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The Wounded Minister: Healing from and Preventing Personal Attacks
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Every church deals with personality conflicts and intermittent discord. But in some churches, what should be normal clashes has become a devastating form of abuse-pastoral abuse. A growing phenomenon that cuts across denominational lines and impacts every level of ministry, pastoral abuse... read more

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Every church deals with personality conflicts and intermittent discord. But in some congregations there are people who intentionally attack leaders and initiate a devastating form of abuse - pastoral abuse. A growing phenomenon that cuts across... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

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Every church deals with personality conflicts and intermittent discord. But in some congregations there are people who intentionally attack leaders and initiate a devastating form of abuse - pastoral abuse. A growing phenomenon that cuts across denominational lines and impacts every level of ministry, pastoral abuse leaves in its wake wounded people with ruined ministries, broken relationships, damaged health, even shattered faith.
"The Wounded Minister" examines the reality of evil in churches and the ways in which "clergy killers" or "Pathological antagonists" emotionally and spiritually batter pastors. A deft mix of personal experience and in-depth research, this resource will help wounded people of all ministerial positions learn how to recover their broken hearts while rebuilding their lives. As preventive medicine, it also provides guidelines on how sensitive Christians can develop a church structure that protects their pastors from this tragedy.

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  • Clergy Killers: Every church has them, they're the people who disagree with you for whatever reason, make things difficult for you to carry out the Lord's mission for you there, who gather a small group of gullible listeners to believe their rants about you, and who ultimately succeeds at getting you fired from the church.
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This is not a book for the weak-hearted. It is a no-nonsense look at the hurts, pains, unadulterated anger, and ultimate redemption of a struggling minister who battled the demons within the church & within himself & won.

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Foreword by Dr. Brooks Faulkner 9
Introduction 13

Part 1: The Reality of Abuse
1. Clergy Killers on the Loose 23
2. Pathological Antagonists in the Church 35
3. When Evil Invades the Church 47
4. The Minister's Greatest Enemy: Passive Lay Leaders 59
5. The Dangers of Autonomous Church Polity 69
6. Wrecking a Minister's Life and Career 79
7. Collateral Damage to Ministers 97
8. Collateral Damage to the Church. 115

Part 2: Pathological Ministers
9. Ministers Who Invite Attack 127
10. Abuse from Pathological Ministers 149

Part 3: Recovery & Healing
11. A Ministers' Advisory Council 169
12. Steps toward Healing for Abused Clergy 179
13. Recovering from Shattered Dreams 195
14. Wounded Healers 213

Afterword: Growing through Rejection 221
Notes 227
Recommended Reading 235

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  1. Guy Greenfield (Author)

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