Elim, Latter Rain, and the Bubble Nobody Talks About | Our Stories | Podcast Episode 521

Описание: John and Hannah Joy examine Elim College and its role within Pentecostal and charismatic history, tracing how Latter Rain, shepherding ideas, and modern revival culture intersected without forming a clear authoritarian hierarchy. Drawing from lived experience and historical parallels, they explore how closed religious ecosystems can reward behavior, discourage outside influence, and unintentionally foster spiritual abuse even without explicit top-down control.

The discussion addresses corporal punishment culture, insider libraries, favored speakers, mission programs built in-house, and the power of testimony over doctrine. Rather than offering simplistic labels, the conversation asks harder questions about accountability, community identity, and why some movements persist for decades while others collapse into open authoritarianism.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
05:06 Black-and-White Thinking and Religious Trauma
10:34 Discipline, Control, and Hidden Abuse
15:36 Authority Without Clear Leadership
20:19 Closed Ecosystems and Outside Influence
25:03 Charisma Over Accountability
30:50 Spiritual Experience Versus Theology
35:07 Claiming Latter Rain and Spiritual Legitimacy
40:06 Missions, Isolation, and Self-Contained Systems
45:32 Is Elim a Cult or Something Else?
54:12 Final Reflections
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