About this episode

Alicia shares her experiences with spiritual manipulation and its effects on church culture and leadership.

Alicia served for years as both a volunteer leader and staff member at a growing non-denominational church in Ohio. After becoming deeply involved in ministry and church leadership, she began noticing troubling patterns within the church’s culture and leadership structure. In this episode, Alicia courageously shares her story and reflects on the impact spiritual manipulation can have on individuals and communities. Support the show

People in this episode

Guest: Alicia

Topics covered

• spiritual manipulation
• church culture
• leadership
• personal story
• community impact

Keywords

• spiritual manipulation
• church leadership
• Ohio
• non-denominational
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: non-denominational church

Places: Ohio

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