About this episode

Shelby shares the conclusion of her experience with Youth With A Mission, detailing her struggles with leadership and the concept of spiritual abuse.

Shelby returns to finish her story of leaving Youth With A Mission (YWAM) after almost 20 years. Two friends she trusted rise to lead her base, and when she raises concerns about how they treat people, she is accused of attacking them. She is pushed off a program she built, then invited onto their leadership team to quiet her down instead. She takes a sabbatical during the pandemic and starts naming what happened to her as spiritual abuse. When her husband tries to renew the farm lease his fa...

People in this episode

Guest: Shelby

Topics covered

• spiritual abuse
• YWAM
• leadership
• trust
• sabbatical

Keywords

• spiritual abuse
• YWAM
• leadership
• trust
• sabbatical
• pandemic
• farm lease

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Youth With A Mission

Places: Switzerland

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