Honestly dont to this day. I hope you have a great day and God bless. Yes, yes. Yes, it is. Whats the point of arguing the point, you know, like, okay, youre gonna say you dont remember that part. I payed for you and James. I remember praying before the Harvest Elgin campus as a garage, and its a former corporate space. Just finished my post on clarifiers that will precede the deception lists. According to anindependent auditof Harvest Bible Chapel, disgraced celebrity pastor, James MacDonald, siphoned off millions in church funds to support his lavish lifestyle. Harvest Insider Tells What Really Happened with James MacDonald. My husband and I pray that anyone who has been hurt or used by Im can heal. He would probably be wildly successful. And I was just, it was entertaining, you know, on one level, but on the other level, just absolutely tragic. Would you consider making a tax-deductible donation to help our journalists continue to report the truth and restore the church? I mean, I got exonerated rather quickly. I said, Sandy, Im so sorry, for what happened on my watch. Tim, thanks I should have read before commenting and exactly! But he said when he and Scott Phelps and Barry Slebaugh went into a meeting with James in the summer of 2012, asking for, whats your salary James? I stepped into a conference room. Not all he said was false because then it would have been obvious to any discerning Christian. So thats, thats February 5, 2019. The leaders were brought together. It was so much easier to read and understand. And by the meeting that night, the executive committee came to the elder board with a unanimous recommendation, per the bylaws, that James McDonalds employment should be terminated for cause at that point. But as, as these excerpts of James speaking as, as James did, to so many people knew that, that this was the way he really, really spoke and who he really was. At least some did. How about that one? Hes asking for money. I agree that its loving to speak the truth, even when its unpopular, but the New Testament also has a lot to say about the way we conduct ourselves and how we should treat each other. . And so I felt relief. So grateful to be healthy and happy in the Lord to where I can finally wade into the filth from JuLIE Roys. Like Tullian Tchvidjian, he would be a great salesman. I believe the board was deceived by Satan. Gary Weigel, if you total all the expenses including vet bills, it might be more than a tithe. And and Im still feeling it and Im still hearing from people. And this is when everything really started happening. But by the middle of day, right, we were talking about how we were clearly going to have to have an elder board meeting that night. The text included the hashtags #gossipslut #gossipmonger #filthygutterwebsite #cancerinChristsbody., MacDonald also tweeted the invitation, referring to me as Julie Jezebel Roys.. I was there at HBC & witnessed it. Because when you report on this for months, you feel the pain of the people that are involved. The Roys Report seeks to foster thoughtful and respectful dialogue. It was a large elder board. Well, you know, we laugh about it. And I sat down on the couch in my office and cried. And James, recently, in this video that he posted, said that there was an elder, in these meetings, he says, its very, very disparagingly who, who was holding his Bible and kept reading scripture. As I saw it, this letter of unconditional support was a huge and somewhat desperate PR move on James MacDonalds part, to say, hey, look, all our leaders stand with us, I must be okay. Roys detailed evidence from former Harvest elders, employees, and members that . Dan George served as an elder at Harvest Bible Chapel over a period of 10 years, actively serving on the elder board from 2010 through 2015, and rejoining the board in late 2018. I pray for the man. If youd like to find me online, just go to Julieroys.com. And again, youre one of the people who actually apologized for that. And marital and sexual satisfaction plummet., We are meant to set aside power and authority and serve one another (Matthew 20:25-28) as we are partnered together (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12), Gregoire added. And that was a big question. But again, reading those letters, and it does have a different impact when you read the actual letter than someone summarizes it. This is a story that directly contradicts what MacDonald published in recent videos and statements on his webpage. The Lord made it really clear. Like wow! She was powerful and wise., Similarly, popular marriage and sex author, Sheila Wray Gregoire, wrote to TRR, The idea that a man can only be happy in a marriage when a wife is weaker than him shows that his idea of manhood is an extremely fragile one., As reported by TRR earlier this week, Visconti has publicly announced that he is being mentored by James MacDonald, and MacDonald has preached at Generation Church numerous times this past year. I certainly am no Bible scholar. I agree. So he was fired. . So far, I feel the leadership of my current church embodies this well. Dominican Republic, a resort there and invited their wives to come with them. In 2018, Roys' journalism exposed the now-former senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel (HBC) James MacDonald for his aggressive leadership style and abuse of the church's finances. I wrote back to her, and I apologized to her. Why is it important to you to let people know what really happened? You know, while while I was an overseer, I didnt know it. He was the senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel megachurch in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States [1] [2] and was the host for the church's former broadcast ministry, Walk in the Word . He was like he started appealing the process. Thank you for taking the stand that you did. And you have James McDonald coming in, from the United States, getting off the plane for a little bit, doing a few meetings, which I guess he complained about doing. