I took a lot of heat and it was absolutely exhausting. Its more than defining what improper relationships are . People like Jon and his son Ben will come and go, but Jesus is forever. Goodness, uncovering sin from the 1980s is a bit nuts. The case reeks of political favoritism. 10 Norco. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. What Im still confused about, is WHY Christian stations are still broadcasting SEARCHLIGHT podcasts on their stations. Yet, Gray told The Roys Report that Applegate refused to discipline Courson, and instead kept his sin private. Calvary Church is a non-denominational church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Follow the policythe well-trained experts will be able to figure this out, is what you are trained. The perpertrator (associate pastor) eventually resigned. Many people have tried to confront Jon to bring about repentance and change. This was not any church. "They do what they feel is right based on the evidence they have.". "We are not led by a board of elders.". The rock band that usually played raucous hymns to start services was missing. This is the tip of only one iceberg. Passing your pulpit along to your sons seems to have become fairly common in prosperous megachurches over the last 30-40 years. A bit of saying no would help. In Coy's case, Bailey made a relatively unusual ruling: All financial documents would be kept secret. I will never be thanked for it but that is ok. Pursuing the legal system wasnt the answer for me. In my neighborhood. Yes, I said affairs my family and others were driven from the church by the elders over addressing the affairs. He had admitted to a grave "moral failing." Gray said the woman told him about a months-long relationship with Courson, which involved kissing in the church office and at least one encounter in a hotel room. There is no God so why go? The reason for the resignation is a "moral failing," according to Calvary Chapel leaders, as reported by the Christian Post. Even though these didnt pan out, Coughlin said Courson wouldnt apologize. At work. the fact of the matter is that my friends and family who are agnostic, atheist, muslim, hindu, and buddhist have higher personal integrity standards for themselves than many christians. . But to this point, numerous people who were truly loving and caring for the under trodden there have been fired from their organizations, traumatized, and one was thrown in jail and has been fighting within the justice system (all the way to the supreme court of the country). We see this is the third article this month youve found worth reading. What has become of the name of Christian? Similarly, another former member, Paul Coughlin, said Jon Courson would make prophecies and predictions, often at New Years Eve. 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During the whole time I was a lightning rod. The pastor is true man of God. Thank you Cindy for reminding us of those words and I have to add, let him without sin throw the first stone. If anyone knew of all of my failures they would not think a thing about brother Jon and what he did or didnt do. I had help, but it took two years of my life and much heartache. Broward State Attorney Mike Satz says he was never notified about the investigation. We should always be ready to be careful about taking a side in any accusation. This was also true of an ad for Searchlight: both the promotion and a sample of him speaking. 7 Ramona. My heart is to see true repentance where there has been a long history of denial, cover-up and destruction of womens lives in order to bring restoration, healing and true accountability to all involved, Trimmer said. Coy, who was never charged with a crime, lay low after leaving Calvary but recently turned up at Boca Raton's Funky Biscuit, where he helps manage the club. "I was really hurt. By. In January 2016, he and Diane filed for divorce in Broward County. Upon Smith's death, many members had different visions of where the denomination should go. I would think the bible is the policy the church has. I went to a Calvary Chapel in Phoenix for 10 years. Without a policy the person hearing might say, Im sure you misunderstood. Im just asking! Smith even launched a music label and began fusing Evangelical faith with electric guitars and drum kits. The next year, he raised an insane $103 million in donations the most by a single megachurch to date. I pray we can all ask ourselves, what would Jesus do. Please join us on a Sunday morning for gatherings at 8:30 & 11 AM with Pastor Brian Brodersen. They ended up locked in dueling lawsuits, with the pastor accusing Calvary's leaders of skimming profits and the Smiths charging that he used his influence running the radio stations to pressure women into sex. On the Aug. 25 Wednesday night service, Pastor Alex Heater preached out of I Corinthians 3, urging the congregation not to judge others. The pastor of a Baptist church in Virginia is in jail on child sex abuse-related charges, the Washington County (Va.) Sheriffs Office, Steve Morgan, founder and president of a group of 26 evangelical-charismatic churches known as the Network, has been hiding a disqualifying sexual, At their annual meeting last month in Anaheim, California, Southern Baptists passed a series of reforms to address sexual abuse in the. Coy opened it to the Gospel of John, and by the time he hit 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" he said he was weeping