This blog comes out of a place of healing after tremendous spiritual abuse at the hands of many former pastors and YWAM leaders. I want to emphasize that this blog is not to defame anyone, this is to help others who may be in an abusive environment. I highly recommend the book (especially to former YWAMers) , Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steve Hassan.
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I stumbled onto your blog today and was wondering what you might think of something I wrote a while back:
http://blatzkrieg.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/why-wham-ywam/
Many of my wife’s family members are heavily involved in YWAM and I have expressed concerns due to the mission’s involvement with/endorsement of various aberrant charismatic/pentecostal groups (e.g. IHOP). One of these relations asked me what, exactly, my beefs were. The above was my response.
As one who has never been involved with YWAM, I am curious what a former YWAMer might think. As others have mentioned here and elsewhere, I’ve been puzzled at the dearth of serious critiques of such a massive Christian organization.
God Bless
Hi, I stumbled on this blog and am grateful (in a strange way) that it is not just me that has gone through such horrible experiences with YWAM and controlling churches. I will write more some day but all that you say is true for me too. And now 11 years on – i still struggle to seperate God from such organisations including Church. This is a huge shame – as i am slowly recognising it as a fear that i have that i will get into a similar situation again … and have to walk away again – it is easier to be me, just me – without all the doubts and fears that creep in when in such situations. Sorry if this sounds vague. And thank you, for posting such a blog. It is comforting to know that there are others out there… in a strange way.
Sue