Resources
Communities, websites, books and organizations for anyone researching Christian Fellowship Ministries or finding their way after leaving.
Communities
- r/PottersHouseCultOpen forum on Reddit
- Escaping the Potter’s HouseFacebook group for former members and families
- Ex-Potter’s HouseFacebook group
- Refuting Potter’s House false doctrinesFacebook group on doctrine
- Sluit De DeurFacebook group for former members of De Deur, in Dutch
- #BraveTooFacebook group for women who experienced sexual abuse
- Exchristian Fellowship Ministries social groupFacebook group for social contact
Social media and video
- Potter’s House Cult on Facebook
- Former members of the Potter’s House ChurchFacebook page
- Waymanism on Instagram
- Croydongate on X
- MitchellismYouTube
- Ad AstraYouTube
- ThePottersClubYouTube
- Discern4YouTube
- Rhie HariYouTube
- The Refuge Centre PodcastPodcast
- Mandy Speaks UpA former member on YouTube
Help and support
- The Hope of SurvivorsSupport for people abused by clergy
- EleosChristian mental health care in the Netherlands, in Dutch
- What is spiritual abuse?Explainer by Apologetics Index
After leaving
- Talk to a professional. Whether you feel fine or not, a counselor or therapist can help you sort through what happened.
- Choose your next church carefully. People who leave a controlling church sometimes end up in another one. Take your time, and watch how leaders respond to questions.
- Read the Bible for yourself. Without the meetings and expectations, there is time to read what Scripture says in its own context.
Raising concerns with authorities
If you experienced abuse by someone in a position of authority, you can report it to the police. Christian Fellowship Ministries churches are registered as charities in several countries, and charity regulators accept concerns from the public.
- Netherlands: write to the Belastingdienst ANBI team, Postbus 90056, 5600 PJ Eindhoven.
- United Kingdom: raise a concern with the Charity Commission.
- United States: file IRS Form 13909 with IRS EO Referrals, 1100 Commerce Street, MC 4910 DAL, Dallas, TX 75242.
- Australia: raise a concern with the ACNC.
Journalists are another route. Many of the reports in this archive started with former members who contacted a newspaper.
Recommended books
Books that help explain how a church becomes controlling, and what healthy faith looks like after it.
- Escaping the Potter’s House, by Joel CrosbyAccounts from former members around the world
- Churches That Abuse, by Ronald M. Enroth
- Recovering from Churches That Abuse, by Ronald M. Enroth
- The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, by David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderen
- Healing Spiritual Abuse, by Ken Blue
- Broken Trust, by F. Remy Diederich
- The Father Heart of God, by Floyd McClung
- Once You Go In, by Carly GelsingerA memoir of radical faith