Today we welcome Jeff Cochran to the Beyond Sunday Podcast. Jeff is the founder of the Spiritual Abuse Institute and the host of the Church Disrupted podcast. Jeff is a business owner, church consultant, and has spent many years in local church ministry. His insights into spiritual abuse, church systems, and creating healtheir churches is so insightful. These are TOUGH TOPICS but so necessary to talk about so that we not only create GROWING church but also SAFE churches, free of abusive practices.
Topics Covered:
- The definition of spiritual abuse and how to spot it
- Why pastors have a hard time admitting to their faults
- Spiritual abuse in small and mega churches
- What is especially challenging about mega church culture
- Mega church growth systems and what to be aware of
- How spiritual abuse finds its way into worship ministry
Resources Mentioned:
- Show Sponsor: Planning Center
- Spiritual Abuse Institute
- The Safe Church Pledge
- Church Disrupted Podcast
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