Thursday, November 5, 2009

“reverend” chad a everson on Mail Fraud


Now here is the TRUTH you have been asking for.

The infamous receipt.

Click on the image to see it larger. So now, we await the infamous photograph and tag number of the person who allegedly committed mail fraud. Feel free to email the photo to us and it too will be uploaded for the world to see.

There is some TRUTH for you.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The “reverend” chad a everson on Madison Street Baptist Church

The following is posted as requested by a previous Madison Street member, the post is lengthy but well worth the read.

The Background

Chad Everson came to Madison Street Baptist Church around Easter of 2004. The Personnel Committee had been given referrals by men such as John Sullivan, Herb Revis, and Rick Coram, men who MSBC had given place to on many occasions. Unfortunately, hearing the testimony of these men had really been the only research done concerning the past of this man who also allegedly held a doctorate degree from a reputable seminary. Now we know this was fraudulent as well.

Chad brought on Jeff Summers within a year. Jeff was supposedly a visionary children’s pastor who had been with him in Georgia. Our church started an Upward Soccer ministry and brought a great many families out to enjoy the sport and to hear the Gospel. Unfortunately, this ministry also gave Chad an outlet for his very competitive attitude and arrogant behavior. Many people experienced this through interactions with Chad and Jeff. These two were responsible for dozens of families, due to those experiences, who refused to visit or continue to attend MSBC.

Blindly over the first couple of years, many of us sat there and watched dozens of families leave the church. Later we found, that we were lied to as to why some left when we asked about them. We expected some turnover, but what we didn’t know, was the truth of why these people were leaving. Some left due to the way Chad and Jarrod were spending money with no accountability. Some left because of an interaction they had with Chad and then heard about it from the pulpit. Several were told if you don’t like it, then leave. Many of them should have said something about the arrogance, the unilateral financial decisions, and the mean-spirited attitudes. They would simply leave and say that God was calling them elsewhere. That may have been true; however, this merely left many there that would inevitably come to doubt their own relationships with Christ because of the arrogance and deceptive actions from leadership. Many began to get a sense that something was wrong but focused the doubt on their own selves instead of on leadership. It simply caused great confusion among the congregation.

For three years, many toiled with their shoulders to the wheel really not paying attention to what was going on behind the scenes as we thought God’s work was still being done despite the doubt and confusion running rampant throughout the church. All along, under the guise of deception, Chad had gained total control of the church through the by-laws, through the teaching of Calvinism in the kindler’s group, and through Jarrod’s choices of Sunday school curriculum, which in most cases was not much more than quotes from some of the most extreme hyper-Calvinists. The kindler’s group was a group of men that met with Chad and Jarrod once a week for what was supposed to be a deeper study in God’s Word. It apparently turned in to a lesson on Calvinism and in my opinion, a way for Chad to slowly push his false doctrine and ultimate authority. Also, unknown by many was that Jeff Stockdale, the youth pastor, was teaching Calvinism secretively as well.

The Demise

The new Family Life Center opened in 2006, and from day one it was a fiasco. During the first service, it took almost two hours for families to check their children in to the nursery. Chad had invited a few folks from the church’s past including prior pastors, to the ceremony and then “forgot” to acknowledge them or to utilize them to pray or speak. In my opinion, this simply further reflects his arrogant attitude. The rules established for the use of the facilities were built around convenience for Chad, Jarrod, and their clicks. The rules almost made it impossible to use the facilities for families to work out together. For example, men and women working out together was prohibited. If you complained or offered suggestions, you were accused of being negative and not being loyal to leadership. You were accused of and talked about having a bad attitude supposedly due to not getting your way. You were labeled a troublemaker and a target was placed on you as one to watch and keep in check.

In February of 2007, a certain young deacon, Andy, had come to the conclusion that he was going to have to divorce his wife. He submitted in writing to Chad his resignation as a deacon and a member of MSBC. That resignation started a war behind the scenes that only a select few were aware of. As this is going on, around May of that year, there were several members of MSBC that received a letter allegedly from Jarrod’s previous church, stating that he had been caught viewing pornography on several church computers and pointed people to a website that told the story.

So, Chad decides to address these two things from the pulpit. He announces one week that a crazy guy at his dad’s church is out to get Jarrod and is spreading viscous lies about his family and that is what the letters were about. He also decided to bring Andy’s name before the church to let us know that he was under church discipline because he had abandoned his wife, some three months after he had resigned and moved his letter to another church. These announcements from the pulpit went over the majority of people’s heads and were disregarded by most. However, it caused some to further research and dig into the pasts of these men.

It was discovered that there had been a large sum of money allegedly stolen from Chad’s church, Day Spring Baptist, in Byron, GA, now Shady Grove Baptist Church. Chad was the pastor at the time of the alleged theft and had been advised to report the person responsible for the stolen money, however, as of this writing, to my knowledge, it has still not been reported to the proper authorities. It was also found to be true that Jarrod had in fact been caught viewing pornography on church computers at Pray’s Mill Baptist Church. Chad allegedly knew about it and had not informed our Deacon Board. Once it was truly fleshed out, it was apparent that there was great inconsistency with how Jarrod’s issue had been dealt with and how Mike and Chad Everson dealt with others and their issues within their churches. These men wanted to throw others out of the church; however, they forgot the story about the plank and the speck from the Bible.

It was known among a few of the deacons that in September of 2007, Chad was going to once again bring up Andy’s name to remove him from the church role. Thirty-five or so men met with Andy days before this was done. He sat and poured out his heart as he accounted the story of how he had been treated by Chad and others he thought were friends, and how he had been lied about and pursued by Chad and his followers, especially Adam who was supposed to be a really good friend of Andy. Many of these men were hearing the story for the first time. This young man had literally been through hell over the last year. When asked why Chad was pursuing him as such, he simply responded that he did not know. He said that Chad would not accept his resignation, and that he had to repent to Chad and take his wife back in order to make it right in Chad’s eyes.

The Christian Law Association was contacted by one of the trustees and was told that we as a church had no standing in this man’s life anymore. He had resigned. When the lawyer was told that the pastor would not accept his resignation, his response was, “So what, no matter, he is no longer a member. This pastor is setting your church up for a law suit.”

The Confrontation

Ironically, many in the church did not know but Andy had already moved his membership to another church. Even though Chad knew this, one Sunday night towards the end of August, Chad was warned by, Mark, the Chairman of the Deacons, in front of another deacon that if he went though with throwing this man out of the church, that he was going to cause people to leave. Chad responded, “I don’t care if two or two hundred leave, I’m doing this.” Well that fateful Sunday night came, September 2, 2007 was set for the ousting of Andy. A deacon’s meeting was held prior to the service that night.

I am not sure why Adam was there because he was not an active deacon at the time, but he was, other than that it was the active deacons and Chad. Chad got some resistance from several of the deacons. Two got mad enough during the meeting to leave before it ended. Once the meeting was over, the service started. It was very evident that Chad was shaken that night as he stumbled through his sermon and cut it short as he was done in a record thirty minutes or so when his sermons would typically run an hour or better.

He finished his sermon and began the announcements. Just before he closed, he stated that he had met with the deacons and based on a “unanimous decision”, which was a lie, that they were going to remove Andy from the role because he had been under church discipline for abandoning his wife and that we should as a church pray for him and reach out to him with the Gospel. Billy tried to ask a question and was not allowed to speak. Chad interrupted him and closed in prayer.

The melee ensued from there. Billy met Chad at the front, got in Chad’s face, and said something, but Chad walked away. Billy yelled, “There you go, that’s what you get, he doesn’t want to talk about it.” Several men including Jeff Stockdale and Jeff Summers, the children’s pastor, grabbed Billy at that point, but he pulled away and left the building. Chad had several more face to face encounters with others questioning his motives for his actions before he could escape the sanctuary that night.

As Billy and his wife were exiting the building, Jeff Summers and Jeff Stockdale physically put their hands on them and whirled them around. This led to Billy and several other men having a very heated exchange with Jeff Summers and Jeff Stockdale right outside the front door of the church that night. As the confrontation was ending, both Jeff’s were asked if either of them had talked with Andy, both answered, “No.” Stockdale made the remark, “He didn’t even know Andy and that there is a lot going on that you don’t know about.” Several of the men responded with, “Then let’s get it out in the open.” Jeff Summers just kept screaming, “You’re crazy!” He finally walked off claiming that Andy had cussed his wife like a sailor.

