Transparent: Though I have never heard of Liquid Chruch, I greatly appreciated what you said in your last sentence. I recently left a BJU ruled church (see some of my posts on this site) where I was demanded to "submit to the pastor and deacons." I can understand the biblical precept and necessity for "submitting" to church leadership, but NOT if it borders on being cu
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I'd like to hear from others who have been involved in a church that was run (make that ruled) by a BJU graduate or graduates (deacons, etc.). What was your experience like? Did you find the leadership almost cult-like? Please, share anything on this matter. I recently left a church run by BJU graduates and it was like leaving a cult. The story is too lengthy for here, but I'm th
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I stumbled across this thread while looking for Bob Jones University stuff. I have one post on the subject, but wanted to see if there were any more. Nevertheless, I was intrigued at what I found concerning the ACE schools. I served at a church that sponsored an ACE school. In fact, I was on the board of that school. When I confronted the pastor's wife about some of the issues, she said
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I'm in the middle of a MAJOR struggle with a church run by BJU graduates. In fact, I resigned my membership, but they're trying to keep me since I am "not submitting to their leadership." The issue has become so bad that it looks as though I will lose all my friends . . . BJU graduates. I was starting to wonder if it was me, but then I did some research about the BJU way of
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