Spiritual Abuse : Chad Norris’ Hidden Tactics // with Micah Usry

Join us in this powerful conversation as we discuss breaking the cycle of abuse and taking a stand against spiritual abuse. Featuring Micah Usry's inspiring story and call to action for change.
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[@AHomeofLove]

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[@jeffbrown1647]

Simple question: What steps can you take to heal from spiritual manipulation?

[@MicahUsrymsu]

The ex-elder that asked me if I was suicidal texted me yesterday to apologize and repent for any involvement in our story. God is a redeemer. ❤

[@TheNobleMarriage]

Amen!! Praise Jesus!

[@tbaileynj]

I cried almost the whole way through this one. It all really hit home. Thank you both for being so vulnerable and transparent. We are 4 years out and are still healing. But every time there’s another exodus of people, it’s good to hear the realizations anew… reminds us that we weren’t and aren’t crazy. That our discernment was in fact spot on even if nobody would listen. 😭😭😭

[@gailyoung5967]

We went through the same thing when we left in 2015. We started thinking it was us. God keeps showing us over and over we were right in our feelings at that time. We lost all our friends and were out of church for 2 years because we were so hurt.

[@danij1508]

I’ve been away from this organization for almost 4 years. Hearing everything you’ve had to share has broken my heart all over again. I’ve been praying for the people there that I loved deeply. I was cut off because of the letter back in 2020. All I can say is thank you for helping give a voice back to those who were hurt.

[@blip902]

I am so thrilled to see Micah Usry again!!

[@janepatat3986]

Thank you all for your honesty. My husband & I learned so much from Bridgeway years ago that opened our eyes beyond what most southern Baptists believe needs to happen in church. But we began to see some discrepancies as the years passed. Since we first started visiting BWay (when our home church didn’t have services at the same time) I’ve always prayed for Chad & all the leadership. I believe there was a tipping point where things in the inner circle started spiraling down. It’s been sad to watch. I still pray for all of them b/c I know that, just as with a person and also with a ‘house’ - that God will redeem & revive what He wills IF we listen and obey. One of the huge things I remember hearing Wendy say and I pray it right back for them now - “Give us ears to hear, eyes to see, and a heart open to receive.’” It’s vital to us all in God’s family. I pray all God’s best for all the hurting hearts and for incredible healing and future ministry for all of you & your precious families! ❤️🙏🏼🎚💪🏼

[@TabMurphy]

I agree with your statement that the Lord is cleaning up his bride. Things in the dark will be exposed in the Light. Believing that your testimonies with the Holy Spirit will bring healing ❤️‍🩹 and the truth will set God’s people free. Unfortunately because of what was happening in the “inner circle” it seeped through to the congregation. My kids were affected through kids ministry and the youth ministry. My heart hurts for this “ministry “ and everyone involved.

[@saraerb]

Here we go again....

[@fransinanorval7019]

I am an oldie and experienced this journey 30 years ago, it has been in the church for a long time. Now abuse and trauma is in the open and it cannot be hidden anymore

[@marionnatale8230]

It is a sacred betrayal that is like a knife in the heart. But the Lord is faithful to bring deep healing and cleansing. 🙏❤️

[@fransinanorval7019]

I believe that is what the Lord is shining on now. Abuse is abuse, whether perpetrated against spirit, soul or body

[@VictoriaC777]

I would love for you to do a separate video of just the signs of abuse in leadership. I think this happens a lot more than people think especially very subtle. I’m sorry that you and your family went thru this.

[@LacieBrown1684]

I would love to see a video on this as well please. I need it.

[@debbieluchie5570]

I have dealt with the same thing twice in my life. It was so bad that telling people about it made me look crazy. The things you are saying sound exactly like mine. The man who had control of the church we had helped to start told other new members that I was going to leave my husband, his stepdaughter would divorce her husband and my husband and his step daughter would marry. It was God's will. Insane. He wanted me gone and was on a campaign, using God, to make it happen. A light needs to stay on these situations. God's truth sets us free. It was only through the Holy Spirit that I survived.

[@debbieluchie5570]

It has been almost 25 years since I went through that hell and what you are saying still brings me to tears because it is exactly what I experienced and the wounds still hurt. Yours and my experiences are exactly the same because it is the same spirits manifesting through the leadership. We can always see the spirit behind the behavior.

[@merlesauvola4665]

It’s so sad. Roy and Chads friendship was excellent. My wife and I went to Bridgeway for a few months during the time that Chad was approaching Roy about merging. (I didn’t know at the time). It seemed like it would have been a great fit. I’m so glad Roy listened to the Lord on that one. To find out what Chad was saying about Aliah’s accident (Roy’s and Patti’s daughter) is disgusting. I pray Chad repents for abusing the “prophetic”.