The Follow Up

The next day, the Florida Baptist Convention was lobbied for assistance. Robert Mounts and John Sullivan received a fax asking for assistance, signed by a dozen or so MSBC deacons, Sunday school teachers, and trustees. It was rumored as the week rocked on that during the Wednesday night service, Chad was going to get it all out in the open and allow for questions to be asked. Well what happened was a staged Emmy winning performance. He cried and claimed that his wife was on chemo. He never addressed the issues; he just cried and carried on like he was the victim and people were just out to get him. He then allowed several men to speak. However they were all just Chad followers. The truth about the doug pittman site was never revealed. He never addressed him covering up Jarrod’s porn viewing from the church before bringing him on board. He didn’t even address the situation of the stolen money that he had covered up at Day Spring.

He paraded a bunch of men on to the stage with him that sat behind him as a show of support. Most of these men didn’t even have a clue what was going on. Only those that praised Chad and vowed their support to him were allowed to speak including Charles Warren who many of us thought was truly a man of God. Chad received several standing ovations during his performance by a majority of the church. Again, most of the crowd that was there had no idea what had happened the previous Sunday night or about any of the details surrounding these issues. The previous Sunday had been Labor Day Weekend so the attendance had been very low. I think this performance was his attempt at a confidence vote.

After that Wednesday night, many families left MSBC. Chad may have been prophetic after all in that two hundred may have very well been the number of people that left in the first wave. The following Friday, the response from John Sullivan was that he had contacted Chad and was told everything was ok. Chad’s arrogance, false accusations, and bashing of “those people” continues to this day.

More and more people left during 2008. Jeff Carter, a youth pastor brought in by Chad, was arrested on lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor in November of 2008. The details of how Chad and Jeff Summers dealt with the fallout from Carter being caught is just now coming out, but believe me, they were both real jerks to that family about that situation long before the police got involved. They both knew about it back in the Summer of 2008; Carter was arrested in November. This family is still in turmoil over how Chad and Jeff treated them and handled the situation. Chad had mentioned from the pulpit that he had a staff member at a previous church that had been accused of raping a girl, and that he had gotten to the bottom of it. Allegedly, she later admitted after being counseled by Chad that she had lied about the incident. Jeff Carter did serve with Chad at Day Spring Baptist Church. Makes you wonder why Chad even brought him to MSBC in the first place. Carter was recently sentenced to 5 years of probation with sex offender conditions, but stay tuned, because that issue may not be over.

In January of 2009, as most people now know, Chad finally resigned only after receiving the call to Trinity Baptist Church in Southaven, MS. His reasoning was that the Starke community was just too evil and his ministry could no longer be effective. Here I thought Christians, and especially pastors, were called to be lights in dark places. I guess they don’t have to practice what they preach. Several of “those people” that had left MSBC were contacted by members of Trinity, but unfortunately, none of the leadership at Trinity took heed.

Chad is apparently doing the same thing at Trinity that he has done at his two previous churches. In my opinion, he is a destructive force that is tearing up churches in the name of doctrine and his own agenda. May God have mercy on him and his followers when they stand before Him.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

chad a everson, jarrod everson, and jeff summers on jeff carter

UPDATE

These men can no longer cover up for jeff carter. StopBaptistPredators.org has also updated their records on the sentencing that the local media outlets refused to report.

The devastation that these men caused at Day Spring Baptist Church in Byron, GA and Madison Street Baptist Church in Starke, FL can still be felt in those communities. These men have been exposed. From covering up theft to covering up child abuse, these so called "pastors" are not interested in TRUTH.

Do not stand by and let their reign of fear continue. They have been confronted and exposed. They continue in their wicked ways in the name of a Holy God.

Church, pray for their salvation, but beware of wolves in sheep's clothing.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Is there a Doctor in the house?

The following post is from a current member at Trinity Baptist in Southaven.


My dearest fellow Trinity members,

I am going to write to you because there are some things I feel you should know. Some of this you may know and some you may not, but I think this information may make some of the things we are seeing make more sense. I am not going to print opinions, unreliable information, or hearsay; I only want to give you the facts, although I will give you some of the conclusions I have drawn at the end. The following information comes straight from Chad Everson’s resume, and you can verify by following the links included at the end of this post.

