[pby]

His problems began with the implementation of the Purpose Driven method.

The "transitioning" process (from non-Purpose Driven church to Purpose Driven, including marginalizing and getting rid of resistors), that goes with the PD method, was the genesis of many the problems prior to the public knowledge of the indiscretion (which ocurred years before this pastor was at the church).

By the way, do you agree with the Purpose Driven method of shaping the gospel to meet people's felt needs?

[blue-duncan]

"By the way, do you agree with the Purpose Driven method of shaping the gospel to meet people's felt needs?"

The Gospel does not change, the way it is presented does depending on the audience. You would not give the message in the same way to children that you would to adults and you would not give the message in the same way to hardened criminals that would to teenagers, although you may be tempted to. When Paul says he becomes "all things to all men....." he was not talking about accommodating the message but its delivery and illustrations.

Gal. 1:6-10, "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ."