Church is Big Business. The Power of the Evangelical Machine

Why would we air the dirty Laundry of the church? Because dirty Laundry needs to be washed, not pushed under the bed. Period! The church is a hush it up environment.  Those to voice the concern are LAMBASTED....... When something can not be corrected, and error can not be acknowledged and discussed, that thing has been corrupted.

When I first read that staff members before being hired at Mars Hill Church must sign a "Non Disclosure: Agreement to be hired, and are threatened to be sued - if they reveal things about their job, the church or the staff environment or the nature of their dismissal.  Bottom line there is one Head of the wolf pack, and anyone who does not do as told, is eliminated. And when you are eliminated "Shut the Hell up".

These underlined words below do not surprise me. I am in no way speaking about Mark Driscoll.... However, I think his predicament, and the reaction of those involved to to it, show us how the machine works. The church Institution always wins. I mean... no matter how corrupt, or twisted the institution becomes, it preserves itself.  The machine will crush, question, malign, and destroy you simply because you dared to ask ,Why?  Power baby.... don't question mine.  This is what I am running from.

Over the Mark Driscoll Plagiarism conflict

"I was a part-time, topic producer for Janet Mefferd until yesterday when I resigned over this situation. All I can share is that there is an evangelical celebrity machine that is more powerful than anyone realizes. You may not go up against the machine. That is all. Mark Driscoll clearly plagiarized and those who could have underscored the seriousness of it and demanded accountability did not. That is the reality of the evangelical industrial complex........I’ve read much speculation online, which is understandable given the confusing situation, most of it dead wrong. Being limited in what I can share, let me just say that truth tellers face multiple pressure sources these days. I hosted a radio show for 23 years and know from experience how Big Publishing protects its celebrities. Anything but fawning adulation for those who come on your show (a gift of free air time for the author/publisher by the way) is not taken well. Like Dr. Carl Trueman so aptly asked yesterday in his column at Reformation 21, does honest journalism have any role to play in evangelicalism now? (It was rhetorical.) My own take on that question is, no, it does not. The moment hard questions are asked, the negative focus goes on the questioner, - See more at: See more at: http://jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com/2013/12/06/mefferd-producer-resigns-driscoll-controversy/#sthash.J6DOvfin.dpuf"