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. He knows! And I said, I understand that. Think Ill go preach at my cat nowhe has huge ears & better discernment than those willfully cowering in the open cage of the corporate state-church. Again, Dan was one of the elders who confronted James back in 2012, and then got excommunicated from Harvest. It didnt sit right with me when I heard about it, that the church was suing you, and the Mahoneys, and the Bryants. But I think my kat has watched too much Kenneth Copeland. How does this relate to his view of women? And today youre going to hear from a former insider at Harvest, former elder Dan George. Thanks for for standing up for what was right. Both are true. Still. The leaders in our church spoke like KJ era British people when they prayed, I always wondered why. We are so embarrassed and disgusted by his gross actions in the last 30 years. On Thursday, Im in a meeting with him where honestly, Julie, they were trying to convince me and the other elders in the room that hadnt been in previous meetings to let him resign. (God) says, the prudent see danger and take refuge. But the one letter that isnt published came from Sandy Song. And I read all these verses, and we were talking about it. . to anyone whos been a part of, of what went on. Pastor James will provide answers in upcoming featured video posts. It is not an ecclesiastical remedy at least not any longer. No One Knows. And there is one thing we know about Satan. Divorce is a civil remedy that is necessary when there is abuse, physical, emotional, financial, or even when people are incompatible. I was at work. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. That didnt happen. Visconti wins the Internet! Tell me about that meeting and what he did. That was positioned as an attack from the start. He wasnt bringing it to the elders and through a discussion with a couple of the pastors, chose to give it to the elders, which we were thankful for. If youre truly interested in hearing other views ask why or tell me how you landed there. That would be acceptable teaching. And when I read that, I just shook my head. He says, Well, for when I kept silent my bones wasted through my groaning all day long for day and night, your hand was heavy upon me. This is the passage. . And its to warn people, right? Because I believe in the church. I didnt, I didnt argue with him. So its critically important that the truth be told. ARC is one of the largest church planting organizations in North America. And I, the next day, I wrote and said, Well, okay, I respect your wishes. Sin has real consequences and sometimes those consequences are permanent. We see this is the third article this month youve found worth reading. Well, youre welcome. If hes ok with lies, that calls into question everything he preaches. Hes a large imposing man. And he conspired with these staff to bring these letters because they all just were out to get James. The pastor of the largest church in Minnesota (around 23,000 average . The Asbury Revival Is Over. And I had already written back to Executive Committee Chairman at the time and said, we cannot say unconditional support. So that tells you something about the backbone and the integrity of Dan Marquardt. And if he doesnt, what does that mean in terms of employment at Harvest Bible Chapel? What really caused Harvest Bible Chapel to fire James MacDonald? And when he sees he cant save it, it sounds like then he was trying to lobby for being able to resign, and a lot of emotional manipulation being used that weekend from from what youve told me. I see that as just simply implicating a larger group and a conspiracy to use church money for stuff that was never intended. But James McDonald, he did not like to fly with the commoners, from what I understand. Guest Bios Show Transcript Spiritual abuse has become an increasingly hot topic, as more and more stories of bully pastors and hyper-controlling, Guest Bios Show Transcript After years spent in an abusive church, how do you heal? We got to pray. His employment is coming to an end. Hes a deceiver. And the demands that James McDonald made to try to go home a day early. James MacDonald (born October 4, 1960) is a Canadian-born evangelical Christian pastor, television evangelist, and author. The picture with deceiver Kari Lake speaks volumes! And to hear that, its still got to be pretty tough to stand up to that, or at that point where you like, now I know the truth, Im moving forward. Ryan Visconti, the Arizona pastor platforming discredited celebrity preacher James MacDonald is attracting attentionnot just for his new partnership, but also his provocative social media posts about women and marriage. And everyone who stayed just drank the Kool-Aid. And I know its cost you personally. She also previously hosted a national talk show on the Moody Radio Network, called Up for Debate, and has worked as a TV reporter for a CBS affiliate. To donate, Lead Pastor and Exec Team of ARC Megachurch Resign Amid Allegations of Bullying and Financial Misconduct, EXCLUSIVE: Dozens Say ARC Megachurch Pastor Bullied and Shamed Staff, Volunteers, James MacDonald Preaching at ARC Megachurch in Arizona, Why Businessman Peter Chung Matters for the Future of The Kings College. Keep in touch with Julie and get updates in your inbox! In that same meeting that same Thursday night, he argued, the elders shouldnt have the letters. We see this is the third article this month youve found worth reading. And you got all of them. And I said, Listen, I get it. And at the end of the night, we looked around the room, we had talked through it. Again, six, absolutely scathing letters. They should go to the reconciliation team. I did not cover my iniquity. And I know I totally get what youre talking about. I just thought, yeah. Yeah Cynthia. So you werent part of the lawsuit. 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