Mars Hill Says It Released Leaders Over Church Discipline Cases
Two "had a pattern of overstepping their authority," church says.
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STEPHEN CHACE
Like R Widmer, i see many disturbing things. The church has a PR person to isolate the pastor? The head pastor is not involved in discipline cases, it's "handled locally"? What if a "local" leader dislikes the accused, maybe feels threatened by them, decides to make an example of them? Been there. Done that. Would not want to be that leader on Judgment Day.
Robyn Widmer
"Andrew" repented. He was then excommunicated after leaving the congregation. The leadership instructed all members to shun him. Signs of a cult.
Tom Howard
So much unknown ....but this and several other swirling issues in the church, in my mind, seem to forget that God through Jesus and the Holy Spirit are the ONLY transforming powers in our life....and the church is to provide forgiveness and grace to allow and enable transformation. Most of the church powers somehow leave the feeling that it is there bounden duty to "beat us into submission and transformation"....I seem to disconnect there.