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God-Sized Stories with Patricia Holbrook - After Church Hurt: Finding Healing and Hope Again | Timothy St. John
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What happens when the church—the very place where we expect to find grace, community, and care—becomes a place of hurt?
In this episode of God-Sized Stories with Patricia Holbrook, Patricia talks with Timothy St. John, counseling pastor at Lighthouse Community Church in Torrance, California, about church hurt, healing, rebuilding trust, and finding a healthy church community.
Timothy is the author of After Church Hurt: Healing in the Care of the Good Shepherd, a book that addresses the spiritual and emotional wounds that can result when sin and harmful behavior are minimized, normalized, or protected within a church culture.
Timothy brings years of experience in biblical counseling to this conversation. He serves as a counseling pastor and oversees a counseling ministry designed to help people bear one another's burdens within the church.
If you've experienced church hurt—or if you're a pastor, counselor, ministry leader, or friend trying to help someone who has—this conversation offers a thoughtful place to begin.
BOOK GIVEAWAY: Timothy St. John is giving away a copy of After Church Hurt. Visit the blog connected to this episode for details and entry instructions.
Read the full blog and find links to Timothy's book and resources: https://patriciaholbrook.com/2026/09/when-faith-communities-cause-pain/
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