Wounded Advocates: How Surviving Spiritual Abuse Can Help Survivors See the Suffering of Others

Spiritual abuse can be detrimental to victims’ emotional and mental well-being as well as their spirituality and religious faith. Little research exists regarding the experiences of ministers who have experienced spiritual abuse. This study investigated the correlation between experiencing spiritual abuse and the ability to recognize spiritual abuse in a sample of Southern Baptist Convention ministers. Results indicated that the likelihood of recognizing spiritual abuse correlated with higher scores on the spiritual abuse survey.