Jeff:
"Set Free" is essentially a dicatatorship with no democratic checks and balances.
The Aguilars rule over the ministry like a royal family.
Your comment that no one receives a salary is not correct.
Auilar receives money through the ministry.
No one knows how the money is handled specifically because there is no financial report that reviews all expenses, compensation etc. that is annually published and independently audited.
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I have never had any personal interaction with Pastor Phil’s finances but from an outsider I know that he definetly puts 100% if not more to the ministry.
Veronica77--If you have not seen a published and independently audited financial report regarding any and all compensation paid out by the ministry, you actually know nothing about Aguilar's finances.
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Barnett pastors (Matthew and Tomy) drive in, in their fancy cars or from their fancy homes to conduct service and have it televised as if they themselves lived there in the Dream Center.
The Dream Center doesn't generate complaints and doesn't have a troubled history like "Set Free." Instead, the ministry is connected to a denomination, which is the Assemblies of God and is an elected board and bylaws to govern and manage the project.
The Barnetts are connected to Phoenix First Assembly, which also has no troubled history and is a long-established denominational church with the usual democratic checks and balances and a financial budget report.
Whatever salaries and other compensation the Barnetts receive is discussed and approved by a board.
None of these checks and balances exist regarding Aguilar and "Set Free."