Domestic Abuse Prayer & Support Group

This prayer group has been created for women dealing with domestic abuse who need a safe place to talk and receive support. If you need help, know someone who needs help, or if you would like more information regarding joining this group and how to support someone dealing with domestic abuse, please contact women@brookwoodbaptist.com (this is a confidential email managed by only one female leader in the church). Resources available below.

Domestic Abuse includes any kind of verbal, physical, sexual, and spiritual abuse which desecrates the image of God created in the other person. An assault on one of God’s image bearers through domestic abuse is an attack on God. To ‘desecrate’ means ‘to treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect. – adapted from the Association of Biblical Counselling

Domestic Abuse includes intimidation, manipulation, humiliation, isolation, threats, insults, force, sexual or physical coercion or harm, verbal degradation, financial control, and using Scripture against another person, used to maintain control over another person in an intimate relationship. Abuse does not respect the value inherent in another human being.

Receive Prayer

We meet two Wednesdays a month, 11:45 am to 12:30 pm, in the Welcome Centre at Brookswood Baptist Church. If you’d like to receive prayer for anything, please join us.

Upcoming Meeting Dates:

November 16; January 25; February 8, 22; March 8, 29; April 12, 26; May 10, 24; June 7, 21

Domestic Abuse Resources

For Women Who May Be In An Abusive Relationship If There Is Abuse, What Can You Do? What A Healthy Relationship Looks Like Warning Signs of Abuse What To Do If Someone Is Being Abused Why Women Stay In Abusive Situations More Resources & Contacts

Resources

Note: resources featured here cover fostering good relationships to dealing with troubled relationships to leaving and healing from abusive relationships. Our heart is that you find good resources that help you wherever you are right now and that speak to your situation and needs.

The Church’s Response to Domestic Violence by Char M. Newbold

The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian

Black & White Bible, Black & Blue Wife by Ruth Tucker

The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller

The 10 Commandments of Marriage by Ed Young

The Language of Love by Gary Smalley & John Trent

Healing the Hurt in Your Marriage by Dr. Gary & Barbara Rosberg

Your Time-Starved Marriage by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott

Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott

Before You Live Together by David Gudgel

Saying It So He’ll Listen by Dr. David Hawkins

Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

Every Woman’s Battle by Shannon Ethridge

The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

The Five Languages of Apology by Gary Chapman & Jennifer Thomas

Hope for the Separated by Gary Chapman

The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted by Gary Chapman

Love Talk by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott

Love List by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott

Cracking the Communication Code by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

I Surrender All by Clay & Renee Crosse

We Should Do This More Often by Lorilee Craker

The Marriage Builder by Dr. Larry Crabbe

Boundaries in Dating by Henry Cloud & John Townsend

The Strong-Willed Wife by Dr. Debbie Cherry