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Subscribe here for Pastor James' twice-weekly email devotionals straight to you inbox, plus occasional updates regarding his ministries, events, and personal news. . And I looked at it, and I could not read the whole letter in one sitting. And I did it. Because Julie, I knew that, even if Id gotten the chance to read it in front of Harvest, which would have been really hard, but would have been healing to people. Anne Green, who is married, alleged that MacDonald touched her inappropriately on a private plane in 2005. 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We dont know how much the top people at Harvest make. If the church wants to regulate marriage, let them say you cant get remarried in their church if you are already married in the eyes of the church. Great! (Proverbs 27:12). 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. Whats wrong with Visconti supporting Kari Lake or speaking out against abortion or transgenderism? To donate, click here. My husband and I pray that anyone who has been hurt or used by Im can heal. We brought up several things from the letters with James McDonald that night, and he was just dismissing everything we brought up. It was really it was a painful meeting, it was a was an eye opening meeting as well though. Not all he said was false because then it would have been obvious to any discerning Christian. I dont see that as absolving James McDonald. I know a lot of people look at this. And while youre at it, Id really appreciate it if youd help us spread the word about the podcast by leaving a review. Guard your heart and keep it diligentlyfor from it flows the content of your life. Well, maybe it had approval by the executive elders, maybe it had approval by Fred Adams, who was the CFO at the time. That this was all a plot by him that he was vengeful, towards James McDonald. Gary, Were supposed to approve this budget, and we dont even have a line item. Thankfully, I had headphones on. Sandy talked about over the years, other staff members coming to her after meeting with James McDonald in tears, just crushed. Okay. You can imagine it wasnt it wasnt long before the elders were, you know, talking and I dont remember the timing exactly. According to The Elephant's Debt (TED), a blog critical of MacDonald that launched in the summer of 2012, MacDonald was then taking a salary over $500,000, and living on a $1.9 million estate. The Asbury Revival Is Over. Five of the six have been published. And this is when everything really started happening. Theres still one more thing I want to ask about. So he was fired. . The Asbury Revival Is Over. Julie Roys knows she published many false statements about me, false statements now proven such in a court of law, yet she has retracted nothing. The Roys Report seeks to foster thoughtful and respectful dialogue. No, it wasnt edited. While we were doing that, I was in my office at home. And youre going to hear all about what happened in those meetings and the strong arm tactics that McDonald used to try and get his way. Do you expect ANYONE to say yes to your question. I had, of course, people from Harvest who had heard it, sending me sending me clips. As I saw it, this letter of unconditional support was a huge and somewhat desperate PR move on James MacDonalds part, to say, hey, look, all our leaders stand with us, I must be okay. So if you cant say anything, I mean, again, hes dismissive of the actual letters. I agree. So they have no idea what they really these, the elder board was large and had no idea really who James MacDonald was, am I right? I also knew that I needed to talk enough so that it wasnt like, well, this whats whats going on with him? But that is my hope. Id read through everything and all the letters. What Happens Now? We did not hurry. So thats why I think its so important to get the truth out there and to just keep speaking the truth. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. But But I remember saying to the guys, listen, heres the passages Ive been studying. Leslie said: Julie Roys is a Christian investigative reporter who has called out some big names, and she has suffered for it. Again, youre seeing it from a total other perspective where Im the bad guy, James is a good guy. It was so much easier to read and understand. Dan also was in numerous meetings with James McDonald prior to his firing. 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. And I want to help people lead the church well. To myself, I said, and do our job. Ed Stetzer was given a car by James MacDonald, along with a bunch of cash and other things that Roys documents in her reporting. Imagine such a thing. Harvest Insider Tells What Really Happened with James MacDonald. So I appreciate it. And I read all these verses, and we were talking about it. We got to pray. Thank you Jesus, Amen. Hear the dramatic and sovereignly orchestrated story of how MacDonalds actions finally came to light at Harvest. I know James McDonald says it was a conference call. The elder board is still in the dark. Because if he resigns, he gets up in front of the church, gets to spin things, and, you know, can probably relaunch somewhere else. In June, he posted a picture with 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake. And Dean Butters letter came in that way as well. On February 13, the elders announced James MacDonald had been fired . It was in the very, very early days of its launch. Very interesting discussion. He was the senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel megachurch in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States [1] [2] and was the host for the church's former broadcast ministry, Walk in the Word . Divorce is a civil remedy that is necessary when there is abuse, physical, emotional, financial, or even when people are incompatible. to Rick Donald. The ministry is growing, we should expect to be attacked. She said a survey of 20,000 women for her book, The Great Sex Rescue, found that when men make the final decision in the marriage, even if they consult with their wife first, chances of divorce increases 7.4 times . It looks like these contemporary churches are just fundamentalists in different garb. *Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Visconti and Generation Church had deleted their social media accounts. And I remember talking to another elder and I looked at him, he was almost in tears, saying, I cant believe were not going to do what Gods word says. The text included the hashtags #gossipslut #gossipmonger #filthygutterwebsite #cancerinChristsbody., MacDonald also tweeted the invitation, referring to me as Julie Jezebel Roys.. We will talk through it. But for us not to act would be unbelief. Rather, its helping those in bondage find freedom. Right, so now you have this meeting that ends you know, Tuesday night meeting that ends in the wee hours of the Wednesday, February 6. 