uncontrollably. Gray got involved with the issue in the 80s because the woman left Applegate and began attending Medford Christian Fellowship, where Gray pastored at the time. And Coy turned out to be a charismatic preacher. Discipleship. This is an interesting article and set of comments from readers. The church still claims about 20,000 members, and on a recent Wednesday night, thousands of them poured in for a service led by Pastor Sauder, Coy's replacement. The recent think Robert Schuler Crystal Cathedral, helped pioneer the mega church movement (along with the church growth) methodology. If a believer (including a minister) is in sin, then that minister needs to acknowledge and repent of that sin (preferably in privateand not to bring a public reproach to the faith). The Voice of God is not to the wolves and hirelings but rather to the sheep ! It has to be a policy that is strong and pushed from the Board and Elders down to the senior pastor all volunteers or anyone such as staff working with congregants. He ran gay-conversion groups and preached that all nonbelievers would go to Hell. "The media ministry of the Active Word that distributes his Bible teachings through radio, television and digital media has also been suspended. Others stayed in Smith's original system. That's not good enough, critics say. Was it always so? There are no stamps, no fire exit. This is the WORST tool Ive ever seen for the church to useunless, of course, you happen to be Satan. Hes worth at least 6 million so his ministry has blessed at least him and his family. I laugh now, but back then it was no laughing matter. I had a clergy person who does flown in from New York. Also, all sins are not the same. Payne had taken his case against Fort Lauderdale Police Maj. Eric Brogna to the Broward County State Attorney's Office, but prosecutors declined to press charges. "But we need to remember it is Jesus Christ who is our leader and not man.". It didnt matter if a guy didnt believe in Amun, Marduk, or Apollo, and it didnt matter if he was a total creep. As churchgoers held their hands up in ecstasy, Sauder read from Matthew and promised that Jesus was ready to heal. Coy then moved to an even more debauched scene: Las Vegas. And it was devastating to many of us. Yet, regardless, the Lord deals with people individually. The church won't say, though a spokesman says the chapel was "saddened to hear of the allegations." (Update: The club has now terminated its relationship with Coy and says it had no inkling of the allegations against him.) Indeed, police records show no progress on the case until eight months later, on April 4, 2016, when Coy's young accuser showed up at Coral Springs Police headquarters. you said, These abhorrent behaviors are a result of non-discipleship. But in 1981, his life changed forever thanks to an epic holiday hangover and his brother Jim, who'd already found religion. But the case soon stalled. Coy says he was never approached by the police about the allegations. There was no court system involved and that was ok with me. That case was settled out of court, but the attorney who brought the case says that, in general terms, Smith's habit of forgiving and rehiring pastors who have committed sexual offenses is a recipe for disaster. I learned alot from Jon Courson over the last 30 years. Although he's spent years away from the altar, Coy still looks straight out of central casting for a hip Evangelical preacher. In 2009, Calvary of Albuquerque was listed as one of the 15 largest churches in America, with an average weekend attendance of 13,000. She'd never even told her family about the crimes. Then, on July 18, police arrested 41-year-old Roshad Thomas, who had spent 13 years as a volunteer youth pastor at Calvary Chapel Tallahassee. This confusing and eclectic system of beliefs threatened to destroy the Church in its infancy. Neither Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, the movement's flagship, nor the Calvary Chapel Association returned messages from New Times seeking comment for this story. And to add an element of surprise- Im an atheist. He was ready to give his life to the church. He can't be put in a position of power ever again.". Encore - Catalina/Ensenada Cruise. Now, witnesses have come forward with allegations that Bens father, Jon Coursonfounder of Applegate Christian Fellowship near Medford, Oregonhad an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the 1980s. He received probation before judgment, but he is not allowed in the banking industry the remainder of his life. Now my life revolves around the Lord, thanks to brother Jon. Grays church, which at the time had ministry connections to Applegate, disassociated with Applegate because of Applegates response. High School . So crazy that I became addicted to cocaine.". The chapel's grounds are more expansive than those of many colleges and brim with high-end features: an Astroturf soccer field, a huge playroom stuffed with kid-size toy airplanes and plush animals, even a fine-dining restaurant where sermons and musical performances are live-streamed as guests feast on cooked-to-order steaks. I however think that accuracy and honesty is more important than feelings based statements. Preaching Sundays or Wednesdays, big deal! Leadership was not happy. But in August, Ben stepped down after allegations of sexual misconduct by numerous women were made public. In my opinion, if he did this [to one victim], it's just a question