(Luke 15:21) And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' Having educated himself about the nature, mentality, and tactics of abuse (entitlement, power-control, justification), the pastor will be enabled to recognize abuse when it is described to him… Continue reading Avoid being deceived by the abuser, put him out of the flock (advice for pastors Part 3, by Ps Jeff Crippen)
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Dealing with domestic abuse (advice for pastors, Part 1, by Ps Jeff Crippen)
The abusive mentality is that of a profound sense of entitlement to power and control over others, and of a conscienceless justification for utilizing tactics to gain and maintain that power and control. Pastors, in the course of their ministries, will certainly come up against such abusers because a common, if not innate, quality of… Continue reading Dealing with domestic abuse (advice for pastors, Part 1, by Ps Jeff Crippen)
