ACFJ is regularly contacted by the wives of abusers who are pastors or missionaries. The thing is incredible, but true. Here stands a man in the pulpit or in some pastoral ministry in a church, admired by the flock, thought to be the "holiest of the holy", a "model husband and father". That is the… Continue reading Firsthand Witness to the Thinking of an Abusive Youth Pastor
Category: spiritual abuse
One of the Worst Letters We Have Seen From a Pastor to an Abuse Victim
I think this is one of the most cruel letters from a pastor to an abuse victim that I have seen. While it is very similar in ways to others I have read, it is remarkably deceptive in a number of ways. The "love" words it uses. The selective and dishonest quotes it lays on… Continue reading One of the Worst Letters We Have Seen From a Pastor to an Abuse Victim
