Why has evangelical culture been so bad at detecting unhealthy leadership patterns?

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Date posted:  1 Apr 2022
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Why has evangelical culture been so bad  at detecting unhealthy leadership patterns?

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The following extracts give a flavour of Marcus Honeysett’s new book Powerful Leaders which Glen Scrivener reviews here.

The author has chosen not to name the many high-profile leaders accused in the past year of damaging leadership styles. This is not motivated by a desire to deflect from the severity of these actions, nor is it intended to minimise the suffering of the victims. It is rather an attempt at exploring why our evangelical culture has been ill-prepared to detect unhealthy leadership patterns and has not done enough to promote healthy ones. The first two extracts show how the author engages with this theme.

The final extract deals with the decision not to use the term spiritual abuse in the main body of this book. Marcus Honeysett makes it plain that this book is not the definitive last word on this issue.

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