[@PaulaHouston-si4kv]

God will not be mocked and that is Chad's mo

[@angelabrennan2271]

Spiritual abuse is devastating. In 2017 our Baptist minister in Georgia called CPS on our family. He wanted complete control over us. He saw me as a threat because I questioned some sinful behavior in our church. We were ignorant to the spiritual abuse. My husband and I submitted to the state and the church and began to give control of our family over to both of them. After a year of manipulation my eyes were finally opened. CPS made me take a 5 hr mental health exam. Told me that I had to stay under my pastor’s guidance/accountability in order to keep my children. The state told me if we didn’t sign our doctors records for our 4 children over to CPS they would take them. Our pastor would use his sermons to shame me as I knew he was sharing personal conversations to the congregation. It was traumatic! We lost friends, our entire savings account with lawyer fees, and our home. Jesus had to move us out of state to protect us. Now I stand firmly in confidence that God is our defender and I will NEVER go back to a 501C-3 state run church! They are controlled by Freemason puppets doing the devils work.

[@AC-kn4mx]

Another person who sees the common factor here is generational freemasonry!!!! 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣 I've been saying so and saying so.

[@fransinanorval7019]

Two of my favourite voices around the table. Thank you Father for you blessing upon these two precious brothers 👑❤️

[@angelabrennan2271]

We will overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony!🙏❤️🙇🏻‍♀️

[@sandilebel6018]

Thank you for taking a stand and exposing all of this. So many really amazing, reputable and Godly people left there or were asked to leave.. it broke my heart. I started to see it when Sean left and the I started to see more and couldn’t stay there. I am sorry! You are both so very respected as are many others affected by all this.

[@fransinanorval7019]

Born for such a time as this. I believe if we have not lived through this, we cannot set others free.

[@kirsten-seanmark6635]

Thank you for speaking out! I’m sorry for all you have been through. I’m not familiar with the ministry you have come out of, but I was a part of IHOPKC community since it’s conception when I was only 8 years old and had my own kids at Forerunner Church where we helped serve for over a decade. Thankfully the Lord led us out 2 years ago, but all our friends and community are from IHOP. What has happened the last 6 months has been beyond devastating, the way our pastors and leaders handled everything has made many not even want to walk into another church building again- I have had to daily forgive the lack of repentance, gross mishandling, spiritual abuse/cover ups and how my church family has been treated. It’s felt criminal. They prophetically groomed us for 5 years with constant messages on gossip, spirit of accusation, end times and black horses coming after IHOP and Mike. I am so grateful now that God is cleaning up His House and rising up leaders who will put an end to this abuse! Thank you both for being a part of the change! Praying my kids and future grandkids will have healthy safer Church communities! 🙏❤️

[@HealthyProphetic]

Praying with all of you. He’s near to the broken

[@stephaniehernandez_90]

Loving all these series/episodes! Keep them coming :)

[@marynett3005]

This idea about not wanting to be bitter....I would like to offer a different perspective. Bitterness in the Bible has to do with grief. Grief is an important part of the healing process. It is devastating to realize you've been part of any type of destructive, manipulative, or controlling relationship inside or outside of the church. I pray that those suffering from abuse will allow themselves to fully grieve and not rush the process because they are afraid they will become bitter. In the Body of Christ we want victims (even if the victim is ourselves) to quickly lean into forgiveness, but it's just not that simple, especially when trust and safety have been broken.

[@donnatinkham9496]

Thank you for telling your story.

[@saraerb]

Here we go again......

[@fransinanorval7019]

Not about the words we speak, always about who we are

[@cyndicarrillo7490]

This has been a cycle at this church for almost 8 years

[@wasdahinterist6268]

Just found this song called Eden by Jervis Campbell and thought of Sheila and Armando and everyone here. Thought I'd share. Maybe it is for someone. Love and prayers for you all, hope you are doing alright in the Lord 🙏💛

[@sakiremus]

Thank you so much for opening up about your experience with spiritual abuse❤️ It’s definitely not a new phenomenon, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone put a name to it. I’ve experienced a level of it, and it was just expected that we would keep our mouths shut, so we did. There is a flip side that happens in churches too. There are a lot of churches that just play it safe. They choose not to let the Holy Spirit lead. They don’t advocate any prophesying at all, and keep the message very detached, global, impersonal. It’s incredibly lonely to serve in a church like that, and that’s causing people to exit as well because, I believe, there is a hunger to know how big and loving and personal our God is and to hear His voice in all the different ways He speaks to us. And when we are taught not to trust that; we are left lonely and homesick.

[@tonyaking4734]

Thank you both so much for sharing. It answers a lot of questions for me. Thank you. God bless both of you

[@fransinanorval7019]

Those wonderful times is also part of the manipulation and we have to hold on the beauty in the memory but see the actions for what it is

[@fransinanorval7019]

Being told we cannot hear from God for ourself is that not part of the anti Christ spirit?

