by Don Veinot | Jun 12, 2025 | Authoritarian, Books, Christ and the Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Fear, Jehovah's Witnesses, Legalism, Mormonism, Politics, Racism, Shepherding, Spiritual Abuse, Word Faith
Intimidation comes at us on a variety of fronts, sometimes in subtle ways. It might come from the political arena or even religious groups. Sometimes we can be intimidated even by family or work associates. Most of the time it is destructive, of course, but in some...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 25, 2016 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Church leadership, False Teacher, Fear, Legalism, Sexual Abuse, Shepherding, Spiritual Abuse
Recovering Grace is a website which hosts discussions of the teachings of Bill Gothard and his Institute in Basic Life Principles. They do this in an effort to help those who have been hurt by Gothard’s legalistic and authoritarian teachings. On February 19, 2016,...
by Ron Henzel | Sep 23, 1996 | MCOI Journal, September/October 1996, Shepherding, Spiritual Abuse
(Originally printed in the September/October 1996 Issue of the MCOI Journal) After three frustrating and disillusioning years, my ministry position in an evangelical church came to a disappointing end in 1987. My wife and I searched for a new church home, but even...
