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Is Your Church Safe? [275]
05/14/24 • 58 min
Ryan George grew up with a father who abused him, a church that hurt him, and a heart that needed healing. Even after learning he wasn’t the only one being abused at the hands of his father, Ryan still found healing he desperately needed, and he’s on a mission to help others heal, tell their story, and live life to the fullest.
Together, Ryan and I talk about
- Ryan’s story growing up in Independent Fundamental Baptist churches
- How Ryan found out about more of his father’s victims outside of their family
- Why Ryan’s book was written to shine a light on problematic theological issues in the church in order to prevent more victims from being hurt
- How finding a healthy church changed Ryan’s life and beliefs
- What you should look for when searching for a healthy church
- And more!
Read the show notes and/or ask Natalie a question here
Related Resources:
- Grab your copy of Ryan’s newest book, Hurt and Healed by the Church, as well as his first book, Scared to Life.
- Check out Ryan’s blog, Explorience.
- Connect with Ryan on Instagram and Facebook.
- My newest book, All the Scary Little Gods, is a spiritual memoir about healing from religious trauma and toxic programming.
- Are you wondering what is happening inside your own painful and confusing marriage? I wrote another book just for you called Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman’s Guide to Hidden Emotional and Spiritual Abuse.
- Flying Free is my online membership program designed for Christian women in emotionally abusive marriages. Whether you want to stay in your marriage or leave, we want to equip and support you through this program.
- Flying Higher is my online membership program for divorced Christian women. Come rebuild your life after divorce with women just like you.
Ryan George is the author of Hurt and Healed by the Church, and Scared to Life. He’s the blogger behind Explorience.org. He co-founded and co-leads Dude Group, a spiritual adventure community in the Blue Ridge Mountains where he lives with his wife, Crystal, and daughter, Deonnie.
Ryan George grew up with a father who abused him, a church that hurt him, and a heart that needed healing. Even after learning he wasn’t the only one being abused at the hands of his father, Ryan still found healing he desperately needed, and he’s on a mission to help others heal, tell their story, and live life to the fullest.
Together, Ryan and I talk about
- Ryan’s story growing up in Independent Fundamental Baptist churches
- How Ryan found out about more of his father’s victims outside of their family
- Why Ryan’s book was written to shine a light on problematic theological issues in the church in order to prevent more victims from being hurt
- How finding a healthy church changed Ryan’s life and beliefs
- What you should look for when searching for a healthy church
- And more!
Read the show notes and/or ask Natalie a question here
Related Resources:
- Grab your copy of Ryan’s newest book, Hurt and Healed by the Church, as well as his first book, Scared to Life.
- Check out Ryan’s blog, Explorience.
- Connect with Ryan on Instagram and Facebook.
- My newest book, All the Scary Little Gods, is a spiritual memoir about healing from religious trauma and toxic programming.
- Are you wondering what is happening inside your own painful and confusing marriage? I wrote another book just for you called Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman’s Guide to Hidden Emotional and Spiritual Abuse.
- Flying Free is my online membership program designed for Christian women in emotionally abusive marriages. Whether you want to stay in your marriage or leave, we want to equip and support you through this program.
- Flying Higher is my online membership program for divorced Christian women. Come rebuild your life after divorce with women just like you.
Ryan George is the author of Hurt and Healed by the Church, and Scared to Life. He’s the blogger behind Explorience.org. He co-founded and co-leads Dude Group, a spiritual adventure community in the Blue Ridge Mountains where he lives with his wife, Crystal, and daughter, Deonnie.
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- My newest book, All the Scary Little Gods, is a spiritual memoir about healing from religious trauma and toxic programming.
- Are you wondering what is happening inside your own painful and confusing marriage? I wrote another book just for you called Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman’s Guide to Hidden Emotional and Spiritual Abuse.
- Flying Free is my online membership program designed for Christian women in emotionally abusive marriages. Whether you want to stay well in your marriage or leave, we want to equip and support you through this program.
- Flying Higher is my online membership program for divorced Christian women. Come rebuild your life after divorce with women just like you!
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Read the show notes and/or ask Natalie a question here
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- Are you wondering what is happening inside your own painful and confusing marriage? I wrote another book just for you called Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman’s Guide to Hidden Emotional and Spiritual Abuse.
- Flying Free is my online membership program designed for Christian women in emotionally abusive marriages. Whether you want to stay in your marriage or leave, we want to equip and support you through this program.
- Flying Higher is my online membership program for divorced Christian women. Come rebuild your life after divorce with women just like you.
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