The author explains why it is critical that the church exercise church discipline when office-bearers are guilty of abusive behaviour.

This article offers a brief and simple guide for church leaders to protect themselves from becoming spiritually abusive.

This article identifies several factors in church life that can serve to allow the use of spiritual abuse. The insights the author provides can help churches prevent spiritual abuse.

The author discusses spiritual abuse, what some of the danger signs are, and how a Christian should respond when he or she experiences it. She also sounds a warning for those in leadership who face the temptation to use their positions to control those under their leadership.

This article characterizes spiritual abuse as a form of emotional and psychological abuse, and offers a definition in the hope that it will help the church to identify and deal with spiritual abuse.

This article addresses spiritual leaders and the kind of relationship there ought to be between shepherds and sheep. The author does so by exploring the example of the apostle Paul and how he responded to the Corinthians who were complaining about him. Paul's letters to the Corinthians give much food for thought regarding conflict resolution.

This article addresses spiritual leaders and the kind of relationship there ought to be between shepherds and sheep. The author does so by exploring the example of the apostle Paul and how he responded to the Corinthians who were complaining about him. 1 Corinthians 1:10-1 Corinthians 3:32 reveal how Paul focused his concern on the body of Christ, on Christ himself, and on Christlikeness.

This article addresses spiritual leaders and the kind of relationship there ought to be between shepherds and sheep. The author does so by exploring the example of the apostle Paul and how he responded to the Corinthians who were complaining about him. 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 reveals how his identity in Christ trumps what others think of him.

This article addresses spiritual leaders and the kind of relationship there ought to be between shepherds and sheep. The author does so by exploring the example of the apostle Paul and how he responded to the Corinthians who were complaining about him. In particular, the author considers 1 Corinthians 1:1-9.

This is a somewhat academic and nuanced statement about the topic of spiritual abuse, and can be helpful in determining whether a matter ought to be identified and dealt with as spiritual abuse.