The #HarvestMeToo Movement. How Much Did Harvest Bible Chapel Financially Fleece Your Family?

A conversation with a former small group leader at Harvest Bible Chapel leads to this post. A person was shocked to realize how much they gave to Harvest Bible Chapel. The goal of this post is to get people to anonymously share what was given to Harvest. Did you arrange to transfer stocks and bonds or inheritance to Harvest? Let’s share some stories of questionable financial giving which took place at Harvest Bible Chapel. On Twitter let’s use the hashtag #HarvestMeToo. 

Unless You Experience Spiritual Abuse Then You Won’t Understand How Painful it is

Spiritual abuse is not something you will understand unless you have endured it. My hope is that you can dismiss this post. But those of you who have been through hell will understand what I am writing here today. This is about how spiritual abuse touched my life. From several churches that dealt with issues from child sex abuse to mishandling sex offenders; to an Air Force Officer who tried to get me involved in the last church plant of Sovereign Grace Ministries in the Washington, D.C. area called Redeemer Arlington. Its the story of a false accusation that threatened my life and my family and even popped up in a hospital room in a medical crisis. In my view spiritual abuse is the equivalent of rape. 

Why Harvest Bible Chapel Needs to Repent to the Haskells, Maldeners, Ferraros, Secrests and Countless Others. The Blog Wants Harvest to Own its Abuse Admit its Errors and Misconduct so that People Will Have Peace and Closure

Harvest Bible Chapel needs to own their mistakes. Individuals like Talbott Behnken, Jeff Donaldson and others need to admit they were wrong. For the hurt and pain they have caused they need to repent and own what they did to others and accept the consequences. This blog heard the other day that Harvest Christian Academy will be hit by the financial scandal and won’t likely last beyond the end of this school year. Either way individuals like the Haskells, Maldeners, Ferraros, the Secrests and others need an apology and to see some action behind the words. In the Harvest Bible Chapel scandal this blog will push for that action.  

The Sex Abuse Crisis in the Southern Baptist Convention and The Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News Expose

A ground breaking report is published by the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News. It documents the sex abuse issue inside the Southern Baptist Convention. As the Southern Baptists move forward its clear that the sex abuse issue can not be avoided. 

Harvest Bible Chapel Update: The Elder Board is Allegedly Split and James MacDonald is Fighting Back

The Harvest Bible Chapel elder board is allegedly split. And James MacDonald like a corrupt dictator in a banana republic in Latin America is fighting back. This post is some news that this blog learned this evening. 

Did McLean Bible Cover Up a Child Sexual Predatory Situation? A Comment on The Wondering Eagle Raises that Question

A comment on a post about Harvest Bible Chapel brings about a brief post. Did McLean Bible Church cover up a child sexual predatory situation?  According to the comment it appears as if McLean Bible went to great lengths to cover the alleged situation in The Rock Ministries. This blog would like to get more information about this incident.

An Open Letter from Jim Engleman from Harvest Bible Chapel Elgin to the Bartholomew Family in Naples, Florida

Jim Engleman who worked in Harvest Bible Chapel Elgin’s security team wrote an open letter to the Bartholomew family. Its about the Paxton Singer situation and encouraging them to speak to James MacDonald about it.