Podcasts about goodness culture that resists abuses

Up next on the Need to Know season of The Right Side Up podcast, we discuss clergy sexual abuse. This episode includes content that may be difficult to hear for some people, so we encourage you to listen to your body as you engage with this important topic. Our guests are book-contributors Lori Anne Thompson and Angela Lam. Lori Anne shares her personal journey of writing about her experiences with clergy abuse, the challenges of confronting such trauma, and the importance of sharing narratives to foster understanding and empathy. Angela speaks to the role of church leadership in addressing abuse, the bravery of survivors, and the need for systemic change within religious institutions. We reflect on the significance of spiritual reckoning, accountability, and the hope for healing and resurrection amidst darkness.Show NotesLink to order the book: Need to Know: Empowering Female Leadership and Why It's Essential for the Future of the ChurchRecommended Resources On Clergy Sexual AbuseLimited SeriesShiny Happy People on Amazon Prime : while showcasing an very conservative strain of Christianity, the subtlety of spiritual manipulation, the effects of purity culture and the “group think” that allows/protects abuse to happen in plain sight are seen in far broader contexts in modern evangelical ChristianityKeep Sweet, Pray & Obey on Netflix: speaks to the coercive power of religious authority and the compliance training women especially have been subjected to. This series is a radical case of both but this actually makes it easier to see. The same roots of these things (coercive power and compliance training of women) are deeply embedded in the dynamics we're seeing play out in all Christian denominationsThe Secrets of Hillsong by FX on Hulu: demonstrates the systemic nature of how abuses of various types are normalized to such a degree that the general populace is somewhat inoculated to seeing it.BooksThe #MeToo Reckoning: Facing the Church Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct#ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find HealingA Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power & Promotes HealingRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority & Abuse in the ChurchWhen Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual AbuseWebsiteshttp://www.clergysexualmisconduct.com/http://www.adultsabusedbyclergy.org/https://www.hagarsvoice.com/ArticlesClergy Sexual Abuse as Moral Injury: Confronting a Wounded and Wounding ChurchDisabusing the Church (the value of trauma-informed churches)Social Media Feedshttps://www.instagram.com/religious.harm.recovery/https://www.instagram.com/restoredvoicescollective/https://www.instagram.com/brokentobeloved/episode keywordsclergy abuse, personal narrative, resilience, faith, accountability, survivors, church leadership, trauma, healing, hopetakeaways* Writing about trauma requires descending into painful experiences.* Identifying with the crucified Christ helps in understanding clergy abuse.* Sharing personal narratives can cultivate empathy in others.* Bravery in confronting abuse often comes with immense personal cost.* Church leadership must prioritize accountability over self-protection.* Systemic change is necessary to address the culture of abuse.* Spiritual reckoning is essential for healing within the church.* Understanding betrayal trauma is crucial for recognizing abuse.* Hope and resurrection can emerge from the darkest experiences.* Leaders are invited to break ranks and stand with survivors.Sound Bites* "Writing was an ascent into an incredibly dark and painful personal hell."Chapters00:00 Introduction and Overview01:59 Angela Lam's contributions and background06:18 Lori Anne Thompson's Lived Experience and Contribution to the Book11:17 Reading an Impactful Excerpt from Lori Anne Thompson's Chapter14:36 The Power of Narrative and Identifying with the Crucified Christ23:31 The Shift in Public Response and the Importance of Media Coverage25:17 Encouragement for Survivors and Allies29:00 Breaking Ranks: Challenging the Status Quo38:42 The Crucifixion of Jesus: Exposing Systems of Evil55:37 The Invitation to Stand with Jesus: Finding Hope in Resurrection Get full access to Right Side Up: Danielle Strickland at daniellestrickland.substack.com/subscribe

There was a time, back in the 70s and early 80s, when the study of Revelation, with speculations about the end times and being “left behind,” was in vogue.But today, most Christians stay away from Revelation. Preachers either ignore it or choose to teach from the safer passages, like chapters 2 through 4, or about the New Heavens and New Earth in the final two chapters. The reason is that so many of us have become frustrated by how people have portrayed it, enamored with the violence, speculation, and false predictions.Our guest on this episode is Scot McKnight, who, along with Cody Matchett, has written the book Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple (Zondervan, 2023). They say that all the future foretelling that speculative dispensationalists have been doing over the past century has distracted us from the real message of Revelation.Scroll down to learn more about Scot McKnight.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Scot McKnightScot McKnight is a New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, theologian, and author. He has written widely, including several biblical commentaries and books on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, Christian living, and church life. On Scot's Substack, he writes on a great variety of topics. He was a guest on the Reintegrate Podcast in June 2021, discussing his book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. He is currently teaching in the Doctor of Ministry program at Houston Theological Seminary. You can purchase Scot McKnight's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.You'll find more episodes on Reintegrate's podcast page.  Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

There was a time, back in the 70s and early 80s, when the study of Revelation, with speculations about the end times and being “left behind,” was in vogue.   But today, most Christians stay away from Revelation. Preachers either ignore it or choose to teach from the safer passages, like chapters 2 through 4, or about the New Heavens and New Earth in the final two chapters. The reason is that so many of us have become frustrated by how people have portrayed it, enamored with the violence, speculation, and false predictions.   Our guest on this episode is Scot McKnight, who, along with Cody Matchett, has written the book Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple (Zondervan, 2023). They say that all the future foretelling that speculative dispensationalists have been doing over the past century has distracted us from the real message of Revelation.     Scot McKnight is a New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, theologian, and author. He has written widely, including several biblical commentaries and books on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, Christian living, and church life. On Scot's Substack, he writes on a great variety of topics. He was a guest on the Reintegrate Podcast in June 2021, discussing his book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. He is currently teaching in the Doctor of Ministry program at Houston Theological Seminary.    You can purchase Scot McKnight's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends.  Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. You'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David on Reintegrate's podcast page. 

Meritocracy has become embedded in the American church. In this conversation, Karl Vaters talks with Scot McKnight about why this is dangerous, how to notice the warning signs of a toxic church culture, the problems with being or following a narcissistic leader, and more. Scot McKnight is the co-author (with Laura Barringer) of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Karl's new book, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next is now available wherever you buy books, either electronically or in print. If you've read the book and you'd like Karl to speak to your group about the issues he raises in it, reach out at KarlVaters.com/contactme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meritocracy has become embedded in the American church. In this conversation, Karl Vaters talks with Scot McKnight about why this is dangerous, how to notice the warning signs of a toxic church culture, the problems with being or following a narcissistic leader, and more. Scot McKnight is the co-author (with Laura Barringer) of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Karl's new book, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next is now available wherever you buy books, either electronically or in print. If you've read the book and you'd like Karl to speak to your group about the issues he raises in it, reach out at KarlVaters.com/contactme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're no longer releasing new episodes of the Untangled Faith podcast. Instead, we'll be re-sharing some of the old classic episodes. Thanks for supporting the podcast!   On the first episode of The Untangled Faith Podcast, Amy has a conversation with author and speaker, Mary DeMuth about the characteristics of a spiritually abusive environment.  We also hear from the first in our series of wounded resisters as Colleen shares part 1 of her story of discovering her pastor was hiding a big secret from their congregation. Show links: 10 Ways to Spot Spiritual Abuse | Mary DeMuth A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing Amy and Heather go on the record for Bob Smietana in this article Esau McCaulley, The Unsettling Power of Easter Mary Demuth

In this episode of The Alabaster Jar, Dr. Lynn Cohick is joined by Dr. Mary Jo Sharp as she discusses her journey from atheism to Christianity and the importance of doubt. She also addresses the issue of hypocrisy in the church and how to heal from church wounds. Dr. Sharp emphasizes the need to appreciate the beauty of women in the church while recognizing the objectification that takes place for so many women in this context. She also shares about her experience of turning outward and partnering with God in her ministry and reflects on the importance of trusting God in difficult times.Key Takeaways: Doubt is a complex process that involves intellectual and emotional aspects.Hypocrisy in the church can cause deep wounds, but healing is possible through self-reflection and forgiveness.Beauty is an important aspect of God's creation and should be appreciated and celebrated.   Turning outward and partnering with God can lead to meaningful ministry and personal growth.     Trusting God in difficult times is a lifelong journey that requires perseverance and reliance on His goodness.Episode Breakdown:00:00 - Introduction and Background00:49 - Understanding Doubt10:17 - Dealing with Hypocrisy in the Church16:20 - Healing from Church Wounds25:09 - Objectification of Women in the Church31:53 - Turning Outward and Partnering with God35:25 - Learning to Trust God Episode Resources:   Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist's Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God by Dr. Mary Jo Sharp  A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight  Pivot: The Priorities, Practices, and Powers That Can Transform Your Church into a Tov Culture by Dr. Scot McKnight  The Visual Museum Of Women In Christianity  Episode Sponsor:  The Alabaster Jar is brought to you by The Center for Women in Leadership, a newly formed 501©3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to equip women in a context that is biblically rooted, theologically robust, and ethnically diverse to thrive as leaders in the academy and the Church. Follow them on Instagram @leadershipwithoutapology. Learn more about The Center for Women in Leadership at: https://www.leadershipwithoutapology.org/.

On this episode of The Alabaster Jar, Dr. Scot McKnight joins Dr. Lynn Cohick, Kelly Dippolito, and Sareen Musselman to discuss women and ministry, toxic church culture, and strategies for transforming toxic patterns into healthy cultures in churches. The conversation focuses on defining tov (Hebrew word for “goodness”) as rooted in ordinary life and how it can manifest in church culture.The episode delves into the traits of a narcissistic leader, introduces strategies for transforming toxic church patterns, and emphasizes the importance of centering empathy, truth-telling, and theology.Episode Breakdown:0:00 - Goodness in church culture and ordinary life4:25 - Narcissistic leadership in churches9:36 - Leadership and organizational culture in a church setting14:25 - Assessing toxicities in churches and institutions19:23 - Church culture and ownership25:25 - Toxic culture in churches and seminaries30:13 - Gender roles in Christianity and Jesus' treatment of womenEpisode Resources:A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnightPivot: The Priorities, Practices, and Powers That Can Transform Your Church into a Tov Culture by Dr. Scot McKnightOrganizational Culture and Leadership by Edgar H. Schein & Peter ScheinEpisode Sponsor: The Alabaster Jar is brought to you by The Center for Women in Leadership, a newly formed 501©3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to equip women in a context that is biblically rooted, theologically robust, and ethnically diverse to thrive as leaders in the academy and the Church. Follow them on Instagram @leadershipwithoutapology.

Laura Barringer is a Teacher, Writer, and TMT SurvivorWe had a wonderful talk about what to do in the acute phase of your massive thing (TMT), what to do when you're stuck, and how God is faithful in all of it.You can pre-order Laura's new book, Pivot: The Priorities, Practices, and Powers That Can Transform Your Church into a Tov Culture, by clicking the button below.Laura's first book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing was one of my favorite books of 2021.Scripture: Psalm 46:10, Psalm 34:18Music by Eileen and Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )My new book is called Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things.Laura's endorsement of Hope Is the First Dose: “I found refuge within the pages of Dr. Warren's writing. His words of God's goodness and hope guided me through the darkness of trauma and pain and led me to the good, comforting presence of our Great Physician.”—Laura Barringer, co-author of A Church Called Tov and PivotIf you want to WEAR hope, you can order tee shirts and other gear from my website! Check out the store here:And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now!Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

We're joined this week by father-daughter team, Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer, co-authors of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing.   Their book was inspired by the events at Willow Creek Church, prompting them to explore toxic church cultures and the need for change. They contrast toxic church cultures with tov cultures (tov meaning "good" in Hebrew).   In toxic church cultures such as Mars Hill or Willow Creek, the marks include narcissism, fear, institution creep, false narratives, loyalty culture, celebrity culture, and a focus on leadership culture. On the other hand, tov cultures are characterized by empathy, grace, people-first approach, telling the truth, justice, service culture, and Christlikeness culture.   Their book has provided language and hope for those who have experienced toxicity in churches, giving a voice to the wounded resistors. In their upcoming book, Pivot, Scot and Laura focus on the "how" of building tov cultures.   We hope you'll find that this conversation continues our goal of not only exposing the characteristics of toxic church culture but also offering hope for restoration and the rebuilding of a different and healthier community of believers.   Listener resources: Check out A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer Pre-order Scot and Laura's follow up book, Pivot: the Priorities, Practices and Powers that Can Transform Your Church into a Tov Culture , coming in September 2023 Read Laura Barringer's article, “Willow Creek's Core Meeting: A Response” in Christianity Today. More works referenced in this episode: Lectures on Calvinism by Abraham Kuyper; H. Richard Niebuhr; David Brooks; Organizational Culture and Leadership by Edgar Schein. If you are a Christian leader or pastor seeking a space for support, growth, and transformation for yourself or for your team, we invite you to participate in one of our cohort programs, called a Circle. To learn more and to get on the waitlist to be notified when our next Circle is offered, click here.

