Are 9Marks churches divisive? Dale says “YES!” and provides his “Top Ten List” of their “Dividic Kingdom”
via What Should We Do About 9Marks and Other Abusive Churches? Guest Post by Dale —
For The Victims Of Spiritual Abuse And Authoritarianism At Grace Bible Fellowship Of Silicon Valley And Victims Of Other Churches ©MtnShepherdess 2016, 2017, 2018
Are 9Marks churches divisive? Dale says “YES!” and provides his “Top Ten List” of their “Dividic Kingdom”
via What Should We Do About 9Marks and Other Abusive Churches? Guest Post by Dale —
“Dever has a very high view of the skill set of a pastor, and a very low view of the abilities of the sheep.” – Dale
via What Makes 9Marks Churches So Unhealthy? – Guest Post by Dale —
If you dialogue with a spiritually abusive leader or cult member, prepare to enter a mind warp. The rules of sense, reason, and accepted definitions go out the window and are replaced with jargon, …
Compelled to Come
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi *** Acts 3: 1 – 10
via SSB Gathering – February 19, 2017 — Spiritual Sounding Board
My loyal readers may recall that nine months ago I wrote an article titled “Despite Tight Budgets UAE 9Marks Pastors Travel To T4G Conference USA.” (Link) Now, nine months later and facing a serious budget deficit, senior pastor John Folmar had the nerve to ask members to give sacrificially! In the article, I took the…
Saeed Abedini is the pastor released from the Iranian prison and embraced by Franklin Graham. His wife, Naghmeh, fought for his release for years then filed for divorce citing abuse issues in their marriage. Recently, Saeed was in court for violating a restraining order made on Naghmeh’s behalf (see article here). For the skeptics regarding…
Don’t give money to churches that won’t disclose the salaries of their leaders.
via Should Members Keep Giving Money to a Church That Refuses to Disclose the Pastor’s Salary? —
When the call to ‘submit’ is wielded like a weapon, it is a sure sign that the follow-up verses on “loving [you] wife as Christ loved the Church” are not being obeyed. Christ never intimidates or t…
Source: The Hi-jacking of Ephesians 5:22
Would anything get done without the persistence of determined women – even women who are willing to “break the rules” in the face of injustice? Would women have the right to vote if our great-grandmothers had not rebelled against men who were determined to keep vaginas out of the voting booth? Oh, does that offend you,…