How The Potter's House Operates
Did The Potter’s House Teach Parents to Beat Their Children?
The Potter’s House taught parents to whoop their children as an act of obedience to God,
July 18, 2026
De Deur
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In the Media
“I Grew Up in a Cult”: Joel Crosby’s First Interview, Finally Named
In August 2023, the Leeuwarder Courant interviewed a former Door member under the pseudonym “Chris.” That was Joel Crosby, before he had gone public. This is that story, with his name on it.
August 26, 2023
Documented Cases
The Dutch Government Threatened The Door Netherlands’ ANBI Status.
In 2020, a Dutch state secretary promised on camera to strip The Door Netherlands’ ANBI status over conversion therapy allegations. Here is what actually happened next.
October 16, 2020
How The Potter's House Operates
Fellowship Principles: How CFM’s Unwritten Code Replaced Scripture
Inside Christian Fellowship Ministries, unwritten “Fellowship principles” decide a member’s standing more than the Bible itself does. A former insider explains how.
October 8, 2020
Documented Cases
“It Was My Fault. So I Kept My Mouth Shut”: CFM’s Pattern of Silencing Abuse
A 2020 Reformatorisch Dagblad report gathers accounts of abuse across Christian Fellowship Ministries in the US, Australia, and the Netherlands, describing a repeated pattern: report the abuse, and the blame lands on you.
September 29, 2020