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    Mass Exodus from Mega Church

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    Pastor's Alleged Infidelity Causes Staff Exodus from Venue Church




    What was once one of the fastest growing megachurches in the country— The Venue Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee—today is reeling from a staff exodus due to their pastor's alleged infidelity.

    According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, eight employees of Venue Church quit last week after confronting Lead Pastor Tavner Smith in meetings last Friday with allegations he was having an affair. The confrontation came shortly after a video surfaced apparently showing Smith kissing a woman other than his wife.

    Former employees also allege the church engaged in mental and physical abuse, and questionable financial practices.

    Venue used to be associated with the Association of Related Churches ARC or ARC, which recently has been plagued by scandals involving pastors at ARC churches. ARC also is known for restoring fallen pastors back to ministry.


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    The whole mega church structure is wrong....celebrity, power, money all corrupt
    One man leading is anti NT if they don't have godly elders who can step in and bring correction

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    December 19 at 10:01 PM ·
    A Post about "Venue Church" I have worked for or with over 12 churches From North Point to Hillsong. I was hired by Venue church in its early days to set up its systems and structures and model anything an adult would experience on a Sunday morning. In hind sight I taught the "Iranians how to make nuclear weapons" I gave a man who had very very bad intentions the ability to make a mega church.

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    Never heard of him. But it's a good sign when a church still empties because of marital infidelity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    Never heard of him. But it's a good sign when a church still empties because of marital infidelity.
    Well right now it's just the staff, but let's hope the congregation follows. How anybody could stay knowing that is beyond me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    Well right now it's just the staff, but let's hope the congregation follows. How anybody could stay knowing that is beyond me.
    What's even more mind boggling is when a preacher is involved behind the scenes in a secret affair and continues preaching week after week and acting like there's nothing wrong.
    If you put God First, you have Him at Last.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smitty View Post
    What's even more mind boggling is when a preacher is involved behind the scenes in a secret affair and continues preaching week after week and acting like there's nothing wrong.
    As strange as it sounds, some of them come to place of such pride & deception that they believe they are ok.

    They only resign because they got caught.

    Anyone remember Bishop Earl Paulk from Atlanta, GA?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pentecali View Post
    As strange as it sounds, some of them come to place of such pride & deception that they believe they are ok.

    They only resign because they got caught.

    Anyone remember Bishop Earl Paulk from Atlanta, GA?
    Yes, I remember him. He had sex with his brother's wife and produced a son, along with other sex sin's he committed in his Alanta church.
    earl paulk gets brothers wife pregnet - Bing
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smitty View Post
    Yes, I remember him. He had sex with his brother's wife and produced a son, along with other sex sin's he committed in his Alanta church.
    earl paulk gets brothers wife pregnet - Bing
    Yea, that's him.

    He believed in some weird teaching that men of God such as himself are rewarded with women to sleep with for all their labor in the kingdom. They tell these ladies they are ministering.

    They also use David and other O.T kings as examples.

    The son that was born from that affair is named Donnie Paulk. He has his own church in ATL that teaches all kinds of crazy doctrine (universal, pro transgender etc)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pentecali View Post

    ...The son that was born from that affair is named Donnie Paulk. He has his own church in ATL that teaches all kinds of crazy doctrine (universal, pro transgender etc)





    This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
    (Ephesians 4:17-18)

    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...
    (Psalm 1)

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