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11 Hours of Meetings, Church Governance or Policy Issues, Crazy Things Church Leaders Say & Do, Extra-Biblical Nonsense, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies

Independent Churches = Recipe for Spiritual Abuse?

Julie Anne

** We were taught submission at our former church:  children to parents, wives to husbands, husbands to Christ, congregants to pastor/elders, civilians to governmental authorities. Most churches have a check and balance system in place to ensure that there are no abuses going on in church.  Here is part the doctrinal statement from our former… Continue reading Independent Churches = Recipe for Spiritual Abuse?

11 Hours of Meetings, ABUSERS & THEIR TACTICS, BGBC Google Reviews, BGBC Lawsuit, Crazy Things Church Leaders Say & Do, Dictators, It's All About the Image, Meetings with the Pastor, Narcissistic Pastors, No-Talk Rule, Shunning, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies

Creepy Pastors and Churches Using Creepy Stalking Control Tactics

Julie Anne

*     *     * There have been a few stories of spiritual abuse in the news lately.  A kind reader sent me this article from The Christian Post:   Spiritual Abuse: Shepherds – or Fleecers – of God's Flock?   This article starts by discussing the abuse of gaining members' funds through… Continue reading Creepy Pastors and Churches Using Creepy Stalking Control Tactics

11 Hours of Meetings, Spiritual Abuse

The Fingerprints of a False Teacher

Julie Anne

During the week the media found out about my lawsuit, I got an e-mail from Ken Garrett who is a pastor of a church in Portland, OR (about 20 minutes away from my former church).  Ken pastors a church named, Portland Grace Bible Church.  My former church also is Grace Bible Church, but with a… Continue reading The Fingerprints of a False Teacher

11 Hours of Meetings, Authoritative Preaching, BGBC Lawsuit, Crazy Things Church Leaders Say & Do, Julie Anne's Personal Stories, Resident Artist Drawings, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies

Survival Strategies for Hyper-Authoritarian and Repetitive Sermons

Julie Anne

*     *     * I'm a little bit surprised if you are still reading my blog.   The last three posts were rigged to make a point and I took you on a ride without your permission so you could understand first-hand what it felt like.  I tricked you and purposefully kept the… Continue reading Survival Strategies for Hyper-Authoritarian and Repetitive Sermons

11 Hours of Meetings, It's All About the Image, Spiritual Abuse

Authoritarianism in the Church

Julie Anne

Candidacy for Spiritual Abuse: Don’t Develop Your Independent Thinking Skills   In my family's personal story at BGBC, after the abrupt firing of a staff employee, the pastor had a church meeting and mentioned that if anyone had questions, he and the elders would be available to answer questions.  My husband and I set an… Continue reading Authoritarianism in the Church