Bitter Fruit: Dysfunction and Abuse in the Local Church - Softcover

Ford, Keith Gordon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1666703494 ISBN 13: 9781666703498

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2021

Synopsis

No church founder or planter likely intends to start a church with the stated goal of allowing abuse or abusing those within it. Yet sadly and too often, even in the best of churches abuse does occur. The bitter fruit of abuse does not appear from nowhere. Its origins, the soil in which it grows, and the structures that support it need be understood if we are to eradicate this fruit from within our churches and Christian organizations. Bitter Fruit: Dysfunction and Abuse in the Local Church describes those psychologies, social psychologies, and inadequate theologies that are frequently true in churches that enable abuse, regardless of the form the abuse may take. It is vital that you understand these things if you are a pastor, leader, or lay person seeking to maintain a healthy church environment.

About this title

About the Author

Keith G. Ford is an American living in Australia. He has studied mathematics, computing science, and has recently completed his master's degree in theological studies. He has pastored a church and now spends his time preaching.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1666703494
• ISBN 13: 9781666703498
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274