“Are you having a flashback? Do you need a counselor? Are you going to cry?!”
2022 had been a rough year. I was a full-time Master’s student, working full-time for Berean Holiness without pay, doing my best to earn income on the side, had just moved across the country, and had only been out of a cultish group for 3 years, and was still processing a lot. Spending a few days around Holiness people—knowing some did not like me at all—had me on edge. The rebuke I had just received from one (although it may not have been intended that way) was my last straw.
So, yes, in that sleep-deprived, stressed out, emotionally-exhausted moment, surrounded by a small crowd of people staring at me—I was going to cry. It was a humiliating breaking point.
As I debriefed with Nathan (my brother and cofounder), he asked me what I was going to cut back in 2023 to make sure I didn’t burn out or mentally decline.
“Well, we really need to have the community groups—they change people’s lives. And I have to reply to everyone reaching out. And I need to keep social media going. And I’ve already said Berean Holiness would start a podcast. And I’ve already committed to cohosting a conference.”
“You can’t do all that. What are you going to cut out?” Nathan pressed.
“But I have to do all that.”
So I did, with a missions trip to Scotland and three BH meetups on top. But Nathan was right, I felt like I was going to die.
Some amazing people volunteered to help, and while I’m extremely grateful for them, it became apparent that most volunteers aren’t able to serve more than 1–2 hours a month, and all volunteers require oversight and management.
By the time the conference was over, I was so burnt out that when I’d see a new message pop up, I wanted to throw my phone in frustration—not normal at all! I worked 137 hours the week of the conference and was beyond exhausted for weeks afterwards.
But, by the grace of God, that’s when our first wave of monthly donors signed up.
By September of 2023, there was enough provision for Megan to become an administrative assistant one day a week. She made sure that every email and DM to Berean Holiness was replied to—an incredible blessing.
2024 came.
Cole (my husband) and I had to move out-of-state again, I was expecting our first child, and after saying I “had” to do all the things in 2023, I realized I physically could not do them in 2024.
No podcast. No events. No community groups. Social media was scaled way back.
With Megan’s help, we were finally answering all the DMs and emails, but twice we received over a hundred a month! I had to scale social media back even further, nearly stopping posting, because we were overwhelmed with people needing support. It hurt to not to be able to help them all.
So many reaching out, trapped in cultish groups, using words like “desperate,” “alone,” and “afraid.” Megan and I kept referring them to counseling and kept running into “I can’t afford it.”
That’s when I realized two things:
1) All Berean Holiness resources have to be free. We’re the first point of contact for people in a faith crisis caused by the “church”—they need the gospel and compassion, not a sales pitch.
2) We need deeper resources and qualified staff who can work day in and day out.
So, we fundraised. And you all gave!! By some miracle, we raised enough last Giving Tuesday/year end to open a small, part-time position.
The next miracle was the person who took that small position—Ethan Greer. He was a pastor, husband and father of five, had planted churches in Japan for a decade (which are still growing today!), and had firsthand experience supporting believers as they left cults. And he was local, allowing us to meet in person.
Having Ethan on the team in 2025 was a game changer! It allowed us to begin developing deeper support for the people who reach out in desperation. Even with very limited, part-time hours, Ethan wrote a curriculum on transitioning to a healthy church, led two community groups through it, helped host a 100-person event, did half the speaking, and made it possible for us to take up to 6 support calls a month.
2026 is on the horizon now.
After working through burn out, I’m finally excited again for the future. With Megan answering emails and Ethan taking support calls and leading community groups, we’re ready to start creating more content and challenging the cultish groups with Scripture.
But I admit I have some hesitation—due to their limited hours, in-depth email replies and support calls often have a 2 week wait time. It wouldn’t take much to overwhelm us again, resulting in another content pause in order to catch up. More than anything, we need to be able to increase work hours. Ethan is able to take a full-time position if we can open one.
Just like last year, what we’re able to accomplish in 2026 is going to rely heavily on the fundraising starting now.
• Raising $10,000 would cover the cost of 400+ work hours—enough to record and publish a curriculum on transitioning to a healthy church, develop a specialized Bible study for people disentangling (maybe from Galatians?), and increase support calls and community groups temporarily.
• Increasing monthly support would enable Berean Holiness to increase work hours *permanently.* Meaning, every single month we’d be able to reach and support more people leaving cults/cultish groups because of your generosity!
If helping people leave hyper fundamentalism and find healing in the gospel is a cause you also care deeply about, would you give to increase free, faith-based support and resources in 2026?
This work isn’t possible without the incredible believers who cover the cost. Berean Holiness isn’t just our staff and board, it’s all of our supporters as well—the Body of Christ partnering together out of compassion to meet a huge, unaddressed need.
You can partner with us now by giving one-time or joining as a recurring supporter at the link below!
Berean Holiness
“Are you having a flashback? Do you need a counselor? Are you going to cry?!”
