Abusive Leadership

Preventing abuse and misuse of power in Christian ministry
When leaders feel threatened that their power and authority may be taken away from them due to changes in circumstances, they could become controlling towards those they work with. This could happen in both Western and non-Western organizations. This would amount to abuse or misuse of powers, even if acted unintentionally or unconsciously.

• Abuse
• Policies and Procedures
• Culture
  It is easy to think that we would all recognize an abuser, but the hard truth is even trained people are not able to recognize liars.
• Character and Emotional Wellbeing
• Education and Training
• Power
  ‘Any type of abuse is a misuse of power, which is the ability to influence and manipulate. . . . Sadly, many are unaware of the power they and those around them hold, both on a micro and macro levels, and . . . of the power dynamics at play between different people.’
• Trauma-informed

For more information go to Abusive Leadership on the Lausanne Movement website.
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