Absolutely not.

Pretty sure James preached on the issue of the Agags in our lives on at least ONE occasion. A rather inconvenient message for him/them now.

Yeah. That was an outstanding letter, clear, biblical and direct.

I agree. This is a slow-motion free-fall version of the Mars Hill implosion. A cult of personality cannot survive when the personality is gone.

Technically, it is not too late for the church to recover. Historically though, when a church spirals down this far, they have passed the “event horizon” and beyond the point of no return.

What would it take for HBC to recover? A miracle. It would require all of the leadership to confess and repent of their part in enabling James and being his accomplices. And having confessed and repented, stepping down. Not one person in that group can remain. (think Saul and his preserving King Agag)

The congregants need to reflect and consider what warning signs they saw that they dismissed or allowed themselves to be convinced weren’t a problem. This is a great time for growth for the individual members of the church. They should reach out to their friends who DID see those things (when they didn’t)… find out from them how they were able to see those things, and learn those lessons.

The challenge after that is for the congregation to identify those men who ARE Biblically qualified to lead the church. As a congregation, they lack discernment because they’ve been disarmed of their discernment by James and his leadership. Years of gaslighting and manipulation will have that effect. I’m confident that there are men there who are faithful and qualified to lead… will the congregation be able to see that?

That’s the catch-22.

I’ve heard some talk about recruiting Dave Corning to come back to lead the work of rebuilding the church. I can’t think of anyone more gifted and qualified to lead that work. That’s something specific that I can pray for… him or someone who is as well-respected as he is.

Inevitable, really. Their position was untenable the moment their father was removed in disgrace. Dynastic ministries are never a good thing. If they’re good pastors, and not there because daddy was the senior pastor (who am I kidding, of course they were), there are plenty of other churches out there where they can ply their trade.

http://julieroys.com/james-macdonalds-sons-resign-shakeup-harvest-continues/

Yes, and he probably is the one who “interviewed” the other two.

hypocrite: one who puts on a mask and acts on a stage for the amusement of a passive audience.

Messiah Yeshua sure had their number, didn’t He?