After years spent in an abuse of church, how do you heal? How do you spot a safe pastor?

And how do you avoid repeating the same mistake? Welcome to the Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to

reporting the truth and restoring the church. I'm Julie Roy's. And joining me today is Ken Garrett, author of

in the House of Friends, Understanding and Healing from Spiritual Abuse in Christian Churches.

And today's podcast is part two of a two-part series on escaping and healing from an abusive church.

If you missed part one, I encourage you to go back now and listen

to that podcast first. In it, Ken tells about the 12 years he spent an occultic abusive church

in the Portland area. And he draws on that experience to describe hallmarks of abusive churches

and their narcissistic pastors. He also describes what survivors of abuse need most

after escaping their abusive communities. And in this podcast, Ken describes the powerful experience

he had when he first divulged to a pastor outside his former abusive community that his previous

pastor had sexually abused Ken's daughters. Ken describes what a

safe community and a safe pastor looks like. And he tells of the decades-long legal battle he and

others have had trying to bring his former pastor to justice. This is such an important discussion,

and I'm so glad you've joined me.

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