Tullian Tchividjian Starts New Church After Affairs
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“Tullian Tchividjian has returned to ministry and has started a new church in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.” - Christian Leaders
Is James MacDonald Returning to Ministry?
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“Former Harvest Bible Chapel pastor James MacDonald reportedly shared some news on a closed Facebook page indicating that he may be returning to ministry” - Christian Headlines
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The Plague of Fanaticism
Why do people who have been influential in the evangelical world passionately advocate a cause, pull back, and then sometimes take the opposite stance with equal energy?
The answer, I think, is found in the word “fanaticism.”
Not all who fall are fanatical. Not all who fall from leadership end up denying the Lord or the Word. People like Bill Hybels, James MacDonald, or Mark Driscoll have succumbed to various sins (some more serious than others). As far as I know, these men still profess faith in Jesus Christ.
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Pastor Joshua Harris, author of ‘I Kissed Dating Goodbye,’ separates from wife
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“Nearly three years after apologizing to Christians and calling his advice against dating in his best-selling 1997 book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, a ‘huge mistake,’ author and pastor Joshua Harris revealed he and his wife are separating.” - Christian Post
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James MacDonald used thousands from church funds on vintage car gifted to Wheaton prof Ed Stetzer
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“Citing a tip published by Dee Parsons at The Wartburg Watch, independent journalist Julie Roys, confirmed in a report Tuesday that MacDonald gifted Stetzer a just under $13,000 1971 VW Beetle last April. Stetzer said he had no idea MacDonald used money from church donations to pay for the gift.” - Christian Post
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You Don’t Want to Have a Megapastor
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“I do think there is a contemporary foible that leads, among other things, to these catastrophes. Why do churches need to have 12 site campuses with everybody linked up by video feed so they can drink from the pure font of one guy’s leadership?” - Rooted Thinking
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Rethinking Leadership
How many workshops, conferences, videos, and books have you experienced about “leadership?” Ten secrets of that, nine habits of those people, or seven principles about leadership that are sure to transform your ministry? Those who present or write those books seem so competent, so successful, so energized.
I want to tell them, “Chill out, won’t you? Stop with adrenaline already!”
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What if the conservative evangelical church world came to be dominated by a symbiotic network of high profile and charismatic leaders?
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“… everyday problems would be subject to mystification so as to place them beyond the competence of the minister and elders and deacons.”
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