Church As A Safe Place

Church As A Safe Place

We are all looking for relationships and environments that are safe, that give us life. Sadly, however, many people suffer as a result of the failure to create a safe place within the church environment. Drawing upon the authors&' experience in counseling those who have suffered spiritual abuse, Church as a Safe Place offers help to those who are victims of abuse or anyone committed to ensuring that church is a "safe" place.

A thorough and well-researched seven-part handbook of how to make the church a safer place by addressing the issue of spiritual abuse.

^ We are all looking for relationships and environments that are safe, that give us life. Sadly however, many people suffer as result of the failure to create a safe place within the church environment.

Drawing upon the authors' experience in counselling those who have suffered spiritual abuse, Church as a Safe Place offers help to those who are victims of abuse or anyone committed to ensuring that church is a 'safe' place.

Contents:

• 1. The need for a safe place
• 2. Types of abuse
• 3. Creating a safe place
• 4. Leadership in a safe place
• 5. A new model of pastoral care
• 6. What Christians Believe,
• 7. When things go wrong.