Wounded in the Church: Hope Beyond the Pain

Church should be a safe place, right? Then why do so many get hurt there?

Ray Beeson and Chris Hayward combine their years of ministry experience to address head-on the elephant in the room: church members and church leaders hurt Christians. All the time. And the long-lasting effects—rejection, shame, despair, loneliness, fear—can be devastating. The authors have witnessed the rise of the “dones,” those who are just done with God thanks to scars from church.

With first-person stories of hurt and loss, this book is a wake-up call for any who deny woundedness in the church but is also a redemptive message for any who hurt from church wounds. Leaders and laypeople alike will learn how to grieve over abuse, to leave unhealthy attitudes and patterns that cause pain, and to trust in God’s real, delivering work through churches that build up, not tear down.

Thanks to the grace of God, there is always hope beyond the pain.
1124809031
Wounded in the Church: Hope Beyond the Pain

Church should be a safe place, right? Then why do so many get hurt there?

Ray Beeson and Chris Hayward combine their years of ministry experience to address head-on the elephant in the room: church members and church leaders hurt Christians. All the time. And the long-lasting effects—rejection, shame, despair, loneliness, fear—can be devastating. The authors have witnessed the rise of the “dones,” those who are just done with God thanks to scars from church.

With first-person stories of hurt and loss, this book is a wake-up call for any who deny woundedness in the church but is also a redemptive message for any who hurt from church wounds. Leaders and laypeople alike will learn how to grieve over abuse, to leave unhealthy attitudes and patterns that cause pain, and to trust in God’s real, delivering work through churches that build up, not tear down.

Thanks to the grace of God, there is always hope beyond the pain.
15.99 Out Of Stock
Wounded in the Church: Hope Beyond the Pain

Wounded in the Church: Hope Beyond the Pain

by Chris Hayward, Ray Beeson
Wounded in the Church: Hope Beyond the Pain

Wounded in the Church: Hope Beyond the Pain

by Chris Hayward, Ray Beeson

Paperback

$15.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Temporarily Out of Stock Online
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview


Church should be a safe place, right? Then why do so many get hurt there?

Ray Beeson and Chris Hayward combine their years of ministry experience to address head-on the elephant in the room: church members and church leaders hurt Christians. All the time. And the long-lasting effects—rejection, shame, despair, loneliness, fear—can be devastating. The authors have witnessed the rise of the “dones,” those who are just done with God thanks to scars from church.

With first-person stories of hurt and loss, this book is a wake-up call for any who deny woundedness in the church but is also a redemptive message for any who hurt from church wounds. Leaders and laypeople alike will learn how to grieve over abuse, to leave unhealthy attitudes and patterns that cause pain, and to trust in God’s real, delivering work through churches that build up, not tear down.

Thanks to the grace of God, there is always hope beyond the pain.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629118130
Publisher: Whitaker House
Publication date: 03/14/2017
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 410,143
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author


Ray Beeson is the director of Overcomers Ministries, a teaching ministry with a special emphasis on spiritual warfare and prayer. Ray teaches seminars on spiritual warfare, prayer, and Christlike living and is the author of numerous books including Signed in His Blood (Charisma House, 2014) and The Hidden Price of Greatness (Overcomers, 2000). Ray and his wife, Linda, live in Ventura, CA.
 
Chris Hayward has had over thirty-six years of pastoral ministry and is currently serving as president of Cleansing Stream Ministries, a discipleship ministry that works with the local church around the world. He is also the author of God’s Cleansing Stream (Chosen Books, 2004) and The End of Rejection (Chosen Books, 2007). Chris and his wife, Karen, live in Castaic, CA.
 

Table of Contents

Introduction 13

Part I The Pain

1 I Thought Church Would Be Different 17

2 The Pain Goes So Deep 24

3 Where Does All This Pain Come From? 36

4 Nobody Sees Me 45

5 I Feel Beat Up in Church 53

6 I Live in Shame All the Time 63

7 I Feel Used 86

8 I Can't Forgive 102

Part II The Hope

9 Will I Ever Get Past the Pain? 117

10 Why Do I Feel So Unsafe in Church? 128

11 I Can't Keep Up with All the Rules 137

12 What's Wrong with These People? 152

13 I Just Need to Be Perfect 171

14 The Church Doesn't Seem to Care 184

15 How Do I Find a Good Church? 206

16 Hope Beyond the Pain 224

Appendix A Demonic Lies and Doctrines 236

Appendix B 101 Principles for Living in the Kingdom of Light 246

About the Authors 252

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews