{"product_id":"healing-spiritual-abuse-how-to-break-free-from-bad-church-experience-9780830816606","title":"Healing Spiritual Abuse: How to Break Free from Bad Church Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre you a victim of Spiritual Abuse?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre you discouraged from questioning the decisions or teachings church leaders make?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you do little or no volunteer work for the church, do you feel like a second-class Christian?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes your pastor insist on being addressed by a title such as \"Dr.\" or \"Pastor\"?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo you hear many broad, vague appeals to \"surrender fully,\" \"yield completely\" or \"lay it all on the altar\"?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre public reports about various ministry activities sometimes exaggerated?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo church members feel safe talking only about past victories, not present struggles?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be a victim of spiritual abuse.Many of us have gone through bad church experiences that have left us feeling like failures. Blaming ourselves, we asked for God's forgiveness, but felt distant from the church and sometimes from God too.Often, however, the fault is not ours but that of Christian leaders who abuse spiritually. How can we recognize the signs of spiritual abuse? What can we do to gain healing from the wounds we have experienced?With clarity and refreshing honesty, Ken Blue answers these questions and offers hope and healing to the victims of spiritual abuse. In addition he shows Christian leaders how to avoid abusive patterns and instead offer Christ's gospel of grace to every casualty of bad church experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue, Ken:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ken Blue is the director of Good News to the Poor, an organization that takes the gospel and business training to the developing world.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue, Ken M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKen Blue is the director of Good News to the Poor, an organization that takes the gospel and business training to the developing world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413707460882,"sku":"9780830816606","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e06ca59-6a87-4bae-9ee3-c74458fd07a3.jpg?v=1729356795","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/healing-spiritual-abuse-how-to-break-free-from-bad-church-experience-9780830816606","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}