“Only one side could be telling the truth and it's really disturbing either way.” - Laura BarringerOn this episode of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes Laura Barringer to the podcast.Over the past decade, we have seen incredible examples of toxic church culture that has upended congregations and has left thousands of church staff and congregants confused and shaken. In 2020 Laura co-authored a book with her father titled “A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing.” Together, they dedicated the book to “the wounded resisters” which provides a framework to create a “good” church culture rather than a toxic one to prevent further abuse.  As you'll hear in her interview with Michael, Laura has firsthand experience of toxic church culture.Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College and makes her home in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three beagles.   HELPFUL RESOURCES:A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes HealingDiscover how the barrier built by porn addiction can become a bridge to abundant life.What if lust for porn is really a search for true passion?In a world where there are 68 million searches for pornography every day and where over 70 percent of Christian men report viewing porn in the last year, it's no surprise that more and more men struggle with an addiction to this false fantasy. Common wisdom says if they just had more willpower or more faith, their fight would be over. Contact Restoring the Soul:- Tweet us at @michaeljcusick and @PodcastRTS- Like us on Facebook- Email us at info@restoringthesoul.comThanks for listening!

From the Very First Chapter, the Bible Teaches Us That God is GoodThe original language of the Bible, Hebrew, uses the word tov, which means "good." Join Lisa and me for a fascinating and important conversation with Laura Barringer and Scot McKnight, authors of the incredible book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes HealingHere's the book's website, where you can learn all about Laura and Scot.(Note: This conversation originally aired in June 2021. The free books have already been given away)Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Please consider signing the petition by Echo Survivors to release former staff at Echo.church from NDAs so they can share their stories and heal. As of this uploading, 1,290 people have signed in support of this NDA free plea. Go to: https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA**********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse, especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part six of their story. Please listen to parts one to four on EPS 100-104 for context.Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church:Religion News articleJulie Roys's 6th article (9/8/22 about the Rick Warren- Mark Driscoll- Andy Wood connection based on Rick's sermon)Julie Roys's 5th article (about Echo.church's email on 9/2/22 after the petition to release NDAs at Echo.church garnered nearly 700 signatures)Julie Roys's 4th articleJule Roys's 3rd articleJulie Roys's 2nd articleJulie Roys's 1st articleArticles where a couple of the many other Echo Survivors have spoken to journalists:Religion News Service (Bob Smietana speaks to Lance Hough)Church Leaders article (Dale Chamberlain speaks to Amy Street)Christian Post (Lance Hough interviewed)*****Lori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Find books and articles on Lori's linktreeThe movie Spotlight features journalists reporting on the years of cover-up of abuse in the Catholic church. The TV show The Dropout that reminds us so much of Echo's toxic culture of NDA's, silo-ed workers, culture of silence, a grandiose mission of saving lives where the ends are supposed to justify the means, ingratiation with big parties to distract from whistleblowers, and a systematic plan to discredit whistleblowers instead of deal with the dark secrets behind the curtain. It features Silicon Valley CEO Elizabeth Holmes, a toxic rockstar who is facing trial for her crimes.Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade MullenThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Please consider signing the petition by Echo Survivors to release former staff at Echo.church from NDAs so they can share their stories and heal. As of this uploading, 1,290 people have signed in support of this NDA free plea. Go to: https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA**********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse, especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part six of their story. Please listen to parts one to four on EPS 100-104 for context.Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church:Religion News articleJulie Roys's 6th article (9/8/22 about the Rick Warren- Mark Driscoll- Andy Wood connection based on Rick's sermon)Julie Roys's 5th article (about Echo.church's email on 9/2/22 after the petition to release NDAs at Echo.church garnered nearly 700 signatures)Julie Roys's 4th articleJule Roys's 3rd articleJulie Roys's 2nd articleJulie Roys's 1st articleArticles where a couple of the many other Echo Survivors have spoken to journalists:Religion News Service (Bob Smietana speaks to Lance Hough)Church Leaders article (Dale Chamberlain speaks to Amy Street)Christian Post (Lance Hough interviewed)*****Lori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Find books and articles on Lori's linktreeThe movie Spotlight features journalists reporting on the years of cover-up of abuse in the Catholic church. The TV show The Dropout that reminds us so much of Echo's toxic culture of NDA's, silo-ed workers, culture of silence, a grandiose mission of saving lives where the ends are supposed to justify the means, ingratiation with big parties to distract from whistleblowers, and a systematic plan to discredit whistleblowers instead of deal with the dark secrets behind the curtain. It features Silicon Valley CEO Elizabeth Holmes, a toxic rockstar who is facing trial for her crimes.Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade MullenThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Please consider signing the petition by Echo Survivors to release former staff at Echo.church from NDAs so they can share their stories and heal. As of this uploading, 1,211 people have signed in support of this NDA free plea. Go to: https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA**********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse, especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part five of their story. Please listen to parts one to four on EPS 100-103 for context.Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church:Religion News articleJulie Roys's 6th article (9/8/22 about the Rick Warren- Mark Driscoll- Andy Wood connection based on Rick's sermon)Julie Roys's 5th article (about Echo.church's email on 9/2/22 after the petition to release NDAs at Echo.church garnered nearly 700 signatures)Julie Roys's 4th articleJule Roys's 3rd articleJulie Roys's 2nd articleJulie Roys's 1st articleLori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Find books and articles on Lori's linktreeThe movie Spotlight features journalists reporting on the years of cover-up of abuse in the Catholic church. Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade MullenThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Join Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonDo you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Please consider signing https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA (the petition by Echo Survivors) to release former staff at Echo.church from NDAs so they can share their stories and heal. As of this uploading, 1,211 people have signed in support of this NDA free plea. Go to: https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA (https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA) ********** Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse, especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself. Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part five of their story. Please listen to parts one to four on EPS 100-103 for context. Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church: https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/church-conflict-or-spiritual-abuse-saddleback-echo-wood-driscoll-reyes/?fbclid=IwAR3ugPJIWduKP7iP0yDHvkR7H-eKOPPTXgkdw6WCcFYc084s_URmky4V5l8 (Religion News article) https://julieroys.com/opinion-rick-warren-sermon-mars-hill-reveals-ignorance-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 6th article) (9/8/22 about the Rick Warren- Mark Driscoll- Andy Wood connection based on Rick's sermon) https://julieroys.com/echo-church-defends-ndas-petition-gains-700-signatures/ (Julie Roys's 5th article) (about Echo.church's email on 9/2/22 after the petition to release NDAs at Echo.church garnered nearly 700 signatures) https://julieroys.com/incoming-saddleback-pastor-retaliate-baptist-group-broker-deals/ (Julie Roys's 4th article) https://julieroys.com/saddleback-pastor-predatory-patternacquire-churches-baptist/ (Jule Roys's 3rd article) https://julieroys.com/former-staffers-expose-bullying-rick-warren-successor-andy-wood/ (Julie Roys's 2nd article) https://julieroys.com/alleged-victims-challenge-report-clearing-rick-warren-successor-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 1st article) Lori's appearance as a guest on https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/loriadamsbrown/ (Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast) with Corey Nathan. Find books and articles on https://linktr.ee/loriadamsbrown (Lori's linktree) The movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/ (Spotlight )features journalists reporting on the years of cover-up of abuse in the Catholic church. Books to read as resources:https://amzn.to/3QybWqS (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://amzn.to/3Pyi6pI (When Narcissm Comes to Church): https://www.amazon.com/When-Narcissism-Comes-Church-Community/dp/0830841598/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHHBM3HJVQSM&keywords=when+narcissism+comes+to+church&qid=1660797100&s=books&sprefix=When+narci%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 (Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) by Dr. Chuck DeGroathttps://amzn.to/3QOdXPq (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberghttps://amzn.to/3CdMuTb...

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Please consider signing https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA (the petition by Echo Survivors) to release former staff at Echo.church from NDAs so they can share their stories and heal. As of this uploading, 1,211 people have signed in support of this NDA free plea. Go to: https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA (https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA) ********** Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse, especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself. Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part five of their story. Please listen to parts one to four on EPS 100-103 for context. Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church: https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/church-conflict-or-spiritual-abuse-saddleback-echo-wood-driscoll-reyes/?fbclid=IwAR3ugPJIWduKP7iP0yDHvkR7H-eKOPPTXgkdw6WCcFYc084s_URmky4V5l8 (Religion News article) https://julieroys.com/opinion-rick-warren-sermon-mars-hill-reveals-ignorance-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 6th article) (9/8/22 about the Rick Warren- Mark Driscoll- Andy Wood connection based on Rick's sermon) https://julieroys.com/echo-church-defends-ndas-petition-gains-700-signatures/ (Julie Roys's 5th article) (about Echo.church's email on 9/2/22 after the petition to release NDAs at Echo.church garnered nearly 700 signatures) https://julieroys.com/incoming-saddleback-pastor-retaliate-baptist-group-broker-deals/ (Julie Roys's 4th article) https://julieroys.com/saddleback-pastor-predatory-patternacquire-churches-baptist/ (Jule Roys's 3rd article) https://julieroys.com/former-staffers-expose-bullying-rick-warren-successor-andy-wood/ (Julie Roys's 2nd article) https://julieroys.com/alleged-victims-challenge-report-clearing-rick-warren-successor-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 1st article) Lori's appearance as a guest on https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/loriadamsbrown/ (Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast) with Corey Nathan. Find books and articles on https://linktr.ee/loriadamsbrown (Lori's linktree) The movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/ (Spotlight )features journalists reporting on the years of cover-up of abuse in the Catholic church. Books to read as resources:https://amzn.to/3QybWqS (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://amzn.to/3Pyi6pI (When Narcissm Comes to Church): https://www.amazon.com/When-Narcissism-Comes-Church-Community/dp/0830841598/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHHBM3HJVQSM&keywords=when+narcissism+comes+to+church&qid=1660797100&s=books&sprefix=When+narci%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 (Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) by Dr. Chuck DeGroathttps://amzn.to/3QOdXPq (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberghttps://amzn.to/3CdMuTb...

