Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse Amy Fritz

Ryan Ramsey joins Amy Fritz to offer encouragement for those wounded in their faith community.
If you've been hurt and feel alone, I know this conversation will encourage you.
 
Links:
Ryan Ramsey
Under the Unpredictable Plant by Eugene Peterson
 
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This episode is part 2 of the conversation that Amy Fritz and Melissa Hogan started in the previous episode. Amy shares more of what she was seeing in Ramsey Solutions that felt very similar to news of scandal with other Christian ministries and leaders. In this conversation Melissa and Amy talk about over two dozen resources they found helpful in recognizing and processing abusive and/or unhealthy organizations, understanding the hurdles whistle-blowers have to telling the truth, and the voices that gave them courage to speak up.
You can find the full list of resources at the podcast website: Untangled Faith Podcast 
Links:
 Boz Tchividjian, Abuse Survivor Advocate/Attorney
 Julie Roys 
Diane Langberg: Narcissism and the System it Breeds
 
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Amy Fritz is joined by Melissa J. Hogan for a conversation about how they realized they were connected to an unhealthy organization.
Amy and Melissa met when Melissa's husband at the time, and Nathan, Amy's husband, were working at Ramsey Solutions. In this episode they talk about how the events happening in the Evangelical world in 2018 and 2019, along with different strategic resources, helped to open their eyes to red flags in the organization.
Links: 
The Way of the Dragon of the Way of the Lamb 
PhD dissertation from Wade Mullen
 Bill Hybels abuse report
 James MacDonald reporting by Julie Roys
 Rachael Denhollander speaks up about abuse at Sovereign Grace
 Boz Tchividjian, Abuse Survivor Advocate/Attorney
 Julie Roys
 Diane Langberg: Narcissism and the System it Breeds
 The Body Keeps the Score
 Afraid of the Doctor 
Steve Hassan, cult expert
 Melissa J. Hogan
 
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On Episode 2 of the Untangled Faith Podcast, Dr. Gary David Stratton joins Amy Fritz to discuss  Zach Stewart's pastoral plagiarism. Mary DeMuth joins us again to talk about what healing looks like on the other side of spiritual abuse, and we hear the second part of Colleen's story of what happened after discovering that her pastor had plagiarized hundreds of sermons.
 
 Links: Episode 1: Recognizing Spiritual Abuse and Part 1 of Colleen's Story Honesty Matters: The Problem of Pastoral Plagiarism Ask Bob: What should I do about a pastor who is plagiarizing sermons? Gary Stratton Mary DeMuth We Too: How The Church can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis. Wade Mullen CH Spurgeon Lectures to my Students
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We're no longer releasing new episodes of the Untangled Faith podcast. Instead, we'll be re-sharing some of the old classic episodes. Thanks for supporting the podcast!
 
On the first episode of The Untangled Faith Podcast, Amy has a conversation with author and speaker, Mary DeMuth about the characteristics of a spiritually abusive environment.  We also hear from the first in our series of wounded resisters as Colleen shares part 1 of her story of discovering her pastor was hiding a big secret from their congregation. Show links:
10 Ways to Spot Spiritual Abuse | Mary DeMuth
A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing
Amy and Heather go on the record for Bob Smietana in this article
Esau McCaulley, The Unsettling Power of Easter
Mary Demuth

Amy shares her decision regarding the future of the Untangled Faith podcast.
Thanks so much for your support over the last three years.
 
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Email: amy@untangledfaithpodcast.com