuse
Spiritual Abuse in the Pulpit and the Pew
by Dale O. Wolery Pastors should be the last people to perpetrate abuse. The idea is disconcerting and repulsive, but God’s people sometimes do God’s work in destructive ways. Surely not every clergyperson is an abuser, and yet many thoughtful observers believe that spiritual abuse, intentional or not, has become the norm for modern pastors. Any ministerial behavior, mine or someone else’s, … [Read more...] about Spiritual Abuse in the Pulpit and the Pew
Spiritual Abuse: An Introduction
Presenter: Jeff VanVonderen These presentations are part of a 10-part course entitled "Breaking the Silence on Spiritual Abuse". In addition to Jeff VanVonderen, this series includes presentations by Dave Johnson and Lynn Heitritter. The entire class can be purchased here. For additional information about Jeff Vanvonderen visit his web site at www.jeffvanvonderen.com. For additional … [Read more...] about Spiritual Abuse: An Introduction
Spiritual Abuse: An Introduction – Part 2
The Abusive Religious System Other videos in this series: Spiritual Abuse Part 1: Healthy and Abusive Spiritual DynamicsSpiritual Abuse Part 3: How We Get Hooked These presentations are part of a twelve part course available (in much higher video quality) on five DVD’s. The entire class can be purchased here. For additional information about Jeff VanVonderen visit his web site at … [Read more...] about Spiritual Abuse: An Introduction – Part 2
Spiritual Abuse: An Introduction – Part 3
How We Get Hooked Other videos in this series: Spiritual Abuse Part 1: Healthy and Abusive Spiritual DynamicsSpiritual Abuse Part 2: The Abusive Religious System These presentations are part of a twelve part course available (in much higher video quality) on five DVD’s. The entire class can be purchased here. For additional information about Jeff VanVonderen visit his web site at … [Read more...] about Spiritual Abuse: An Introduction – Part 3
Spiritual Abuse: An Introduction – Part 1
Healthy and Abusive Spiritual Dynamics Other videos in this series: Spiritual Abuse Part 2: The Abusive Religious SystemSpiritual Abuse Part 3: How We Get Hooked These presentations are part of a twelve part course available (in much higher video quality) on five DVD’s. The entire class can be purchased here. For additional information about Jeff VanVonderen visit his web site at … [Read more...] about Spiritual Abuse: An Introduction – Part 1
Shame and Spiritual Abuse
Shame and Spiritual Abuse Last week I had a consulting gig at a church that had a recovery ministry blow up in grand fashion. Lack of leadership accountability, no small doses of codependency and maybe, perhaps, possibly a tiny bit of grandiose thinking and arrogance on the part of the church team that swooped in to clean up the debacle — all of this was stymying the work of restoration. And I … [Read more...] about Shame and Spiritual Abuse
Recovery from Spiritual Anorexia
by Dale Ryan I remember when I first heard about people who were anorexic with respect to food. I was confused by the whole idea. Why would people refuse to eat? Why would people refuse to eat even when they were hungry? Why would people refuse to eat even when they were dying of starvation? But it does happen. Some people reject physical nurture. Sometimes, ironically, they reject it as if … [Read more...] about Recovery from Spiritual Anorexia