Chad does not have a legitimate doctorate degree, nor is his master’s degree from a notable, accredited institution. As we all know, Chad does not have a problem talking about his time at Mid-America Seminary. It gives him credibility because MABTS is well regarded, especially in our area, because it is so close. He threw it around quite a bit when he came in view of a call because Dr. Mahony was there. He did not graduate from MABTS, though. He finished his “education” at Andersonville Baptist Seminary.


Why is this important? A Master’s of Divinity (the traditional program for those who want to pastor) at MABTS requires 88 semester hours, which is 30 classes and generally takes 3 years or longer to complete. The Master’s of Theology degree from Andersonville only requires 30 semester hours, which is only 10 classes and, according to Andersonville’s website, can be completed in as little as 12 months. What does that mean? It means that our pastor has less education than most of the rest of our staff, and I use “most” only because I don’t know Jon Rushing’s educational background. The major Southern Baptist seminaries don’t even recognize degrees or coursework from Andersonville.


The “Doctor of Ministry” degree from Lake Charles Bible College is no better: mail in a few hundred dollars, read and complete 5 workbooks, and anyone can have this degree. It is basically a diploma mill. What does MABTS require to receive a doctorate? A Master’s from an accredited institution with no lower than a “B” average, 2 years of ministry experience, and 32 doctoral level hours, including a major ministry project, seminars, and a final major exam. It also takes generally THREE YEARS to complete this program. Even the application process is difficult – it takes the doctoral committee 60 days to review applications to the program, whereas Lake Charles’ website states that you “can even start the day you apply.” Getting a real doctorate is NOT easy – talk to anyone who has done it or attempted it. It is so intense, many pastors have to take a sabbatical from their churches to finish it, and I have even met some ministers who have nearly lost their families due to the time consuming nature of the program. Calling yourself a doctor of anything with a “degree” like Chad’s this is a true slap in the face to anyone who actually put in the time and effort to really earn theirs. Would you let your open heart surgery be performed by a doctor who bought their doctor’s degree and put in little time or effort? I didn’t think so; neither would I. Why do we expect any less from one who we trust with our church’s spiritual health?


For those of you who were here when Bro. Jim was presented in view of a call 20 years ago: Do you remember the big stink created about his doctorate obtained through Luther Rice Seminary? Do you remember Dr. Skinner being so upset by the lack of requirements needed to graduate from LRS? This is so much worse. At least LRS requires that you actually do real work, even if it is by correspondence.


MABTS Master of Divinity: http://www.mabts.edu/templates/System/details.asp?id=23267&PID=69474


Andersonville Master of Theology: http://www.andersonvilleseminary.com/pdf/ThM.pdf


MABTS Doctor of Ministry: http://www.mabts.edu/templates/System/details.asp?id=23267&PID=69482


Lake Charles Bible College Doctor of Ministry: http://www.lakecharlesbiblecollege.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34:doctorofministry&catid=14:doctors&Itemid=9

My conclusions:


Why is this relevant? Why does this bother me, and why should it bother you? Because we have a pastor who is passing himself off as something he is not. THAT is a fundamental problem with anyone, but this is inexcusable for a pastor. Transparency of a pastor should not be optional! How can a pastor expect to build relationships with his church if he isn’t real? He never said that he did graduate from Mid-America, but he conveniently leaves out where he did finish. You can check this for yourself. Check out his personally posted profiles at http://bigsight.org/chad_everson , https://www.xing.com/profile/Chad_Everson , http://www.ziki.com/en/chad-everson+132964 , http://www.linkedin.com/in/chadaeverson , and so on.


If he is so proud of his time at Mid-America and lists it under “education”, why purposefully leave out Andersonville and Lake Charles? Because Chad knows that other pastors know the reputation of those “institutions,” and it will defeat the purpose. Why else would someone want to obtain a doctorate and not tell everyone where it came from? It is interesting that the very thing he has used to try give himself credibility, in my opinion, has discredited him in the deceptive way he has gone about it. And, while we’re at it, am I the only one who has a problem with a pastor promoting himself on these professional sites? What is the purpose? Shouldn’t promoting the cause of Christ be more important than promoting ourselves?


