And I have, you know, probably probably six weeks later, less than, probably four weeks later or something I I apologized for signing that. And again, Im going from memory, but also from what Ron Duitsman recently said. Any update on the James MacDonald vs Harvest debacle? I have them up at my website if you want to see those. So lets move on to these letters. I think of a few things Julie. On February 13, the elders announced James MacDonald had been fired . None of those charges were looked into. And I know I totally get what youre talking about. But to tell people they have to stay in a situation of violence, trauma and harm, or return to it, this is not a core tenet of Christianity. It is not an ecclesiastical remedy at least not any longer. And that reminded me of something that Dan Marquardt told me. . Im Julie Roys. Longtime leader of the Chicago-area megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel James MacDonald has been ousted as senior pastor in light of unsavory remarks he made on a hot mic that were aired on local media Tuesday. We all need to do it together, etc, etc. I had, of course, people from Harvest who had heard it, sending me sending me clips. To donate, click here. Maybe not as profoundly as somebody whod been involved so long, but it was powerful. The pastor of the largest church in Minnesota (around 23,000 average . And there is one thing we know about Satan. But I knew I needed to do it. And what happened in all the backroom meetings, private conversations, and phone calls leading up to that fateful event? . When Christian leaders continue to teach that abuse does not constitute biblical grounds for divorce they are wrong, Vernick wrote. Toward that end, the site requires that people use their full name when commenting. Am I characterizing what happened there accurately? This was a many time thing. Also, make sure you subscribe to The Roys Report on Apple podcasts or Google podcasts. So Rick was, in effect, the Assistant senior pastor. Thats even though MacDonalds former megachurch, Harvest Bible Chapel, disqualified MacDonald from public ministry in 2019 for a pattern of sinful behavior.. I asked Sandy Song to potentially write a letter. The way James MacDonald is said to have treated others while pastor of Harvest and the way he behaves on Twitter dont seem to be in keeping with the way the New Testament says we should behave. And and that would be my word to James McDonald. Well, you know, we laugh about it. The devil is at work. Thank you Jesus, Amen. Can you share what was in it? She was powerful and wise., Similarly, popular marriage and sex author, Sheila Wray Gregoire, wrote to TRR, The idea that a man can only be happy in a marriage when a wife is weaker than him shows that his idea of manhood is an extremely fragile one., As reported by TRR earlier this week, Visconti has publicly announced that he is being mentored by James MacDonald, and MacDonald has preached at Generation Church numerous times this past year. And everyone who stayed just drank the Kool-Aid. Im sorry, before a so called board.removes a man of God they must first consider the fruit of his ministry. But he said when he and Scott Phelps and Barry Slebaugh went into a meeting with James in the summer of 2012, asking for, whats your salary James? Imagine such a thing. Not long ago, I noticed that James MacDonald is still latched onto evangelical watchdog blogger Julie Roys as his number-one. His employment is coming to an end. But I had all I had all the letters by that point. And there were meetings on Wednesday, where James McDonald was informed of the decision of the elder board. "Mancow Airs Shocking Comments By James MacDonald": Julie Roys' Response February 12, 2019 Cherie Vandermillen [Julie Roys] I never thought I would hear an evangelical, mega-church pastor talk about planting child pornography on the computer of an executive at a Christian publication. Send your questions about the Bible, ministry, or personal matters below. Well, maybe it had approval by the executive elders, maybe it had approval by Fred Adams, who was the CFO at the time. And I did it. So, Dan, thank you for that. And and again, I got out of this like so unbelievably easily. And I got the text. The whole crooked machine needs to be brought down. I payed for you and James. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. Thats thats a much harder relaunch. Prominent evangelical scholar, author, and missiologist, Ed Stetzer, is leaving his position as executive director of Wheaton Colleges The Billy Graham Center to become dean, Despite being disqualified from public ministry by his former megachurch for a pattern of sinful behavior, James MacDonald is preaching at Generation Churchan Association of, An Arizona megachurch has hired Landon MacDonald as a lead pastor, despite allegations MacDonald bullied and abused those in his care while pastoring at Harvest, It has been said, Show me a persons checkbook and I can tell you what he cares about. Social Action, 1964 James MacDonald, the, Christian actor Kirk Cameron on Monday featured disgraced pastor James MacDonald as a guest on Camerons TBN Takeaways program on biblical illiteracy. MacDonald was fired, Mark DeMoss, a man described by Christianity Today as Evangelicalisms PR Guru and a former Liberty University trustee, is apparently spending time with two men, Its been more than two years since Harvest Bible Chapel fired James MacDonald for engaging in conduct . Can you say what was in that letter? He should sell cars or computers. 