The Broken Vessels Podcast

This is the live stream we did Saturday, August 12th at 6PM EST. My guests, Jennifer Moodie, Marissa Namirr, Sam Powell and Jeffery S. White discussed spiritual abuse and answered listener questions. Guest Information: Jennifer Moodie is a wife and stay at home mom from Wisconsin that came out of the Gothard movement herself and was very detrimentally impacted by it. Her and her husband's story can be found on BVP Episode: 28: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Ct8UxkpZ9Ab Marissa Namirr is an experienced therapist now practicing therapeutic counseling. She has experience and knowledge relative to individual and family therapy, with adults, adolescents, and children, utilizing principles of systemic, cognitive-behavioral, and Christian perspectives. She has additional experience with group therapy, utilizing group dynamics in facilitation of support groups, group psychotherapy, and psychoeducation groups. She is a graduate of Clemson University with a M.Ed in Community Couneling and she has credentials as both a NCC (05/31/02-present) and LPC (3/14/06-present). She also has a blogging and podcast ministry called GospelGal. Marissa's Podcast and Blog: https://www.youtube.com/@GospelGal2020 http://gospelgalblog.blogspot.com/ Sam Powell is a former pastor and advocate for the hurting and abused. He now is a part of Sam Powell Ministries. Sam's Website: https://sampowellministries.com/ effery S. White has been in the Gospel ministry in one form or another since 1986, so over 36 years. For the first 32 of these years, he served in various pastoral, denominational, and church planting roles. Then for 3 years after pastoring, he served in clinical settings as both a hospital and hospice chaplain. Since 2018, he has been the founder and president of Divine Initiative which is a global counseling ministry that focuses on helping those who have experienced or are experiencing spiritual abuse as well as Religious Trauma Syndrome. Jeff was genuinely converted to Christ when he was 20 years old in 1985 while sitting at work meditating on Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (NASB95) Besides being a theological Reformed follower of Christ, he is currently working on two books, one dealing with spiritual abuse and the other with spiritual restoration that he hopes to have available on Amazon by the end of 2024. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife of 23 years, Adriane; his son Ian and his daughter Sydney; dirt biking, swimming, listening to music and playing chess and other board games. Jeff received his education from Southwest Missouri State University (now MSU), Luther Rice Seminary, Christian Bible College and Seminary, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Merchab Institute. Broken Vessels Podcast Contact: Email: brokenvesselspod@gmail.com FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/796906071459681/