James MacDonald, founding pastor of Harvest Bible Church, has been formally disqualified from ministry.
The elders of Harvest Bible Church shared the announcement with the church congregation Sunday, saying that MacDonald “was biblically disqualified from the position of Elder, meaning he did not meet the spiritual standards to which a Harvest Bible Chapel Elder is held.”
The elders of Harvest Bible Church shared the announcement with the church congregation Sunday, saying that MacDonald did not meet Scriptural requirements to be an elder, the Christian Post reports.
In a letter read to the congregation Sunday, Elder Karl Jackson said the elders were thankful for MacDonald’s service to the church, but he is not “above reproach.”
Jackson said MacDonald was fired from the elder board in February for “having a ‘sinful pattern of inappropriate language, anger, and domineering behavior,'” the elders stated.
“You may be wondering why we’re coming to you now, months after James’ dismissal. As we spent time with the congregation and visited all of our campuses, it became clear that there was confusion over the previous statements about our former Senior Pastor. We are here today to provide clarity to our church family and to those who listened to and supported Walk in the Word, a ministry of Harvest Bible Chapel.”
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