Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of "Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse" by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. Zuleger also asked church members to pray for their leaders. At the conclusion of the two investigations, Johnathon Bowerswho had taught for a decade at BCSfelt no better about the growing reservations he had over his place at the college. (BBC has about 40 elders, but the congregation is considered the final authority and meets quarterly to vote on church matters.). Several current leaders at Bethlehem as well as BCSs new president, Joe Rigney, pointed to a similar taxonomy laid out by The Gospel Coalitions Kevin DeYoung. You'll hear sermons, worship, life-changing help, and prayer. Even with the warning, there were moments where the tone and classroom demeanor intensified in contrast to others at BCS. Why anyone would align themselves with Doug Wilsonwhose latest in a string of anti-Christian behaviors is authoring an erotic novel about a sex robotis beyond me. Four other congregations with female pastors were also determined to be not in friendly cooperation with the SBC, as well as one removed over its abuse response. with Pastor Shedrick Clark. The Roys Report reached out to Tomlinson for comment, but he did not respond. Bethlehem was the plan until we were going to be in Jesus arms. At the meeting, Steve Takata moved that the task forces unedited reports be released to Bethlehem members. Rigney at BCS lamented the challenge of responding if a harsh word immediately becomes abuse. Lee at the North Campus worried that even tenderhearted, gentle pushback is at risk of being dismissed. ++++++++++. WebFor more information about enrolling in services, please contact Mary Ali at agencyintakes@esarc.org or 260.456.4534 ext. The resignations and fractures in leadership at Bethlehem Baptist Church (BBC) extend to the congregation and have been simmering for years. They insisted he sinned against them by explaining and denying instead of seeking to understand. Halls was one of two official grievances filed against Naselli last year. Share Podcast Audio Download. The Christian conversation about racism has come a long way in the 10 years since Bloodlines, and has taken on more weight amid the recent string of high-profile police killingsthree in the Minneapolis area alone: Philando Castille, George Floyd, and Daunte Wright. This is another painful and confusing moment for us," Zuleger wrote. Meyers exit last month followed two others at Bethlehems downtown campus. For twelve BBC students to submit allegations against N is not insignificant. WebBethlehem Baptist Church. Both sides in a conflict want to get at what really happened; as Christians, they rightly set out to work toward justice and reconciliation where they can. But I am glad Fod called Jason to be a preacher instead of an air-traffic controller. Why? Paul used this same verb in verse 19 (you gladly bear with fools), and now he repeats it once more in order to make plain some of the foolish stuff the Corinthians put up with. The threat effectively shut down discussion. The sensitivity over Black Lives Matter and differing approaches to contemporary racial issues hits particularly hard in the Bethlehem community. In the summer of 2019, the task force presented an 85-page report to the elders, which essentially died in committee. Bethlehem is in Gods hands, she said. Members who spent 10, 20, or even 30 years worshiping and serving there, who expected they would be part of Bethlehem for the rest of their lives, said goodbye to their spiritual home. WebWhile details of what's actually going on at Bethlehem Baptist are sparse, the resignation of the church's head pastor and several is arguably newsworthy, so we're going to allow discussion on the topic.. A couple of reminders to everybody: John Piper hasn't been the pastor at BBC since 2012, and thus far there is zero indication that he's in any way No one has influenced how I love my wife or my family more than him. To unlock this article for your friends, use any of the social share buttons on our site, or simply copy the link below. Rigneys sin of empathy interview in Wilsons series, called Man Rampant, released in October 2019 as the debut episode. Though the process was done with the approval of Bethlehem pastors and the elder chair, some wanted the church to do its own review of Naselli last year. Ming-Jinn Tong, pastor for neighborhood outreach, announced his resignation in May; and Bryan Pickering, pastor for care and counseling, in June. In the end, seven of the 17 original members of the task force ended up leaving Bethlehem, which some elders saw as confirmation that their misgivings about the group were justified. When he resigned, he came to an agreement of some kind where he committed to not interfering in the elders leadership or the direction of the church. These tensions came to a head at a contentious BBC congregational meeting on January 31 in which two members, Steve and Janette Takata, submitted motions for the church to consider. I was pretty disappointed. Also available on most smart TVs and streaming services. But if you see what I see, and if you experience this community (leadership, faculty, and students) as loving, and supportive and fair, and if you share my excitement about the future with Joe Rigneys leadership and under Gods merciful providence, then I believe we will together walk in truth and love, and have a