🆕 The “First Lady” | The Hidden Power of the Pastor’s Wife – EP136

This Mother’s Day, we’re having a complicated conversation on Grace Escape: the role and culture  surrounding the modern “First Lady.” In many Pentecostal churches, these pastor wives carry enormous pressure, influence, responsibility, and emotional weight behind the scenes, often while quietly suffering themselves. But we also take an honest look at the very real spiritual, emotional, and relational damage that can happen through manipulation, guilt, soft control, and celebrity-style church culture. From luxury gifts and leadership hierarchy, to loneliness, burnout, and impossible expectations, we’re looking at a role that can deeply affect both church members and the women living inside it. Our hope is to bring clarity, validation, compassion, and ultimately freedom to anyone who has been hurt by unhealthy religious systems.But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. - Mark 10:43-44 ESVLast Week: Hustling Holiness: The Pentecostal System Behind “Being Set Apart” – EP134Playlists:Full Podcast Playlist⁠ - YoutubeHoliness StandardsThe Church BuildingExamining PentecostalismThe “MOG” (Man of God)All About The MoneyAbuse In The PulpitAddressing NAYC CommentsFEAR!!! FEAR!!! FEAR!!!Music’s “Play” In It AllGrace, Grace, God’s GraceShow Links:The Rock Church - Celebration of “spiritual authority”The Rock Church - Jared Marks Pastor Loyalty TiradeEvan Grizzle - “behind every good man”Honoring “First Lady” CarsonMary Wilson - “sic the devil on you”Kim Haney - “there is no option!”Nathaniel Urshan - “you’re not perfect either”Heidi Urshan - “I couldn’t tell anyone”Michelle Tuttle - “gossip session spying”Kim Haney - “don’t expect to get paid”Ginger Labatt - “depression isn’t the will of God”Barbara Wilson - Kubota RTV520Resources:DivideTheWord.blogResponsible Faith - YouTubeSpiritualabuse.orgB.I.T.E. Model ⁠Website B.I.T.E. Model ⁠Free PDFBook: Toxic FaithBook: The Subtle Power of Spiritual AbuseBooks: Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church PracticesBook: Christianity without the Cross: A History of Salvation in Oneness PentecostalismBook: Free: From Legalism to GraceConnect with us!📱Leave a voicemail or