James MacDonald. pretty rotten.. I said, again, please dont do it just because Im asking you. Youre better off reading the Bible at home with your cat. And I got the text. James MacDonald Suspends New Home Church Network Julie Roys September 29, 2020 Seven months after launching a Home Church Network (HcN) for those who "struggle to get to church or to stay in church," former celebrity pastor, James MacDonald, is suspending the program. And scripture is really clear that its got to be, you know, two or three witnesses. I certainly am no Bible scholar. Is that an accurate representation? Were talking about the difference of maybe a day. You can review it. Hes not qualified. And there was a voicemail from one of the pastors at Harvest, in a really sort of pushing for me to sign that put my name to that. Those are simply other examples of posts about controversial issues. Thank you for loving the Church and the Lord God Almighty, to take the hard but righteous way rather than the hard way. Following allegations of years-long bullying and financial misconduct, the lead pastor and executive team of an Association of Related Churches (ARC) megachurch, Everyone was laughing and goading, like it was a jokeuntil it wasnt. Divorce is a civil remedy that is necessary when there is abuse, physical, emotional, financial, or even when people are incompatible. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. . So grateful to be healthy and happy in the Lord to where I can finally wade into the filth from JuLIE Roys. I wish I didnt. And I have, you know, probably probably six weeks later, less than, probably four weeks later or something I I apologized for signing that. God does not value the sanctity of marriage more than the safety and sanity of individuals in that marriage.. Later that night, or first thing you know, into the wee hours of the next morning, the communication was out to the people of Harvest, and it was over. And it was a pretty tough meeting. According to anindependent auditof Harvest Bible Chapel, disgraced celebrity pastor, James MacDonald, siphoned off millions in church funds to support his lavish lifestyle. And he was the elder who insisted that scathing letters written by former and current staff at Harvest actually reached the members of the board. James MacDonald and Harvest: Years of Discord . You know, they asked him as an executive committee member and the elder board chairman. And if he doesnt, what does that mean in terms of employment at Harvest Bible Chapel? So if you cant say anything, I mean, again, hes dismissive of the actual letters. He also advertised an upcoming GrampCampan overnight retreat providing training and tools for grandparents to connect with their grandkids. Were just talking a minute ago, you know, the emotion and the weight and the relief and the sadness, and all those things are true. So grateful to be healthy and happy in the Lord to where I can finally wade into the filth from JuLIE Roys. Think Ill go preach at my cat nowhe has huge ears & better discernment than those willfully cowering in the open cage of the corporate state-church. Hi. And there were several of us saying, you know, looking at I Timothy 5, looking at Hebrews 13:17, which tells us that elders are going to give an account. This is not my judgment but that of his elders from HBC. And many who have followed this story know what James McDonald has done. What is the point of bringing this pastors political views into the story? I called him. I think, how is it that we had the word of God sitting in front of us, which is pretty clear about what to do. And today youre going to hear from a former insider at Harvest, former elder Dan George. The fruit which was souls coming to Christ was enormous. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. He says, Well, for when I kept silent my bones wasted through my groaning all day long for day and night, your hand was heavy upon me. He teaches that wives should endure abuse like a missionary endures persecution. And marital and sexual satisfaction plummet.. If hes fired, and its in the church is very clear on him being fired and disqualified for ministry. You can unconditionally love someone. If hes ok with lying it places doubt on the gospel. Thanks for for standing up for what was right. If hes ok with lies, that calls into question everything he preaches. Nearly 30 pages, innumerable charges between all those people, Julie, they served on the staff of Harvest Bible Chapel for somewhere between 40 and 50 years collectively. So, Julie Roys decided to do what she does best - investigative journalism - in order to find out the truth in the world of m. What does the bible say about that? Lets try little role reversal here. Whoever said the dumbest thing had to take off an, Despite being disqualified from public ministry by his former megachurch for a pattern of sinful behavior, James MacDonald is preaching at Generation. I mean, even though at this point, your eyes have been opened. It didnt sit right with me when I heard about it, that the church was suing you, and the Mahoneys, and the Bryants. But its a story that needs to be toldand rememberedgiven that MacDonald is trying to relaunch his ministry in Chicago. I knew what the topic was. You know, theres, I would say, round two, but I my guess is there were lots of small rounds in there, of people being silenced and bringing charges