great impact for the glory of Christ.. A few Bethlehem elders responded positively to her letter, Mekala said. A better way to describe this is rigid and controlling. Over time, for a variety of reason, the members of the narcissistic family system are trained, conditioned, molded, shaped, and manipulated into becoming co-conspirators in the idolatry of The Image., And they are coerced into being temple prostitutes at the temple of The Image.. I had zero ill intent against you.. Feel the freedom to lament," he wrote. The investigation found that BCS policies did not violate workplace law. Elders and ministers at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Is this not the very thing that the Pharisees did that got Jesus so mad that he would call them out by comparing them to that which was the most filthy and disgusting thing in their own theology? Rev Bethany Douty. Lee at the North Campus told CT that his congregation, the largest Bethlehem location, has been encouraged by the frankness of the discussion and is ready to move forward. Another pastor who resigned is accusing a Bethlehem elder of spiritual abuse and calling on him to resign. I feel like we have encountered wave after wave after wave, and that in a good-faith effort to keep the peace and maintain some form of unity, we have not spoken with sufficient clarity about what is true and what is false and instead have attempted to appease left-leaning folks who are virtually unappeasable , By the time the Takatas eventually met with Naselli and church leaders, they saw that there are more dividing lines being formed here than we expected, Janette told CT. The successor to John Piper at Bethlehem Baptist Church this week resigned in what appears to be a major shake-up at the church amid allegations of toxic -It is honestly appalling that he has not called Wilsons use of savagely misogynist rhetoric, specifically in Wilsons blog. But what I noticed, underlying the meaningful time I worshiped at Bethlehem, was rigidity and control among leadership. Are we not caring enough about our responsibilities to weep with those who weep? Soon after he launched his academic Ming-Jinn Tong, pastor for neighborhood outreach, announced his resignation Please contact Pastor Jason if you are in need of financial suppor t or Meyer said, If you as a church dont like what I said today, you will have to get another pastor, because I believe this to the back of my teeth.. Thats part of our entire educational approach. (He declined to comment on Naselli or any specific faculty members. It has been multiple factors in concert over time, he wrote in a resignation letter last year. Is there a way to do any rebuke or admonishment when someone is hurting?, he asked. WebView Jason Meyers profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community. I observed leadership patterns that sought to help hurting people but left those same people even more frustrated and disappointed.. Sarah Brima and her husband were former members of Bethlehem and Rigneys Cities Church but left in part over his affiliation with Wilson. "There's unethical behavior. Meyers exit last month followed two others at Bethlehems downtown campus. While he was trying to work for resolution, she didnt know where to go with her own frustration and anxiety. . Some of the resignations were due to normal factors, like families moving out of the area. . But empathy that is true does not result in that. If you find over time that Johnathons perceptions are true, you will rightly seek out another place to study or work. Notifications include: New company roles Change in active status Location updates New Rev Ernie Dorrell. WebSince that time, his life has never been the same and the reach of his ministry has only grown. And if the elders were to move for that motion, I would resign out of principle.. Help us continue to be a voice for truth in the media by supporting CBN News for as little as $1. Skip to main content. Piper should intervene to save what is left at Bethlehem. But he also saw the debate as a proxy for the other issues stirring around Bethlehem. Our friendship is not up for grabs even a little, yet I'm personally heartbroken. We are committed to delivering quality independent Christian journalism you can trust. I believe aspects of BCS culture are inconsistent with the mission and vision I came to love, she said. In terms of the leadership of the school, its the same guys. The Roys Report seeks to foster thoughtful and respectful dialogue. Thats actually kind of incredible. Help us continue to be a voice for truth in the media by supporting CBN News for as little as $1. Meyer preached in 2015 against the dangers of hyper-headship and made the case that doing nothing when faced with abuse is taking the side of the abuser. Browse 60+ years of magazine archives and web exclusives. Some of the faces that appear in the compilation video of 150 Gods Grace at Bethlehem no longer belong to the multisite Twin Cities churchmost prominently Jason Meyer, Pipers successor and Bethlehems pastor for preaching and vision. Follow Receive an email notification when changes occur for Jason Meyer. Id like to see his surgically precise definition of neo-fundamentalism or even fundamentalism for that matter. He wrote in an email to her that he believed the elders would be taking up the issue in the days ahead.. Naselli did not resign. He had the power to just wreck me. And if Im saying its no longer a place to be able to say those things publicly and remain safe, theyre thinking, Thats not a place for us then either.. We put a high premium on education in serious joy, and therefore we think the emotions are important, he said. And according to audio obtained by The Roys Report, Naselli responded to the motion by stating publicly: I am the pastor that Mrs. Takata just quoted. Now, Meyer is part of a growing exodus of leaders and members Co-author of the entry on fundamentalism in the Encyclopedia of North Carolina (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2006), Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees (preachers and teachers,) you hypocrites! 