Season 5 Preview 2: Open Hands, Dangerous Leaders ⚠️

The Church Renewal Podcast · Sep 17, 2026 · 1m

Hasn't this idea already led to spiritual abuse?

Here is a question most churches do not ask until something has already gone wrong. What happens when a leader enters discernment with the answer already decided?

It certainly can, done wrong. It's dangerous in the hand of a manipulative leader. It's also dangerous if even one person doesn't open their hand and be genuinely open to how the Lord would work in the group.

The words may sound spiritual, and the room may agree, but is anyone still free to hear something different?

You're fundamentally saying that at least a major reason that CSD is…