Post good books/websites to read here...(originally posted by "inthelight")

**The Subtle Powers of Spiritual Abuse -- A must read book, available at Scott's Parables, Amazon.ca, etc.

www.howcultswork.com -- (even if you wouldnt classify SCC as a cult, they have many cultish practices)

I found these websites helpful 4 me:

http://www.churchabuse.com/

http://www.spiritualabuse.org/articles.html#signs

It helps 2 realize that lots of other people are going thru this 2. So funny that SCC thought they were such an elite church, yet many other churches are the exact same.

I remember while I was still attending SCC, picking up a book that a friend of mine from a different church had bought called Healing from Spiritual Abuse by Ken Blue. I remember being intrigued by just the back cover alone, does your Pastor do this, do that, etc etc. I devoured the entire book in a day and remember feeling guilty for reading it, and thinking how exactly the same it was as my church. I always heard stuff (rumours) and I also sensed stuff on my own but that book set off so much inside me and I quickly felt like I'd been punched in the stomach. I recommend it to anyone who isn't sure what to think about SCC. It helped me a lot.

I remember when I left I felt like there were so many things that I wish I would have said, and would even replay the conversations that I wished I had had over and over in my head. I came across this site, and I think it is the perfect thing for this issue.

http://wouldhavesaid.com/ I am looking forward to finally having my say!

After leaving an abusive church, I found a couple books that have really helped me- Charismatic Captivation by Stephen Lambert- long and involved, and I don't necessarily agree with everything he says, but it's loaded with good information. The other one- Authority, Accountability and the Apostolic Movement by Steven Crosby. They both do a great job of shooting down the shepherding/discipleship form of church govt found in abusive churches and give sound, biblical reasons why it's heresy.