and, and the board looking the other way. And thats got to be a heavy. Visconti also had posts supporting far-right causes. Yet, Dan, you owned it. This was months months later. On that Haiti trip. And this is this was this was hard, but at the end of the night, we talked through it, we shared things from the letters. But as, as these excerpts of James speaking as, as James did, to so many people knew that, that this was the way he really, really spoke and who he really was. The Roys Report is a Christian media outlet, reporting the unvarnished truth about what's happening in the Christian community so the church can be reformed and restored. . But he demanded that he be flown home on a private jet. We turned out to have six witnesses who wrote 28 pages with innumerable charges. Well, maybe it had approval by the executive elders, maybe it had approval by Fred Adams, who was the CFO at the time. This man has been your pastor for decades. The Roys Report seeks to foster thoughtful and respectful dialogue. And I was muted on my phone. His support of Kari Lake shows that he supports her lies. In June, he posted a picture with 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake. There was a push for him to be able to resign, and to negotiate on several points that we now know what have you know, let him walk away with millions of dollars. Dan George served as an elder at Harvest Bible Chapel over a period of 10 years, actively serving on the elder board from 2010 through 2015, and rejoining the board in late 2018. The Asbury Revival Is Over. And and again, I got out of this like so unbelievably easily. In that same meeting that same Thursday night, he argued, the elders shouldnt have the letters. Julie Roys October 8, 2020. I mean just absolutely devastating stories and, and feeling the pain. Opinion: What is Revivaland is it Happening at Asbury? Her articles have appeared in numerous periodicals. #JRgossipslut #JRcancerinChristsbody. In June, Visconti also posted a picture of him and his wife with James MacDonald and his wife. But some of these people, for 10 years or more, had been maligned. I totally get the emotion that you must have felt because I felt it, too. We see this is the third article this month youve found worth reading. I think of a few things Julie. H arvest Bible Chapel and founding pastor James MacDonald have announced that they plan to drop their lawsuit against The Elephant's Debt bloggers and Julie Roys after a court today denied. I mean, I got exonerated rather quickly. And you have James McDonald coming in, from the United States, getting off the plane for a little bit, doing a few meetings, which I guess he complained about doing. Rather, its helping those in bondage find freedom. Get new articles and breaking news delivered to your inbox. And from the video that he recorded with James, it sounds like the spin is that James was actually guilty. But again, you push that issue, you got those letters. Today the guys share their conversation with journalist, author, and speaker Julie Roys. Ill write a statement. There was a spirited discussion of the letters and who should be able to read the letters. 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 I turned to Scripture, and I went to Psalm 32, where you know, the companion to Psalm 51, where Davids writing. It was really it was a painful meeting, it was a was an eye opening meeting as well though. 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. And they started reading scripture about the qualifications of the elders. That this was all a plot by him that he was vengeful, towards James McDonald. The leaders were brought together. And I read all these verses, and we were talking about it. And this was a spiritual battle. I didnt, I didnt argue with him. So then James McDonald flies in, right? I remember praying before the Harvest Elgin campus as a garage, and its a former corporate space. If you hear that from the pulpit, or you hear that up front, I think, if Im sitting, if Im sitting in the seat, I think well, how fast can I get to my car and confess everything that just the Holy Spirit just brought to mind? Julie can and has spoken for herself, but I must speak up against loaded questions like this. And he said, you know, James Macdonald had requested that I come out to a meeting and he had requested Mike Dunwoody and one other elder Mark Hopwood was a longtime elder from Elgin that we would all join them for a meeting at seven oclock on that Thursday night. So if youre listening, you need and you havent read those letters, you need to go back and Dean Butters, I mean that one has to be just the emotional impact of the the bullying and the abuse, and then even a video where he mocked a very well known Christian leader because she was getting married in midlife for the first time and mocking her for never having sex before. And I got it. I appreciate elders (Hebrews 13:17). Whats wrong with Visconti supporting Kari Lake or speaking out against abortion or transgenderism? Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. But that is my hope. On Thursday, Im in a meeting with him where honestly, Julie, they were trying to convince me and the other elders in the room that hadnt been in previous meetings to let him resign. Julie can and has spoken for herself, but I must speak up against loaded like! 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