And why is it okay to take the “short route” with your “education?” Just to call yourself a doctor? Just to have the prestige and recognition? When does a pastor, above anyone, need to promote himself? Isn’t it his job to promote the Lord Jesus, not himself? Aren’t you only cheating yourself out of a proper education just to get a few letters to tack onto the beginning of your name? Aren’t you cheating your churches out of the knowledge and insight you would have gained by obtaining a real degree? And if a pastor is willing to take the “short route” to a degree, in what else is he willing to take a short cut?


I love you, Trinity! Remember to be like Peter. Keep your eyes fixed on Christ and not the crashing waves around you, and by all means, don’t sink!!

Trinity Member

Monday, October 12, 2009

chad everson on comments to Minister Watch

Below is a response to a comment received early this morning. It needs to be published, but not without a rebuttal to the one who wrote it.

Anon writes:
Regarding Sept. 18, 2009 blog:
You wrote, "Trinity, you are in direct violation of Matt. 18 by allowing him (Br. Chad)to continue his destructive ways....
So,
1) If you are a Trinity member, you need to step forward and say so
2) If you are NOT a Trinity member, you sir/maam need to tend to your own church/pastor and stop trying to plant an "evil seed" in the minds/hearts of the Trinity people. This is NOT of God, which would mean it could only be of the devil. We, the Trinity people, will determine what our pastor says/does, not you.


You need to evaluate your own condition and do not concern yourself with me or my intentions. I personally, am following God just as you claim you are. This site, nor I, or any other person has planted an evil seed at Trinity, merely revealed TRUTH. Your own members are crying out, and your lack of compassion for your Brothers and Sisters is ringing loud and clear.

Anon writes:
You also wrote, "Clearly, the offender know that his action has dishonored the Lord and has caused a rupture in the harmony of the body"...Well, you sir/maam are the "rupture" in the harmony of the body (Trinity body).

I have done nothing to Trinity. Your own leadership brought this man to you. They were warned about his destructive ways. Why are you so self centered? This is not only about Trinity. Do you think Trinity’s Christians are the only ones that make up the Body of Christ? The body of Christ consists of Christians of all different denominations the world over. The rupture in the Body started with him attacking the Christians in Byron and the families of Madison Street Baptist that he tried to destroy.

Anon writes:
Why should I/we believe you, someone we've NEVER MET. We don't know you. Identify yourself so we can check your background. If Br. Chad is guilty of what you say, God will punish him. We/you are not his judge...GOD IS!

I do not care if you believe me, my identity is the face of those that lay in the wake of the destructive forces of these men, the individuals they have attacked and maligned, and those that have been slandered in the name of church discipline. There is no doubt, chad is clearly guilty of being a destructive force to the Body of Christ. The TRUTH hurts, doesn’t it, and you are right, God will judge him, just as God will judge me. God also says that they will know you are my disciples because you love one another. How much love do you regularly see out of your “pastor?”

Anon writes:
And please give us, the Trinity people, a little credit. I think we are capable of knowing, at some point, whether or not Br. Chad is pulling the wool over our eyes. So let your accusations rest. You have made your point. You have planted the "evil seed" against a man of God to his church. If you continue to publicly criticize and demonize our pastor, GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL. And to my Trinity family, may God forgive those of you who "automatically" believe this without doing your research and then speaking to your pastor about it.

The Trinity people have all the credit they need or want. No one has come to your church and challenged you or him. You have been warned about his ways. Your leaders were given explicit examples of his behavior before they presented him to your church for a vote. You voted him in with an 83% vote. He is your problem, but to know to do good and not do it is just as much a sin as doing what you know is wrong. The ball has been in your court, Trinity, since January. How many lives have been negatively impacted by this man and his crew? The lies and slander still continue today in Byron and Starke by his followers. This is a fight and a heartache that the people of the Southaven community will battle for years to come, even after you are gone.

People of Trinity and other places where this man is preaching or may preach, please do your research as has been suggested. Contact those at the other churches he has been at. Please go and speak to him, question his motives, make him clarify his stance on things he has done in the past. You will soon see the real person behind the mask of doctrine and authoritarianism.

Monday, September 28, 2009

chad everson, jarrod everson, and jeff summers on jeff carter

UPDATE

jeff carter has finally been sentenced. For what, you might ask? Well, chad told Madison Street Baptist Church that it was because he was "not living above reproach". chad said carter had done nothing criminal. Yet chad knew in July 2008 exactly what the police found out in November 2008 when they arrested carter, see here and here. Well apparently a judge and state attorney thought it was criminal.