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Please consider signing the petition by Echo Survivors to release former staff at Echo.church from NDAs so they can share their stories and heal. As of this uploading, 1,211 people have signed in support of this NDA free plea. Go to: https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA**********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse, especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part five of their story. Please listen to parts one to four on EPS 100-103 for context.Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church:Religion News articleJulie Roys's 6th article (9/8/22 about the Rick Warren- Mark Driscoll- Andy Wood connection based on Rick's sermon)Julie Roys's 5th article (about Echo.church's email on 9/2/22 after the petition to release NDAs at Echo.church garnered nearly 700 signatures)Julie Roys's 4th articleJule Roys's 3rd articleJulie Roys's 2nd articleJulie Roys's 1st articleLori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Find books and articles on Lori's linktreeThe movie Spotlight features journalists reporting on the years of cover-up of abuse in the Catholic church. Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade MullenThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Join Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonDo you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Please consider signing https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA (the petition by Echo Survivors) to release former staff at Echo.church from NDAs so they can share their stories and heal. As of this uploading, 1,211 people have signed in support of this NDA free plea. Go to: https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA (https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA) ********** Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse, especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself. Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part one of their story. Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church: https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/church-conflict-or-spiritual-abuse-saddleback-echo-wood-driscoll-reyes/?fbclid=IwAR3ugPJIWduKP7iP0yDHvkR7H-eKOPPTXgkdw6WCcFYc084s_URmky4V5l8 (Religion News article) https://julieroys.com/echo-church-defends-ndas-petition-gains-700-signatures/ (Julie Roys's 5th article) (about Echo.church's email on 9/2/22 after the petition to release NDAs at Echo.church garnered nearly 700 signatures) https://julieroys.com/incoming-saddleback-pastor-retaliate-baptist-group-broker-deals/ (Julie Roys's 4th article) https://julieroys.com/saddleback-pastor-predatory-patternacquire-churches-baptist/ (Jule Roys's 3rd article) https://julieroys.com/former-staffers-expose-bullying-rick-warren-successor-andy-wood/ (Julie Roys's 2nd article) https://julieroys.com/alleged-victims-challenge-report-clearing-rick-warren-successor-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 1st article) Lori's appearance as a guest on https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/loriadamsbrown/ (Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast) with Corey Nathan. Find books and articles on https://linktr.ee/loriadamsbrown (Lori's linktree) The movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/ (Spotlight )features journalists reporting on the years of cover-up of abuse in the Catholic church. Books to read as resources:https://amzn.to/3QybWqS (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://amzn.to/3Pyi6pI (When Narcissm Comes to Church): https://www.amazon.com/When-Narcissism-Comes-Church-Community/dp/0830841598/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHHBM3HJVQSM&keywords=when+narcissism+comes+to+church&qid=1660797100&s=books&sprefix=When+narci%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 (Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) by Dr. Chuck DeGroathttps://amzn.to/3QOdXPq (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberghttps://amzn.to/3CdMuTb (Something's Not Right: )https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24BR6WJJ3P8X5&keywords=something%27s+not+right&qid=1660797227&s=books&sprefix=something%27s+not+righ%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1 (Decoding...

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Please consider signing the petition by Echo Survivors to release former staff at Echo.church from NDAs so they can share their stories and heal. As of this uploading, 1,211 people have signed in support of this NDA free plea. Go to: https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA**********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse, especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part one of their story.Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church:Religion News articleJulie Roys's 5th article (about Echo.church's email on 9/2/22 after the petition to release NDAs at Echo.church garnered nearly 700 signatures)Julie Roys's 4th articleJule Roys's 3rd articleJulie Roys's 2nd articleJulie Roys's 1st articleLori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Find books and articles on Lori's linktreeThe movie Spotlight features journalists reporting on the years of cover-up of abuse in the Catholic church. Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade MullenThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Join Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonDo you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Please consider signing the petition by Echo Survivors to release former staff at Echo.church from NDAs so they can share their stories and heal. As of this uploading, 1,211 people have signed in support of this NDA free plea. Go to: https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA**********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse, especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part one of their story.Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church:Religion News articleJulie Roys's 5th article (about Echo.church's email on 9/2/22 after the petition to release NDAs at Echo.church garnered nearly 700 signatures)Julie Roys's 4th articleJule Roys's 3rd articleJulie Roys's 2nd articleJulie Roys's 1st articleLori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Find books and articles on Lori's linktreeThe movie Spotlight features journalists reporting on the years of cover-up of abuse in the Catholic church. Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade MullenThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Join Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonDo you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Please consider signing https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA (the petition by Echo Survivors) to release former staff at Echo.church from NDAs so they can share their stories and heal. As of this uploading, 1,211 people have signed in support of this NDA free plea. Go to: https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA (https://www.change.org/echochurchNDA) ********** Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse, especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself. Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part one of their story. Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church: https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/church-conflict-or-spiritual-abuse-saddleback-echo-wood-driscoll-reyes/?fbclid=IwAR3ugPJIWduKP7iP0yDHvkR7H-eKOPPTXgkdw6WCcFYc084s_URmky4V5l8 (Religion News article) https://julieroys.com/echo-church-defends-ndas-petition-gains-700-signatures/ (Julie Roys's 5th article) (about Echo.church's email on 9/2/22 after the petition to release NDAs at Echo.church garnered nearly 700 signatures) https://julieroys.com/incoming-saddleback-pastor-retaliate-baptist-group-broker-deals/ (Julie Roys's 4th article) https://julieroys.com/saddleback-pastor-predatory-patternacquire-churches-baptist/ (Jule Roys's 3rd article) https://julieroys.com/former-staffers-expose-bullying-rick-warren-successor-andy-wood/ (Julie Roys's 2nd article) https://julieroys.com/alleged-victims-challenge-report-clearing-rick-warren-successor-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 1st article) Lori's appearance as a guest on https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/loriadamsbrown/ (Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast) with Corey Nathan. Find books and articles on https://linktr.ee/loriadamsbrown (Lori's linktree) The movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/ (Spotlight )features journalists reporting on the years of cover-up of abuse in the Catholic church. Books to read as resources:https://amzn.to/3QybWqS (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://amzn.to/3Pyi6pI (When Narcissm Comes to Church): https://www.amazon.com/When-Narcissism-Comes-Church-Community/dp/0830841598/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHHBM3HJVQSM&keywords=when+narcissism+comes+to+church&qid=1660797100&s=books&sprefix=When+narci%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 (Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) by Dr. Chuck DeGroathttps://amzn.to/3QOdXPq (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberghttps://amzn.to/3CdMuTb (Something's Not Right: )https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24BR6WJJ3P8X5&keywords=something%27s+not+right&qid=1660797227&s=books&sprefix=something%27s+not+righ%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1 (Decoding...

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part three of their story. (Please listen to parts one and two for context on this EPS.)Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church:Religion News articleJulie Roys's 4th articleJule Roys's 3rd articleJulie Roys's 2nd article Julie Roys's 1st articleLori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade Mullen*****The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself. Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part three of their story. (Please listen to parts one and two for context on this EPS.) Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church: https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/church-conflict-or-spiritual-abuse-saddleback-echo-wood-driscoll-reyes/?fbclid=IwAR3ugPJIWduKP7iP0yDHvkR7H-eKOPPTXgkdw6WCcFYc084s_URmky4V5l8 (Religion News article) https://julieroys.com/incoming-saddleback-pastor-retaliate-baptist-group-broker-deals/ (Julie Roys's 4th article) https://julieroys.com/saddleback-pastor-predatory-patternacquire-churches-baptist/ (Jule Roys's 3rd article) https://julieroys.com/former-staffers-expose-bullying-rick-warren-successor-andy-wood/ (Julie Roys's 2nd article ) https://julieroys.com/alleged-victims-challenge-report-clearing-rick-warren-successor-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 1st article) Lori's appearance as a guest on https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/loriadamsbrown/ (Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast) with Corey Nathan. Books to read as resources:https://amzn.to/3QybWqS (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://amzn.to/3Pyi6pI (When Narcissm Comes to Church): https://www.amazon.com/When-Narcissism-Comes-Church-Community/dp/0830841598/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHHBM3HJVQSM&keywords=when+narcissism+comes+to+church&qid=1660797100&s=books&sprefix=When+narci%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 (Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) by Dr. Chuck DeGroathttps://amzn.to/3QOdXPq (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberghttps://amzn.to/3CdMuTb (Something's Not Right: )https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24BR6WJJ3P8X5&keywords=something%27s+not+right&qid=1660797227&s=books&sprefix=something%27s+not+righ%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1 (Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power) by Dr. Wade Mullen***** The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our https://www.facebook.com/groups/651922025855936 (Facebook group). We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of...

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part three of their story. (Please listen to parts one and two for context on this EPS.)Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church:Religion News articleJulie Roys's 4th articleJule Roys's 3rd articleJulie Roys's 2nd article Julie Roys's 1st articleLori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade Mullen*****The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself. Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part three of their story. (Please listen to parts one and two for context on this EPS.) Articles about the abusive environment at Echo.church: https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/church-conflict-or-spiritual-abuse-saddleback-echo-wood-driscoll-reyes/?fbclid=IwAR3ugPJIWduKP7iP0yDHvkR7H-eKOPPTXgkdw6WCcFYc084s_URmky4V5l8 (Religion News article) https://julieroys.com/incoming-saddleback-pastor-retaliate-baptist-group-broker-deals/ (Julie Roys's 4th article) https://julieroys.com/saddleback-pastor-predatory-patternacquire-churches-baptist/ (Jule Roys's 3rd article) https://julieroys.com/former-staffers-expose-bullying-rick-warren-successor-andy-wood/ (Julie Roys's 2nd article ) https://julieroys.com/alleged-victims-challenge-report-clearing-rick-warren-successor-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 1st article) Lori's appearance as a guest on https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/loriadamsbrown/ (Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast) with Corey Nathan. Books to read as resources:https://amzn.to/3QybWqS (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://amzn.to/3Pyi6pI (When Narcissm Comes to Church): https://www.amazon.com/When-Narcissism-Comes-Church-Community/dp/0830841598/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHHBM3HJVQSM&keywords=when+narcissism+comes+to+church&qid=1660797100&s=books&sprefix=When+narci%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 (Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) by Dr. Chuck DeGroathttps://amzn.to/3QOdXPq (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberghttps://amzn.to/3CdMuTb (Something's Not Right: )https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24BR6WJJ3P8X5&keywords=something%27s+not+right&qid=1660797227&s=books&sprefix=something%27s+not+righ%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1 (Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power) by Dr. Wade Mullen***** The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our https://www.facebook.com/groups/651922025855936 (Facebook group). We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of...

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself. Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part two of their story. (Please listen to part one for context on this EPS.) https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/church-conflict-or-spiritual-abuse-saddleback-echo-wood-driscoll-reyes/?fbclid=IwAR3ugPJIWduKP7iP0yDHvkR7H-eKOPPTXgkdw6WCcFYc084s_URmky4V5l8 (Religion News article) https://julieroys.com/saddleback-pastor-predatory-patternacquire-churches-baptist/ (Jule Roys's 3rd article) https://julieroys.com/former-staffers-expose-bullying-rick-warren-successor-andy-wood/ (Julie Roys's 2nd article ) https://julieroys.com/alleged-victims-challenge-report-clearing-rick-warren-successor-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 1st article) Lori's appearance as a guest on https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/loriadamsbrown/ (Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast) with Corey Nathan. Books to read as resources:https://amzn.to/3QybWqS (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://amzn.to/3Pyi6pI (When Narcissm Comes to Church): https://www.amazon.com/When-Narcissism-Comes-Church-Community/dp/0830841598/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHHBM3HJVQSM&keywords=when+narcissism+comes+to+church&qid=1660797100&s=books&sprefix=When+narci%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 (Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) by Dr. Chuck DeGroathttps://amzn.to/3QOdXPq (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberghttps://amzn.to/3CdMuTb (Something's Not Right: )https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24BR6WJJ3P8X5&keywords=something%27s+not+right&qid=1660797227&s=books&sprefix=something%27s+not+righ%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1 (Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power) by Dr. Wade Mullen The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our https://www.facebook.com/groups/651922025855936 (Facebook group). We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) & on Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr...

