Category: Church Governance or Policy Issues

Church Governance or Policy Issues, Crazy Things Church Leaders Say & Do, Harvest Bible Chapel, James MacDonald, Narcissistic Pastors, No-Talk Rule, Shunning, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies

Harvest Bible Chapel Files Complaint Against Blogger Paul Dohse, Resulting in Loss of YouTube Privileges

Julie Anne

*     *     * In a concerted attempt to control others, someone from Harvest Bible Chapel (HBC) filed official complaint with YouTube against blogger Paul Dohse's YouTube account, resulting in blogger's loss of YouTube privileges. *     *     * *     *     * I received an… Continue reading Harvest Bible Chapel Files Complaint Against Blogger Paul Dohse, Resulting in Loss of YouTube Privileges

Church Governance or Policy Issues, Going Back to Church Again, Safe Churches, Tithing

What Does Non-Institutionalized Church Look Like?

Julie Anne

*     *     *   We've spent the last several days discussing a variety of issues stemmed from Brenda's very important topic of institutional churches failing to meet the real needs of their people who are suffering abuse.  Quite a bit of the conversation shifted to the subject that church as an institution… Continue reading What Does Non-Institutionalized Church Look Like?

9Marks, Church Governance or Policy Issues, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies

9Marks: Church Authority over Church Members

Julie Anne

*     *     * Over the weekend, I was reading at Sharperiron.org and commenting on a thread that went on a rabbit trail about 9Marks.  My comment got long-winded and I thought it might be good to discuss it here as I've never brought up 9Marks before and my concerns with this… Continue reading 9Marks: Church Authority over Church Members

11 Hours of Meetings, Church Governance or Policy Issues, Crazy Things Church Leaders Say & Do, Extra-Biblical Nonsense, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies

Independent Churches = Recipe for Spiritual Abuse?

Julie Anne

** We were taught submission at our former church:  children to parents, wives to husbands, husbands to Christ, congregants to pastor/elders, civilians to governmental authorities. Most churches have a check and balance system in place to ensure that there are no abuses going on in church.  Here is part the doctrinal statement from our former… Continue reading Independent Churches = Recipe for Spiritual Abuse?