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. And, again, this is five days after I published my expose of Harvest and World Magazine. And I know its cost you personally. And she immediately said, Ill write a letter. | (Photo: Harvest Bible Chapel video screen grab) Harvest Bible Chapel has dropped a lawsuit against author and journalist Julie Roys and the writers of the Elephant's Debt blog amid public scrutiny for an alleged culture of fear, intimidation, and financial mismanagement. This is this is one of the biggest things elders could do. First he used to walk up and down the isles and second it was a bit more exegetical than primarily exhortation based and those dynamics flipped. Youre, youre characterizing it correctly. Dan, thank you for being a humble man of God. This was months months later. "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. In June, Visconti also posted a picture of him and his wife with James MacDonald and his wife. When I did not immediately respond, MacDonald tweeted I had declined his invitation, which I did not. The multi-campus Harvest Bible Chapel in greater Chicago along with founder James MacDonald, has slapped several former workers and independent journalist Julie Roys with a defamation lawsuit alleging the publication of false information about the church, its finances and governance that resulted in the loss of 2,000 members. That would be acceptable teaching. We dont know what it would look like tomorrow. ARC is one of the largest church planting organizations in North America. TED also reported that MacDonald's church Harvest Bible Chapel was $65 million in debt. He was the second longest tenured pastor at Harvest. And in case you dont know, Dan Marquardt was one of three former elders at Harvest, who stood up to James McDonald in 2013, and was excommunicated as a result. How about it James McDonald and John MacArthur (and the like), how about it? In October, Harvest along with lead pastor James MacDonald filed a defamation lawsuit against the author of the World article, Julie Roys, for "asserting false allegations" during her eight . You could tell where it was headed probably. I didnt, I didnt argue with him. And I dont need to know. Very sad situation for James and the elders as well. A Christian leader, according to 1 Timothy 3:3, should not be "greedy for filthy lucre.". At least some did. James McDonald recently did a video with Ron Duitsman, as you said, former chairman of the elder board, where he claims this was all part of a campaign by Dallas Jenkins, whos a former executive leadership team member at Harvest. And I just remember my first feeling, you know, just honestly, relief. On Thursday, the seventh, I got a text from one of the elders who said, Call me if you can before such and such a time. And welcome to the podcast. It is grounds for separation but not divorce., This view is popular in fundamentalist Christian circles. And I got it. Those are simply other examples of posts about controversial issues. In an email to The Roys Report (TRR), Vernick noted that in the Old Testament, Abigail, the wife of the boorish and immature, Nabal, was a strong woman, married to a weak characterand she wasnt toxic. It wasnt an argument. And I listened to it. There were voices raised. I totally get the emotion that you must have felt because I felt it, too. What do you give, he would have been removed from Harvest, theres no doubt. So grateful to be healthy and happy in the Lord to where I can finally wade into the filth from JuLIE Roys. And I remember reading through that scripture and reading through Hebrews 13:17, about elders overseeing and giving an account, and Galatians 1:10 about am I trying to please man, am I trying to please God? And we talk about that Scripture and quote it over and over again. . Yeah Cynthia. Hes a deceiver. James MacDonald (born October 4, 1960) is a Canadian-born evangelical Christian pastor, television evangelist, and author. One, its impossible, and were gonna get killed, were gonna get slaughtered on that. 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. Its loving to give medicine to a sick patient, and its loving to speak the truth to a deceived person.. Ill tell you one thing, Julie. Receive E-Devotionals and Ministry Updates. And the things that were done to them after they left. Christians should stop feeding these people. And in those letters like Jacob Ross, who was the bodyguard of James McDonald. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. And his email says, it seems we are being targeted. Like this had been a months long drawn out battle. Yes, I agree. And when I read that, I just shook my head. And I, the next day, I wrote and said, Well, okay, I respect your wishes. Yeah. He has always been a total its all about me. I stepped into a conference room. It just seems that the church of the USA is a joke. It is not an ecclesiastical remedy at least not any longer. A strong woman with a stronger husband will become an unstoppable, gracious, and capable woman. And and that would be my word to James McDonald. His support of Kari Lake shows that he supports her lies. And this was a spiritual battle. I hope you have a great day and God bless. And were like, boy, I hate to say this, but that just felt demonic. I still dont understand all sides of the transgender issue, but can say 2 things: 1. And there was a group and we had two prayer meetings of people who had been former elders, staff people who have gone on the record with me. Had they reached all the elders at this point? But so much else not owned. I said, Sandy, Im so sorry, for what happened on my watch. And I checked my voicemail. John MacArthur, for example, has preached, Scripture does not automatically permit divorce in the case of a physically abusive husband. Instead, MacArthur urges abused wives not to provoke any circumstances that will make your husband become violent. But if he continues to be abusive, The wife should remove herself from danger by fleeing the home if necessary.. 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. 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