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part two of their story. (Please listen to part one for context on this EPS.)Religion News articleJule Roys's 3rd articleJulie Roys's 2nd article Julie Roys's 1st articleLori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade MullenThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Join Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonDo you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part two of their story. (Please listen to part one for context on this EPS.)Religion News articleJule Roys's 3rd articleJulie Roys's 2nd article Julie Roys's 1st articleLori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade MullenThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Join Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonDo you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself. Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part two of their story. (Please listen to part one for context on this EPS.) https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/church-conflict-or-spiritual-abuse-saddleback-echo-wood-driscoll-reyes/?fbclid=IwAR3ugPJIWduKP7iP0yDHvkR7H-eKOPPTXgkdw6WCcFYc084s_URmky4V5l8 (Religion News article) https://julieroys.com/saddleback-pastor-predatory-patternacquire-churches-baptist/ (Jule Roys's 3rd article) https://julieroys.com/former-staffers-expose-bullying-rick-warren-successor-andy-wood/ (Julie Roys's 2nd article ) https://julieroys.com/alleged-victims-challenge-report-clearing-rick-warren-successor-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 1st article) Lori's appearance as a guest on https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/loriadamsbrown/ (Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast) with Corey Nathan. Books to read as resources:https://amzn.to/3QybWqS (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://amzn.to/3Pyi6pI (When Narcissm Comes to Church): https://www.amazon.com/When-Narcissism-Comes-Church-Community/dp/0830841598/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHHBM3HJVQSM&keywords=when+narcissism+comes+to+church&qid=1660797100&s=books&sprefix=When+narci%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 (Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) by Dr. Chuck DeGroathttps://amzn.to/3QOdXPq (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberghttps://amzn.to/3CdMuTb (Something's Not Right: )https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24BR6WJJ3P8X5&keywords=something%27s+not+right&qid=1660797227&s=books&sprefix=something%27s+not+righ%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1 (Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power) by Dr. Wade Mullen The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our https://www.facebook.com/groups/651922025855936 (Facebook group). We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) & on Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr...

Laura Barringer is an early years teacher by day and an author in her spare time.Her latest project is a new book she co-authored with her father, Scot McKnight, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Barringer says in recent years, Christians have gotten used to revelations of abuses of many kinds in our most respected churches, and we need a better way. Today on Connections, Laura discusses her thoughts on church leadership and ways of moving forward in a good way. She will also share the inspiration behind the book and what it was like to write with her father.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part one of their story.Religion News articleJulie Roys's 2nd article Julie Roys's 1st articleLori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politiics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade MullenThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself. Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part one of their story. https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/church-conflict-or-spiritual-abuse-saddleback-echo-wood-driscoll-reyes/?fbclid=IwAR3ugPJIWduKP7iP0yDHvkR7H-eKOPPTXgkdw6WCcFYc084s_URmky4V5l8 (Religion News article) https://julieroys.com/former-staffers-expose-bullying-rick-warren-successor-andy-wood/ (Julie Roys's 2nd article ) https://julieroys.com/alleged-victims-challenge-report-clearing-rick-warren-successor-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 1st article) Lori's appearance as a guest on https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/loriadamsbrown/ (Talkin' Politiics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast) with Corey Nathan. Books to read as resources:https://amzn.to/3QybWqS (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://amzn.to/3Pyi6pI (When Narcissm Comes to Church): https://www.amazon.com/When-Narcissism-Comes-Church-Community/dp/0830841598/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHHBM3HJVQSM&keywords=when+narcissism+comes+to+church&qid=1660797100&s=books&sprefix=When+narci%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 (Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) by Dr. Chuck DeGroat https://amzn.to/3QOdXPq (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberg https://amzn.to/3CdMuTb (Something's Not Right: )https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24BR6WJJ3P8X5&keywords=something%27s+not+right&qid=1660797227&s=books&sprefix=something%27s+not+righ%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1 (Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power) by Dr. Wade Mullen The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our https://www.facebook.com/groups/651922025855936 (Facebook group). We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) & on Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr (@loriadbr).https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference (https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference) or http://loriadamsbrown.com/ (loriadamsbrown.com)Interested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live...

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself. Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part one of their story. https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/church-conflict-or-spiritual-abuse-saddleback-echo-wood-driscoll-reyes/?fbclid=IwAR3ugPJIWduKP7iP0yDHvkR7H-eKOPPTXgkdw6WCcFYc084s_URmky4V5l8 (Religion News article) https://julieroys.com/former-staffers-expose-bullying-rick-warren-successor-andy-wood/ (Julie Roys's 2nd article ) https://julieroys.com/alleged-victims-challenge-report-clearing-rick-warren-successor-abuse/ (Julie Roys's 1st article) Lori's appearance as a guest on https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/loriadamsbrown/ (Talkin' Politiics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast) with Corey Nathan. Books to read as resources:https://amzn.to/3QybWqS (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://amzn.to/3Pyi6pI (When Narcissm Comes to Church): https://www.amazon.com/When-Narcissism-Comes-Church-Community/dp/0830841598/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHHBM3HJVQSM&keywords=when+narcissism+comes+to+church&qid=1660797100&s=books&sprefix=When+narci%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 (Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) by Dr. Chuck DeGroat https://amzn.to/3QOdXPq (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberg https://amzn.to/3CdMuTb (Something's Not Right: )https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24BR6WJJ3P8X5&keywords=something%27s+not+right&qid=1660797227&s=books&sprefix=something%27s+not+righ%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1 (Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power) by Dr. Wade Mullen The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our https://www.facebook.com/groups/651922025855936 (Facebook group). We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) & on Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr (@loriadbr).https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference (https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference) or http://loriadamsbrown.com/ (loriadamsbrown.com)Interested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live...

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Trigger warning: If you have experienced spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or any type of abuse especially in a faith-based environment, this episode deals with content that may be triggering. Please feel free to listen in small chunks or if this is too traumatizing, please feel free to not listen until you are ready. We do recommend speaking with a therapist who is trauma-informed. Please take good care of yourself.Lori and Jason Adams-Brown share their story of spiritual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse at Echo.church in San Jose, CA at the hands of Andy Wood and Filipe Santos. Their story is by no means the worst story of abuse behind the curtain of Echo.church, but it is one that is not covered by the many NDA's that Andy and Filipe had many staff sign over the years in order to control the narrative and image manage the abuse of particular staff over the years. Many former staff have shared their stories, but due to fear of going public and also the many NDA's, there is much fear. This is part one of their story.Religion News articleJulie Roys's 2nd article Julie Roys's 1st articleLori's appearance as a guest on Talkin' Politiics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast with Corey Nathan.Books to read as resources:A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerWhen Narcissm Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Chuck DeGroatRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse--and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Dr. Wade MullenThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Evangelicals are no longer the largest religious group in the South. Russell Moore says they've been replaced by a dangerous new kind of southern secularism. These MAGA-vangelicals don't attend church, don't follow the moral teachings of the Bible, and are fixated on politics and conspiracy theories but still call themselves “Christians.” What role does the church have in mitigating the danger of this new sect? Plus, a church in Texas faces legal trouble for performing an evangelistic revision of the musical Hamilton without a license. Then, Katelyn Beaty is back to discuss her new book Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church. She explains why we keep manufacturing more Christian celebrities despite their high failure rate, and why accountability structures aren't enough. Also this week, Phil eulogizes Freya the walrus, and a man sues after five years of flatulence. Patreon Bonus with Katelyn Beaty: The ugly side of Christian publishing - https://www.patreon.com/posts/70617486/ News Segment 2:45 - Freya the walrus update 9:42 - News of the Butt 15:25 - Church production of Hamilton 25:55 - The new secular south 42:48 - With God Daily https://withgoddaily.com/ Interview with Katelyn Beaty “Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church” - https://amzn.to/3wb3aqJ 44:10 - Interview intro 46:15 - Why this book? 50:45 - Fame vs. celebrity 58:13 - When accountability doesn't work 1:04:27 - Celebrity and an illusion of intimacy 1:13:29 - Christian celebrity and discipleship 1:19:41 - Credits Other articles and resources mentioned: “When the South Loosens its Bible Belt” by Russell Moore (Christianity Today) - https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/august-web-only/russell-moore-white-evangelicals-bible-belt-south-church.html “Fighting Flesh and Blood” by Kristin Du Mez - https://kristindumez.substack.com/p/fighting-flesh-and-blood?sd=pf “A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing” by Laura McKnight Barringer and Scot McKnight - https://amzn.to/3A4jRF9 News of the Butt - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11041055/Father-stopped-farting-ate-ham-roll-market-five-years-ago-sues-200k.html Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/ Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

In this episode, we sit down with Laura Barringer who is an Author who alongside Scot McKnight, wrote, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing.  In this conversation, we talk about the results of leading through power and fear and how church planters can instead cultivate cultures of goodness. Buy A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes HealingA Church Called Tov WebsiteJoin our Facebook Community!

Over the last few years, spiritual abusive tendencies in church leaders and church environments have come to light over and over again. Hillsong Church, Bobby Houston, Brian Houston, Carl Lentz, Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill, Willow Creek, Bill Hybels, Bob Jones University, The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), John MacArthur, C.J. Mahaney, Sovereign Grace Ministries... just to name a few have are some of the notable and high profile pastors and churches that have come into the light as abusive. Many of these churches and/or leaders have account after account of allegations that they have hidden. Many stories have come out about them silencing victims. Christianity Today's “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” has brought many conversations around spiritual abuse out into the open. The goal in this episode to to help us understand how common spiritual abuse is in our Christian environments, how to recognize spiritual abuse, and what we can do moving forward. A Few resources mentioned: When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse https://amzn.to/3IMCdyM A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing https://amzn.to/3uSJ8Am Other Links: Zach's blog: https://www.zachzienka.com David's blog: https://davidruybalid.wordpress.com

In light of recent events with elder boards making decisions on allegations of abuse by pastors, a rebroadcast on one of our more popular and requested guests, Dr. Chuck DeGroat, seemed timely. Dr. Chuck DeGroat is Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality and Interim D.Min. Director at Western Theological Seminary  and faculty member for the Soul Care Institute. He is an author, speaker, consultant, and therapist. He is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America. He pastored in Orlando and San Francisco before transitioning to training and forming pastors. His experience includes training clergy in issues of abuse and trauma, pastor and planter assessments, church consultations, and investigations of abuse among pastors and within congregations. He has been featured on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast by Mike Cosper at Christianity Today in regards to the abuse of staff by pastor Marc Driscoll.Chuck has been married to Sara for 27 years, and has two adult daughters.He is the author of:When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual AbuseLeaving Egypt: Finding God in Wilderness PlacesWholeheartedness: Busyness, Exhaustion and Healing the Divided Self,Toughest People to Love: How to Understand, Lead, and Love the Difficult People in Your Life -- Including Yourself.Follow Dr. DeGroat's work on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter*Several books are mentioned in this podcast that help in learning to discern the patterns of pastors who bully, intimidate and coerce their staff when it is not easy to see from the outside and is not something everyone on staff experiences. (If you are on a church elder board, or a church hiring committee, I highly recommend these books):A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse and Freeing Yourself From Its Power by Wade MullenRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingMentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

In light of recent events with elder boards making decisions on allegations of abuse by pastors, a rebroadcast on one of our more popular and requested guests, Dr. Chuck DeGroat, seemed timely. https://www.chuckdegroat.net/ (Dr. Chuck DeGroat) is Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality and Interim D.Min. Director at https://www.westernsem.edu/faculty/degroat/ (Western Theological Seminary ) and faculty member for the https://www.soulcareinstitute.com/ (Soul Care Institute). He is an author, speaker, consultant, and therapist. He is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America. He pastored in Orlando and San Francisco before transitioning to training and forming pastors. His experience includes training clergy in issues of abuse and trauma, pastor and planter assessments, church consultations, and investigations of abuse among pastors and within congregations. He has been featured on https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/ (The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill )podcast by Mike Cosper at Christianity Today in regards to the abuse of staff by pastor Marc Driscoll. Chuck has been married to Sara for 27 years, and has two adult daughters. He is the author of: https://amzn.to/3h0NkX7 (When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) https://amzn.to/3gWPhE4 (Leaving Egypt: Finding God in Wilderness Places) https://amzn.to/3vOnfjy (Wholeheartedness: Busyness, Exhaustion and Healing the Divided Self), https://amzn.to/3gQuIub (Toughest People to Love: How to Understand, Lead, and Love the Difficult People in Your Life -- Including Yourself). Follow Dr. DeGroat's work on https://www.instagram.com/chuckdegroat/?hl=en (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/chuck.degroat (Facebook), and https://twitter.com/chuckdegroat (Twitter) *Several books are mentioned in this podcast that help in learning to discern the patterns of pastors who bully, intimidate and coerce their staff when it is not easy to see from the outside and is not something everyone on staff experiences. (If you are on a church elder board, or a church hiring committee, I highly recommend these books): https://www.amazon.com/Church-Called-Tov-Goodness-Promotes/dp/1496446003/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J10Q3YSTBYNC&keywords=a+church+called+tov&qid=1656996975&sprefix=a+church+%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1 (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1I6JCQ43ITUC7&keywords=something%27s+not+right+wade+mullen&qid=1656996897&sprefix=something%27s+not+%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-1 (Something's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse and Freeing Yourself From Its Power) by Wade Mullen https://www.amazon.com/Redeeming-Power-Understanding-Authority-Church/dp/1587434385/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1656996762&sr=8-1 (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberg The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) & on Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr...

