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cbayer

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5. Upon further investigation, I think you are right that it won't change those

Reply to kwassa (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 12:01 PM

Mar 2013

individual churches much.

But they do represent about 25% of the membership, so their withdrawal will probably impact the SGM organization.

And that seems like a good thing.

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A Church Group, a Lawsuit, and a Culture of Abuse [View all] kwassa Mar 2013 OP

Did you know the extent of what was going on before you read this article? cbayer Mar 2013 #1

I didn't know this in this detail. kwassa Mar 2013 #4

Upon further investigation, I think you are right that it won't change those cbayer Mar 2013 #5

yes, it certainly is a good thing. kwassa Mar 2013 #8

I think singular charismatic led churches have peaked, will decline. Publicly available scrutiny, pinto Mar 2013 #11

I found several blogs about this church and the various movements: freshwest Mar 2013 #2

The silver lining here seems to be that there are churches that have disassociated cbayer Mar 2013 #3

The thing is, they are not an isolated phenomena in churches. It's like a corporate sales group. freshwest Mar 2013 #6

It seemed that for awhile I saw them popping up everywhere, but on my last road cbayer Mar 2013 #7

actually, the Internet has been a powerful tool against this trend. kwassa Mar 2013 #9

Sunlight is the best disinfectant in situations like this. cbayer Mar 2013 #10

thank you for the post though it is very sad locks Mar 2013 #12

You say they are like the Catholic Church goldent Mar 2013 #14

Makes me wonder skepticscott Mar 2013 #13