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I wanted to respond to a post.

Tell the Truth says:

Marysville New Life has NO accountability for the leaders or the pastor. While they are nice people, the church is run based upon who is popular with the pastor making all the decisions with people he likes. There is no church body input or voting. The elders are hand picked by the pastor. They are also looking at becoming "roommates" at Judah Praise Center another hot bed of cultish behavior buying into the apostolistic movement. I'd run away form there quickly

I am delighted to say several things about Pastor Aaron of Marysville New Life.

1. I have known him for 15 years.

2. He was instrumental in my sons lives.

3. He was a key person in leading one of my daughter in laws to Christ.

4. He is ordained with the Foursquare denomination.

5. He has been in an accountability relationship with Chad Blood for over 10 years (his church Lifeway was recommended by D of D).

6. He has oversight from a pastoral district supervisor. In fact he once got a call from the supervisor because someone had a concern. It turned out to be a misunderstanding. But in fact there was immediate follow up.

7. The church must submit financial reports monthly to the denomination.

8. Most importantly if anyone has any concerns about his honor or integrity he would gladly meet you or speak with you. He is not afraid nor will he hide behind anything. Please contact me and I will give you his e-mail.

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Misleadsoul:

I visited the Marysville 4-sq church on state Ave. yesterday. It was so refreshing and I could feel the Holy Spirit's presence so much I cried. I so missed this at TP. Another church I heard was great is the New Life Church in Everett. D of D mentions in a previous blog that she is going to a 4-sq church in Arlington. See her previous blog. I do hope TP can eventually be rebuilt but some things need to be addressed in a forum with the current members and members that left.

1. If Pastor Jackie was addressed of misappropriation of funds before the whole congregation than the false accusations toward here need to be addressed in front of the whole congregation.

2. All leaders that were taught the harsh misconduct of authority towards others need to be there to repent in front of the congregation . This includes all ALL staff members because many were affected by this.

3. Accounting of how the Stewardship Campaign funds were utilized should be be distributed to the congregation (current and former members) to reflect how these funds were utilized and why. If the congregation was told that funds were earmarked for land, structures and a future new building than it should have been done. If people that contributed to the Stewardship campaign want their money back due to misappriopration of funds it should be given back.

4. False doctrine was introduced to the congregation (Faith Movement and Possibility Thinking). The root of these false doctrines are occultic. This invited demonic forces into the church. Repentance should be done and the church resanctified to remove this presence.

Again, most of the above should be done in an open forum with the leaders and congregation present. If honesty and open discussions were accomplished I believe the rebuilding can start. God Bless.

Marysville New Life has NO accountability for the leaders or the pastor. While they are nice people, the church is run based upon who is popular with the pastor making all the decisions with people he likes. There is no church body input or voting. The elders are hand picked by the pastor. They are also looking at becoming "roommates" at Judah Praise Center another hot bed of cultish behavior buying into the apostolistic movement. I'd run away form there quickly.

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You could have said all of those factors you list M&M about Mike Villamore. Every single one of them. While the church may submit financial reports to the denomination, they have never informed their church body about the finances. Not while my family attended there. Aaron Thompson is not a wise man. He is a good person, but he has no discernment. There have been people very damaged by his leadership and have left the church. While he wants to foster a place of healing, he doesn't know how. Accountability to some guy is just like what Mike Villamore did. Mike was accountable to no one except his spiritual father, tony cunningham. If MNL became big, there is no doubt in my mind that Aaron wouldn't come under the same imposter ego. His dad is the pastor of V4S and even he became involved in the laughter movement cult. MNL wants to be a mega church like it's mother church. M&M, it sounds like your vision is a bit blurred because of your relationship to Aaron. I don't think that he is a cult leader, but I think he needs good leadership from being accountable to his elder board and a board that is elected by the body, not appointed by him. It is a well known fact that people who have gone there for no more than a few months are made leaders if Aaron likes them. If Aaron doesn't like them, they can give money and serve, but he like so many others, does not discern true spirit and goodness. It is not a balanced church. But like I said, if Aaron came under leadership and accountability to someone INSIDE the church, it might be a safe place to be. But until that happens, it isn't. IMO