4. Janette Takata also wrote emails to BBC elders in 2019 with concerns about the episode. Jason Meyer, pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, preached on the pride-crushing power of the cross in Alumni WebWe are excited to share that t he youth of UPC are heading to Duluth for their summer mis s ion trip June 11 th-16th. I never met Jason Meyer but I know an oblong blur generality, when I read one. Im stumped over this direction. Rigney recognizes spiritual abuse as something that does happen in Christian contexts, but he also challenged what he saw as the possibility for criticism or correction from a position of authority to get inflated as abuse. Meyer told his congregation to expect that race would continue to be addressed from the pulpit. The Takatas, like the group of Nasellis former students, felt like they too had gone through a convoluted process of praying, reporting, documenting, scheduling, meeting, and working for resolution only to have the process end without feeling like their concerns were fully understood and that nothing would change as a result. Kenny Stokes, a pastor and elder at Bethlehem and associate professor and trustee at BCS, told CT they are currently in discussion to clarify protocols and policies between the two institutions. I have been majorly burdened for our church for the past several years regarding how we approach ethnic harmony and related issues in our culture, including partisan politics, Critical Theory, Critical Race Theory, intersectionality, Black Lives Matter, etc. So, lets call this what it is, address it as the foul, malevolent, pernicious evil that it is, and stand against the manifold oppression and abuse that are not only forbidden by God, but condemned by Christ Himself. In a climate of suspicion, compassion can look like coddling, Meyer wrote. This led the Takatas and other BBC members to file grievances against Naselli with BBCs Elder Council. When Christina Boyum, a graduate of the college, discussed what happened in Nasellis class with a fellow church member at Bethlehem, she was told, A student feeling hurt does not mean that the student has been sinned against. Subscribers receive full access to the archives. Ann Mekala and her husband, who was on the ethnic harmony task force, left the church a couple years ago. Some current seminary students say they were satisfied with the outcome and have seen repentance from their professor following the investigation. Help is Here a new sermon series; Upcoming Events. Disagreements in this area can feel like personal attacks or as doctrinal attacks, when they really are neither.. A year later, Rigney, who had taught theology and literature at BCS since 2007, was named the schools second president in an announcement by Piper as chancellor. The departures most directly affect the downtown campus, where Stokes, Bethlehems pastor of church planting, has assumed some of Meyers duties in the short term. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. They said he falsely accused us of insubordination to a pastor and acting in a manner that is intentionally divisive., But Naselli, according to the Takatas transcripts, spoke up about the difference between intent and impact and ultimately did not see his response as sinful. One of them, Ann Mekala, wrote in a 2019 letter to several elders, There is an air of disdain and distrust towards women woven throughout the episode. She noted that Wilson and Rigney gave examples of women falsely accusing men in the podcast and encouraged listeners to be skeptical toward those who report abuse. These churches that are really heavy on theology, we hold our theology so high that when were leaving, it felt like were leaving orthodoxy by leaving our church, she told CT. If thats how you feel, theres probably a problem., Brima, who is white and whose husband is Black, said she saw the empathy as sin idea used as protection from critique and believes it can do unique harm to women and minorities, seemingly minimizing their feelings and experiences. The Takatas concerns quickly became about more than the motion, and they filed grievances challenging Nasellis qualifications as an elder. If I just resign and pretend that I think everything at Bethlehem is fine, I would be dishonest, wrote Meyer, who left August 1. No one should be surprised by these revelations of spiritual abuse -especially against women- in the Bethlehem ecosystem. When we talk about the six habits of heart and mind, [we need to] actually do that., Rigney said that as Christian hedonists, feel becomes an educational distinctive at BCS. Ive blogged about that twice. And let us pray for Gods rescue and healing of those victimized by these wicked hired-men posing as undershepherds. WebOur Legacy. Wilson can easily be intellectually challenged, but he uses