When Church Hurts: Healing, Resilience, and Rediscovering Community
By Claudia Hendricks For many years the ideas of complex trauma and church were not associated inside my brain. When I thought of trauma it was related to sharp pain, and when I thought of church the image of a spiritual family came to mind, meaningful connections, and a life-giving space. A few decades ago, […]
Let’s Talk Church Hurt
What is Church Hurt? Church hurt occurs when someone experiences emotional, spiritual, or relational pain within a church community. It can happen in various ways: through unhealthy leadership, judgmental attitudes, exclusion, betrayal, and manipulation. Because the church is often seen as a place of safety and trust, hurt that happens there can cut especially deep. […]