The problem with us Christians is that we are far too optimistic anytime anyone sticks the title “church” up and claims that what they are doing is Gospel Gold. If we just read the Words in red, Jesus straight up, it is clear that this is not the case. The system that God Himself set up got so corrupted that it was intent on killing God’s son! Jesus warned about the kind of “temples” and converts the Pharisees make in Matt. 23:15.

It is clear that since then there have been two very separate organizations spreading “churches” around the world. Some of doing legitimate work for the true God, but according to Jesus the majority are not. Jesus told us to look at the fruit that is produced. When I did that and asked the question is the Acts 29 network a work of God with good fruit or a work of someone else with bad fruit the answer was crystal clear. We need to look at the fruit or else we are just fools…

Do you take into consideration the fact that Matt Chandler already runs a large organization, the Village Church? Perhaps he could have cribbed a bit from how they do things? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Do you take into consideration the fact that Matt Chandler already runs a large organization, the Village Church? Perhaps he could have cribbed a bit from how they do things? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Sorry… Clarification needed. I don’t know of any fallout post Driscoll. I was referencing the Driscoll fallout itself, which obviously had some ripple effects that went beyond the actual fallout.

Paul – I would be interested in knowing more about the post-Driscoll fallout at Acts 29. I suspect many people would be sympathetic to that.

Appreciate your final comment.

In defense of my comment, I will point to what you said – “what Christian organization is this not true of?” — I was a lot more balanced than many observers of Acts 29 who want blood and first born children.

Any organization who could pull the game changing move with Mars Hill can’t be all bad.