Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse Quotes

“Then we may be surprised when it all goes wrong and people end up hurt.”
― Lisa Oakley, Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating Healthy Christian Cultures

“We may appoint as a youth leader someone who has shown strengths in getting alongside and supporting young people. We promote that person to leading the youth work. However, we do not provide access to training about how to manage people, deal with criticism, work in teams, etc. and we put pressure on the leader to expand and develop the youth work.”
― Lisa Oakley, Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating Healthy Christian Cultures

“message of obedience is not used to control others or to coerce them. It is not used as a measure of people’s relationship: ‘If you love me, obey me.’ (E) While people can be challenged and guided, they should not be pressured and controlled.”
― Lisa Oakley, Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating Healthy Christian Cultures