I’m very saddened by The Christian Publish's current articles about Pastor Robert Morris of Gateway Church and Pastor Tony Evans. I attended Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) within the mid-Nineteen Nineties and have been the pastor of Vanguard Church in Colorado Springs for the previous 27 years.
Two years in the past I revealed a e-book known as Vide Press Good pastor, which was primarily supported by Dr. John Hannah of DTS. Once I was a pupil there, Dr. Hannah stated, “Do you need to be large for God?” I sat down in my chair and quietly stated, “Sure!” He would then say, “Don't cease, don't have mercy and also you'll be the one one left and also you'll be nice.” I sat again in my chair and stated to myself, “Is that basically it? Is that basically all it takes to be nice for God?”
Sadly, it seems that Dr. Hannah was proper. Seven years in the past I consider the Lord spoke a prophetic phrase to me a few explicit pastor. I attempted to succeed in out to that pastor and sadly it ended together with his elders threatening me. On the similar time in 2017, the Lord Jesus additionally instructed me, “The shepherds' internet will fall.” And sadly it has been, particularly for the reason that pandemic. I’m starting to surprise if there can be anybody left after this season of cleaning that God is placing His church by means of.
Many of those tales are very related in nature. They often embody a sin from years in the past with a non-disclosure settlement (NDA) or tried NDA hooked up to them. You is probably not aware of NDAs. Right here is an article I wrote about them just a few years in the past.
Within the strategy of getting Good pastor The e-book got here out, I reached out to Dr. Evans as a result of he was the primary African-American to get a PhD from DTS, he spoke in chapel once I was a pupil there within the Nineteen Nineties, and I cherished his educating fashion and his tenacity to face. sturdy on God's phrase. Sadly, he rejected my approval request Good pastor e-book.
He not too long ago stepped down from the pastorate of Oak Cliff Bible Church due to a sin that occurred years in the past. He declined to enter element in regards to the nature of the sin, however stated he didn’t commit a criminal offense. His mysterious method to publicly confessing his sin has despatched the Christian group right into a frenzy of hypothesis, with many asking if he was coerced into confessing, or at finest, why now? Sadly, that is unknown, and it appears more likely to stay so.
Dr. Evans' confession on the age of 74 is a sobering reminder that the Enemy is not any respecter of age, profession, years of service, titles, titles or dimension of service. The enemy is attempting to devour all pastors and church leaders. He needs to steal, kill and destroy each certainly one of them, together with you and me.
Paul reminds us in Galatians 6:1: “Brothers, if anybody is caught in any trespass, you who’re religious restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Watch yourselves, so that you simply additionally is not going to be tempted.”
Sobriety reminder!
Days later, Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris pleaded responsible to “sexually inappropriate conduct with a younger girl” greater than 35 years in the past after the girl accused him of molesting her when she was 12 years previous. time to cope with it privately and return it to pastoral ministry after just a few years.
Everyone knows that we’re damaged (at the least I hope you might be) and in want of a Savior, and that the one reply is Jesus. The “quantity” of time that has handed, and on this case 35 years, is irrelevant to God. These actions have been offensive to God and I consider the best way they have been handled then and now could be offensive to God.
Morris' accuser claimed she was requested to signal an NDA. Gateway didn’t tackle this declare, however as a pastor myself, I stand in opposition to church buildings that use NDAs to silence victims of misconduct. They don’t seem to be the reply, they solely make the issue worse, delay therapeutic, and complicate the longer term with the previous. I don’t consider that God is okay with this apply in his church buildings and I pray that the church buildings that use NDA will publicly repent of it and promise by no means to do it once more.
Lord, as a pastor and chief of your church, I say, “Forgive us, Lord, and cleanse us, chief of your church. We’re shepherds of your sheep. extra outrage within the coming days.”
