Talk 26: Understanding Abuse in the Church with Remy Diederich

Today's episode starts a new series called: Resilience in the Pews: Tackling Anxiety and Church Wounds.

The goal of this series is to explore the often-overlooked aspects of anxiety, trauma, and emotional wounds that many individuals experience in their church communities. 

Christy asks Remy 

• Why do you think there is such a rise in abusive behavior in church settings? 
• What is the difference between bad leadership or mistreatment and abuse in the Church?
• “Toxic faith is the soil from which spiritual abuse grows.” Explain that quote.
• Could there be different degrees of abuse?
• “Even good people can abuse” Can you explain how you violated people’s right to think for themselves? 
• Why do most people have such a hard time with using the word “abuse” inside the church? 
• What do you do if your called to leave or confront? 
• How would you advise someone feeling held back in the church? 
• And more! 

Get the book Christy read by Remy called Broken Trust.

Connect with Remy here. 

Other mentions: A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing

Christy's Spiritual Abuse story on Julie Roy's Podcast 

Christy's Book on Amazon
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