by gbaskerville | Sep 7, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
7 Ways to Know if a Church is Safe for Abuse Victims or Divorcees Are you looking for a new church when you need a separation or divorce? Did you know that nearly 6 in 10 churchgoing Christians switch churches when they go through a divorce or separation?...
by gbaskerville | Sep 1, 2020 | Abuse examples, For Pastors, High-Conflict Divorces, Safe Churches & Friends
Sermon Ideas for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) This is the best domestic violence sermon I've ever heard. It's from Pastor Neil Schori, of the Edge Church, Aurora, IL. He tells his own story of counseling a woman in his church who was a domestic violence...
by gbaskerville | Aug 31, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, What is a Life-Saving Divorce?
50 MOST POPULAR BLOG POSTS 50 MOST POPULAR BLOG POSTS What is a Life-Saving Divorce? How Do We Know Half of Divorces are “Life-Saving”? (or watch the video) Life-Saving Divorce: Introduction What Is this Book About? (audio and transcript) About Me: Why Is a Nice...
by gbaskerville | Aug 19, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I'm a committed Evangelical Christian. I attend, I tithe, I serve, I volunteer, I lead Bible studies. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in conservative churches in 1998. Despite what we were...
by gbaskerville | Aug 16, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
(Background: Here are two letters from devout Christian wives who were abuse victims. Brenda L. gave me permission to share her notes publicly. When she went to her former pastor and church leaders for support and empathy during her abusive marriage, she was met with...
by gbaskerville | Aug 15, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I'm a committed Evangelical Christian. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in conservative churches in 1998. Despite what I was taught, I don't believe the vast majority of divorces are for...
by gbaskerville | Aug 10, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, First-person stories, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
1 Million God-honoring Divorcees Cannot Find a Safe Church...and that's a shame because Evangelical churches care about outreach. I'm one of the fortunate Christian divorcees. I attend a loving church with a smart, empathetic, and humble pastor. I...
by gbaskerville | Jul 27, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
If you're new to my blog, read this first. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in Evangelical churches in 1998. I write about "life-saving divorces," those divorces that are for very serious reasons. "Life-saving divorces" make up nearly half of...
by gbaskerville | Jul 18, 2020 | Abuse examples, First-person stories, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Sermon Ideas for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) This is the best domestic violence sermon I've ever heard. It's from Pastor Neil Schori, of the Edge Church, Aurora, IL. He tells his own story of counseling a woman in his church who was a domestic violence...
by gbaskerville | Jul 15, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Abused and Betrayed Christian Divorcees are Leaving the Church Today, I'm going after the Southern Baptists who in 2010 made the lives of abused wives and abused husbands just a little bit more miserable. So strap in and hang on tight. And see if you agree. A few...