Right. I think it’s one thing to say, “The pastor appears to be narcissistic and greedy,” and something else to say that a congregation of a major American denomination is a “cult.”
Well, seems we have a cult member in our midst. These churches like Elevation and New Spring, who elevate the worship of their pastor above worship of Christ, are criticized by more than just me. You still haven’t addressed the issue of the pastor living in a 17,000 sq, ft, home, which costs $1.7 million. Who checks Elevation’s books? Not their board, as none of them are church members. These mega- churches would be fine if controlled by their congregations, but they are controlled by the charismatic pastors who set up boards of like-minded charismatic pastors to “control” the church. I don’t see much difference in this group than the followers of Jim Jones, except for the brand of Kool-aid they consume.