Banned Adventist pastor Conrad Vine experiences church ‘cancel culture’. However, “For us to have healing in our church we have to speak the truth in love,” says Vine.
Read moreThe Tragic Firing of Ron Kelly, By an Australian
Church leadership acted hastily, driven by assumptions and presumptions about his loyalty rather than any factual evidence, essentially treating him as guilty without trial.
Read morePastor Dennis Page Pays a Price For His Faithfulness in Michigan
But I'm not willing to submit to something and be disciplined for something I'm not guilty of. At the end of that meeting I handed them my resignation.
Read moreArrogance and Agenda, An Opinion from a Church Member
To put this in simple language – we were minding our own business as a church, going about with missions and outreach, and the Michigan Conference (at the behest of who….?) pulled out all the stops and halted everything.
Read moreThe Ron Kelly Farewell Event Felt More Like a Funeral to Me
Kingly power has been wielded against both the elders and the congregation. And now, many are left hurting. Two men of God have been wronged, and their families suffer alongside them.
Read moreTo The Editors of Fulrum7 And My Fellow Adventist Church Members
It is imperative that we church members let our voices be heard and cry out openly about the abuse of power that has taken place in our conference.
Read moreRon Kelly and the Future of Adventist Mission
What do I tell my conservative leaning young adult friends who felt that Village Church and Pastor Kelly were a lifeline to a denomination that they felt viewed them as discardable? “Toe the line, or get out!” ??
Read moreOffender for a Word: Is Conrad Vine a Heretic?
Conrad Vine’s message, then, did not contradict God’s promise through Ellen White. Vine stands in a long line of faithful servants of God who have risked their reputations and more to call out sin within the church. This is one of the means by which God prevents His church from falling.
Read moreStudent Exposes Unbiblical Teaching at Andrews University
I am grieved that a spurious kind of Adventist education is being offered at Andrews University in which so many foundational teachings are brought into question in the minds of the young.
Read morePastor Dennis Page Sends a Very Revealing Letter to Michigan Conference
I was deeply troubled to learn that a member of the Village Church had passed away, and the family requested Ron to conduct the funeral service. Pastor Taariq contacted the conference to inquire whether Ron could officiate, only to be told no.
Read moreEnduring Till the End In An Increasingly Hostile Environment
If the leadership at the top had responded to the pandemic by supporting liberty of conscience and promoting the health message, I wouldn’t be up at six in the morning writing this article.
Read moreAn Accurate Timeline of The Village Church / Michigan Conference Saga
After Ron Kelly’s closing argument that relocation was not a logical remedy for a pastor accused of bullying and fomenting dissent, MISDA doubled down on their defamation and fired him.
Read moreMark Howard’s Broadside Video Against Vine & Kelly
Ron Kelly was removed from his position because he was insisting on the due-process rights of not only Dr. Vine, but all local SDA church members, from arbitrary disciplinary action by a distant conference.
Read moreA Response to Pastor Mark Howard From a Former Church Member
I have yet to see an humble and sincere effort to admit any wrongdoing on the part of church leadership and I believe this would go a long way toward healing the rifts in our church.
Read moreLeadership, Controversy, and Transparency: Reflections on Elder Vine, Church Governance, and Religious Liberty
I consider both of those actions to be poorly considered efforts to achieve an end without the benefit of bringing the laity along. Questions and even accusations in return were predictable and unavoidable once that approach was taken.
Read more50 Shades of Apostasy
Though our GC president has challenged us to Hold Him Accountable, where is the mechanism where we can dialogue and pursue truth? How can we hold leaders accountable?
Read moreEurope is Watching The Village Church and Michigan Conference Saga
I know many brothers and sisters all over Europe and I can assure you that in every single country there are brothers and sisters who are following this whole situation closely and are outraged by the recent events.
Read moreVillage Church Elders Send Letter to Conference Affirming That MISDA Tried To Have Conrad Vine Stripped of His Church Offices
In the last meeting, when Dr. Conrad Vine was present, the MISDA President affirmed that the insurance for the new clinic would not be approved until Dr. Conrad Vine was removed from his positions.
Read moreNew Update From Pastor Ron Kelly
In the meantime I want to encourage you to watch a series of sermons that I preached a few years ago entitled True Men Wanted.
Read moreRon Kelly's Son Speaks About His Father Getting Fired By the Michigan Conference
They have attempted to cripple a church that was thriving and doing God’s work. They have done this DIRECTLY against the wishes of those who attend that church.
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