In light of recent events with elder boards making decisions on allegations of abuse by pastors, a rebroadcast on one of our more popular and requested guests, Dr. Chuck DeGroat, seemed timely. Dr. Chuck DeGroat is Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality and Interim D.Min. Director at Western Theological Seminary  and faculty member for the Soul Care Institute. He is an author, speaker, consultant, and therapist. He is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America. He pastored in Orlando and San Francisco before transitioning to training and forming pastors. His experience includes training clergy in issues of abuse and trauma, pastor and planter assessments, church consultations, and investigations of abuse among pastors and within congregations. He has been featured on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast by Mike Cosper at Christianity Today in regards to the abuse of staff by pastor Marc Driscoll.Chuck has been married to Sara for 27 years, and has two adult daughters.He is the author of:When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual AbuseLeaving Egypt: Finding God in Wilderness PlacesWholeheartedness: Busyness, Exhaustion and Healing the Divided Self,Toughest People to Love: How to Understand, Lead, and Love the Difficult People in Your Life -- Including Yourself.Follow Dr. DeGroat's work on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter*Several books are mentioned in this podcast that help in learning to discern the patterns of pastors who bully, intimidate and coerce their staff when it is not easy to see from the outside and is not something everyone on staff experiences. (If you are on a church elder board, or a church hiring committee, I highly recommend these books):A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse and Freeing Yourself From Its Power by Wade MullenRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Dr. Diane LangbergThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingMentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

In light of recent events with elder boards making decisions on allegations of abuse by pastors, a rebroadcast on one of our more popular and requested guests, Dr. Chuck DeGroat, seemed timely. https://www.chuckdegroat.net/ (Dr. Chuck DeGroat) is Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality and Interim D.Min. Director at https://www.westernsem.edu/faculty/degroat/ (Western Theological Seminary ) and faculty member for the https://www.soulcareinstitute.com/ (Soul Care Institute). He is an author, speaker, consultant, and therapist. He is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America. He pastored in Orlando and San Francisco before transitioning to training and forming pastors. His experience includes training clergy in issues of abuse and trauma, pastor and planter assessments, church consultations, and investigations of abuse among pastors and within congregations. He has been featured on https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/ (The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill )podcast by Mike Cosper at Christianity Today in regards to the abuse of staff by pastor Marc Driscoll. Chuck has been married to Sara for 27 years, and has two adult daughters. He is the author of: https://amzn.to/3h0NkX7 (When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual Abuse) https://amzn.to/3gWPhE4 (Leaving Egypt: Finding God in Wilderness Places) https://amzn.to/3vOnfjy (Wholeheartedness: Busyness, Exhaustion and Healing the Divided Self), https://amzn.to/3gQuIub (Toughest People to Love: How to Understand, Lead, and Love the Difficult People in Your Life -- Including Yourself). Follow Dr. DeGroat's work on https://www.instagram.com/chuckdegroat/?hl=en (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/chuck.degroat (Facebook), and https://twitter.com/chuckdegroat (Twitter) *Several books are mentioned in this podcast that help in learning to discern the patterns of pastors who bully, intimidate and coerce their staff when it is not easy to see from the outside and is not something everyone on staff experiences. (If you are on a church elder board, or a church hiring committee, I highly recommend these books): https://www.amazon.com/Church-Called-Tov-Goodness-Promotes/dp/1496446003/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J10Q3YSTBYNC&keywords=a+church+called+tov&qid=1656996975&sprefix=a+church+%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1 (A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing) by Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1I6JCQ43ITUC7&keywords=something%27s+not+right+wade+mullen&qid=1656996897&sprefix=something%27s+not+%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-1 (Something's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse and Freeing Yourself From Its Power) by Wade Mullen https://www.amazon.com/Redeeming-Power-Understanding-Authority-Church/dp/1587434385/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1656996762&sr=8-1 (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Dr. Diane Langberg The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) & on Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr...

Welcome to the eighth episode of the Power Shift Edition podcast season, another beautiful collaboration between Danielle Strickland and World Vision. We are connecting with people at the intersection of power shifting around the world, including World Vision staff.  In this episode, Danielle interviews Laura Barringer and Scot McKnight. Laura Barringer is an outspoken advocate for the wounded resisters of institutional abuse. Laura is coauthor of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a curriculum writer for Grow Kids, a ministry of Stuff You Can Use. She published articles for The Jesus Creed and The Englewood Review of Books, and her writing has been featured in Church Leaders, The Roys Report, and Converge Summit. Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College.Scot McKnight, a New Testament scholar who has written widely on the historical Jesus and Christian spirituality, is a Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree from Cornerstone University, a master's from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a doctorate from the University of Nottingham. He has written more than 80 books, including the popular The Jesus Creed blog, which won an award from Christianity Today in 2004. You can read more from Scot at Substack.For more on all the things Danielle Strickland, go to daniellestrickland.comFor more information on Infinitum Life, go to infinitumlife.comFor more information on the Women Speakers Collective, go to womenspeakerscollective.comFor more information about Brave Global, go to braveglobal.orgCheck out these other collaborations with World Vision:Right Side Up course: Videos & activation guide from Season 1, on beatitudes:  https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/rsu_curriculum Prayer Postures: https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/prayerrhythms Soul Care for leaders: https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/right-side-up-soul-care-with-danielle-strickland Resilient Leadership for Kingdom Come (pastor specific): https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/resilient-leadership-for-kingdom-come Infinitum Prayer Days: https://infinitumlife.com/prayerday 

Laura Barringer is an outspoken advocate for the wounded resisters of institutional abuse. Laura is co-author of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a curriculum writer for Grow Kids, a ministry of Stuff You Can Use. She previously co-authored the children's version of The Jesus Creed and wrote a teacher's guide to accompany the book. She published articles for The Jesus Creed and The Englewood Review of Books, and her writing has been featured in Church Leaders, The Roys Report, and Converge Summit. Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College.

“Only one side could be telling the truth and it's really disturbing either way.” - Laura BarringerOn this episode of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes Laura Barringer to the podcast. Over the past decade, we have seen incredible examples of toxic church culture that has upended congregations and has left thousands of church staff and congregants confused and shaken. In 2020 Laura co-authored a book with her father titled “A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing.” Together, they dedicated the book to “the wounded resisters” which provides a framework to create a “good” church culture rather than a toxic one in order to prevent further abuse.  As you'll hear in her interview with Michael, Laura has firsthand experience of toxic church culture.Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College and makes her home in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three beagles.   HELPFUL RESOURCES:A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes HealingRiverside.fm

Trigger Warning: abuse, spiritual abuseIn part two of our conversation with Regina Brunz, MA - a counselor specializing in spiritual abuse - we move from “What is spiritual abuse?” to “What can we do about it?” and tackle questions like: What is the role of intent in spiritual harm? What do I do if I think I've been spiritually abused? How can we be good companions to someone who has been spiritually abused? Why is community so important in calling out spiritual abuse? Does intent matter with spiritual abuse? What do I do if I think I have spiritually harmed someone? Why is spiritual abuse so rampant right now? Here are some resources to learn more! A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual AbuseIf you're interested in connecting with Regina as a counselor, visit her website https://www.reginabrunzcounseling.com/ to learn more about her practice and schedule a consult. Music citationMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/sonda/your-own-worldLicense code: 1WX6GFMRRZEGMYVC

Trigger Warning: abuse, spiritual abuseToday is part one of our conversation with Regina Brunz, MA - a counselor specializing in spiritual abuse. She helps us answer questions like: What is spiritual abuse? What are the markers that can help us identify spiritual abuse? How does spiritual abuse differ from emotional or psychological abuse? What are the symptoms of spiritual abuse? Here are some resources to learn more! A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual AbuseIf you're interested in connecting with Regina as a counselor, visit her website https://www.reginabrunzcounseling.com/ to learn more about her practice and schedule a consult. Music citationMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/sonda/your-own-worldLicense code: 1WX6GFMRRZEGMYVC

This episode is coming to you for such a time as this.  With spiritual abuse, abuse of power, and sexual abuse becoming such common news in our time, we have to admit that there are many churches with cultures and systems that are unhealthy and even harmful.  If you are a pastor, a church leader, a congregant or just want to be a part of making a difference in a way that helps others flourish, listen in closely to the research and the harsh reality of what is happening on our watch. There is hope of how to do better, and how to be a part of creating goodness cultures together.   Our guests today are a father and daughter co-author duo who walked through a painful reality at Willow Creek church in Chicago, and that experience led them to want to help others.   Dr. Scot McKnight is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His blog, https://www.christianitytoday.com/scot-mcknight/about/about.html (Jesus Creed), is a leading Christian blog. Dr. McKnight's books include https://www.amazon.com/dp/1612615783/?tag=christtoday-20 (The Jesus Creed), https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005IOZUDA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2 (The King Jesus Gospel), https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077CXZ2CD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 (The Blue Parakeet,) https://www.amazon.com/Real-Mary-Scot-McKnight-December/dp/B01B98EXKO/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1614661767&sr=1-1 (The Real Mary), and Junia is Not Alone.  A sought after speaker, he has been interviewed on several radio and television programs as well as spoken at numerous local churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the United States and around the world. Scot McKnight is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies. McKnight's books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese.  You can find him, along with the other 50.5K followers https://twitter.com/scotmcknight (on twitter) at: @scotmcknight  Laura Barringer is a teacher of primary-grade students. She is the co-author of https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612615813?pf_rd_r=DZW1HYYHWSW3JGZYY2G0&pf_rd_p=5ae2c7f8-e0c6-4f35-9071-dc3240e894a8&pd_rd_r=b5e704d7-9bd1-42ff-82e9-c2f855593e81&pd_rd_w=eqJhv&pd_rd_wg=NgWHs&ref_=pd_gw_unk (Sharing God's Love: The Jesus Creed for Children) and wrote a teacher lesson and activity guide to accompany the book. She is also co-author of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and currently resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Mark, and three beagles.  You can find her https://twitter.com/laurambarringer (on twitter) at:  @laurambarringer  Buy their book and highlight it as many times as I did, because https://www.amazon.com/s?k=a+church+called+tov&crid=2JGX5MN2SCBXC&sprefix=a+church+cal%2Caps%2C226&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_12 (A Church Called TOV:  Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing), will likely be, outside of the Bible, the most important book you read this year.  Let's be TOV and create TOV systems and TOV churches together so we can all flourish.  The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) & on...