1) Julie Roys. Ryan Visconti, the Arizona pastor platforming discredited celebrity preacher James MacDonald is attracting attention . What really caused Harvest Bible Chapel to fire James McDonald? From the overflow of your heart your mouth (and thumbs) are speaking. pretty rotten.. Ron Duitsman, Chairman of the Board, who agreed to fire James, now appears to be out there, saying that after James got fired, that the elders were were spinning what happened in a false way. She sends it to me and I wrote it. That this was all a plot by him that he was vengeful, towards James McDonald. The audio recording that the elders reference was aired on popular Chicago radio personality Mancow Muller's show.Muller, once a trusted friend and confidant of MacDonald and also a member of Harvest Bible Chapel, has used his platform recently to call the pastor out on his less-than-exemplary handling of his critics. I shouldnt be doing this. So he did that. Opinion: What is Revivaland is it Happening at Asbury? He surrounded himself with yes men and used intimidation tactics to keep people in line. Mine havent offered any blessings, but at least they havent eaten my extremities while I sleep. But according to a recent email by MacDonald, he's a victim of defamation by an "envious child"and needs your money "to rebuild." "Tragically . And we would be loved, it would actually be a loving thing for us to do. And I remember, Julie, I was in that meeting that Tuesday night. But I think my kat has watched too much Kenneth Copeland. The G in freemasonry stands for generation. Why would anyone who follows Jesus Christ care what Generation Church thinks about anything? But, at whatever time it was, you know, midnight in India or something sitting in the lobby, I sent an email, put my name on it, heres my statement. I need to repent. My husband really appreciates James McDonalds preaching against my better judgement I told him about the new messagesso we have the Advent message from his Home Church network cast to the TV I had planned to leave the room so I didnt have to watch it I have to tell you he sounds sincere (without wax) I find the whole situation so heart breaking and confusing. Instead, he blocked our access to his and Generation Churchs social media accounts. . Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. it's time for the cult of personality of James MacDonald at Harvest chapter to close and the actual Bible to be opened . Yeah. Id read through everything and all the letters. Like, I cant believe this. She was a late comer to those of us who had been exposing MacD for a long time. Harvest didnt know what it looked like to not have him as a senior pastor. And there was just this push against a public rebuke. He was like he started appealing the process. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. I did not cover my iniquity. uterus or clean out a womb after a stillbirth (because these treatments are labeled abortions, and even that word brings out comments like yours). What do you give, he would have been removed from Harvest, theres no doubt. But like I said, Hes really working hard to rewrite history. . Were supposed to approve this budget, and we dont even have a line item. I said, Sandy, Im so sorry, for what happened on my watch. So Im deeply grateful for their faithful support. And if I would, you know, post some sort of statement. Get new articles and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Yeah. And I gotta tell you, the people of Harvest, the people who were there before, the people who were still there, were so forgiving. And they were praying in earnest this entire time. Welcome to The Roys Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church. I had all the letters at that point. One, its impossible, and were gonna get killed, were gonna get slaughtered on that. The senior pastor at my church moved into town in 2014, and bought a home in proximity to the church for $260,000. There were elders and influential families that spoke against Moses in the desert, God destroyed them and their families. Yeah, yeah. Im Julie Roys. If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of God, and Proverbs, etc. Jared Prayed for you just now. On January 7, 2019, Harvest elders announced they decided to drop the lawsuit against Julie Roys and four other individuals. A Christian leader, according to 1 Timothy 3:3, should not be "greedy for filthy lucre.". Leslie said: Julie Roys is a Christian investigative reporter who has called out some big names, and she has suffered for it. Yes, and I would add that baked into the command for husbands to love their wives is the definition of love in 1 Corinthians 13. TED also reported that MacDonald's church Harvest Bible Chapel was $65 million in debt. Gary Weigel, if you total all the expenses including vet bills, it might be more than a tithe. We turned out to have six witnesses who wrote 28 pages with innumerable charges. So you werent part of the lawsuit. Again, youre seeing it from a total other perspective where Im the bad guy, James is a good guy. Julie Roys October 8, 2020. Chicago-area Republic Bank has stopped foreclosure proceedings against disgraced celebrity preacher, James MacDonald, and reinstated MacDonald's mortgage on his $1.5 million Elgin estate. I say this as a Christian who was taken to task by Christian doctors who told me of all sorts of cases that are not as the woman loved murdering her baby as many pro-life conservatives want everyone to believe. So grateful to be healthy and happy in the Lord to where I can finally wade into the filth from JuLIE Roys. I feel that our beginnings, KJV or influences kept many people locked in to the Old Testament, with all of its Thou Shalt nots. One person suggested reading the New Testament first for a change and then read the Old Testament for the beginnings, the stories and allegories and basically manmade superstitions and misogynies. 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