The Red Flag of Disassociation

This post comes from a reader of 39 Lashes Blog who has relayed a story of their own church experience. "A few short months ago our church hired a new pastor. The majority of the congregation was thrilled. The new pastor was exciting to listen to and at first was very well liked. One of the very first actions he suggested was to disassociate from our denominational association. He made some valid points and the Board went along with this recommendation. His suggestion was to keep this disassociation quiet. Once that disassociation was completed the pastor began to implement his plan of manipulation. He began to lie, corrupt the scriptures, and to systematically force out those members that he perceived to be a threat to his personal agenda. His strong-arm techniques, tactics of intimidation, and gospel of secrecy has been disguised to many in the congregation by his Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde personality. Since our church is disassociated with our former denomination there is no accountability. Our Board is in crisis and the church is hurting. Please don't use my name or the name of my church since I fear for my friends who are still attending. I am providing my personal experience to 39 Lashes blog as a warning. Don't allow your church to disassociate with its denomination without very good reasons." Image credit - http://www.examiner.com