When my wife and I left Harvest Bible Chapel in the spring after 23+ years, we sent an email to inform friends we had made over the years there in small group and other ministries. We received many wonderful replies. In one reply a former ministry partner said they wished we had just left quietly. He wished anyone who leaves Harvest would do so quietly. (The fact that people at Harvest have a position on how people who leave Harvest should do so is informative on its own.) The long-standing Harvest position is that it is more godly to leave quietly . (This isn't a biblical position. More about that in a future blog post. For now, see Ecclesiastes 3:7. T here is "a time to keep silence, and a time to speak." ) Anyone who talks is somehow against Harvest, sowing discord, or attacking Harvest . If you are ex-Harvest -- or if you are still there -- you will recognize these descriptions: "(Insert name) went rogue" "The (insert couples name) got side...
Thoughts & reflections from the walk of an unremarkable man doing his best to glorify the truly remarkable God