The long-awaited documentary created by McLean Bible Church members via Church Reform Initiative has finally arrived. Not previously announced was that this has multiple installments. Last December, the a documentary was announced following successful legal efforts to obtain documents from McLean Bible Church. Now these documents will be revealed to the public by witnesses to the corruption of MBC and its figurehead, David Platt. David Platt rose to fame with his book Radical, which argued for a “radical” emphasis on international missions. The members of McLean Bible Chruch tell their story of how David Platt helped tear down the once influential church around Washington DC.
This is Part 2.
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Wow. This was a classic soft totalitarian takeover of a democratic “government” within the church. Leadership was replaced by people loyal to the central authority (David Platt). All opposition was suppressed and removed/excommunicated. Censorship was enforced by law enforcement (trespassing), and they rewrote the church constitution. The church leadership used disinformation, propaganda, and gaslighting tactics to continually sow confusion amongst the congregation around the budget, SBC, loss of membership, trespassing violations, etc. to conceal the truth. Where was the transparency from leadership? They are accountable to the congregation. My heart was broken to watch the testimonies of believers who endured this. A remnant of them spoke up for the truth (after being denied private meetings) during the meetings and I hope I have the courage to do the same.