verbal and physical intimidation as a shield to avoid it. Naselli did not reply to CTs multiple requests to offer comment for this story. Man Rampant? Opinion: What is Revivaland is it Happening at Asbury? Even before Rigneys selection and the Naselli investigation at BCS, church leaders had begun to rethink what it means for the college and seminary to be a church-based school when the church now has three campuses instead of one. I attended Bethlehem for nearly 3 years, belonged to one of the small groups. Would you consider making a tax-deductible donation to help our journalists continue to report the truth and restore the church? In our next article on events at Bethlehem Baptist Church, well explore the allegations against Naselli, as well as the response by BCS administration and BBC elders. Are there good reasons for why Pastors are leaving the church? If not leave that church. The church where John Piper pastored for 33 years is arguably facing one of its greatest crises in 150 years. Outside the church, they are concerned by the cultures increasing hostility to Christianity, most prominently from mass media, social media, and the government., https://mereorthodoxy.com/six-way-fracturing-evangelicalism/, Ive been so concerned that a man who is widely known for thinking empathy is a sin is now the head of a seminary. And though Naselli would later apologize for what he said, the Takatas said Naselli made disparaging statements about them in the months following to elders, BBC members, and staff at BCS. He later apologized for not being quick to listen in the moment and in later discussions of the incident, though in April the elders considered the grievances against him unfounded. On July 26, 2020, the congregation When Pastors leave a church due to a fear culture there is a massive problem with that church. After more than 30 years as senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, the fiery preacher of hardline biblical values is retooling his priorities. Are the Pastor(s) abusive? Ive worked with victims for 26 years in the Christian Reformed Church. However, Takata said nothing ever came of her efforts. This organization investigates any level or kind of abuse within the church, and founded by Boz Tchividijian, (an attorney) and his team has done excellent work to help churches navigate through this kind of thing. She called what happened double abuse.. What shocks me is that these men have not bothered to look at the clear examples in the New testament, including of sympathy and empathy in Hebrews. Great! I thought others agreed with me as we talked about taking that approach. They did great for a week when they simply sat with Job in silence. We dont want that kind of escalation, inflation, and fragility in play. Calvins Misrepresentation of God) to see the outcome as we see here. The three departing pastors from Bethlehem were based just a few miles from where George Floyd died in 2020. Piper cant step in, from what I understand. But when urged to make a public statement that BBC did not endorse Rigneys view, one elder instead directed Mekala to meet with Tim Tomlinson, who was then president of BCS. This prompted many members of the task force to leave the church, according to Janice Perez Evans, a task force co-leader. WebUrban Refuge Lead Pastor, Jason Meyer, has a deep and abiding passion to make much of Christ in all that he does. ,and WebThe New Hope leadership and staff is comprised of men and women who love, care and pray for every single person in the church. . He currently lives in Crystal with his wife Ann, two children, and a dog. The news of official grievances against Naselli, one of the best-known professors at BCS, spread among its 400 or so graduates. After Christ Christian Center. Unlike other high-profile evangelical scandals and shakeups in the headlines, the story at Bethlehem is not so clear-cut. I fully believed that living for myself and chasing my desires of money, women, and partying would lead me to joy and happiness. However, three pastors/elders voted against dismissing chargesPickering, Meyer, and Ming-Jinn Tong, former pastor of neighborhood outreach who also recently resigned. Mekala, her husband, and another BBC elder met with Tomlinson in December 2019, Mekala said. Mekala, who says she was emotionally and spiritually abused for eight years while serving in a campus ministry overseen by Bethlehem, told The Roys Report that listening to the podcast was traumatizing. All three had conflicted at times with Bethlehems 40-plus-member elder council, and they eventually saw their own ministries and the focus of the church going in different directions. ), Boyum said it was because of her training at Bethlehem that she felt like she should raise concerns. She asked how the message, with Rigney and Wilson discussing examples of women using emotional manipulation or falsely claiming abuse, would square with the churchs own ministry to care for victims. She described how hard it was to leave a church theyd helped plant, even as disagreements about race and gender emerged. This was supposed to be a landmark year for Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, as the historic congregation, best known for John Pipers 33-year tenure as pastor, marked its 150th anniversary. Former Elder, and BBC professor of Biblical Counseling Pickering, however, said he was not surprised by Nasellis response at the meeting. 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