This episode is coming to you for such a time as this.  With spiritual abuse, abuse of power, and sexual abuse becoming such common news in our time, we have to admit that there are many churches with cultures and systems that are unhealthy and even harmful.  If you are a pastor, a church leader, a congregant or just want to be a part of making a difference in a way that helps others flourish, listen in closely to the research and the harsh reality of what is happening on our watch. There is hope of how to do better, and how to be a part of creating goodness cultures together.   Our guests today are a father and daughter co-author duo who walked through a painful reality at Willow Creek church in Chicago, and that experience led them to want to help others.  Dr. Scot McKnight is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His blog, Jesus Creed, is a leading Christian blog. Dr. McKnight's books include The Jesus Creed, The King Jesus Gospel, The Blue Parakeet, The Real Mary, and Junia is Not Alone.  A sought after speaker, he has been interviewed on several radio and television programs as well as spoken at numerous local churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the United States and around the world. Scot McKnight is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies. McKnight's books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese. You can find him, along with the other 50.5K followers on twitter at: @scotmcknight Laura Barringer is a teacher of primary-grade students. She is the co-author of Sharing God's Love: The Jesus Creed for Children and wrote a teacher lesson and activity guide to accompany the book. She is also co-author of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and currently resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Mark, and three beagles. You can find her on twitter at:  @laurambarringer Buy their book and highlight it as many times as I did, because A Church Called TOV:  Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing, will likely be, outside of the Bible, the most important book you read this year.  Let's be TOV and create TOV systems and TOV churches together so we can all flourish. The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingDid you know that podcasts are a great way to grow your personal and business brand voice?Here's the secret, we all want to feel connected to brands we buy from. What better way to humanize a brand than through sharing your story on a podcast.Kitcaster is a podcast booking agency that specializes in developing real human connections through podcast appearances.If you are an expert in your field, have a unique story to share, or an interesting point of view-- it's time to explore the world of podcasting with Kitcaster.You can expect a completely customized concierge service from our staff of communication experts. Kitcaster is your secret weapon in podcasting for business. Your audience is waiting to hear from you.Go to https://kitcaster.com/difference/ to apply for a special offer for friends of this podcast.Mentioned in this episode:Join Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonDo you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

This episode is coming to you for such a time as this.  With spiritual abuse, abuse of power, and sexual abuse becoming such common news in our time, we have to admit that there are many churches with cultures and systems that are unhealthy and even harmful.  If you are a pastor, a church leader, a congregant or just want to be a part of making a difference in a way that helps others flourish, listen in closely to the research and the harsh reality of what is happening on our watch. There is hope of how to do better, and how to be a part of creating goodness cultures together.   Our guests today are a father and daughter co-author duo who walked through a painful reality at Willow Creek church in Chicago, and that experience led them to want to help others.   Dr. Scot McKnight is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His blog, https://www.christianitytoday.com/scot-mcknight/about/about.html (Jesus Creed), is a leading Christian blog. Dr. McKnight's books include https://www.amazon.com/dp/1612615783/?tag=christtoday-20 (The Jesus Creed), https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005IOZUDA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2 (The King Jesus Gospel), https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077CXZ2CD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 (The Blue Parakeet,) https://www.amazon.com/Real-Mary-Scot-McKnight-December/dp/B01B98EXKO/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1614661767&sr=1-1 (The Real Mary), and Junia is Not Alone.  A sought after speaker, he has been interviewed on several radio and television programs as well as spoken at numerous local churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the United States and around the world. Scot McKnight is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies. McKnight's books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese.  You can find him, along with the other 50.5K followers https://twitter.com/scotmcknight (on twitter) at: @scotmcknight  Laura Barringer is a teacher of primary-grade students. She is the co-author of https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612615813?pf_rd_r=DZW1HYYHWSW3JGZYY2G0&pf_rd_p=5ae2c7f8-e0c6-4f35-9071-dc3240e894a8&pd_rd_r=b5e704d7-9bd1-42ff-82e9-c2f855593e81&pd_rd_w=eqJhv&pd_rd_wg=NgWHs&ref_=pd_gw_unk (Sharing God's Love: The Jesus Creed for Children) and wrote a teacher lesson and activity guide to accompany the book. She is also co-author of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and currently resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Mark, and three beagles.  You can find her https://twitter.com/laurambarringer (on twitter) at:  @laurambarringer  Buy their book and highlight it as many times as I did, because https://www.amazon.com/s?k=a+church+called+tov&crid=2JGX5MN2SCBXC&sprefix=a+church+cal%2Caps%2C226&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_12 (A Church Called TOV:  Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing), will likely be, outside of the Bible, the most important book you read this year.  Let's be TOV and create TOV systems and TOV churches together so we can all flourish.  The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) & on...

This episode is coming to you for such a time as this.  With spiritual abuse, abuse of power, and sexual abuse becoming such common news in our time, we have to admit that there are many churches with cultures and systems that are unhealthy and even harmful.  If you are a pastor, a church leader, a congregant or just want to be a part of making a difference in a way that helps others flourish, listen in closely to the research and the harsh reality of what is happening on our watch. There is hope of how to do better, and how to be a part of creating goodness cultures together.   Our guests today are a father and daughter co-author duo who walked through a painful reality at Willow Creek church in Chicago, and that experience led them to want to help others.  Dr. Scot McKnight is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His blog, Jesus Creed, is a leading Christian blog. Dr. McKnight's books include The Jesus Creed, The King Jesus Gospel, The Blue Parakeet, The Real Mary, and Junia is Not Alone.  A sought after speaker, he has been interviewed on several radio and television programs as well as spoken at numerous local churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the United States and around the world. Scot McKnight is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies. McKnight's books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese. You can find him, along with the other 50.5K followers on twitter at: @scotmcknight Laura Barringer is a teacher of primary-grade students. She is the co-author of Sharing God's Love: The Jesus Creed for Children and wrote a teacher lesson and activity guide to accompany the book. She is also co-author of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and currently resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Mark, and three beagles. You can find her on twitter at:  @laurambarringer Buy their book and highlight it as many times as I did, because A Church Called TOV:  Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing, will likely be, outside of the Bible, the most important book you read this year.  Let's be TOV and create TOV systems and TOV churches together so we can all flourish. The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingDid you know that podcasts are a great way to grow your personal and business brand voice?Here's the secret, we all want to feel connected to brands we buy from. What better way to humanize a brand than through sharing your story on a podcast.Kitcaster is a podcast booking agency that specializes in developing real human connections through podcast appearances.If you are an expert in your field, have a unique story to share, or an interesting point of view-- it's time to explore the world of podcasting with Kitcaster.You can expect a completely customized concierge service from our staff of communication experts. Kitcaster is your secret weapon in podcasting for business. Your audience is waiting to hear from you.Go to https://kitcaster.com/difference/ to apply for a special offer for friends of this podcast.Mentioned in this episode:Join Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonDo you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

In this episode, we discuss some common verses used by churches to Spiritually Abuse victims. We also discuss how common it is to find abuse of power in evangelical churches. Many times, congregations are experiencing Spiritual Abuse without realizing it. A Church Called TovWillow Creek article1 Tim. 5:19Laura Barringer is an outspoken advocate for the wounded resisters of institutional abuse. Laura is coauthor of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a curriculum writer for Grow Kids, a ministry of Stuff You Can Use. She previously coauthored the children's version of The Jesus Creed and wrote a teacher's guide to accompany the book. She published articles for The Jesus Creed and The Englewood Review of Books, and her writing has featured in Church Leaders and The Roys Report. Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College. Twitter: @laurambarringer

My #3 Book of 2021 is A Church Called Tov by Laura Barringer and Scot McKnight! From the Very First Chapter, the Bible Teaches Us That God is Good The original language of the Bible, Hebrew, uses the word tov, which means "good."  Join Lisa and me for a fascinating and important conversation with Laura Barringer and Scot McKnight, authors of the incredible book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing Here's the book's website, where you can learn all about Laura and Scot. Music by Travis Ryan  

Source material & recommended Reading Ep 2 A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing - LINKRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church - LINKWhen Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse - LINKResources/BooksComposing, Sound Design, Mixing & Mastering - MajorPodcastEditingButterfly House Films, LLCSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bbtbpod)

Laura Barringer joins the podcast to talk about her book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a teacher of primary-grade students. She is the co-author of Sharing God's Love: The Jesus Creed for Children and wrote a teacher lesson and activity guide to accompany the book. She is a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and currently resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Mark, and three beagles. Find her on Twitter (@laurambarringer). Learn more about beagle rescue and adoption at homesforanimalheroes.com.

Unfortunately, there have been many stories of abuses of power within the church recently. But there is hope. Author Scot McKnight shares God's call to goodness and helps you find healing, from his book, "A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing."

Unfortunately, there have been many stories of abuses of power within the church recently. But there is hope. Author Scot McKnight shares God's call to goodness and helps you find healing, from his book, "A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing."

In this episode we pick up our conversation with Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer to discuss their book A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing.

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer to discuss their book A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. This is a two part episode.

*Trigger warning: We discuss sexual assault in The Church and Bill Hbyels and Willow Creek Church in Chicago.   Scot McKnight is a theologian, an author, and a professor at Northern Seminary in Chicago. On this episode of Chicago, we talk about his book A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Scott is desperate for the church to be “tov” (good) and a place for people to thrive. He uses his studies of The Bible to help others go deeper in their Christian walk. We discuss narcissism in The Church and why it is so important to share the pulpit and share platforms to destroy pride and ego. Scot knows churches can be “tov” and we have the power of The Holy Spirit within us to fight against abuse and form a culture of goodness among God's people. Connect with Scot: IG: @scotandkris Twitter:@scotmcknight Facebook: @scot.mcknight Mentioned in the episode:   A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing   The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast   When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse Connect With Angie: Website: chatologie.com IG: @angiebrownelkins Twitter: @Angieelkins Facebook: @chatologieangieelkins This episode was edited and produced by Angie Elkins Media

(00:00-8:04): Brian and Aubrey discussed Kara Bettis' Christianity Today article, “Gary Chapman Doesn't Know He's Famous.” (8:04-26:05): Dr. Scot McKnight, Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and Coauthor of “A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing,” joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about his new book, “Five Things Biblical Scholars Wish Theologians Knew.” and his blog post, “A Word for Ministry During this Pandemic.” Learn more about Scot and his books at his blog, Jesus Creed and connect with him on Twitter at @scotmcknight (26:05-42:36): Dr. Gregory Jantz, Best-selling Author, Speaker, and Founder of The Center • A Place of HOPE, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about his books, “So Much to Live For: How to Provide Help and Hope to Someone Considering Suicide,” and “The Anxiety Reset.” Learn more about Dr. Jantz and his books at drgregoryjantz.com and connect with him on Twitter at @GregoryJantzPhD And learn more about The Center at aplaceofhope.com (42:36-53:06): Brian and Aubrey shared their TOP FIVE Dream Jobs. Aubrey's #1 pick was a Music Supervisor and Brian's #1 pick was a Barber. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen is joined by two great first-time guests to discuss the current evangelical reckoning with destructive spiritual leadership, narcissism, humility, and of course lots of books on the subject!Hannah Anderson lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where she spends her days  writing and reading and caring for her family.  She is the author of multiple books, including All That's Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment and Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul. Hannah is also the co-host of the Persuasion Podcast. You can follow Hannah on Twitter @sometimesalight.Chuck DeGroat is Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. His academic specialization is in the intersection of psychology and the Bible, and he co-founded the Newbigin House of Studies in San Francisco where he continues to serve as Senior Fellow. His book, When Narcissism Comes to Church, was published with IVP in 2020. You can follow Chuck on Twitter @chuckdegroat. Books Mentioned in this Episode:If you'd like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) All That's Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment by Hannah AndersonHumble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes You by Hannah AndersonWhen Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Chuck DeGroatThe Gravity of Sin: Augustine, Luther and Barth on 'homo incurvatus in se' by Matt JensonRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse - And Freeing Yourself From Its Power by Wade MullenA Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerThe Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse by David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderenHumility: Wellspring of Virtue by Dietrich von HildebrandPlaying God: Redeeming the Gift of Power by Andy CrouchDiscernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life by Henri NouwenThe Way of the Heart: Connecting with God Through Prayer, Wisdom and Silence by Henri NouwenIn the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri NouwenDeath Comes to Pemberley by P.D. JamesHealing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience by Sheila Wise RoweHealing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation by Janina FisherGlittering Images: A Novel by Susan Howatch

To join our Patreon group, click here To subscribe to the Chatologie newsletter, click here Sign up for the Enjoy God's Word Conference Welcome back to the show. Today, Angie is chatting with Kat Harris. Kat is an author, podcaster, and photographer who lives in New York! Kat isn't afraid to ask the hard questions, and her passions are centered around empowering and equipping single christian women to embrace their singleness into today's culture.    On today's episode with Kat, Angie has a conversation about:  Deconstructing and reconstructing the Church  Getting to the root of faith and values Navigating Christianity in today's culture    Mentioned in this episode: Sexless in the City by Kat Harris  SYSK Selects: The 'Satanic Panic' of the 1980s - Stuff You Should Know Podcast Revelation 2  John 8:1-11  Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Scott Mcknight Genesis 1 Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice by Eric Mason Urban Apologetics: Restoring Black Dignity with the Gospel by Eric Mason Connect with Kat: Instagram ~ Pinterest  ~ Website   Connect with Angie: Instagram ~ Facebook ~ Website   Show Credits: Chatologie is a production on Angie Elkins Media Show Notes and production help by Bailey Thomas Music by Robert Elkins Design by Riley Moody 

Brenda J and Karen Wonder interview Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer, Authors of A Church Called Tov, Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. They discuss how their compassion for the Willow Creek and Harvest church abuse victims led them to write the book about a goodness/Tov culture to promote healing. A powerful must listen podcast to inspire a goodness culture in your church and everywhere you go. churchcalledtov.org https://hangingontohope.org

Brenda J and Karen Wonder interview Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer, Authors of A Church Called Tov, Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. They discuss how their compassion for the Willow Creek and Harvest church abuse victims led them to write the book about a goodness/Tov culture to promote healing. A powerful must listen podcast to inspire a goodness culture in your church and everywhere you go. churchcalledtov.org https://hangingontohope.org

Too many of us have experienced abuse of power from pastors in our churches. This happens in churches that have allowed for a culture of toxicity. To resist toxicity, we need to restore goodness in our churches. The Hebrew word translated “good” is tov.  Scot McKnight and his daughter Laura Barringer have written A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing (Tyndale, 2020).  In this episode, we interview Scot McKnight. Dr. McKnight is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lisle, IL. He is a New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, and theologian. He has a very popular blog called "Jesus Creed" that is housed at ChristianityToday.com.  Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. To get your copy of A Church Called Tov, contact Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts and Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about it on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! 

