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61. Finding Life Beyond Church
Nov12November 12, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

61. Finding Life Beyond Church

When I took the job at Tree Town Baptist in 2016, the first promise I made to myself and my family was that I wouldn’t…

59. Four Minus One Equals Three (Part 2)
Oct29November 5, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Friends, Lost Friendship, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

59. Four Minus One Equals Three (Part 2)

I woke up the morning of October 8, 2020, to a text from Friend #2 that said… No, Whitney that wasn’t the drop of the…

58. Four Minus One Equals Three
Oct22October 22, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Friends, Lost Friendship, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

58. Four Minus One Equals Three

This past summer, I had a moment. You see, I waited over two years, hoping things would resolve with the people of Tree Town. I…

57. The Aftermath (Part 2)
Oct15October 15, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Friends, Lost Friendship, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

57. The Aftermath (Part 2)

We joked about being the Golden Girls and the group of women on Steel Magnolias. We would go out to eat, and we would come back home. We would sit in the car for another 2 hours just talking.  

56. The Aftermath (Part 1)
Oct09October 9, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

56. The Aftermath (Part 1)

It didn’t take long after that last text message to the pastor for things to change. Where things had been quiet the months before, the…

55. Open Season (20/20 Part 8)
Oct01October 2, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

55. Open Season (20/20 Part 8)

Instead of a conversation with friends that night, what I walked into was a “courtroom .”I was left to plead my case and prove my innocence.

54. 20/20 Part 7
Sep25September 25, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

54. 20/20 Part 7

Controlling the narrative for the past several months to make him look good may have blown up in my face.

53. Back Porch (20/20 Part 6)
Sep17September 17, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

53. Back Porch (20/20 Part 6)

We agreed that the pastor would come to our house at 6:00 on the evening of April 21, 2020. It was an eventful evening. Our…

52. 20/20 Part 5
Sep14September 15, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

52. 20/20 Part 5

I decided to take things into my own hands. I was tired of playing the pastor’s game.
I called my husband, and he suggested we ask the pastor to come to our house that night to talk. And so, I did.

51. 20/20 Part 4
Sep10September 10, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

51. 20/20 Part 4

After the church decided to hire this new girl, things started happening very quickly. On March 2nd, they shut down my email without any notice and sent me a text requesting that I turn in all of my church keys.

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