075: Church Scandals Follow a Pattern—This Study Shows How to Stop Them

What if I told you that church scandals aren’t random? The biggest church failures, cover-ups, and abuses all follow a repeatable, predictable pattern. In this episode, we’re breaking down groundbreaking research that exposes the hidden warning signs of toxic leadership and church misconduct.The Building Safer Churches Report analyzed 100 churches that faced public scandal and uncovered shocking insights. If churches don’t change, the next scandal is already brewing.This isn’t about tearing down the church—it’s about saving it from itself. We’re exposing the three-step pattern that fuels church corruption and giving practical steps to break the cycle before the next scandal hits. It all starts with radical transparency, real accountability, and committed protective measures.💡 WATCH NOW to uncover the data that could prevent the next big church scandal.📖 Read the full research report: https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/about/researchprojects📌 Sign the Safe Church Pledge: https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/safechurchpledge💙 Support This Work With a Financial Gift: https://donorbox.org/sai-initial-funding-campaignFind out more about the Spiritual Abuse Institute and the Church Disrupted Podcast at https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/Want to support SAI financially?https://donorbox.org/sai-initial-funding-campaignJoin the church disrupted COMMUNITY here: https://discord.gg/nbWwg8Sz6ZCheck out our Awareness Apparel HERE: https://church-disrupted.sellfy.storePlease Subscribe and Share!Fair Use Disclaimer:This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. All clips used are protected by the Fair Use Doctrine within Title 17 of the United States Code. This doctrine safeguards the use of copyrighted material for transformative purposes, such as commentary, criticism, review and news reporting. Under Title 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who makes a false, bad faith, or misleading copyright claim or uses a copyright takedown to infringe on free speech, criticism, or commentary can be held liable for damages to the content creator.Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).