Books by Jeff Van Vonderen
Biography
Jeff VanVonderen is an internationally known speaker and consultant in the areas of addiction, family systems and recovery. He has worked as a counselor in both residential and outpatient treatment settings, as well as in the religious community, taught at the college level, and is one of the featured interventionists on the Arts & Entertainment Network show Intervention. He lives in California.
Comment
In a breakthrough book first published in 1991, the authors address the dynamics in churches that can ensnare people in legalism, guilt, and begrudging service, keeping them from the grace and joy of God’s kingdom.Written for both those who feel abused and those who may be causing it, The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse shows how people get hooked into abusive systems, the impact of controlling leadership on a congregation, and how the abused believer can find rest and recovery.
Books
Johnson, David and Van Vonderen, Jeff, Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The: Recognizing and Escaping Spiritual Manipulation and False Spiritual Authority Within the Church
. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2005.
Van Vonderen, Jeff, Families Where Grace Is in Place
. Bethany House, 1992.
Van Vonderen, Jeff, Good News for the Chemically Dependent and Those Who Love Them
. Bethany House, 2004.
Van Vonderen, Jeff, Tired of Trying to Measure Up: Getting Free from the Demands, Expectations, and Intimidation of Well-Meaning People
. Bethany House, 2008.
Van Vonderen, Jeff; Ryan, Dale and Ryan, Juanita, Soul Repair: Rebuilding Your Spiritual Life
. IVP Books, 2008.