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Definition: Clergy Killer – a person in a congregation or church hierarchy who emotionally abuses (persistent harassment) a pastor often resulting in the pastor’s (1) being forced out of the church, (2) leaving the ministry, (3) suffering severe emotional distress and, in some instances, (4) committing suicide.
Clergy Assistance, Ltd. is a 501 (c) (3) organization committed to ►training clergy on how to identify and appropriately respond to abusive parishioners and church hierarchy ►protecting and supporting bullied pastors and their families ►providing educational opportunities for learning about the “clergy killer” phenomenon.