057: How To Check For Church Red Flags BEFORE Visiting A Church

Finding a church after experiencing church hurt or spiritual abuse can be really difficult, Because if you've been through that, the last thing you want is to be hurt again. But what if you could learn a lot about how safe a church is just by looking at their publicly available information?In this episode of the Church Disrupted podcast, host Jeff Cochran introduces red flag reviews, and he reviews two mega churches from the lens of a religious trauma survivor who is looking for a safe church to re-engage with.Practical and transparent, red flag reviews will help you learn what to watch out for and good questions to ask before attending a church.

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