Of course, his agenda of how was to become a church of a former generation, more interested in heavy maintenance and control of the flock than outward commitment to spread the seeds of creative ministry. The thing is, after he stepped out of the church a land possibility came before us. We moved on it and close on 15 acres next week, praise God. It will be a real catalyst for growth because it has given the church renewed vision and confidence that God is with us. If he had still been in the church it would have been an ugly fight.
Negativity spreads faster than a cold.
Be careful that you do not get drawn into some weird triangulation. They will get you in the end one way or another. It was really, really hard to be honest. But it was the least I could do for God. If you have a passion about the control problems in the church, and you are convinced you have a vision from God about it, then you must act on your vision.