For those wondering about Moses Model churches, in particular Calvary Chapel churches, this site , Calvary Chapel Abuse , takes a look at th...

This blog focuses on aledged spiritually abusive practices of Word of Faith Fellowship in North Carolina, but includes links to other spiri...

On a forum post, a Harold Camping follower rides the spiritual roller coaster so many spiritual abuse victims find themselves on: defending...

In Predators in the Pulpit , Chris Efinda, on the Bereans blog, talks about the doctrine of covering your father's nakedness . In spirit...

Provender's links to a cogent treatise on Matthew 18 and spiritual abuse http://communiosanctorum.com/?p=96 called Principles, not Proce...

Dr. Barbara Orlowski has written a book on spiritual abuse, and especially healing after the fact. Check out the reviews on Amazon . It loo...

Jana and Barry Bishop confess to enabling an abusive church leadership and offer an apology to spiritual abuse victims. Barry's post is ...

This article, A Word to the Wives , explores the dangers that happen when a pastor intrudes into the sacred bond of a man and wife. It's...

   Called Cult Education Forums , these boards are for people who are involved, or were previously involved, in abusive churches and cults t...

Kira Love Counseling Services Kira, a former spiritual abuse victim and now a counselor, will provide counseling sessions, in some cases by...

If you ever wondered why people stay in cults, Shari Howerton’s Breaking the Chains: Overcoming the Spiritual Abuse of a False Gospel gives...

From Pajama Pages , this observation about modern "visionary" leaders. A key line: When followers must completely sell out to the...

I found this link on FBCJAXwatchdog's blog . Pajama pages blog chronicles a horrific series of acts church members did to a Christian ...

A major newspaper in California covered the issue of spiritual abuse focusing on several families from different churches in the Sacramento ...

When Geocities folded in October, a very important site on spiritual abuse  from Rest Ministries was no longer accessible. Before it disappe...

Wicked Shepherds site deals with spiritual abuse mostly among Reformed Baptist churches. It includes a pretty decent checklist of spiritua...

A Malaysian blog on spiritual abuse, Messy Christian , points out how hard it is on abusees when "friends" who've never experi...

Radiant Life Church The Sacramento Bee highlights a story about spiritual abuse in California. Members bought houses close together on the ...

Here is a video (audio, really) on the subject of "silly women," refering to 2 Tim 3:6, about abusers creeping into houses and bri...

A post emphasizing the abuses that occur when love is forgotten.

RED FLAGS is a Provender post that explores how some churches devolve into dangerous places. It combines ideas from several spiritual abuse...

This site offers a nice, clear list of common spiritually abusive statements -- and responses from scripture -- in an easy-to-read format.

Two articles on the language of spiritual abuse. I just discovered this one on the Battered Sheep site called What Language Does your Church...

Con Artist Pastors? The Persecutors is a series on the African Bereans blog . It looks at many different aspects of abusive leaders and the...

Why don't you just leave? This question comes to anyone confronting spiritual abuse in their group. In this case, the question is handle...

Is one of your main roles in the church acting as a dealer for a narcissistic church leader's ego-feeding needs? Are you inadvertently a...

These links are to video presentations by Jeff VanVonderen, co-author of the groundbreaking work The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse . Title...

The regular Provender site includes links to resources on spiritual abuse and cult-like behaviors in churches and groups. It also includes a...

Covert-aggressive personality is a disorder that could be behind abusive behaviors in some church leaders. Off a link at Under Much Grace bl...

A blog with tremendously astute insights into spiritual abuse called The Bereans discusses many aspects of church leaders gone wrong. A post...

If people are saved at my church, how can it be spiritually abusive? This article from truthguard.com points out that God can work in the ...

Restoring the Heart blog summarizes aftereffects of spiritual abuse mentioned in VanVonderan and Johnson's The Subtle Power of Spiritua...

Ten Characteristics of Abused and Wounded Christians , from Restoring the Heart blog, summarizes aftereffects of spiritual abuse mentioned i...

The web resource Cults and Aberrant Groups provides links to several articles on cults and cult-like churches or groups. Titles of articles ...

Unfortunately, not always open to public view Characteristics of a Sociopath, quoted in a now private, brave blog of survivors from a cult-...

When has Authority Gone Too Far? This article, from Battered Sheep, highlights the unhealthy way we've turned pastors to gods. It inclu...

Another site that shows the techniques abusers use, and compares them to mind control techniques used on prisoners of war, is this from Marg...

Common Characteristics of How Cults Operate: Thoughtful list that pinpoints techniques that cults, and controlling churches, use to capture...

churchabuse.com includes decent articles, especially on recovery from spiritual abuse -- as well as other resources. Article titles include...

This site sees Spiritual Abuse as a form of divination, when leaders pretend to know your mind, heart or motives. A unique angle. Never real...

Does your pastor pretend he "knows your heart"? Divination, Is It Real or Fake? by churchabuse.com , shows that the little mind t...

This brief and clearly organized article from Australia in pdf format called The Insidious Harm of Spiritual Abuse cuts to the heart of the ...

What god are you worshiping in a spiritually abusive church? That is the question Dale Ryan seeks to answer in his article: If your god is n...

Many abusive pastors use flattery to manipulate. This article from Wittenberg Gate explores the danger of flattery.

Battered Sheep Ministries: This site is a treasure trove of spiritual abuse resources. It provides links to various articles on spiritual a...

This Australian site Clare's Blog : Clergy Abuse Australia , (also drawing on The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse ) sums up spiritual ab...

Narcissism in the Pulpit , includes a wealth of good information about what's behind a leader's need to control abusively. (The spoo...

Spiritual Abuse by Scott Nicloy, a Salvation Army pastor. This article explores reasons behind spiritual abuse and the sometimes unintended...

Discovered at Under Much Grace blog is this perceptive collection of abuser traits - culled from several sources - entitled Characteristics...

Voices from the Fringe is a good place to see what kinds of extremes spiritual abuse can lead to. Ron Enroth, author of Churches that Abuse...

Barnabas Ministry offers a well-organized site that helps someone in a questionable church decide if their church is leaning toward the unhe...

Voices from the Fringe is a good place to see what kinds of extremes spiritual abuse can lead to. Ron Enroth, author of Churches that Abuse...

When women are primary targets of a spiritually abusive system, it helps to have support from other women. From a distinctly female perspect...

VM Life Resources . This blog emphasizes recovery and is directed at the hardcore cult experience. It includes resources for identifying spi...

From Set Free on What Really Matters blog is this perspective on the gains you can experience if you leave an abusive group: Here are some s...

One of the best restatements of the thought of a person tempted to get involved in an authoritarian church is this from Spiritual Authority ...

Another blog with a panoply of resources Under Much Grace is frequently updated and lists many helpful observations about spiritual abuse. ...

A well-designed and aesthetically creative blog on the topic is this one, called The Cult Next Door: Spiritual Abuse in Plain Sight. The blo...

People of the Lie , by Scott Peck includes helpful insights on different aspects of "evil people" including those responsible for ...

Not of My Making by Margaret Jones tells of a woman who endured a series of abusive situations including abuse from two churches. The autho...