Authority Abusers: Toxic Leadership and Its Effects in Homes, Churches, and Relationships

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From the Back Cover ------------------- What happens when authority is abused?Imagine our nation without officersImagine our lives without the protection of the badge.Imagine traveling without stop signs, traffic signals, and roadside warnings.Imagine no violations, no punishments--a grade school playground without rules, a government without leaders...You might as well imagine the earth without gravity, because without authority, there would be chaos.But what happens when authority is misused? Or worse, what happens when spiritual abuse is written off as "authority"?As surely as the absence of authority produces chaos, the abuse of authority produces destruction. Countless people have fallen victim to the manipulation of power and authority. Lives have been warped forever, marriages have been destroyed, women and children have been abused, and husbands and hers undermined within the boundaries of their home. Also, tragically, it's inside the church--where salvation, healing, freedom, and love should abound--that some of the worst authority abuse takes place. God's design for authority has been misunderstood, twisted, and manipulated, leaving innocent people as victims and prisoners of controlling, abusive situations. The wounded and weak have been preyed upon, and the guilty have been frightened into submission by leaders who use people to improve their own self-esteem or advance their careers.Wake up!!! This is not God's design for the church--or authority.In this book, Bishop George Bloomer discusses: Gods true design for authorityWhy people abuse authorityThe effects of authority abuse in the homeHow to recognize an authority abuserGod's restoration plan for the abused and the abuserAndThe key to breaking freefrom the bondage of spiritual abuse. Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Bishop George Bloomer is founder and pastor of Bethel Family Worship Center in Durham, North Carolina. He has been featured in Charisma magazine, in Jet magazine, and on CNN’s “Faces of Faith,” and has appeared regularly on TBN, The 700 Club, Radio One, and others. Bishop Bloomer is also host of the TV program Rejoice in the Word and travels internationally as founder of G. G. Bloomer Ministries. Read more ( javascript:void(0) )