2022 had been a rough year. I was a full-time Master’s student, working full-time for Berean Holiness without pay, doing my best to earn income on the side, had just moved across the country, and had only been out of a cultish group for 3 years, and was still processing a lot. Spending a few days around Holiness people—knowing some did not like me at all—had me on edge. The rebuke I had just received from one (although it may not have been intended that way) was my last straw.
So, yes, in that sleep-deprived, stressed out, emotionally-exhausted moment, surrounded by a small crowd of people staring at me—I was going to cry. It was a humiliating breaking point.
As I debriefed with Nathan (my brother and cofounder), he asked me what I was going to cut back in 2023 to make sure I didn’t burn out or mentally decline.
“Well, we really need to have the community groups—they change people’s lives. And I have to reply to everyone reaching out. And I need to keep social media going. And I’ve already said Berean Holiness would start a podcast. And I’ve already committed to cohosting a conference.”
“You can’t do all that. What are you going to cut out?” Nathan pressed.
“But I have to do all that.”
So I did, with a missions trip to Scotland and three BH meetups on top. But Nathan was right, I felt like I was going to die.
Some amazing people volunteered to help, and while I’m extremely grateful for them, it became apparent that most volunteers aren’t able to serve more than 1–2 hours a month, and all volunteers require oversight and management.
By the time the conference was over, I was so burnt out that when I’d see a new message pop up, I wanted to throw my phone in frustration—not normal at all! I worked 137 hours the week of the conference and was beyond exhausted for weeks afterwards.
But, by the grace of God, that’s when our first wave of monthly donors signed up.
By September of 2023, there was enough provision for Megan to become an administrative assistant one day a week. She made sure that every email and DM to Berean Holiness was replied to—an incredible blessing.
2024 came.
Cole (my husband) and I had to move out-of-state again, I was expecting our first child, and after saying I “had” to do all the things in 2023, I realized I physically could not do them in 2024.
No podcast. No events. No community groups. Social media was scaled way back.
With Megan’s help, we were finally answering all the DMs and emails, but twice we received over a hundred a month! I had to scale social media back even further, nearly stopping posting, because we were overwhelmed with people needing support. It hurt to not to be able to help them all.
So many reaching out, trapped in cultish groups, using words like “desperate,” “alone,” and “afraid.” Megan and I kept referring them to counseling and kept running into “I can’t afford it.”
That’s when I realized two things:
1) All Berean Holiness resources have to be free. We’re the first point of contact for people in a faith crisis caused by the “church”—they need the gospel and compassion, not a sales pitch.
2) We need deeper resources and qualified staff who can work day in and day out.
So, we fundraised. And you all gave!! By some miracle, we raised enough last Giving Tuesday/year end to open a small, part-time position.
The next miracle was the person who took that small position—Ethan Greer. He was a pastor, husband and father of five, had planted churches in Japan for a decade (which are still growing today!), and had firsthand experience supporting believers as they left cults. And he was local, allowing us to meet in person.
Having Ethan on the team in 2025 was a game changer! It allowed us to begin developing deeper support for the people who reach out in desperation. Even with very limited, part-time hours, Ethan wrote a curriculum on transitioning to a healthy church, led two community groups through it, helped host a 100-person event, did half the speaking, and made it possible for us to take up to 6 support calls a month.
2026 is on the horizon now.
After working through burn out, I’m finally excited again for the future. With Megan answering emails and Ethan taking support calls and leading community groups, we’re ready to start creating more content and challenging the cultish groups with Scripture.
But I admit I have some hesitation—due to their limited hours, in-depth email replies and support calls often have a 2 week wait time. It wouldn’t take much to overwhelm us again, resulting in another content pause in order to catch up. More than anything, we need to be able to increase work hours. Ethan is able to take a full-time position if we can open one.
Just like last year, what we’re able to accomplish in 2026 is going to rely heavily on the fundraising starting now.
• Raising $10,000 would cover the cost of 400+ work hours—enough to record and publish a curriculum on transitioning to a healthy church, develop a specialized Bible study for people disentangling (maybe from Galatians?), and increase support calls and community groups temporarily.
• Increasing monthly support would enable Berean Holiness to increase work hours *permanently.* Meaning, every single month we’d be able to reach and support more people leaving cults/cultish groups because of your generosity!
If helping people leave hyper fundamentalism and find healing in the gospel is a cause you also care deeply about, would you give to increase free, faith-based support and resources in 2026?
This work isn’t possible without the incredible believers who cover the cost. Berean Holiness isn’t just our staff and board, it’s all of our supporters as well—the Body of Christ partnering together out of compassion to meet a huge, unaddressed need.
You can partner with us now by giving one-time or joining as a recurring supporter at the link below!
donorbox.org/bereanholiness
By God’s grace, together we can impact hyper fundamentalism in 2026 and see thousands set free by the truth of His Word!
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