Recovering From Spiritual Abuse
" Helping Wounded Sheep Return To The Loving Shepherd "
"He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young." Isaiah 40:11
...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalm 30:5
Welcome to the Recovering From Spiritual Abuse Wiki! This wiki is an interconnected community effort to explore, discuss and compile anything and everything about Recovering From Spiritual Abuse around the world! This entire site is maintained by the people who use it: anyone can edit this website! While spiritual abuse can (and does) take place in any religious system, the focus of this wiki is primarily on recovering from spiritual abuse caused by those who would claim to represent Jesus Christ, who is the only "true shepherd" who can bring recovery from any kind of abuse that we may experience in this life.
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Introduction |
The primary purpose of this wiki is to allow those of us who have experienced spiritual abuse and have begun the healing process to share how we have, by God's grace, moved on and continued with our lives. It will include some basic guidelines for understanding spiritual abuse as well as opportunities to share experiences. It will then describe resources/strategies that we have used to begin the healing process.
Understanding Spiritual Abuse |
"Spiritual abuse occurs when someone in a position of spiritual authority, the purpose of which is to 'come underneath' and serve, build, equip and make God's people MORE free, misuses that authority placing themselves over God's people to control, coerce or manipulate them for seemingly Godly purposes which are really their own." ![[WWW]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small}
Jeff Van Vonderen
Experiences |
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Stories (actual accounts of church leadership abuse and authoritarianism)
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