Good News Hope and Joy

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In therapy oftentimes I will Use a client's worst feelings Their darkest deepest pain like that's where we want to go Precisely because that gives us clues to treatment and to improvement. Well, I was betrayed actually by the the leader of my biking group I felt like he really threw me under the bus. And usually there if you flip that over you find a value You find something that the person really cares about. So for me the emphasis on both spiritual abuse and other scandals, especially in the Protestant world is good news Because we have to Have a healthy church A healthy body of Christ Like Julie Roy's work at the Roy's reportLike this to me is good news because we have

We examine the phenomena of spiritual abuse with the help of Dan Koch, researcher, therapist, and host of the podcast, You Have Permission. Both Curtis and Dan share how their own lives have been affected by spiritual abuse, and then together address questions such as, “Why can it be difficult to spot? What kind of impact does it leave? What makes spiritual abuse distinct from other kinds of abuse?” The conversation connects important theological insights - including the nature of institutional sin and redemption - with practical advice for victims, their loved ones, and current leaders of Christian organizations.

Dan Koch’s Spiritual Harm and Abuse Scale Clinical Screener

Dan’s You Have Permission Podcast

Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating Healthy Christian Cultures by Dr. Lisa Oakley

Further resources on spiritual abuse from The Allender Center at the Seattle School