Church Hurt

Holding the Church Accountable and Helping Hurt People Heal

By: Jerome Gay

Narrated by: Donald Gadson

Have you ever been deeply hurt by the church? We all have the ability to cause church hurt, whether intentional or not. This kind of hurt is a pain that distances sufferers from their communities and from God. It’s a scheme of the enemy designed to divide and destroy the church when not handled with Scripture and addressed in love. Once you know what it is, you can detect and determine the best way to move toward healing.

In this book all about hurt in the church, you’ll learn how to:

• Understand the reason behind church hurt for members and pastors.
• Identify the key aspects of church hurt.
• Recognize and address spiritual abuse.
• Clarify the role of pastors and the role of church members.
• Determine healthy expectations of yourself and others.
• Pursue healing and forgiveness for yourself and in relevant relationships.
• Reconstruct faith after church hurt and deconstruction.
• Plus, workbook sections will help you delve into your own areas of hurt—both received and inflicted—and will equip you to begin pursuing healing, forgiveness, and reconciliation.

With Jesus, we can redeem the hurt. With author and pastor Jerome Gay’s book Church Hurt, you can take comfort in the promises of God and overcome the reality of hurt in the church.

©2023 Jerome Gay (P)2023 Jerome Gay

A very helpful resource

Short but Biblical and to the point. Highly recommend for all pastors and lay people to read. Contains discussion questions and action items after each chapter.

Great book!

Was nicely put together and brought me a lot of healing. I highly recommend for anyone who has been through church hurt. Satan uses it to keep you away from all that God has for you.

Leaders experience church hurt too, not just congregation

Appreciate this audio! I definitely like the perspective of how leaders and their family can experience church hurt too, not just people in their congregation. This book was recommended to me after going through what I didn't even noticed was church hurt. it comes in different forms and ways. This book allowed me to see and understand that more.

Not what I expected

I was hoping for something focused on pastors wounded by the church. Instead the book is more an introduction to church hurt in general, focused on the congregation and larger congregations at that.