of how many others are out there. photos: Screencap via Youtube/Google Street View, The club has now terminated its relationship with Coy, toured the nation on Evangelical radio and TV shows. sunday. Pastor Jon has worked miracles in my life and all the good hes done should count and be pointed out at this time. The response was essentially to ignore all of it and to move on, Gray said. Very true. But the senior pastor also resigned. Are we really ready for His Return? "If we go off the record, I could tell you a lot," he says. Yet despite noting illegalities in the building plans, Skeen said he was rebuffed. Calvary Chapel's Tangled Web Scandals A pastor killed in Albuquerque belonged to an association of evangelical churches that critics allege stands behind its pastors when they're accused of. ABC 10 News reported that 43-year-old Matthew Tague, a pastor at North Coast Calvary Chapel in Carlsbad, has been charged with at least 16 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under the age of 14. As reported previously on The Roys Report, two former Applegate elders say that earlier this summer, Stroble covered up multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by Ben Courson. "It was attractive on both sides, for the Christians who hadn't really gotten into the drug culture but were younger and wanted something new and for the people who had come through '60s free love and drugs and needed some stability.". He stoped going to church and so did we. for a job at Calvary Chapel Marin, a 160-member church that . Even in the chemically altered '70s music business, Coy's appetites were too voracious. Cancel culture at its finest. My sheep know my voice and because they know me they will not follow or be misled to another. Courson retired in 2020, but still maintains a radio ministry called Searchlight. Coy's life story is biblical in scope and obvious in moral lessons. Heater also warned his congregation against division and warned that God would come against anyone who would come against His church.. They have violated a sacred trust and they have harmed a sheep that belongs to the Chief Shepherd (1 Pet. Tim Elfrink November 14, 2017 8:00AM. He's accused of molesting at least ten children aged 13 to 16 over several years, victimizing members of the youth group he led after taking them back to his apartment. If Coy's resignation stunned his followers, it hasn't hurt Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale much in the long run. Our purpose is to point people to Jesus by exalting the Lord w He had been in hot water in the '90s when multiple women in his church claimed he'd sexually harassed them, but Smith gave him another chance. (P)eople are getting hurt in the process and the church deserves something better, he said. Coy certainly paid a heavy price for his infidelity: His family has broken to pieces, and his chapels packed with thousands of adoring fans have been replaced with a half-full nightclub in Boca. Dr. Tejado W. Hanchell, Senior Pastor of Mount Calvary Holy Church of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is one of many ministers to use Scandal as an object lesson. In another, he called adultery "the ultimate betrayal of trust in human relationship" and cautioned that "repentance is not just being sorry that you were caught.". Test all things ! His gray goatee is neatly trimmed, and he wears a light-blue plaid shirt and expensive jeans. The revelations come at a sensitive moment for Calvary's national network of about 1,800 churches, which have been riven by legal infighting and dogged by claims that bad pastors have been allowed to run amok. (Jon Courson) whitewashed the level of involvement and implied it was only a slight indiscretion, but I knew it was not true, Trimmer said. At the time, Courson was married to his first wife, who later died in a car accident. ! READ that again. local news and culture, Tim Elfrink 3 & Titus 1 for pastoral qualifications). It's October 2017, and Bob Coy hunches over a laptop in a far corner of the Funky Biscuit, a dimly lit club in Mizner Park in Boca Raton. The failure is a failure of discipleship. But the one time I tried to be a part of a church and my son was unjustly accused as a young child basicly of something that was just silly. When He comes back will he find us in pastures where wolves and hirelings lead blind undiscerning sheep ? "We loved him because of his realness. This is not even remotely a text about how to choose pastors or elders. In 2003, John Flores, a pastor at Smith's flagship in Costa Mesa, was arrested for having sex with the 15-year-old daughter of another pastor. Coy sued Fort Lauderdale in 2003 after the city tried to block Calvary from placing a sign with a Christian message at a Christmas light show. Theres no way of putting 24 people up here, Skeen said he told Applegates leaders. Expand. The sage continues in the country in which we used to serve, which really does have a serious problem with abuse of children and women. Some complained anonymously that Smith was "dangerously lax in maintaining standards for sexual morality" among his preachers. That doesnt mean that there isnt forgiveness and some other ministry opportunity, but they cant be pastors. His church fought in 2002 to remove LGBT people from protection under Broward's Human Rights Ordinance, and Coy loudly defended George W. Bush's disastrous Iraq War: "I believe in war because it's biblical, scriptural, and religious," he told his followers in one sermon. Unlike the Christian view that the . I am in shock over this story. He's an engaging storyteller "somewhere between Billy Graham and Billy Crystal," the Miami Herald once suggested with an easy laugh and a voice that excitedly rises into high nasal registers. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of Jesus v. Evangelicals: A Biblical Critique of a Wayward Movement by Constantine Campbell. But after theyd sold most of their belongings, the Jordans were told they werent going after all; Jon Courson was going instead. His ministry was paying his son 20 k a month I hear. They dont have to give an explanation. A sexual prevention/misconduct policy is written by churches for churches. Easy to join in a witch hunt when you dont have to face who youre accusing. In a 2007 CT interview, one pastor said of Calvary Chapel, "The Titanic has hit the iceberg. When the elders went to the woman in question home to tell her husband, there were children there, including my daughter who was a teenager at the time. I know. Why? The expected tributes to the late Rev. Smith was among the first pastors to make a startling discovery: Many of the hippies and disaffected youth who'd come for the Summer of Love had realized psychedelic drugs and the Grateful Dead weren't filling the holes in their lives. Cherry-picking and twisting scripture will lead you far away! There's no question he wants back in the game," Newnham says. In 2006, Coy's church in Fort Lauderdale landed in court over claims of lax oversight. SANTA ANA The Rev. Megachurch Pastor Bob Coy abruptly resigned Sunday afternoon, ending his 30-year leadership at one of the largest churches in the country. That lent itself to a very youthful, crazy, wild lifestyle. Coy aligned his fledgling church with Calvary Chapel, a movement started in Southern California in the 1960s by Chuck Smith, a laid-back West Coaster who wore Hawaiian shirts while he preached a fire-and-brimstone, old-school religion. Two groups formed after Pete Nelson resigned in February as senior pastor of the 14,000-member Calvary of Albuquerque, affiliated with the Calvary Chapel network of 1,300 independent churches . That body recommends candidates for higher legal office to the governor. The statement reminded me of the abusively controlling church that I had been involved with earlier. The previous congregation disbanded in the mid-1990s after a pastor sex scandal. Brodersen, the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, says the pastors of the Calvary Chapel Association saw founder Smith as their common bond. Proverbs 16:27-29 one person was to go to them and confront them about their sin, and if not repentant, then the elders were to go to them and if still unrepentant, then presented to the congregation and dismissed out of the congregation well, apparently the latter was done, because both JON and BEN are no longer at Applegate. My dad was part of the original group in the 80s who tried over the first affairs (yes, I said affairs as there were several women over a 4-year time-frame before it came to light). "If you're broken, Jesus will be gentle with you in your anger and disillusionment," Sauder said. and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. Their lawsuit was dismissed this past July. In 1996, the church paid $21 million for a 75-acre campus just east of Florida's Turnpike off Cyprus Creek Road, where Coy often dipped into politics to guide his massive flock. . Instead, the pastors Smith installed in his hundreds of megachurches, which are similar to Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, had nearly unlimited power over budgets, personnel, and message. "There were no other allegations," he says. Church government which allows for the pastor to appoint his successor often leads to this kind of situation. He attempted to pass it on to his family which has been a disaster. It began when the girl was just 4 years old. There was a wide range of responses to Channel 9's Church Transparency Survey. all thats left is passive compliance & lax accountability. The church board fired Messner when he became embroiled in the PTL scandal, and J.N. It's unclear how seriously they took the claim of the teenager whom New Times is not naming in accordance with our policy on reporting on victims of sexual abuse who said Coy had forced her to have sex even when she was only 4 years old. It does work when it covers all the bases. According to Christianity Today, he'd been fired twice before for sexual misconduct, including once after getting caught having sex on church grounds, but kept getting his job back. At Smith's church, "you could come in jeans, and it didn't matter what your hair looked like or how long your beard was," says Thumma, the Hartford professor. But since returning to South Florida, he's spent most nights here, helping run the Funky Biscuit a late return to his music industry roots. Teach them to do what I do and speak as I speak. Jesus. A copyright claim was filed against this original video by "Skip Heitzig" of Calvary Church. He is testing us and showing us a test so we can see ourselves moreso than the wolves we allowed to lead us with hearts set upon Pastoral IDOL a worship. The call came from California. A woman told Coral Springs Police she had recently learned something terrible: A South Florida man had molested her daughter for years. 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