The Barnabas Ministry- Spiritual Abuse and Recovery

Welcome to The Barnabas Ministry!

The Barnabas Ministry helps people deal with unsatisfying, difficult, unhealthy or abusive church experiences. Initially created to address issues in a particular church setting, the Barnabas Ministry now helps all Christians understand church dynamics and directs them towards healthy and mature spiritual lives. The Story of Barnabas discusses these ideas in more detail.

If you or a loved one is involved in a troubling church situation, the Spiritual Abuse and Recovery section is the place you want to start. Other parts of the Barnabas Ministry address various other topics, mostly with a view toward addressing spiritual recovery.

One prominent feature of the Barnabas Ministry is a lot of book reviews. There are a lot of good books out there that help people deal with various aspects of the bad church experience, and this website provides a resource to help people find books that will help them out. If you're looking for books recommended by the Barnabas Ministry, there are book review sections of each area of the site, as well as the Amazon Barnabas Ministry Bookstore.

Contacting the Barnabas Ministry
Write "Letters to Barnabas"- Letters may be answered on the website. Confidential Assistance Free Automatic Notification of Site Updates You can also search for the Barnabas Ministry on Facebook.

What's New

April 2010
Spiritual Recovery Class Continuing a series of audio classes focusing on understanding and recovering from the bad church experience. Forgiving Spritual Abuse (52 minutes)
March 2010
Spiritual Recovery Class Continuing a series of audio classes focusing on understanding and recovering from the bad church experience. Influence: Why We Do What We Do (Part 1- 38 minutes) Influence: Why We Do What We Do (Part 2- 42 minutes) Church History and Modern Trends in Churches (48 minutes) Stuff that Bugs Us About Churches (Part 1- 43 minutes) Stuff that Bugs Us About Churches (Part 2- 45 minutes) Spiritual Abuse (Part 1- 58 minutes) Spiritual Abuse (Part 2- 41 minutes)
February 2010
Spiritual Recovery Class A series of audio classes focusing on understanding and recovering from the bad church experience, The Spiritual Life Cycle (42 minutes) Loss (42 minutes) Biblical Interpretation and Bad Church Experiences (49 minutes)