Devil is very busy.
I guess the new management threatened her rice bowl.
At least they’re not whipping out swords and lopping off heads or tossing bombs at each other, like a certain “religion of peace” is prone to
First Baptist Dallas went through a messy transition after Criswell stepped down after 40 years at the helm. A couple of pastors cycled through and there was a lot of dissention until the third one stuck.
And it can’t get much messier than what happened at Coral Ridge after D. James Kennedy. Billy Graham’s grandson split the church, banned Kennedy’s widow from the facility, and ended up defrocked (adultry). The church is a fraction of it’s former membership and stature.
I’ve never understood the draw of ‘megachurches’.
How do you have fellowship with thousands of other people?
You may as well just go to a rock concert.
This is a fundie church in a rich rich rich area
Very strict
Also very works oriented
And kind of pc on race especially
Aren’t they all nowadays.....I live two miles west of this church
They also have a school there.....
A friend of mines middle school kid went there and at a school sponsored outing he texted
“When do the hot chicks get here “
The teacher saw the text and he was expelled ....
Crazy people..
There is a place where super strict sexual Puritanism. Meets political correctness about objectifying girls
That boy hit that third rail
I’ll pass.
I try to explain to folks here that private schools sadly are not the answer....
That said I know decent folks who go there...
Freepers do the usual stupidity
This is a large church
It’s not a mega church
People talk so much shit here without being informed
They see a headline and their own bigotry talks hold
Words form and it’s off to the races...
Rabid
Most is seethed in anti Protestant opportunism
Oh look prods are squabbling ...I’ll condemn ..
Reality
This church is liberalizing because it’s grown exponentially and has a huge Kali influx ....
It’s not my cup of tea but it’s nearby...
And I know attendees
I am a Christian ...I’m not big on most churches and fewer denominations and frequently ill confess I’m not terribly impressed with folks online who tout their Christianity
In business it’s fair warning....someone requires prayer at a lunch meeting
Caution
I was raised urban southern Baptist somewhat brimstone ....
Catholic Church is hugely in trouble right now
Most Protestants too
Some mega churches so detested here are very conservative and given how much some here hate them tells me how ignorant those writing about them must be
Everyone can’t drive to Booger Hollow to attend missionary Baptist ...
Coward let’s his woman fight his fight
So, no-one threw down a glove and demanded satisfaction?
Megachurches are a bad idea. It’s like the difference between sandlot baseball and the national teams whose wealthy, pampered players take drugs and abuse women.
There is too much riding on maintaining the massive overhead in a megachurch, and the mission gets crushed in the struggles over power and money. Often there’s some illicit sex in the mix, as well.
Grace Chapel was my family’s home church for years. Pastor Steve’s Biblically-sound and uncompromised expository preaching stands as an exception in today’s world. I can honestly say that he is the only pastor where I learned something more from God’s Word in every sermon he preached.
The above is not to say Steve is perfect and has not made mistakes - as he will be the first to admit - but the discord at Grace has nothing to do with it being a “mega church” and much to do with the attacks both from within and outside the church on Steve’s uncompromising stand with Scripture and truth against the anti-God cultural heresies and lies so prevalent in our nation and world.
This evening Steve announced his resignation from the leadership of Grace Chapel (https://www.facebook.com/PastorSteveBerger). Hopefully, both Grace and the Berger Family will continue to be used to the glory of God’s kingdom in the days ahead.