Find Hope and Healing After Spiritual Abuse
You’ve experienced the unimaginable and need support. If you’ve gone through church hurt, religious trauma, or spiritual abuse, you’re in the right place.
OUR MISSION
Encouraging people to pursue the presence of God and find freedom in Christ after spiritual abuse.
What is Spiritual Abuse?
Spiritual abuse happens when someone uses Scripture, faith, or spiritual authority to manipulate, control, or exploit another person. It’s the misuse of God’s name for personal gain.
We pray the resources on this page will help you, the survivor or church leader, on your journey to discovering what spiritual abuse, religious trauma, and church hurt are, what steps you can take for your situation, and how you can heal.
Resources
If you’d like a paid resource but cannot afford it, please contact us. Purchasing any of the resources helps support the ministry.
Spiritual Abuse Summit
Jill Monaco hosts the Summit with 17 other guest experts, including counselors, authors, pastors, and survivors, to help you heal from spiritual abuse. You’ll find video interviews, a special cult series, PDFs, and discounts on courses.
Spiritual Healing Devotional
In this 30-day devotional, Jill Monaco will lead you to a daily scripture, encouragement, reflection questions, and prayer. You’ll meet with God on the most common topics survivors face so you can find healing for your soul. This is perfect for survivors and advocates.
Freedom Coach Model
The best-selling book, the Freedom Coach Model®, offers over 20 topics of teaching, questions to ask God, prayers, and a place to journal. The book is loved by counselors, coaches, and ministers because it supports believers on their journey to hear God’s voice.
Healing From Triggers
In this PDF download, you will find a Christ-centered approach to healing from triggers. It includes:
- 3 things to do to heal
- 3 things God does in us
- A prayer for healing
Somatic and Nervous System Healing Practices
When anxiety or stress hits, sometimes prayer alone isn’t enough—your body needs help remembering it’s safe. This 20-point Christian somatic healing PDF checklist gives you practical, faith-based ways to calm your mind and body while staying rooted in God’s truth.
25 Signs of Spiritual Abuse
If you’ve ever wondered whether what you experienced was spiritual abuse, this resource will help you identify unhealthy behaviors and take steps toward healing and freedom. This printable PDF will serve as your guide.
Standing With Them (a prayer guide)
Someone you love is healing from spiritual abuse. You want to help. You want to pray. But you’re not always sure what to say to them or to God. This free prayer guide was created for you. Inside the PDF download, you’ll find 20 Scriptures, each paired with a short prayer, a full written prayer for the healing journey, and focused prayer points for the specific areas survivors navigate.
Healing From Spiritual Abuse Booklet
If you’ve been wounded by a spiritual leader, church, or ministry, you are not alone. This booklet was written to help you understand spiritual abuse, find your footing, and take your first steps toward healing with Jesus. The PDF download is a compassionate, Scripture-anchored guide that meets you exactly where you are—whether you’re still trying to name what happened or you’re deep in the recovery process.
The Path Forward (after spiritual abuse)
This two-sided, PDF download is a resource that was created for congregation members, volunteers, and staff who may be experiencing or witnessing spiritual abuse. Clear, compassionate, and practical, this guide walks readers through five steps organized around a trail metaphor: from the first simple steps they can take on their own, to knowing when it is time to bring in an expert guide.
Care Kit
If you know someone who needs all our resources, you can purchase a Care Kit for them, and we will send a personal note with our Spiritual Healing devotional, PDFs, and access to the Spiritual Abuse Summit. They will also be covered in prayer by one of our volunteers. We can only mail inside the United States. If international, we can send them digital copies.
$70
Recommended Reading
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Blogs
25 Signs of Spiritual Abuse
We highlight 25 signs of spiritual abuse, so you know you are not alone. And we share some brief tips on how to get through it all in ways that honor God, yourself, and others.
Healing From Church Hurt
When you recognize, release, and receive, you will find healing begins to impact your heart and soul. This post shares how to heal from church hurt. Healing doesn’t have to be hard.
To the Bystandards
You’ve watched your loved one, friend, or co-worker experience spiritual abuse and aren’t sure what to do or how to encourage them. Here are some specific steps.
Videos
What Is Spiritual Abuse and Why We Need to Talk
Taken from the Spiritual Abuse Summit, Jill Monaco shares how to identify abuse, the common tactics, and how to heal.
Understanding Legal Steps for Victims of Church Abuse
Understanding Abuse of Power In the Church
Author, psychologist, and trauma expert Dr. Diane Langberg shares at the Restore Conference the abuse epidemic in the church.
The Power Dynamic of Clergy Abuse
David Pooler, PhD, a professor at Baylor University answers the question, “What is clergy sexual abuse of adults and how should churches respond?”
Finding Your Voice
Jill shares on an episode of Voice for Victims about the importance and power of finding your voice after trauma.
Trigger Talk
Jill shares on an episode of Voice for Victims about how to heal from triggers. Jill reminds survivors that they are not broken but healing.
How You Can Help
Getting Involved
Become a Prayer Advocate
Join the prayer team and pray for those who are coming out of an abusive situation, or pray for a church healing from a fallen leader. You’ll receive free training, and there’s no need to give advice or counseling. CONTACT US
Lead a Book Club
As a leader of a book club, you will lead the WhatsApp conversation on a book to help survivors, advocates, and bystanders understand and heal from their experience. CONTACT US
Make a Donation
Your donation allows us to minister to people all around the world with our resources so they can find hope and healing after spiritual abuse. DONATE HERE
Ways We Support Leaders
Discover how we empower leaders to thrive in challenging times. Our services are designed to provide guidance, renewal, and healing for those in leadership roles. Each service is customized for your situation.
Consulting for Churches in Crisis
Consulting with a church or organization can be helpful when it comes to designing a plan for moving forward. Our team is experienced in coming alongside you to help you personally and professionally. We may make recommendations to other experts as well.
Leadership Retreats
Customized 1-2-day retreats are designed to achieve the organization’s goal. Staff members need tools to process the challenges themselves before they can help those around them. This can be a time of education or refreshing, or a mix of both.
Freedom Coaching
Leaders helping congregants work through the news or for those who are experiencing abuse need a trusted guide. You can meet with a coach who is trauma-informed and trained in spiritual abuse coaching 1:1 over the phone or by Zoom. Male and Female coaches available.