From the Very First Chapter, the Bible Teaches Us That God is Good The original language of the Bible, Hebrew, uses the word tov, which means "good."  Join Lisa and me for a fascinating and important conversation with Laura Barringer and Scot McKnight, authors of the incredible book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing Here's the book's website, where you can learn all about Laura and Scot.  

Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer join Amy to talk about how Laura encouraged Scot to use his platform to speak up for the women who had been abused by Bill Hybels and how they later wrote a book together to advocate for healthier church communities Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.com   In this episode Bill Hybels scandal What lead Scot and Laura to write a Church Called Tov Advice for ministry leaders Culture change dynamics Wounded Resisters The cost of speaking up A church that is doing it right   Featured Guest Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer   Resources mentioned This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangled A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. https://amzn.to/4j79Dtm New York Times Bill Hybels article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/us/bill-hybels-willow-creek-pat-baranowski.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nE4.ShTC.5BNAC4fNGhwv&smid=url-share   Tell Your Friends! If you loved this episode, leave us a review on your favorite podcast app and share it with a friend. Tag us if you share it on social media.   Follow Untangled Faith wherever you listen to podcasts Follow on Apple podcasts Subscribe on YouTube Follow on Spotify Follow on Podcast Addict   Want to share your thoughts with us or talk about partnering with the show? Email: amy@untangledfaithpodcast.com Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Threads Follow me on BlueSky

Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer have a conversation with Amy Fritz about their book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing.Scot, Laura, and Amy talk about why pastors don't always publicly speak up when they see victims tell their story, where the term "wounded resisters" came from, the cost of speaking up, and the advice Scot gives to those who plan to go into ministry.Links mentioned:A Church Called TovChicago TribuneSarah Pulliam Bailey Washington PostChristianity Today Bob SmietanaScot McKnight BlogNarcissism in the Church by Chuck DeGroatA Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi PastSupport the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledfaith)

Sheila Wray Gregoire is a popular speaker, marriage blogger, and the author of nine books, including The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex and her latest book, The Great Sex Rescue, which she coauthored with her daughter Rebecca Lindenbach and Joanna Sawatsky. Today, Sheila shares how she became a Christian sex blogger, when she first realized that she must stand for justice, and how studying the messages Christians were sending about sex affected her faith. Plus, we talk all about the research behind The Great Sex Rescue, and the more faithful way to look at a hot issue like sex. This conversation reminds us that love and mutuality is the way. Listen to Sheila's story today Stories Sheila shared: Picking up a copy of Love and Respect and how that bothered her Growing up as an evangelical in multiple denominations Struggling with gender roles and her own calling Being ready to ditch the faith at 16 Losing a son after five years of marriage Discovering her spiritual prophetic gift Getting into blogging about sex by accident Why it's sad we've turned sex into a transaction How sex and power are related The mutuality of sex in the Bible Why men are the victims of shame The message that is sent when sex is taught as an obligation Great quotes from Sheila: Life does not have to be happy for it to be real. Your faith can still be genuine even when you're grieving. It doesn't you're spiritually weak to grieve. My heart is with the oppressed. When I see an injustice I can't handle it and I need to speak out. God is an intimate God. When we follow Jesus we are not harmed. Resources we mentioned: Sheila's blog The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended Books we mentioned: Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis by Mary DeMuth When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Chuck DeGroat Related episodes: J. Parker and How the Gospel Applies to Sex Thomas Umstattd Jr. and Untwisting the Gospel  Chris Taylor and Sex and Spiritual Growth The post Sheila Wray Gregoire and the Great Sex Rescue appeared first on Eric Nevins.

On the first episode of The Untangled Faith Podcast, Amy has a conversation with author and speaker, Mary DeMuth about the characteristics of a spiritually abusive environment. We also hear from the first in our series of wounded resisters as Colleen shares part 1 of her story of discovering her pastor was hiding a big secret from their congregation.Show links:10 Ways to Spot Spiritual Abuse | Mary DeMuthA Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes HealingAmy and Heather go on the record for Bob Smietana in this articleEsau McCaulley, The Unsettling Power of EasterMary DemuthUntangled Faith Podcast (@untangledfaith) • Instagram photos and videosUntangled Faith Podcast | FacebookUntangled Faith PodcastSupport the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledfaith)

(Continued) How some people responded to the podcast, and the surprising thing we realized after making it --- Show notes for The Aftermath: Parts 1 & 2 Resources: A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing Laura Barringer and Scot McKnight Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Oct 6, 2020 Icons of Christ: A Biblical and Systematic Theology for Women's Ordination William G. Witt Baylor University Press, 2020 “BCO 8 - 3: Duties of the Elder” https://www.pcahistory.org/bco/fog/08/03.html --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/projecthearmeout/message

(00:00-08:32): Brian shared his thoughts on Trevin Wax's Gospel Coalition blog post, “Give Me Jesus.” (08:32-18:36): Phil Ballmaier, Pastor of Calvary Chapel of Elk Grove Village and Host of Day By Day Radio, heard weekdays at 4:30am and 6pm on AM 1160, joined Brian to chat about his radio ministry and how God has reached people through Day By Day Radio. Brian and Pastor Phil also chatted about the special offer this month for a free download of Pastor Phil's series, “What's Next for America” at 1160hope.com.   Learn more about Pastor Phil and Day by Day Radio at daybydayradio.org **This interveiw with Phil originally aired on 3/11/21** (18:36-38:18): Daniel Yang, Director of the Send Institute, joined Brian to talk about the shootings in Atlanta, how Asian-American discrimination has spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how Christians can take a stand against discrimination. Connect with Daniel on Twitter at @koobxwm **This interview with Daniel originally aired on 3/18/21** (38:18-46:26): Brian commented on Kathy Keller's Life in the Gospel article, “The Great Commission Must Be Our Guide in These Polarizing Times.” (46:26-56:34): Steve Shwetz, Host of Thru the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, heard weekdays at 5am and 6:30pm CT on AM 1160, joined Brian to chat about the April 2nd launch of TTB's 11th cycle “Thru the Bible,” the “Why I love the Bible” listener videos, and the global ministry of Thru the Bible.  Learn more about Thru the Bible's 11th cycle “Thru the Bible” at ttb.org Learn more about the “Why I love the Bible” listener videos at TTB.org/love **This interview with Steve originally aired on 3/17/21** (56:34-1:16:57):  Dr. Scot McKnight, world-renowned speaker, writer, professor, and the Julius R. Mantey Chair of New Testament at Northern Seminary, joined Brian to chat about his Jesus Creed blog post, “Empathy is a Virtue,” and his book,  A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing.  Learn more about Scot and his books at his blog, Jesus Creed.  **This interview with Scot originally aired on 3/17/21** See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00-09:23): Brian discussed the history.com article, “History of St. Patrick's Day,” and shared some of St Patrick's quotes from goodreads.com.  (09:23-18:57): Brian shared his thoughts about the following news articles on pro-life issues: “Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Signs Bill Permitting Abortion Coverage 'Without Limits'” “Franklin Graham Endorses COVID-19 Vaccines: 'It's Consistent with Scripture' in Saving Lives” “Pro-life groups ask Supreme Court to stop federal gov't from funding abortions” (18:57-29:00): Steve Shwetz, Host of Thru the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, heard weekdays at 5am and 6:30pm CT on AM 1160, joined Brian to chat about the April 2nd launch of TTB's 11th cycle “Thru the Bible,” the “Why I love the Bible” listener videos, and the global ministry of Thru the Bible.  Learn more about Thru the Bible's 11th cycle “Thru the Bible” at ttb.org Learn more about the “Why I love the Bible” listener videos at TTB.org/love (29:00-37:15): Brian commented on Brett McCracken's Gospel Coalition article, “Deconversion Is Not as Countercultural as You Think.” (37:15-45:51): Brian discussed the horrible shooting in Atlanta.   “8 dead in Atlanta-area spa shootings, suspect arrested” “There were 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents, mostly against women, in past year” “Suspect in Atlanta spa killings ‘big into religion'” Dr. Scot McKnight, world-renowned speaker, writer, professor, and the Julius R. Mantey Chair of New Testament at Northern Seminary, joined Brian to chat about his Jesus Creed blog post, “Empathy is a Virtue,” and his book,  A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing.  Learn more about Scot and his books at his blog, Jesus Creed.  (1:06:05-1:13:34): Brian discussed two articles from the Good News Network:  “52% of Americans Surveyed Say They Volunteered for the First Time During the Pandemic” “Wife's Humorous Obituary For Late Husband Goes Viral – ‘Cause of death: Being dead sexy'” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an interview with Dr. Chuck DeGroat about his newest book, "When Narcissism Comes to Church." We talk about the signs of narcissism, how it hurts the church, and the process of healing.Chuck is a Professor at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. You can connect with Chuck by going to his website - www.chuckdegroat.net.Chuck's book, "When Narcissism Comes to Church"10 Signs of Narcissism - Centering all decision-making on themselves- Impatience or an inability to listen to others- Delegating without giving proper authority or with too many limits- Feelings of entitlement- Feeling threatened or intimidated by other talented staff- Needing to be the best and brightest in the room- Inconsistency and impulsiveness- Praising and withdrawing- Intimidating others- Fauxnerability (a faux or fake vulnerability)QUOTES from the book:[narcissists are] “mirror-hungry,” using their audiences and followers as a mirror to reflect back praise and admiration. The narcissistic leader's hidden shame and pervasive sense of emptiness is alleviated, perhaps only for a little while, by the applause of an adoring crowd or the affection of a devoted follower."I've never seen systemic health emerge apart from the leader (or leaders) going on their own transformational journey."“I am convinced that the missional fervor and rise in church planting we've witnessed since the 1980s can be correlated with a growing prevalence of narcissism. Nowhere have I seen the narcissism-shame dynamic more pronounced than among church planters, some of whom have become megachurch pastors. Some church planting assessments I've seen practically invite narcissistic leadership. My work in this area as a therapist, pastor, consultant, psychological assessor, and professor over many years persuades me that the narcissism in many young men in particular is baptized as spiritual giftedness in a way that does great disservice to them and ignores deep wells of shame and fragility lurking within” (p. 8).DeGroat says, “When I started doing psychological assessments for pastors and church planters, I saw that narcissistic traits were often presented as strengths. Narcissism can be interpreted as confidence, strong leadership, clear vision, a thick skin… A colleague of mine often says that ministry is a magnet for a narcissistic personality – who else would want to speak on behalf of God every week” (p. 19)DeGroat writes, “In my own work, which includes fifteen years of psychological testing on pastors, the vast majority of ministerial candidates test on the spectrum of cluster B DSM-V personality disorders, which feature narcissistic traits most prominently... The rates are even higher among church planters” (p. 19).DeGroat observes, “Narcissistic pastors are anxious and insecure shepherds who do not lead the sheep to still waters but into hurricane winds. I've attended and spoken at dozens of pastor's conferences and I see this anxiety abuzz in the comparison and competition, the showmanship and dress, the addiction to substances and fitness and social media and approval” (p. 20).He writes, “The Exodus story allows us to see ourselves, and our congregations, as pilgrims on a healing journey. It invites us to see the enslavement that keeps us from thriving. It invites us to be brave enough to cry out to God. It invites to the risky journey, fleeing what is familiar for an unpredictable path ahead. It invites us to have patience in the face of a long and winding wilderness road. It invites us to lament in the face of continued pain. It invites us to resolve to enter a new land, a hope-filled place of flourishing. Indeed, all stories of transformation necessarily take us on a cruciform (cross-shaped) journey imitating the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, as we become participants in his suffering in order to experience his resurrection” (p. 133).DeGroat observes, “Many of us find ourselves too busy, too habituated to the demands of modern life, too out of touch with deeper emotions to take our stories seriously and to embark on a healing journey... Healing requires radical honesty with ourselves and the courage to follow through on the wilderness path [to healing]. Perhaps the two most important components of healing trauma are awareness and intentionality. Because trauma thrives in the shadows, awareness and intentionality are often neglected for self-promotion, disconnection, and self-sabotage” (p. 141).OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:"Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places," by Chuck DeGroat"In the Name of Jesus," by Henri Nouwen"On the Mischiefs of Self-Ignorance and the Benefits of Self-Acquaintance," by Richard Baxter"A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing," by Scot McKnight

