Many times those who have experienced spiritual abuse are re-traumatized when they try to speak about what's happened.

They're often labeled bitter, disgruntled, and gossips, and once again, wounded by Christians in the church.

So how should the church respond to survivors of church hurt, and how can we create cultures

in our churches that are safe and healthy?

Welcome to the Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the

church.

I'm Julie Roy's.

And in part two of my podcast with Justin Humphreys, we tackle these crucially important questions. And if you miss

part one of my podcast with Justin, I encourage you to go back and listen to part one. In it,

we deal with the definition and stages of spiritual abuse. And as the CEO of 318, the leading

Christian safeguarding charity in the UK, Justin has profound insights into this unique form of

psychological and emotional abuse. But in this podcast, we look at the aftermath of spiritual

abuse. How can survivors heal? And how can the church, the source of so much pain and trauma

for these survivors, become what Jesus intended it to be, a place of safety and

healing. We also look at spiritual leadership. We've discussed some of the ways that it can be

abused, but what does authentic spiritual leadership look like? We'll get to my interview with

Justin in just a moment, but first, I'd like to thank two sponsors of this podcast, Accord

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