Tanner said:
Its so refreshing to be outside looking in. This type of church is harmful to families and cause of Christ. I look forward to them getting right with God, or failure of their ministry. The church in Mesquite (Bob Ross) is really struggling financially. When he came in, the church was financially sound. He put so many people on staff it was as if he was trying to get one member from every family so he can have some control. He has 5 secretaries
I know nothing about this man or this church but I wish to put in my 2 cents. The recession that we went through and believe me, are still going through in some areas, has done a number on a lot of ministries and has taught us some valuable lessons. You can talk about living by faith and faith promise giving but when push comes to shove, you are the one who is liable for your finances and not a church or God.
I have never noticed before how many young high school kids are talking about accredited colleges and how many absolutely will not attend a college that is not accredited. The ifb world had things by the tail for a long time and there was a cradle to grave mentality that said that you can go to church, through all the churches schools, an ifbx college, and get a lifetime job at an ifbx church and you were good for life. That is no longer true.
The ifbx churches that I know of are, for the most part, on the decline numerically. When fbch had their last scandal it was during the recession and people who had graduated from hac and had taught in their schools for years found out that they could no longer stay in the area and teach at any other schools. That is one of the reasons for the financial problems and whatever else. A lot of folks who bought into the ifbx mold found out that they had been sold a bill of goods. IMO