Hyper-authoritarianism and spiritual abuse are HOT BUTTON issues here at TWW, as our loyal readers know. There has been a definite shift in this direction in recent years, and we are diligent to keep you informed of what we consider to be a dangerous trend.   We were STUNNED by the reports coming out of  purported  members of KingsWay Community Church in recent weeks, as we’re sure you will be. KingsWay belongs to a “family of churches” called Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM). The church reportedly held a “family meeting” last month, and after a long ten years, the truth, according to some, was finally revealed…   Here are two summaries of the travesty that occurred. Once again we turn to sgmsurvivors.com and sgmrefuge.com to provide their perspective of these meetings. SYNOPSIS #1 “Ten years ago we were Southside Church of Richmond. GE was senior pastor, Steve was the Assistant Pastor/Worship Leader and Aaron was the intern, fresh out of PC. We were in process of planting a church in Roanoke. It was somewhat an adoption of a group that had split from another church, but that is another story. Steve had a heart for the group and Gene felt that Continue reading →

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