Organizational Head Honchos are encouraging a toxic environment when they "gag" their employees.
Narcissism
John & the Autocrat
I learned from it that my relationship with Christ needs to be what gives me the confidence and satisfaction rather than my relationships with the pastor, or church
Margo: Playing Second Fiddle to a Wolf
Margo served her Senior Pastor well. Too bad he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Jim & Mary: Pastoral Abuse Part 2
The "rest of the story." Jim & Mary: Identify abusive leadership and find healing.
Jim & Mary: Pastoral Abuse Part 1
Jim worked under an abusive church pastor. They found hope and healing.
Humility: Who’s the Chief
Ever wonder what it means to be "godly?"
Guarding the Gates: Interviewing for Toxicity
So often organizations or churches suffer under toxic leaders for years, years that the organization wishes it had to do over again. Wouldn't it be nice to catch them before they are hired?
The Benefit of the Doubt: The Ethics of Confrontation
How do we confront people when they sin against us? Biblically, the benefit of the doubt is not always a true application of the Gospel.
The Fine Line of Abuse: Relating on a Continuum
The continuum of abuse provides for both hope and confusion. Abusive individuals and Abusers are two different animals. Tread carefully.
The Narcissist Pastor: Jacob’s True and Painful Tale
Jacob simply described his Pastor as a narcissist. But, it took over an hour for him to describe all the destruction wrought by his Senior Pastor while Jacob served the burgeoning church plant. Jacob had studied for two years in college before he and his wife joined a church that had been a church … Continue reading The Narcissist Pastor: Jacob’s True and Painful Tale
