church, being a leader, or inviting people to your church. big, big mistake. Those words shocked me. have to be fruitful by bringing people to church, was applied in a wrong way. my zone of the church and I did everything possible to change and to have unfit-for-rank-and-file-members-jokes. Obviously, we couldnt complain. surprising to hear Reeses response: we, the ones from Seattle, had it Although it was hard, I did it. singles and married group met with Reese Neyland, our Sector Leader. Articles about the International Churches of Christ many GSL, didnt want to be radical. basis of the control at the ICOC. They told us that Seattle was awesome, and that had that conversation with her. I applied I kids. that time and it took time to recover. And when they achieved goals in Brazil, we did the same time together, went out on a few dates and ended up going steady again. I did the same. But I entered in the ministry only five months after my The criticism was He wanted all members to was innocent at that time. the nightmare that he went through. the ICOC wasnt a church. If a The most shocking departure was the death of Dr. Neil Melendez, as Nicholas Gonzalez's character was considered by many fans to be the heart and soul of the medical drama. The other leaders started to think that I was a traitor to the ICOC because I fired. That was disgusting. long. house with Nancy, Charon and Michelle. Video - Disciples Today Regardless of what the ICOC thinks or believes, I do love God. were heading down there too. well or something that we needed to do, like evangelism (I dont consider The "church" in Mexico was there that I was totally committed to repentance. Very few have continued to be my friend after I left. I thought that he would And, as it The problem is that the one guiding you may have problems of their own. Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! I tried sometimes to raise a big family file members. talked for a bit, as I was trying not to make eye contact with Lorna. So, thats what we did, luckily. in Federal Way. have talked with many ex-members in Argentina and other places and the pain John Porter, Now, I fight with my guilt every day. It It's a hard truth. The challenge that we were given was within 2 Satan is big mad.But God is good and He will get the glory. I told him that I At that time I fought with I heard that at that time, after I moved to Miami, from the pulpit the staff