Spiritual Abuse

Religion & Spirituality

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Synopsis

Spiritual Abuse: How To Identify and Break Free From Toxic Churches Without Losing Your Faith tells the story of how a dynamic church, poised to reach thousands with the gospel lost its way and eventually crumbled under the weight of poor leadership decisions. This is also my story. Joining the church as a teenager, I served first as a deacon and eventually became an associate pastor in this amazing ministry. We opened many satellites churches throughout the state, as hundreds of young people gave their hearts and lives to Christ. Weekly Bible studies and outreach activities helped many of these young people become responsible adults who impacted their neighborhoods. Many experienced extraordinary life-change. As the ministry grew, we brought nationally-recognized authors and speakers to address civic center auditoriums where they spoke to thousands. Over a few short years, the church experienced unparalleled success. During my fifteen years, I met and married my wife Patti while helping to establish new churches in five cities. My entire life – friends, family, and livelihood – were wholly wrapped up in helping the church grow. Today, the property that once housed its headquarters and many other ministries now serves as grazing land for horses. How did this happen? I will share with you the triumphs and heartaches as I watched the church I loved decline over several years. I will also share my own mistakes during this process and the tell-tale signs I should have seen.

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Author Biography

I have been a pastor all my adult life, serving churches for over 4 decades. My wife Patti and I have been blessed to raise 2 daughters and 2 sons, who together with their spouses all serve with us in ministry. My life is dedicated to helping people encounter Christ in a personal way, and then helping them develop their character and gifts. Currently, I am the author of three books, a weekly podcaster @ministerstoolbox.com and regular blogger @caseysabella.com.

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Recovery From A Negative Church Experience

We all experience difficulty with human relationships, even in churches. Some initially attend a church and begin to see flaws in the leadership or how the church functions. Every church in the New Testament had problems that needed to be addressed. However, some churches are problem churches, meaning they exhibit a pattern of behavior that is chronic and ultimately destructive to the people it was formed to serve.

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Spiritual Abuse

There are a variety of churches and denominations throughout the world in decline because they have lost sight of the centrality of Christ. Some drift further to violate the same biblical principles we once did.

Some of you may have left your church, disillusioned by the hypocrisy and human frailty you witnessed. Now, you waste time and emotional energy reliving bitter memories of past hurts. You left, but never quite recovered.

I get it.

We’re going to talk about things most don’t want to address. We will look at scripture to discern what constitutes a church over which Christ is Lord. We will ask some essential questions designed to help you forgive those who hurt you. We will also examine biblical solutions to help you back to spiritual health.

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Casey Martin Sabella

Spiritual Abuse

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Recovery From A Negative Church Experience

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Spiritual Abuse

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