What I have learned<\/strong><\/a>”<\/p>\nWith all the shaking up that is going on in the church today, many are experiencing an unprecedented amount of abusive behavior by church leadership.\u00a0 If you are experiencing hurt, confusion and a loss of trust know that you are not alone.\u00a0 Dr. Orlowski’s web site and book may help you go through a healing process.\u00a0 The healing doesn’t happen overnight but it is very good to know that what you are experiencing is not unique and the help that you can get from others can go a long way to “recovering spiritual harmony”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dealing with Abuse For those of you who are experiencing church abuse or know of someone who has experienced abuse from a church leader, Dr. Barb Orlowski has her book online at churchexiters.com for only a little while longer.\u00a0 Barb is now working on the final stages of publishing her dissertation and so anyone interested in her research and work on ministering restoration to those who have been hurt by churches, or abusive and authoritarian leaders may want to view…<\/p>\n
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