Calvary Chapel and Divorce
Posted by: Music Producer ()
Date: March 29, 2009 09:32AM

For the past few years my wife has been attending a CC against my wishes. I couldn’t get anywhere with her pastor, and he has maintained a bitter predisposition against me for questioning his biblical discernment. At one point, he stated, “Scripture just didn’t anticipate your particular situation.”

About a year ago, my pastor counseled with my wife, but she rejected his biblical counsel—since she knew she could just flee back to her pastor, who would not hold her accountable to God’s Word.

As of last August, her pastor has refused to communicate with me—has blocked my email addresses and won’t take my calls. In December, my wife moved out and filed for divorce while I was out of town on business.

Since her pastor will not communicate with me, I contacted another CC pastor, and through him I was told that her pastor knows there are no biblical grounds for divorce, but is not willing to do anything to hold her accountable to her marriage. I have a friend who told me that she said her church just understands. Other friends report that she still speaks very lovely christianese, and by her “talk,” one would never know she was living in open disobedience to God’s will. Obviously, her pastor is providing her with a false sense of spiritual security.

Since this pastor has no accountability, and I have no access to my wife, any ideas for ways to hold this guy accountable to do what scripture commands regarding my wife?

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Re: Calvary Chapel and Divorce
Posted by: Suitor ()
Date: May 20, 2009 05:48PM

Calvary Chapels are all independently "owned". There is no person within C.C. that can over ride another C.C.
Your options are to pray earnestly. Most women will not up and leave unless they have someone else to go to. Usually another man. But she may be with a friend, woman. Is the Pastor single? Can you contact her friends, family, work, or common known places?

Your story is so common among "churches". Thats why I steer clear of them. I once attended a C.C. and although I did not encounter any serious problems, I found them to lack the presence of the Father.
But I have also been to ministries where the presence of HOLY SPIRIT was obvious, one would drop instantly to their knees among entering a praise/worship event. But witnessed similar events as yours and much, much worse in that very ministry.
Another reason I steer clear of "churches".
My hope is in the Messiah, that your wife and marriage restores itself.

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Re: Calvary Chapel and Divorce
Posted by: eaglecage ()
Date: May 28, 2009 01:52PM

I had heard that Calvary Chapel was a good church, but I had never attended, so I don't really know. With all that's going on in supposedly reputable churches these days, what is one supposed to do, in order to follow God and the Christian faith?

--eaglecage

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Re: Calvary Chapel and Divorce
Posted by: rrmoderator ()
Date: May 28, 2009 08:14PM

eaglecage:

A good way to tell if a church is potentially problematic is the accountability of its leaders?

Does it have accountability through regular elections of board members by its general membership?

Can the board discipline and if necessary fire the pastor?

Does the church publish an annual budget distributed to all tithing members that discloses in detail all salaries, compensation and expenses paid out from church funds?

Without such safeguards churches have little if any meaningful accountability to their members.

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Re: Calvary Chapel and Divorce
Posted by: Suitor ()
Date: June 02, 2009 06:33AM

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eaglecage
I had heard that Calvary Chapel was a good church, but I had never attended, so I don't really know. With all that's going on in supposedly reputable churches these days, what is one supposed to do, in order to follow God and the Christian faith?

--eaglecage

Get on your knees. And ask, you will find. Jesus will teach you. I have not been in a "church" in 18 years. My growth has been exponential. I trust the Lord to teach me.
My fellowsuip is here. Now. This is church.

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Re: Calvary Chapel and Divorce
Posted by: eaglecage ()
Date: June 05, 2009 11:04AM

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Suitor
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eaglecage
I had heard that Calvary Chapel was a good church, but I had never attended, so I don't really know. With all that's going on in supposedly reputable churches these days, what is one supposed to do, in order to follow God and the Christian faith?

--eaglecage

Get on your knees. And ask, you will find. Jesus will teach you. I have not been in a "church" in 18 years. My growth has been exponential. I trust the Lord to teach me.
My fellowsuip is here. Now. This is church.

Do you still have regular fellowship with Christians? I think it's important to be part of a church of some kind (different people will have different definitions as to what constitutes a "church"). I am the sort of person that doesn't see church as a building, although having a building to meet in can definitely have its advantages.

Thank you for sharing, and caring.

--eaglecage

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