Spiritual abuse, the misuse of spiritual authority to maltreat followers in the Christian Church, is a complex issue. Spiritual abuse by clergy happens in churches. It shouldn’t, but it does. There are a number of websites, blogs, and books that address spiritual abuse and recovery. Many people are trying to raise the awareness about spiritual abuse in the church today.
Spiritual Abuse Websites
The following websites and blogs are addressing spiritual abuse and recovery. The term: ‘spiritual abuse’ was Googled. Well over 130 sites with articles on this topic were checked, in order to see who was speaking out and what they were saying. These sites are the best of the bunch. I trust that this list is helpful.
Most websites have a general approach to provide information and warning about spiritual abuse. Some websites are quite personal and deal with issues related to their specific church or group. These sites provide insights into people’s lives and experience of spiritual abuse. You can decide which ones are your personal favorites.
Dr. Barb Orlowski
- Church Exiters – Dr. Barb Orlowski
http://www.churchexiters.com
- BGBC Survivors Blog – Julie Anne Smith
http://bgbcsurvivors.blogspot.ca - Healing Spiritual Abuse – Brandon Santan
http://www.healingspiritualabuse.com - Kingdom Grace – Linda
http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/resource
http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com - Battered Sheep – Paul Sue, Allan Mack
http://www.Batteredsheep.com - Spiritual Abuse Recovery Resources – Dr. Jeff VanVonderen
http://www.spiritualabuse.com - The National Assoc. of Christian Recovery – Dr. Dale Ryan
http://nacronline.com - Recovery from Abuse – Dr. Dale Ryan
http://www.recoveryfromabuse.com/wordpress/?page_id=16 - What Really Matters – Anna
http://www.setfree0408.blogspot.com - Futurist Guy – Brad Sargent
http://futuristguy.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/recovery-from-spiritual–abuse-part-1-five-personal-lessons-from-my-surviving-toxic-leaders - Setting the Captives Free – Aida Carter
http://no-more-chains.blogspot.com - VM Life Resources – Wendy and Doug Duncan
http://www.dallascult.com/index.php?page_id=271 - Pure Provender – Donna
http://pureprovender.blogspot.com - Spiritual Abuse Awareness – Lisa Bertolini
www.spiritualabuseawareness.com - Soul Liberty Faith
www.soullibertyfaith.com - The Wartburg Watch – Darlene and Wanda
http://thewartburgwatch.com/2010/07/27/spiritual-abuse-common characteristics - SpiritualAbuse.org – Lois Gibson
- ChurchAbuse.com
- John Mark Ministries
http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/2108.htm - Apologetics Index
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/a04.html#articles - Spiritual Abuse in the Church – Aust. – Pat Zukeran, David Henke
http://www.caic.org.au/zabusive.htm - International Cultic Studies Association – Dr. Michael Langone
http://www.icsahome.com - Rick Ross Institute Study of Cults, Controversial Groups, and Mvmts
http://www.rickross.com - Wittenberg Gate – Dory
- http://www.wittenberggate.com/2006/08/advice_when_fac.html
- The Barnabas Ministry – John Engler (Audio)
http://www.barnabasministry.com - Jamesfive19.com – We survived abuse
http://jamesfive19.com/blog/?page_id=423#Other - Ministry From Two Poles – Andy Little
http://revandylittle.com/2009/07/03/scapegoating-spiritual-abuse-in-churches-part-1/ - Ruby’s Emporium – Ruby
http://www.rubysemporium.org/spiritual_abuse.html - Under Much Grace – Dr. Cindy Kunsman
http://undermuchgrace.blogspot.com - YouTube: Spiritual Abuse – What is it?/Effects
- Mommy Life – Barbara Curtis
http://mommylife.net/archives/spiritual_abuse/ - Association of Former Pentecostals
http://ex-pentecostals.org/spiritualabuse.htm - “Ten Signs of Spiritual Abuse” – Rod Smith
http://rodesmith.com/2009/02/09/ten-signs-of-spiritual-abuse/ - Spiritual Abuse: 10 Ways To Spot It – Mary DeMuth
http://www.marydemuth.com