“Bullying, unfortunately, does not end at high school graduation. Words and actions in the workplace that are meant to intimidate, coerce, belittle, humiliate, and overpower someone at work can have long-term health effects that take years from which to recover…
If you add on top of that workplace authority a position of spiritual leadership, the amount of power in the hands of a pastor over his or her staff is immense. A pastor can not only deprive a staff member of income, but also ruin their reputation and affect their ability to stay in their own religious community. If that staff member has a spouse and/or kids, the stakes are even higher…” Lori Adams Brown on Substack: The Bully Pulpit