The judgment against carter dated September 15, 2009 states that he “entered a plea of nolo contendere” and “that the defendant is hereby ADJUDICATED GUILTY of the crime Aggravated Assault With Intent To Commit A Felony – Statute Number 784.021 1b.”

It also states, “Now, therefore, it is ordered and adjudged that imposition of sentence is hereby withheld and that you be placed on Probation for a period of Five (5) years with sex offender conditions under the supervision of the Department of Corrections, subject to Florida law.”

chad everson, jarrod everson, and jeff summers knew what carter did long before he was arrested for it; however they continually told the victim’s mother that she must forgive because carter had repented. She was terrified he would victimize another young girl and felt that more had to be done, but chad and his crew steadfastly refused to do anything. chad had stated from the pulpit at Madison Street that he had a previous staff member that had been accused of inappropriate conduct with a child. carter was a previous staff member prior to Madison Street and so was summers.

Trinity, you are in direct violation of Matthew 18 by allowing him to continue his destructive ways in the name of a Holy God. You are providing him the means to destroy more lives.

chad has been rebuked privately and publicly and members of the body are to withhold intimate fellowship through the process and procedure of group disapproval and social ostracism. Clearly, the offender knows that his action has dishonored the Lord and has caused a rupture in the harmony of the body. The goal has always been restoration.

2 Thess. 3:6, 14-15
6) But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.
14) But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.
15) Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Unfortunately, here we are at the final stage.

“If there is still no response in repentance and obedience, the church is to apply the procedures of excommunication as directed in Matthew 18:17 (If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.)”

Fellow Brothers & Sisters, my prayer is that you will reach out to this man and his family with the Gospel.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

chad everson on this blog

Trinity, I wanted to let you know that you are being lied to by this man and his wife. One specific lie is about this blog site. This site will not and never has installed any type of virus or spyware on any computer and they both know that, because they view it regularly. In my opinion, this man is once again destroying another church in the name of Christ for his own agenda; therefore he wants this blog as well as others taken down.

I have found a blog site that lays out exactly what his agenda is. If you want to understand what he and others like him are really about, read this posting on the Wartburg Watch found here. You should also take time to read the background on that blog as well as the other posts there.

Again I say as I have before, Trinity, your leadership was warned, and from the comments and emails, many, and I do mean many of you, are having the scales removed from your eyes concerning the agenda of this so called “pastor.” The only way to deal with this is to stand up, unite around the common cause of Christ being glorified in order to reach the lost, and stop the destruction of the lives of the people in your communities.

I am certain you will be called “troublemakers” and that you will be told you are causing division and that your actions are un-Biblical. Friends and family might even disagree with you and turn on you. However, if you sit there and do nothing, you will soon find nothing left to fight for. The people of Byron, GA and Starke, FL are all too familiar with that end. This man’s track record speaks for itself; simply do a little research and you will find out for yourself.

And please remember when he comes at you with, “We are following God’s leading and the BIBLICAL design of a church laid out clearly in the Word of God,” he has forgotten the verse, 1 John 4:8 “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” The church was instituted to reach out to the lost with the love of God, not to beat them up with doctrine and judge their salvation.

We must always measure what anyone teaches from Scripture against the character of God. Yes, God is the supreme authority and He is just, but He is also loving and kind and forgiving. Have you seen those characteristics in your pastor, or do you simply see arrogance and a controlling attitude? You must be a servant and not an authoritarian, if you want to be like Jesus.

So again I leave you with:

chad has been rebuked privately and publicly and members of the body are to withhold intimate fellowship through the process and procedure of group disapproval and social ostracism. Clearly, the offender knows that his action has dishonored the Lord and has caused a rupture in the harmony of the body. The goal has always been restoration.

2 Thess. 3:6, 14-15
6) But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.
14) But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.
15) Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Unfortunately, here we are at the final stage.

“If there is still no response in repentance and obedience, the church is to apply the procedures of excommunication as directed in Matthew 18:17 (If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.)”

Fellow Brothers & Sisters, my prayer is that you will reach out to this man and his family with the Gospel.