Posted on 08/08/2017 5:46:40 PM PDT by Gamecock
After NewSpring Church former pastor Perry Noble was fired by the church he founded, he went into a brief period of media silence. The firing related to alcohol use and family issues and the response was to enter rehab followed by a helping relationship with psychologist John Walker. More recently, Noble launched a consultation business called the Growth Company which targets both businesses and churches.
Even more recently, Noble has been preaching at churches as a guest speaker. Now, apparently, Noble plans to launch a new church — Second Chance Church. According to a filing with the South Carolina Secretary of State on 7/14/17, Perry Noble incorporated the Second Chance Church as a religious organization in South Carolina. The incorporation papers are routine for a church except that this church only requires three board members and they do not have to live within South Carolina.
At the end of July, Noble posted a reflection after a year of being in recovery.
He described a bit about his experience since going into rehabilitation in Tucson, AZ. Curiously, he did not mention his wife or former church. Concerning his status with his former church NewSpring, he doesn’t seem to be getting a second chance there. The feud blew up into a public debate recently between the church and Noble. Noble accused the church of misrepresenting him and the church leadership said they had attempted to support Noble’s recovery.
No doubt, his return to more formal ministry will reignite conversation about how soon is too soon to return to vocational ministry after being forced to leave it.
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There is at least one other Second Chance Church in the U.S. There is no obvious connection between the two entities.
Possible first sermon series in the new church: Get Back Up!
After the rehab experience, Noble entered the care of psychologist John Walker.
From Noble’s Facebook page: John Walker has been my therapist for around seven years now and I hold him in highest regard. In those seven years I’ve allowed him to speak into me; however, I am now humbly submitting myself to him and giving him authority over me as I believe he will serve as my pastor, my psychologist and my spiritual formations director in this next season.
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If he’s selling shares, it might be a good startup in which to invest. Just bail after the IPO before it blows up.
These pastors *fall into sin* then disappear for a while, go for *counselling* or *rehab* for far too short a time, and too soon are back into the ministry.
Based on what I read in Scripture, they ought to be disqualified from serving in a leadership position for much longer.
It’s far too easy to *repent* and just get back into it. I don’t believe that it’s any more than lip service in the vast majority of cases.
Am I reading this right? He’s getting help with his ethanol problem from Johnny Walker?
I strongly disagree with much of what I know of his theology, but set those differences aside, I still don’t know how a true born-from-above believer could sit under his ministry. Like Steven Furtick, his manner screams “wolf” to me. When I hear him, I hear an ear-tickling goat herder.
Second chance church sounds like Purgatory.
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