Redeeming Power
Diane Langberg
PART 1: We're joined in this episode by Dr. Diane Langberg, author of Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church. She discusses her work with both pastors and trauma survivors, and her realization that these worlds sometimes overlap in alarming ways. What are different types of power? How do these relate to pastors and systems of churches and ministries? How can we draw attention to the way systems of power often misdirect and corrupt us and our ministries?
PART 2: In this episode we continue our conversation with therapist and author Diane Langberg. How can pastors cultivate a healthy habit of self-examination and holistic moral purity? How do pastor cope with their need for relationship and renewal will managing the pressure that ministry systems put them under? What does the church need to rethink to address the abuses of power in our systems and church communities?
This resource is part of the series Not So With You: Reflections on Power, the Pastorate, and Life in the Church. Click here to explore more resources from this series.
Diane Langberg is a psychologist and international speaker working with trauma survivors, caregivers and clergy around the world. She has nearly 50 years of experience working as a psychologist and therapist. She is the author of Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church.
