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MacDonald’s “confession” includes admission of gambling and TED’s response.
Over the past six weeks, The Elephant’s Debt has been committed to the process of exploring the character of James MacDonald, Senior Pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel. As we have already stated under...
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Tim Challies speaks on Vertical Church ; Errant Theology of Money; and the...
Since the initial publication of The Elephant’s Debt on 7 October 2012, there have been a number of significant developments in the ongoing story of Harvest Bible Chapel. At the time of this writing,...
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Addressing Misinformation Pertaining to Joe Stowell and other Members of “The...
Over the last few months, various members of the Harvest Bible Chapel leadership team have suggested that progress in reconciliation is being made with regards to James MacDonald and certain unknown...
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James MacDonald during a sermon shifts blame entirely to former elderboard...
Over the past several months, numerous reports have circulated back to The Elephant’s Debt alleging that James MacDonald and the leadership of Harvest Bible Chapel were blaming the former leaders of...
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Three HBC elders, Marquardt, Phelps and Slabaugh, have resigned from the...
Nine months ago, on the 7th of October, The Elephant’s Debt was launched. Five days after the initial publication, James MacDonald addressed the congregation after the weekend services of 13-14...
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Harvest Bible Chapel’s Big House undergoes an expensive renovation, and HBC...
Many people at Harvest Bible Chapel are aware that there is a house, roughly 2500 – 3000 sq. ft., located on the church’s camp property in Newaygo, Michigan, also known as The Big House, but what most...
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An Open Letter to HBC Elder Steve Huston on the Subject of “Satanic” Language...
Dear Mr. Huston, For the first time in the eleven-month history of The Elephant’s Debt, we are using this platform to address a specific member of the HBC Elder Board who is not James MacDonald....
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A fourth recently resigned elder, Russ Barney, speaks publicly in defense of...
On September 15, 2013, Harvest Bible Chapel posted a shocking video on their website, which was shown at all the campuses during their worship service. The posting of this video has stirred an...
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David Corning, former 20-year Chairman of the HBC Elder Board speaks publicly...
Over the course of the past week, as the fallout has continued to reign down upon Harvest Bible Chapel and it’s theologically bankrupt decision to publicly humiliate and directly slander the names of...
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Amidst reports of decreased attendance and giving, Harvest Bible Chapel...
Last year, at the end of 2012, Harvest Bible Chapel finished $700,000 (or 2.7 percent) behind on its annual budget of $26 million. This year, it is facing an even larger shortfall, as it is currently...
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HBC Elders Remove MacDonald from Leadership; Retain Him for Teaching
On September 22, 2017, the HBC Elders released an Update stating that James MacDonald was relieved of leadership duty, and he is to remain on staff solely for purposes of teaching/preaching. James...
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A “Deer In Headlights” or A Divided Board?
Over 48 hours ago, on the 18th of December, Julie Roys published a piece on her blog entitled “Harvest Elder Accuses Church Leaders of ‘Deceitfulness and Manipulation’ and Attempting to ‘Run a Cult.'”...
View ArticleQuestions for HBC Q&A
On Tuesday 5 March 2019 HBC in Rolling Meadows, HBC hosted a campus Q & A session, and it was one of three such sessions they have planned to host. The third session is scheduled for this evening,...
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HBC Elder Steve Huston Resigns and Apologizes
Steve Huston On 9 March 2019, just hours after Julie Roys published her explosive exposé regarding HBC finances, elder board member Steve Huston stood up during the HBC Saturday night service to...
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Jeff Donaldson is Out
March 14, 2019 Dear Staff and Church Family, Let me say from the outset that we love this church. And because we love the church we have made the decision to immediately step away so that there are no...
View ArticleRick Donald Resigns
To the Leaders and People of Harvest Bible Chapel, Almost 30 years ago, Lyn and I and our two young children arrived at Harvest Bible Chapel, excited and believing God to do something great and for...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Statements: Rick Korte, Harvest 2020, and Dan George, HBC...
Rick Korte recorded a statement which was email to HBC congregants before the weekend service, in part, because HBC released it to the Chicago Tribune in response to questions for an upcoming article....
View ArticleWhat Rick Korte Didn’t Tell You Last Night
Last night HBC emailed a recorded statement by Rick Korte announcing his resignation, as well as other members, from the Harvest 2020 team. He optimistically announced serval accomplishments, one of...
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Garrett Higbee and HBC’s Continued Failed Leadership
We have read them several times over the years. We have all scratched our heads, and, at times, wondered aloud, “is that the whole story?” Yes, I’m speaking of those now gag-inducing resignation...
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ECFA Points Finger at Two HBC Leaders for Financial Shenanigans
On 17 April, 2019, ECFA issued a damning statement regarding Harvest Bible Chapel. ECFA stated that they changed HBC’s status “from suspension to termination due to significant violations.” This...
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