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There seems to be two extremes in regard to the spiritual abuse experienced in Pentecostal churches.
1. The whack-job dictator leader who isn't happy unless he's disciplining someone via sermons or "counseling." Of course, the discipline almost always centers around a deviation from his personal ordnung. He's all about outward purity, and completely ignores attitudinal issues.
It may surprise you to discover that pastors experience this type of abuse from denominational councils and officials.
2. "Saints" who habitually send nasty emails, letters and phone calls to the pastor in which they attack his kids, his wife, his stance on any issue, his preaching style, his vision (or lack thereof), and anything else that hits them.
MissB, you can say "it just comes with the job" but I think the mass exodus of ministers can be blamed, in part, to this sort of thing. When you combine little or no pay with a hostile work environment the end result is clear.
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I'm (sic) not cynical, I just haven't been around long enough to be Jedi mind-tricked by politics as usual. Alas, maybe in a few years I'll be beaten back into the herd. tstew
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