Ep 3. Toxic Church: Understanding the Cycle of Abuse in Church Systems

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The Grace Awakening: Reckoning with Abuse in the Church

Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment (GRACE)

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The GRACE Awakening: Reckoning with Abuse in the Church explores the complex and often hidden dynamics of abuse and power within the church. Join the GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment) team as we tackle tough questions and interview leading experts, journalists, and thinkers to dissect and navigate systemic issues and recurring patterns of harm in Christian contexts.

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Ep 3. Toxic Church: Understanding the Cycle of Abuse in Church Systems

The Grace Awakening: Reckoning with Abuse in the Church

1 hour 7 minutes 25 seconds

3 months ago

Ep 3. Toxic Church: Understanding the Cycle of Abuse in Church Systems

Guests: Wade Mullen & Chuck DeGroat.

Interviewer: Pete Singer

In this episode, Robert, Zane, and Hannah discuss a previous GRACE Live Conversation with Wade Mullen & Chuck DeGroat about how toxic church systems are formed and maintained. Plus, the small cultural norms we find bothersome, the culpability of leaders in culture formation, and three stages of reckoning with toxic church systems.

Resources Mentioned:

GRACE Live Conversation with Wade Mullen & Chuck DeGroat.
Something's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse - and Freeing Yourself from Its Power by Wade Mullen
Walls of Silence: Protecting the Institution Over the Individual by Boz Tchividjian
Consultations with GRACE

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and may not represent the views of GRACE as an organization. Similarly, the presence of a guest on the podcast does not constitute an endorsement of them, their work, or any organization they represent. This podcast is also not a forum for GRACE to discuss past, present, or future investigations or engagements but rather to draw out broader themes, principles, and research around abuse in faith contexts.