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changedagain
The plans are made, and then follows the pretense of 'seeking God' and asking for input from the ministries down the authority chain, and as a last resort, the congregation. The few times I was involved in an input session involving top leadership...I came to the conclusion that the decision(s) had already been made, and the meetings were just to give the appearance that the others had a say in what eventually went down. And perhaps more importantly, to see who would likely be loyal to them, and who they should be concerned about. Anyway, it's entirely possible Hargrave had been considering the dissolution of TLWF even before the sexual abuse scandal went public. Or perhaps some major change that the people would have a real problem with (his resignation?). I do recall early last year the messages about "the cup"--something supposedly Hargrave had already drank from...signifying (I think) an upcoming cross experience, that the rest of the fellowship would have to face.
My head hurts writing this.
My head hurts reading this, changed. Especially the cross experience part. This whole thing came down within a couple of days after the public FB posts. It had to have been planned ahead. What seems to have happened is that GH was dealt a magnificent stroke of luck: a way to blame victims and survivors for what he already had planned.