Let's Get Spiritual: Abuse in the OPC, Part 3
Sons of Patriarchy
Peter Bell & Sarah Bader
4.2 • 649 Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2025
⏱️ 134 minutes
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Are you in the OPC, and need help? Contact: Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition.
Meet Aimee Byrd (a former member of the OPC in the Northeast and prolific author), Ali LeReaux (a former member of the OPC in the Southeast), and Heather Nadreau (a former member of Christ Church Spokane, CREC).
Spiritual abuse so often gets short shrift, but it upends everything you think about the gospel, the church, Jesus, and the pastors who are commanded to shepherd your soul. The gospel ceases being a salve in favor for a rod. It ceases building you up, by beating you down.
Aimee Byrd's books mentioned in the episode: The Hope in Our Scars The Sexual Reformation Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Why Can't We Be Friends?
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SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.
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| 0:23.1 | Welcome to Sons of Patriarchy. |
| 0:25.6 | Before we dive into today's episode, |
| 0:27.8 | we want to take a moment to provide a content warning. |
| 0:31.2 | In this episode, we'll be discussing sensitive topics, |
| 0:33.9 | including emotional, spiritual, and sexual abuse. |
| 0:39.7 | We understand that these subjects can be triggering from any listeners. If you find yourself feeling uncomfortable or need to take a break, |
| 0:45.1 | please feel free to pause or skip to a later segment. Your well-being is our top priority. |
| 0:51.5 | We encourage you to reach out for support if you need it. There are resources |
| 0:55.7 | available to help you through difficult times, and those can be found in our show notes and intake |
| 1:00.8 | forms to private support communities, which are screened. Thank you for being here with us today. |
| 1:07.8 | Welcome to Let's Get Spiritual, Abuse in the OPC, Part 3. |
| 1:15.1 | In this episode, we'll speak with Amy Bird, a former member of the OPC in the Northeast, and a prolific author in her own right. |
| 1:24.2 | Ali Larelle, a former member of the OPC in the South, and Heather Nodrow, a former member of Christchurch-Spokane, a C-R-E-C congregation. |
| 1:35.9 | Spiritual abuse can be tricky. It doesn't leave a physical mark visible to those in your church. |
| 1:42.9 | It's not as easy to spot as bruises are, nor is it given the |
| 1:47.0 | same level of attention as abuse that does. Those left spiritually abuse are left dumbfounded, |
| 1:55.2 | asking how can the church, the bride of Christ, these pastors who are supposed to love and shepherd me, do this to me. |
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