Spiritual Warfare in Business: The 13-Year Lie That Cost Me Everything

Discover how to recognize subtle spiritual warfare in business and protect your organization from deceptive leadership traps. Learn the critical warning signs of manipulation so you can stand firm against the enemy's attacks on your calling.In this powerful episode, Redemption Press founder Athena Dean Holtz shares her raw journey of losing a $3.5 million company to a deceptive, cult-like ministry group. You will discover how unprocessed trauma and church hurt can leave Christian business owners highly vulnerable to spiritual abuse and gaslighting. By understanding how guerrilla warfare tactics operate in the spiritual realm, you will gain the insight needed to guard your heart, forgive your attackers, and experience true redemption in your life and work.Key Takeaways• The Danger of Masking Trauma with Success: How using work and business achievements as a "medication" leaves you wide open to spiritual deception.• Spotting the Red Flags of Spiritual Abuse: Recognizing how manipulators misquote scripture out of context to advance their own financial agendas.• Guerrilla Warfare in the Spiritual Realm: Why you absolutely cannot resist an enemy tactic that you do not first recognize.• The Hidden Idolatry of Wounds: A deep dive into the Hebrew meaning of Psalm 147, revealing how holding onto past pain allows it to control you instead of God.Topics Covered in this VideoSpiritual warfare in business, Christian business coaching, recovering from church hurt, recognizing spiritual abuse, faith-based business leadership, Business as Mission (BAM), overcoming deception in ministry, marketplace ministry challenges, spiritual discernment for entrepreneurs, healing emotional trauma, Christian publishing industry secrets, biblical conflict resolution.#SpiritualWarfare #ChristianBusiness #BusinessAsMissionConnect with Us:Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-as-mission-podcast-with-mike-baer/id1551867793Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Gp5SOOHFggJ67vPA5qxkDTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialbampodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialbampodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialbampodcast/#BusinessAsMission #BAM #MarketplaceCalling