[@KrystinaChapman-jh2qp]

My heart breaks as I listen to this. Grayson and I went through a lot of healing after leaving and hearing all that has happened since. We loved everyone their dearly and it’s so sad to know what all other have had to go through. Thank you for sharing! You are ushering in so much healing for so many people affected.

[@fransinanorval7019]

The grief is real, don’t suppress .

[@JesusChrist-n9k]

5:42 Praise God you're listening and broken and contrite over your sin. This is something God is calling His Bride into. Lots of abuse and hidden things are being uncovered in this season. Its what The Spirit is saying. Praise God for ears. that can hear! 🕊🙏🙏

[@TaylorMetzger-kj6id]

Thank you guys! This is much needed!

[@NESADDICT]

Random thoughts- It’s just like how the media controls the narrative. I went to this short for a 8-12 months years ago. I remember the pastor telling a story of a blue feather falling from the ceiling during some meeting or something. My wife and I both said if that happened to us we would put that feather in a glass case to be viewed by all as proof of the miracle. Chad is a dynamic and charismatic guy. He reminded me a lot of Perry Noble at New Spring.

[@fransinanorval7019]

More than blessed, praying with and for all of you👑❤️

[@fransinanorval7019]

So proud of you two brothers👑👑

[@amd-137]

Dealing with abuse and trauma from my childhood...has me feeling everything from empathy to pure rage. Sometimes I wonder if I can ever truly accept and forgive 😢

[@kendel8695]

I have prayed and prayed 🙏 just keep praying and God will take it away Lean on God. Much love to you ❤️

[@fransinanorval7019]

Always results in us questioning ourself

[@fransinanorval7019]

Always about the fruit

[@janepatat3986]

And pastor frequently talked about the Fruit.

[@TaylorMetzger-kj6id]

This is so good! Thank you guys! Much needed

[@anitaesparza5295]

I pray y’all are doing ok after all this… havent heard from you guys prayers for sure!

[@gailyoung5967]

We left in 2015 broken hearted. So sad it's still going on.

[@fransinanorval7019]

Brilliant picture of the safe or unsafe bush to touch

[@Zswcde]

14:40 My mouth dropped😳

[@Chefandsteward]

I'm an ordained prophet and what you have experienced is Charismatic Witchcraft. It's not prophecy.

[@nicole106015]

I’ve been struggling a lot to talk about what happened to me. My husband is still at the church I had to leave. I want my marriage restored but my in-laws are the pastors. It just seems to impossible.

[@danij1508]

Keeping you in my prayers. ❤

[@nicole106015]

@@danij1508 thank you🥰

[@carolmegale1922]

Covering you in prayer. We BELIEVE for the reconciling of your marriage. The devil is a liar❤

[@fransinanorval7019]

Spirit of death is real in this because our connection to the Spirit of Life is being questioned

[@janepatat3986]

I remember hearing him say from the stage that God is shaking the Church. He just didn’t realize that was a true prophecy, just not in the way he was thinking.☹️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@s.d.7946]

The sooner you get away and start to heal the better. God has a plan and you can't afford to waste time. 🫂 Those left behind can find help if they want it. God bless you 🙏🏼📖✝️🙂

[@brandihester7873]

I watched the first video you and your wife did all I could do is weep!!! I called Vince gaskin immediately. I sent it to him. The things Chad spoke to me personally, the way that whole leadership did Vince and destroying the outreach in Berea 😭😭 has taken me sooo long to reconcile in my heart! That whole church is full of the devil period. I am very thankful yall are gone.

[@samuelborgognoni4976]

Love you guys ❤❤️‍🩹

[@Chefandsteward]

Idolatry will set you up for deception. Idolize NO ONE. Not even one being massively used by God. May the modern church repent of our idolatry.

[@dionnewhite]

💔😭🙏🏻⚖️

[@docbarm3338]

I’m new here and trying to understand… I’m familiar with spiritual abuse in the church so a truly empathize! I see and hear the massive hurt, but the story is so unclear - no storyline no details and not addressing a timeline of events makes this really hard to follow. Is there a video with more specifics?

[@AHomeofLove]

Unmasking Manipulation // Our Experience with Spiritual Abuse kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIjJaXdsi9p1ldU

[@AHomeofLove]

Also read the open letter

[@lauriefillman307]

Is micah still a leader in the Garden church?

[@tbaileynj]

No, they left.

[@jam2.151]

Mike Thornton's testimony as a marine seems very alarming too... just doesnt add up, be careful with that church as a whole. What unit was he in and how long did he serve? Other than honorable discharge for running a drug ring in the USMC ya right😂

[@blairling243]

*PromoSM* 😌

[@janepatat3986]

Bless you. You’ll be in my prayers. Talk to trusted brothers and sisters. Others have been in similar situations. ☹️🙏🏼🎚💪🏼