“I think my church is a cult and there’s no one in my life safe to talk to—can you please call me??”
Berean Holiness has been receiving messages along these lines for years. Although, it was never our original plan to offer support calls/meetings, it’s become apparent that this a real need.
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Here are a few examples of the questions we’ve encountered on these calls—ALL more than once:
“I no longer believe dress standards are salvific, but if I say something I could end up homeless—what do I do?”
“I was told that I’m rebrobate and going to hell because I left my [hyper fundamentalist] church, is that true?”
“I know my church group is cultish, but I’m scared to leave because of this teaching—if it’s not true, can you please show me that in the Bible?”
“I’m being told I have to meet face-to-face with an abusive minister, does the Bible say I have to do that?”
“I want to go to church again, but I have no idea how to find a healthy church, can you please help me?”
“I’m confused—what is the gospel?”
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Although we frequently refer to professional counseling, you can see from the nature of these questions that these support calls are different.
Our team focuses on,
1) refuting false, cultish teachings with Scripture 2) listening with compassion as people who relate/have knowledge of how cultish groups operate 2) giving insider perspective on navigating the challenges of leaving hyper fundamentalism 3) equipping with tools/resources to find a way forward in rebuilding faith and community 5) sharing the biblical gospel with clarity
Support calls often last 2 to 3 hrs. Through experience, we’ve found that making time for someone in their most difficult season can make a critical difference.
There’s nothing better than following up with someone only to find that the reason we haven’t heard from them again is because, after our video call, they found a great church and supportive friends and community!
•••
There’s only one problem—there’s currently a greater need for support calls then we have the bandwidth to meet. That’s why it’s not possible to request a video call with our team on our website, and they’ve never been advertised.
The good news is, in 2025 we were able to multiple support calls 6x! Because of your giving at the end of 2024, we hired Ethan Greer part-time in 2025. Even with a small, part-time position, he’s made it possible for Berean Holiness to offer 6x the support calls compared to past years.
In 2026, there is a need to multiply that number again. Because support calls are highly time-consuming, the only way this will be possible is by increasing our team’s hours. An additional 15 hours of work time every *week* requires $1800 in additional monthly support ($21,600 annually).
• The good news is, $747 of that $1800 has already been raised by new monthly supporters and generous increases from past supporters!
• Only $1,053 of monthly support is needed before the full 15 additional hours *every week* are funded
Will you prayerfully consider becoming one of the recurring supporters that covers this cost?
The support calls that you will be making possible (in addition to other new Berean Holiness resources!) will be completely FREE of charge to those in need! This 15 hrs increase will make it possible to publicly advertise support calls on our website, so that no one leaving hyper fundamentalism, aware of Berean Holiness, will ever feel completely alone in their crisis again.
As someone (Natalie here) who personally experienced severe loneliness, as well as homelessness, due to leaving hyper fundamentalism—thank you SO much for making it possible for support calls to be provided at no cost, week in and week out, to those in need.
Berean Holiness
“I think my church is a cult and there’s no one in my life safe to talk to—can you please call me??”
Berean Holiness has been receiving messages along these lines for years. Although, it was never our original plan to offer support calls/meetings, it’s become apparent that this a real need.
•••
Here are a few examples of the questions we’ve encountered on these calls—ALL more than once:
“I no longer believe dress standards are salvific, but if I say something I could end up homeless—what do I do?”
“I was told that I’m rebrobate and going to hell because I left my [hyper fundamentalist] church, is that true?”
“I know my church group is cultish, but I’m scared to leave because of this teaching—if it’s not true, can you please show me that in the Bible?”
“I’m being told I have to meet face-to-face with an abusive minister, does the Bible say I have to do that?”
“I want to go to church again, but I have no idea how to find a healthy church, can you please help me?”
“I’m confused—what is the gospel?”
•••
Although we frequently refer to professional counseling, you can see from the nature of these questions that these support calls are different.
Our team focuses on,
1) refuting false, cultish teachings with Scripture
2) listening with compassion as people who relate/have knowledge of how cultish groups operate
2) giving insider perspective on navigating the challenges of leaving hyper fundamentalism
3) equipping with tools/resources to find a way forward in rebuilding faith and community
5) sharing the biblical gospel with clarity
Support calls often last 2 to 3 hrs. Through experience, we’ve found that making time for someone in their most difficult season can make a critical difference.
There’s nothing better than following up with someone only to find that the reason we haven’t heard from them again is because, after our video call, they found a great church and supportive friends and community!
•••
There’s only one problem—there’s currently a greater need for support calls then we have the bandwidth to meet. That’s why it’s not possible to request a video call with our team on our website, and they’ve never been advertised.
The good news is, in 2025 we were able to multiple support calls 6x! Because of your giving at the end of 2024, we hired Ethan Greer part-time in 2025. Even with a small, part-time position, he’s made it possible for Berean Holiness to offer 6x the support calls compared to past years.
In 2026, there is a need to multiply that number again. Because support calls are highly time-consuming, the only way this will be possible is by increasing our team’s hours. An additional 15 hours of work time every *week* requires $1800 in additional monthly support ($21,600 annually).
• The good news is, $747 of that $1800 has already been raised by new monthly supporters and generous increases from past supporters!
• Only $1,053 of monthly support is needed before the full 15 additional hours *every week* are funded
Will you prayerfully consider becoming one of the recurring supporters that covers this cost?
The support calls that you will be making possible (in addition to other new Berean Holiness resources!) will be completely FREE of charge to those in need! This 15 hrs increase will make it possible to publicly advertise support calls on our website, so that no one leaving hyper fundamentalism, aware of Berean Holiness, will ever feel completely alone in their crisis again.
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As someone (Natalie here) who personally experienced severe loneliness, as well as homelessness, due to leaving hyper fundamentalism—thank you SO much for making it possible for support calls to be provided at no cost, week in and week out, to those in need.
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