Recommended Reading
Who’s Pulling Your Strings? by Harriet B. Braiker
In the House of Friends by Kenneth J. Garrett
Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan
On the Threshold of Hope by Diane Langberg
Redeeming Power by Diane Langberg
Something’s Not Right by Wade Mullen
I highly recommend these books while not endorsing everything written in them nor agreeing with the authors on every point.
Applicable Scriptures
Judges 19-21
Psalm 10
Psalm 64
Psalm 103
Ezekiel 34
Matthew 7 and 18
Acts 20
Ephesians 5:8-15
1 John 1:5-7
These passages in Scripture have helped me understand and heal. I put them here because I hope they might help you, but I don’t have the space to put them in their proper context. In addition, some of them contain content that may be triggering for someone who has experienced abuse. If you choose to read them, I hope that you’ll find someone trushworthy to walk with you through them.
Helpful People
RVC (Restored Voices Collective) can be found at restoredvoicescollective.com
GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment) can be found at netgrace.org
Boz Tchividjian (sexual abuse attorney) can be found at bozlawpa.com
Online Materials
A group of fellow survivors and I started Restored Voices Collective so that Adult Clergy Sexual Abuse survivors can understand their stories, connect in community, and reclaim their voices.
GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment) has an extensive resource page at netgrace.com/resources. I personally have benefitted from their Live Panel Discussions.
Not In Our Church is website created by a fellow clergy sexual abuse survivor. I have found it to be an invaluable resource.
No Eden Elsewhere and Not The Other Woman are both helpful blogs.
Clergy Sexual Misconduct is an excellent and extensive website.
These are just a few of the valuable online materials available