These Sheep Bite

by John I. Snyder

Our pastors, church leaders, and vital ministries are being attacked and destroyed by powerful forces while virtually nothing is being done about it. Although aware of the fierce persecution aimed at Christians worldwide, terrorism by extremist religious groups in Asia, Africa, China, and the like, few of us will ever be thus persecuted or even arrested for our faith. However, the likelihood is very high of encountering the kind of persecution that has taken shape more recently. In fact, it's unlikely that a single church will escape it altogether. No one is immune. No pastor is safe from it. No church leader can afford to remain ignorant of it. It's happening right now These Sheep Bite is a frank look behind the scenes at the unknown and dark side of the modern pastor's and church leader's life. This book takes the lid off church leadership abuse and offers practical and effective solutions on how to stop this abuse. It sheds light on common misperceptions of right "Christian" behavior and shows how courageous action on the part of a few will prevent the destruction of the body of Christ. If you love your church, pastor, and leadership, you will want to read this book. From G. Lloyd Rediger - author, speaker, consultant
"The catchy title of this book invites attention to a spiritual epidemic in congregations across this nation and internationally. Here is an encyclopedic exposure of the devastation caused by "clergy killers" (rabid sheep). These are a few members who have become servants of evil as they target the pastor (shepherd) with incessant abuse, and thereby sabotage pastoral effectiveness and health, and contaminate congregational mission. The reader will discover whytough love and its prescriptions provide the only sufficient remedy. This is a very important book for pastors under attack, for church lay leaders whose pastor is anguished from clergy killer abuse, and for those who don't understand the incursions of evil in so many congregations."
-G. Lloyd Rediger, author of Clergy Killers: Guidance for Pastors and Congregations Under Attack and The Toxic Congregation: How to Heal the Soul of Your Church

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

John Snyder is an international pastor, conference speaker, and Amazon best-selling author of "Who Does Not Fight Has Already Lost: Why and How to Be a Christian Now," "A Series of Fortunate Events-A Christmas Devotional," and "Sheltered with God: Finding God's Peace in a World of Fear" from Theology Mix, “Resenting God: Escape the Downward Spiral of Blame” from Abingdon Press, "Your 100 Day Prayer: The Transforming Power of Actively Waiting on God” from Thomas Nelson Publishers, a transformational 100-day guided prayer journey, and “Reincarnation vs. Resurrection” from Moody Press.

As host of The Walk Podcast on Theology Mix, he has interviewed Max McLean, Norman Stone, Major General John Gronski, George Barna, Dr. John Lennox, the Rev. Anthony Thompson, R.C. Sproul, Jr., Dr. Judith Briles, and more.

John has been featured on Focus on the Family, Moody Radio, Fox News, Faith Radio Network, Cru, In the Market with Janet Parshall, The Bottom Line with Roger Marsh, Miracle Channel, American Family Radio Network, and many more.

As an ordained Presbyterian pastor, John has served congregations in the United States and planted churches in California and Switzerland. He is currently pastor of Starnberg International Church in Bavaria, Germany. He is the advisor and lead author for theology and culture blog Theology Mix (theologymix.com), which hosts 80+ authors and podcasters, and visitors from 175 countries. He received his Doctor of Theology degree magna cum laude in New Testament Studies from the University of Basel, Switzerland, where he studied with acclaimed professors Bo Reicke, Markus Barth, Martin Schmidt, and Jan Milic Lochman. He also has Master of Theology and Master of Divinity degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.

You can find some of his articles in academic journals, online magazines, and newspapers including Theology Today, Theology Mix, Outreach Magazine, the Christian Post, Dialog, Theologische Zeitschrift, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, The Washington Times, and others. John has also served on the adjunct faculty of New College Berkeley as well as the World Journalism Institute. You can follow him on Twitter @johnisnyder or connect with him on LinkedIn. Dr. Snyder and his family reside in Germany.