This is an interview with Dr. Chuck DeGroat about his newest book, "When Narcissism Comes to Church." We talk about the signs of narcissism, how it hurts the church, and the process of healing.Chuck is a Professor at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. You can connect with Chuck by going to his website - www.chuckdegroat.net.Chuck's book, "When Narcissism Comes to Church"10 Signs of Narcissism - Centering all decision-making on themselves- Impatience or an inability to listen to others- Delegating without giving proper authority or with too many limits- Feelings of entitlement- Feeling threatened or intimidated by other talented staff- Needing to be the best and brightest in the room- Inconsistency and impulsiveness- Praising and withdrawing- Intimidating others- Fauxnerability (a faux or fake vulnerability)QUOTES from the book:[narcissists are] “mirror-hungry,” using their audiences and followers as a mirror to reflect back praise and admiration. The narcissistic leader’s hidden shame and pervasive sense of emptiness is alleviated, perhaps only for a little while, by the applause of an adoring crowd or the affection of a devoted follower."I've never seen systemic health emerge apart from the leader (or leaders) going on their own transformational journey."“I am convinced that the missional fervor and rise in church planting we’ve witnessed since the 1980s can be correlated with a growing prevalence of narcissism. Nowhere have I seen the narcissism-shame dynamic more pronounced than among church planters, some of whom have become megachurch pastors. Some church planting assessments I’ve seen practically invite narcissistic leadership. My work in this area as a therapist, pastor, consultant, psychological assessor, and professor over many years persuades me that the narcissism in many young men in particular is baptized as spiritual giftedness in a way that does great disservice to them and ignores deep wells of shame and fragility lurking within” (p. 8).DeGroat says, “When I started doing psychological assessments for pastors and church planters, I saw that narcissistic traits were often presented as strengths. Narcissism can be interpreted as confidence, strong leadership, clear vision, a thick skin… A colleague of mine often says that ministry is a magnet for a narcissistic personality – who else would want to speak on behalf of God every week” (p. 19)DeGroat writes, “In my own work, which includes fifteen years of psychological testing on pastors, the vast majority of ministerial candidates test on the spectrum of cluster B DSM-V personality disorders, which feature narcissistic traits most prominently... The rates are even higher among church planters” (p. 19).DeGroat observes, “Narcissistic pastors are anxious and insecure shepherds who do not lead the sheep to still waters but into hurricane winds. I’ve attended and spoken at dozens of pastor’s conferences and I see this anxiety abuzz in the comparison and competition, the showmanship and dress, the addiction to substances and fitness and social media and approval” (p. 20).He writes, “The Exodus story allows us to see ourselves, and our congregations, as pilgrims on a healing journey. It invites us to see the enslavement that keeps us from thriving. It invites us to be brave enough to cry out to God. It invites to the risky journey, fleeing what is familiar for an unpredictable path ahead. It invites us to have patience in the face of a long and winding wilderness road. It invites us to lament in the face of continued pain. It invites us to resolve to enter a new land, a hope-filled place of flourishing. Indeed, all stories of transformation necessarily take us on a cruciform (cross-shaped) journey imitating the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, as we become participants in his suffering in order to experience his resurrection” (p. 133).DeGroat observes, “Many of us find ourselves too busy, too habituated to the demands of modern life, too out of touch with deeper emotions to take our stories seriously and to embark on a healing journey... Healing requires radical honesty with ourselves and the courage to follow through on the wilderness path [to healing]. Perhaps the two most important components of healing trauma are awareness and intentionality. Because trauma thrives in the shadows, awareness and intentionality are often neglected for self-promotion, disconnection, and self-sabotage” (p. 141).OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:"Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places," by Chuck DeGroat"In the Name of Jesus," by Henri Nouwen"On the Mischiefs of Self-Ignorance and the Benefits of Self-Acquaintance," by Richard Baxter"A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing," by Scot McKnight

Diane answers questions like... Why is it difficult for us to face abuse and misuse of power in the church? What is holding us back? How has Christendom been seduced by power?  What would you say to someone who has experienced the misuse of power or abuse within the church? Diane Langberg is an internationally recognized psychologist, counsellor, and co-founder of the Global Trauma Recovery Institute at Biblical Theological Seminary. With 47 years of experience, Diane speaks regularly on abuse and trauma all over the world. She directs her own counselling practice in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. http://eepurl.com/hpJOg9 (E-mail Sign-Up) Resources: https://www.amazon.ca/Redeeming-Power-Understanding-Authority-Church-ebook/dp/B087RTG65G/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Diane+Langberg+Redeeming+Power%3A+Understanding+Authority+and+Abuse+in+the+Church&qid=1615010013&sr=8-1 (Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church) by Diane Langberg https://www.amazon.ca/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse-ebook/dp/B085FPH94C (Something's Not Right) by Wade Mullen https://www.amazon.ca/Church-Called-Tov-Goodness-Promotes/dp/1496446003/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=A+Church+Called+Tov%3A+Forming+a+Goodness+Culture+That+Resists+Abuses+of+Power+and+Promotes+Healing&qid=1615010141&sr=8-1 (A Church Called Tov )by Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer https://www.amazon.ca/Playing-God-Hc-Andy-Crouch/dp/0830837655 (Playing God) by Andy Crouch https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/I68Shop?fbclid=IwAR3egQG0mQ2v0k3P7yBjQOQgfq_4d6imJu0s4qTtkFCb_Nk6filTkMuhpb4 (I68Shop: Faith in Motion) Journal https://youtu.be/7iOnkTR7rDE (Faith Fatigue Teaching Video) Connect with Diane: Website: http://dianelangberg.com (dianelangberg.com) Connect with Leah: IG: https://www.instagram.com/leah.rempel/ (@leah.rempel) FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4075541105853974 (Intentional Women of Faith) Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/leahrempel/shop?asc=u (MERCH), https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/I68Shop?fbclid=IwAR3egQG0mQ2v0k3P7yBjQOQgfq_4d6imJu0s4qTtkFCb_Nk6filTkMuhpb4 (I68Shop)

This episode is coming to you for such a time as this.  With spiritual abuse, abuse of power, and sexual abuse becoming such common news in our time, we have to admit that there are many churches with cultures and systems that are unhealthy and even harmful.  If you are a pastor, a church leader, a congregant or just want to be a part of making a difference in a way that helps others flourish, listen in closely to the research and the harsh reality of what is happening on our watch. There is hope of how to do better, and how to be a part of creating goodness cultures together.   Our guests today are a father and daughter co-author duo who walked through a painful reality at Willow Creek church in Chicago, and that experience led them to want to help others.  Dr. Scot McKnight is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His blog, Jesus Creed, is a leading Christian blog. Dr. McKnight's books include The Jesus Creed, The King Jesus Gospel, The Blue Parakeet, The Real Mary, and Junia is Not Alone.  A sought after speaker, he has been interviewed on several radio and television programs as well as spoken at numerous local churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the United States and around the world. Scot McKnight is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies. McKnight's books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese. You can find him, along with the other 50.5K followers on twitter at: @scotmcknight Laura Barringer is a teacher of primary-grade students. She is the co-author of Sharing God's Love: The Jesus Creed for Children and wrote a teacher lesson and activity guide to accompany the book. She is also co-author of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and currently resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Mark, and three beagles. You can find her on twitter at:  @laurambarringer Buy their book and highlight it as many times as I did, because A Church Called TOV:  Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing, will likely be, outside of the Bible, the most important book you read this year.  Let's be TOV and create TOV systems and TOV churches together so we can all flourish. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.  On Clubhouse @loriadbr. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook on Twitter at @loriadbr and at https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference---Mentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

This episode is coming to you for such a time as this.  With spiritual abuse, abuse of power, and sexual abuse becoming such common news in our time, we have to admit that there are many churches with cultures and systems that are unhealthy and even harmful.  If you are a pastor, a church leader, a congregant or just want to be a part of making a difference in a way that helps others flourish, listen in closely to the research and the harsh reality of what is happening on our watch. There is hope of how to do better, and how to be a part of creating goodness cultures together.   Our guests today are a father and daughter co-author duo who walked through a painful reality at Willow Creek church in Chicago, and that experience led them to want to help others.   Dr. Scot McKnight is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His blog, https://www.christianitytoday.com/scot-mcknight/about/about.html (Jesus Creed), is a leading Christian blog. Dr. McKnight's books include https://www.amazon.com/dp/1612615783/?tag=christtoday-20 (The Jesus Creed), https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005IOZUDA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2 (The King Jesus Gospel), https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077CXZ2CD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 (The Blue Parakeet,) https://www.amazon.com/Real-Mary-Scot-McKnight-December/dp/B01B98EXKO/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1614661767&sr=1-1 (The Real Mary), and Junia is Not Alone.  A sought after speaker, he has been interviewed on several radio and television programs as well as spoken at numerous local churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the United States and around the world. Scot McKnight is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies. McKnight's books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese.  You can find him, along with the other 50.5K followers https://twitter.com/scotmcknight (on twitter) at: @scotmcknight  Laura Barringer is a teacher of primary-grade students. She is the co-author of https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612615813?pf_rd_r=DZW1HYYHWSW3JGZYY2G0&pf_rd_p=5ae2c7f8-e0c6-4f35-9071-dc3240e894a8&pd_rd_r=b5e704d7-9bd1-42ff-82e9-c2f855593e81&pd_rd_w=eqJhv&pd_rd_wg=NgWHs&ref_=pd_gw_unk (Sharing God's Love: The Jesus Creed for Children) and wrote a teacher lesson and activity guide to accompany the book. She is also co-author of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and currently resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Mark, and three beagles.  You can find her https://twitter.com/laurambarringer (on twitter) at:  @laurambarringer  Buy their book and highlight it as many times as I did, because https://amzn.to/3aDAcVM (A Church Called TOV:  Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing), will likely be, outside of the Bible, the most important book you read this year.  Let's be TOV and create TOV systems and TOV churches together so we can all flourish.  Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.  On Clubhouse @loriadbr. Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) and at https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference (https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference) --- Mentioned in this episode: Coaching Sept 22 Want to get unstuck and make a difference? Go to...