Ministry was meant to be your calling, not your collapse.
They enter your church with sincerity, tears, and just enough Scripture to sound convincing. They ask for counsel. They volunteer to serve. They tell you they are hungry for truth. But as time goes on, the damage begins to surface. Gossip spreads. Divisions grow. You're left confused, weary, and unsure whether the problem is them, or you.
This is the silent suffering of far too many pastors.
Dr. Flood combines clinical insight with lived pastoral experience to shine a light on the dark undercurrents of ministry abuse. As both a clinician who specializes in Cluster B disorders and a former pastor who has survived the bite of a toxic flock, he offers clarity, credibility, and compassion to leaders who feel emotionally and spiritually ambushed.
In When Sheep Bite, you will learn how to:
- Recognize and respond to Cluster B behaviors in a ministry context
- Set firm, biblical boundaries without guilt
- Discern between the spiritually broken and the spiritually abusive
- Protect your family and your flock from emotional predators
- Heal from betrayal without becoming bitter or burned out
For those who've been scarred while serving the flock, this is the healing manual they forgot to hand you in seminary.