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Church as a Safe Place: Confronting, Resolving and Minimizing Abuse in the Church

Church as a Safe Place: Confronting, Resolving and Minimizing Abuse in the Church

by SusanBWilliams (Author), PeterR,PhDHolmes (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $8.80
Synopsis

A thorough and well-researched seven-part handbook of how to make the church a safer place by addressing the issue of spiritual abuse. We are all looking for relationships and environments that are safe, that give us life. Sadly however, many people suffer as result of the failure to create a safe place within the church environment. Drawing upon the authors' experience in counselling those who have suffered spiritual abuse, Church as a Safe Place offers help to those who are victims of abuse or anyone committed to ensuring that church is a 'safe' place. Contents: 1. The need for a safe place 2. Types of abuse 3. Creating a safe place 4. Leadership in a safe place 5. A new model of pastoral care 6. What Christians Believe, 7. When things go wrong. A very practical, helpful book on a vital subject

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 330
 Publisher: Authentic Media
Published: 24 Mar 2008
ISBN 10: 1860246036
ISBN 13: 9781860246036

Author Bio
Peter R. Holmes (MA, PhD) is a management trainer and co-founder of both Christ Church Deal, Kent and Rapha. He is also a member of the Chartered Management Institute, the Association of Therapeutic Communities (ATC) and a Lead Reviewer on the Community of Communities Research Project of the ATC and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is the author of Becoming More Human: Exploring the Interface of Spirituality; Discipleship and Faith Community; Trinity In Human Community: Exploring Congregational Life in the image of the Social Trinity and The Fasting Journey, and the co-author of Becoming More Like Christ: A Contemporary Biblical Journey; Changed Lives: Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People; Christ walks where evil Reigned and Introducing Salugenic Community: Journeying into Christ - Editorial Review. Susan B. Williams, (Ph.D., University of Bristol) is a business consultant and trainer. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She is a founding member of Christ Church, Deal, in Kent. Her doctoral work was on 'Change, Spirituality and Learning in a Therapeutic community, and she is the co-author of Becoming More Like Christ: A Contemporary Biblical Journey; Changed Lives: Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People; and Meeting Jesus Together: Introducing Salugenic Community.