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Abusive Pastors
Doctrine and Devotion
English - October 04, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture bible church faith gospel jesus ministry reformed reformedtheology scripture theology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Joe and Jimmy discuss the common marks of abusive pastors and toxic leadership. What are the signs of leaders who will do harm to the church? Below are 10 symptoms of abusive leadership.
Toxic Leaders:
1. Avoid Unaccountability
2. Lack transparency
3. Demonstrate an arrogant/elitist spirit
4. Manipulate members
5. Have a Messiah Complex (I am the savior)
6. Have a Martyr Complex (I am persecuted)
7. Are harsh in the discipline of members
8. Maintain a painful exit process of members
9. Hate on other churches
10. Require extra biblical behavior
RESOURCES
https://churchleaders.com/pastors/pastor-articles/155481-10-ways-to-spot-spiritual-abuse.html
http://www.ministrybestpractices.com/2013/09/9-marks-of-abusive-church.html
https://www.9marks.org/article/dont-be-a-9marxist/
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www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/abusive
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