FCG- Thank you for some interesting thoughts. I remember when all of that went down, and I remember that I was pretty young (early 20's) and while I thought something was not right I was not in a place to question. We were led to believe/taught to follow...really blindly and that Mike and Brian heard from God and to trust. I know that is one big reason a lot of people I know left, it started
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Red-Lund I don't know who you are, or anyone here for that matter but I was impressed by what you knew about the church. I left, well aprox. 2 1/2 years ago now and I am still targeted by certain church members who try to get me back to the church because it is "right" etc. It is a little scary that they can not let me go. Granted I do not regularly attend church any longer or eve
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Brian Brennt and Mike Riches had a falling out of sorts according to a source I have very close to the situation. The leadership would never admit it though. New Song, or City Central as it is now known seems to be falling apart as well. From what I hear, and I still hear a lot as I have many friends who still go there (sometimes I wonder why I stay in contact with people who shunned me but that
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Brian has been sick with many different things, but a lung disease that is killing him is something I had not heard about and I still have some contact with people in the church. For those of you there attended either church how did you ever get over your bitterness and feelings of distrust? I drove past where the office was, the church office and it is suddenly empty and for rent so that is inte
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I also wanted to point out that the most hurtful thing was that the leadership, the Brennts included had consulted with my "discipler" because they thought I might have a drinking problem yet no one ever confronted me or anything, not even mentioned their concern when I went to them for help. In fact they allowed me to continue to minister and pressured me to do more. I feel as though t
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I have been reading and following this since it started and finally feel the need to pipe up and share. I was a part of New Song for many years, almost all the way back to when it started. I do feel as though when it started it was with a pure heart, however over time it has transformed into something else. I finally left in the spring of 2008 for some personal reasons, both related and not relat
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