Spiritual & Church Abuse Recovery

Brett and James sit down with Ryan to discuss the Abuse and reconstruction.

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Brett and James sit down with Jim to discuss the Abuse in the Church and the Pendulum swing that can happen.

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We are starting a new series talking about things in the church and how we can combat them with the Freedom Christ has Given us.

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Brett and James sit and review the New Docuseries "Let Us Prey"

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Brett and James sit and review the New Docuseries "Let Us Prey"

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In this episode James and Jon interview Dr. Michael Kruger on his new book Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church.

Link to Book: www.amazon.com/Bully-Pulpit-Confronting-Problem-Spiritual/dp/0310136385/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bully+pulpit+michael+kruger&qid=1668007732&sprefix=bully+pul%2Caps%2C291&sr=8-1

Link to Michael's website: www.michaeljkruger.com 

In this episode James and Jon interview Dr. Michael Kruger on his new book Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church.

Link to Book: www.amazon.com/Bully-Pulpit-Confronting-Problem-Spiritual/dp/0310136385/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bully+pulpit+michael+kruger&qid=1668007732&sprefix=bully+pul%2Caps%2C291&sr=8-1

Link to Michael's website: www.michaeljkruger.com ;

In this episode James and Jon sit down with Nate Brooks and Anna Mondal, authors of the mini-book "Help! Our Sex Life is Troubled by Past Abuse."

Link to RFP Network: www.rfpnetwork.org

Link for purchasing the book: www.amazon.com/Help-Life-Troubled-Past-Abuse/dp/1633422313/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=help+our+sex+life+is+troubled+by+past+abuse&qid=1644420488&sprefix=Help+our+sex+%2Caps%2C289&sr=8-1

www.shepherdpress.com/products/help-our-sex-life-is-troubled-by-past-abuse

Link to GRACE: www.netgrace.org

Link to Fieldstone Counseling: fieldstonecounseling.org

Link to The Gospel Care Collective: www.gospelcarecollective.com

In this episode Jon and James give a send off to IFB Sermon Clips from Twitter, cover two more clips from Jon's IFB sermon archive, and then discuss the stages Jon developed of leaving a Spiritually abusive community.

Jon sits down with James Safrit and they discuss what it is like to work on staff in an Independent Fundamental Baptist Church and how that resembles Spiritual Abuse.

Jon interviews Ben Marshall, a Biblical Counselor who just finished his doctoral thesis on The Gospel and Pedophilia. Link to Mez McConnells book: www.amazon.com/Creaking-Stairs-Finding-Childhood-Biography/dp/1527104419/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T63CU2IANN06&dchild=1&keywords=mez+mcconnell+abuse&qid=1600449539&sprefix=Mez+Mc%2Caps%2C496&sr=8-1 Link to David Powlisons book: www.amazon.com/Making-All-Things-New-Restoring/dp/1433556146/ref=sr_1_7?crid=1EDA44MSFOH42&dchild=1&keywords=david+powlison&qid=1600449689&sprefix=David+Pool%2Caps%2C612&sr=8-7

In this episode Jon interviews the Preacher Boys Podcast host Eric Skwarczynski on the impact of the Preacher Boys Podcast and things he has learned from interviewing abuse survivors. Link to Preacher Boys Website: www.preacherboysdoc.com Link to On Guard by Deepak Reju: www.amazon.com/Guard-Preventing-Responding-Child-Church/dp/1939946514/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2T47OMOT7CQVM&dchild=1&keywords=on+guard+deepak+reju&qid=1599746616&sprefix=On+Guard+by+deepak+%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzTzJMR0ZRVE1GR01HJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTY2NDM1M0VCUVgyN0dTT0RXUSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDI4MzMxSzgzUzM2VFBJMURRJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==14

In this episode Jon discusses Scriptural help for those who have been sexually abused. Link for Caring for Survivors of Sexual Abuse: www.amazon.com/Caring-Survivors-Sexual-Abuse-Comfortable/dp/1945270683/ref=sr_1_3?crid=184DP65Z03IO9&dchild=1&keywords=caring+for+survivors+of+sexual+abuse&qid=1598538551&sprefix=Caring+for+Survivors%2Caps%2C523&sr=8-3 Link for Sexual Assault by David Powlison: www.amazon.com/Sexual-Assault-Healing-Steps-Victims/dp/1935273787/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sexual+Assault+David+Powlison&qid=1598538572&sr=8-1 Link for Sexual Abuse: Beauty from Ashes by Bob Kellemen: www.amazon.com/Sexual-Abuse-Beauty-Ashes-Gospel/dp/1596384190/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sexual+Abuse+Robert+Kellemen&qid=1598538776&sr=8-1 Link for The Child Safe Guarding Policy:  www.amazon.com/Child-Safeguarding-Policy-Churches-Ministries/dp/1945270055/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1G56D8EF303WH&dchild=1&keywords=child+safeguarding+policy+guide+for+churches+and+ministries&qid=1598538846&sprefix=Child+safeguardin%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExVE9JT1NZU0VWSUNRJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjgxNzQxSjhRVFNHWUNJWDFQJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4NzgzNjRENDBLUVhLQkRYOUcmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl Link for On Guard by Deepak Reju: www.amazon.com/Guard-Preventing-Responding-Child-Church/dp/1939946514/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=on+guard+deepak+reju&qid=1598538889&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExT1NWSzNYVjBIQU1HJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTYyNjE2M0s0VDJDTEFHWjVaTiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDI4MzMxSzgzUzM2VFBJMURRJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

In this episode Jon gives his definition of what constitutes an Independent Fundamental Baptist. Then he describes and defines different forms of abuse. Link to Basyle Tchividjians book:  www.amazon.com/Child-Safeguarding-Policy-Churches-Ministries/dp/1945270055/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZRB50FXHX00U&dchild=1&keywords=boz+tchividjian&qid=1597934155&sprefix=Boz+Tchi%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1 Link to the ACBC (Association of Certified Biblical Counselors) biblicalcounseling.com

Jon interviews Joy Forrest about what domestic abuse is and how misuse of the Bible in the pulpit has an impact on domestic abuse. Joy is the director of Called to Peace Ministries, conference speaker, Certified Biblical Counselor, and the author of Called to Peace: A Survivor’s Guide to Finding Peace and Healing After Domestic Abuse. Link to Joy's book: www.amazon.com/Called-Peace-Survivors-Finding-Domestic/dp/1948449013/ref=sr_1_2?crid=RH3PA06UPQDT&dchild=1&keywords=called+to+peace+joy+forrest&qid=1597328811&sprefix=Called+to+Peace%2Caps%2C538&sr=8-2 Link to Called to Peace Ministries:  www.calledtopeace.org Link to the Power and Control Wheel: www.theduluthmodel.org/wheels/understanding-power-control-wheel Link to Chris Moles website and resources: www.chrismoles.org

Jon gives a response to Mike Ray's dealing with allegations of abuse at his church, Hopewell Baptist Church in Napa, CA. Jon then dives into the history of the IFB movement beginning with J. Frank Norris

Jon reads the article from 2018 in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram that exposed the abuse in the Independent Fundamental Baptist Movement. Jon shares a personal story.