pastor/precherman:
If there are meaningful checks and balances answer the following and supply documentation.
1. That your church has a democratically elected board that can discipline you, fire you and that they control the budget of the church and set your salary. Please supply a copy of the church constitution and bylaws that provide for this as previously requested.
2. That your church has an independently audited and annually published financial report that is distributed to all members, which reports all salaries, any and all compensation and expenses paid out from church funds. Please supply a copy of that report as previously requested.
What are the exact educational requirements for Praise Chapel pastors necessary before being ordained?
Must they all have an accredited college degree?
Do they all attend an accredited seminary for a post-graduate degree before becoming ordained?
Please be specific.
These are standards and practices embraced by the overwhelming majority of Protestant churches, which provide congregational safeguards concerning checks a balances through church government and meaningful financial disclosure.
You say:
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"all the checks an balances you have spoken of are present and have been adressed."
Please respond to the points specifically and explain how your church meets these standards and safeguards and either fax me a copy of the documents to support that claim or send a PDF file to me through email to prove it.
You say that you have your "own training system for pastors and leaders."
Is it accredited?
How is it accredited and by who specifically?
Do you require an accredited college degree?
How must it be accredited?
You seem to be repeatedly attempting to avoid actually responding to these points and instead try to talk around them, without providing either specifics or proof.
Either you do or do not have these safeguards and standards.
Please answer the questions.