re: Southern Baptist Convention leaders will release long-secret list of accused ministers

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Please explain. I don't know the guy, so I'm curious.

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I used to be a member of the church until last July-August. I now attend a different SBC church in Bossier.

It's a very long story but to make it short, there are some very mysterious things going on up there regarding money and staff. Huge amounts of turnover with staff and probably 75% of the congregation has left the church due to his style of "leadership". For example, that church had at one point probably 3,000 members. By far the biggest church membership roll in the area. This year's Easter service did not have more than 250 people in attendance. He will not let members look at the books and the church hasn't had an audit in like 8 or so years.

He's a shady character and has been ousted at all previous stops he's been at unceremoniously. There was a call to vote him out and easily over half the church signed papers for him to leave, which myself and the rest of my family signed around September of last year.

Most deacons have left, most leadership positions have left, most of the members that held the most weight have left. It is a dead church now and it's completely due to him.