caption death_date religion birth_place birth_date alt residence image article_title name occupation
paul martin 's online obituary photo 12 august 2009 christian san francisco , california , us 28 june 1946 paul martin 's online obituary photo albany , ohio , us paulrmartinphd.jpg paul r. martin
 paul r. martin psychotherapist , wellspring retreat , psychologist , author , pastor , director
paul r. martin

paul r. martin was a psychotherapist , licensed clinical psychologist , author , pastor , and director of the wellspring retreat and resource center in ohio .
he also worked in private practice in athens , ohio .
martin taught psychology , psychopharmacology , and the biblical basis of behavior for five years at geneva college , where he was a member of the department of psychology .
in his 1994 book `` cult-proofing your kids '' , martin wrote about his former membership and leadership in the great commission international -lrb- currently called great commission association of churches -rrb- .
in 1971 , he dropped out of graduate school to join the group , when it was known as `` the blitz '' .
he later explained that he left the group when he did not receive an adequate response , after questioning its more controversial methods and tactics .
