Disgraced Pastor James MacDonald Reconciles with Elders, Quotes Protestia

Disgraced pastor James Macdonald has posted on social media that he’s reconciled with one of the elders who had a hand in ousting him, writing:

Macdonald’s was officially terminated by the elder board of Harvest Bible Church in November of 2019 following a messy, public separation filled with lawsuits and name-calling. The elder board previously declared the money-grubbing guzzler to be so not above reproach, that they raked him over the coals sixty ways to Sunday and called him out for the abusive, greedy, two-fold son of hell that he is.

  1. Above Reproach (Titus 1:6)–“To be above reproach is to have a reputation for being blameless and honorable.” The accusations against James are of great quantity and continue to be brought forward. His character should have been such that this magnitude of accusations would not have been believable. But sadly, James’ reputation does not defend his character. Instead, his reputation affirms many of the accusations against him as plausible.
  2. Respectable (1 Timothy 3:2)–The antithesis of being respectable is to be disruptive. We found that James had a pattern of being disruptive in public and private settings at the expense of other people’s well-being.
  3. Upright (Titus 1:8)–We found that James failed to meet the standard of dealing with others fairly and honorably. At times, he misrepresented gifts paid for by the church as gifts from him personally.
  4. Not Arrogant or Violent (Titus 1:7)–James’ behavior and language indicated that he thought of himself more highly than he should as evidenced by his pattern of insulting, belittling and verbally bullying others.
  5. Not Quick-Tempered or Quarrelsome (Titus 1:7; 1 Timothy 3:3)–We found James had a pattern of quickly becoming angry, manifesting itself in unmerited force and frequency. James’ behavior was of that of a combative person who insisted on his own ways and failed to cultivate peace.
  6. Not Domineering (1 Peter 5:3)–We found that James had a pattern of improperly exercising his positional and spiritual authority over others to his own advantage.
  7. Not Greedy for Gain or A Lover of Money (Titus 1:7; 1 Timothy 3:3)–We found that James made repeated efforts to profit himself beyond what was honorable. There was a pattern of extravagant spending utilizing church resources resulting in personal benefit.
  8. Disciplined (Titus 1:8)–James failed to keep his emotions under control. The failure is not in the dynamic range of his personality, but in the lack of self-discipline, which an Elder should display in a bridled tongue and sound speech.
  9. Self-Controlled and Sober-Minded (Titus 1:8; 1 Timothy 3:2)–We found that James had a pattern of acting on sudden impulses with insufficient deference to wise but differing views. In some of the most crucial moments where James needed to be calm and cautiously wise, he was hasty and reckless.

You’ll recall that MacDonald was living the high life prior to being ousted, likely rolling around naked each night in his Scrooge McDuckian Money Bin, reveling in the filthy lucre he was amassing and spending as if it were candy.

Harvest Bible Church, who is far from innocent in this whole mess, gave MacDonald a multi-million dollar checking account, and over a period of just three years he spent:

$286,096 In personal expenses for he and his family unrelated to the following expenses below. These included $100,000 in counseling, a pair of motorcycles, tuition, car repairs, etc.
$416,139 was spent on travel (including those expenses related to James MacDonald’s “refreshment”), of which $94,046 was added to his W-2s as additional compensation.
$170,851 was spent on hunting and fishing trips and related expenses. Expenses within this category include hunt cost, airfare, lodging, gas, food, gratuities, apparel, guns, and taxidermy (and related shipments).
$139,502 was spent on meals and entertainment. Entertainment expenses within this category include golf, club dues, boat tours, and event tickets.
$94,017 was spent on apparel and eyewear, of which $17,277 was added to James MacDonald’s W-2s as additional compensation
$114,159 for “refreshment” expenses for other members of the Senior Executive Leadership Team.

So far, the rest of the elder team have not made any reconciling overtures as far as we know. In other news, though he has us blocked, he did share one of our recent posts we made regarding Julie Roys, whom MacDonald has taken to calling a ‘gossip slut.’ MacDonald likely doesn’t know that we used to be called Pulpit and Pen, his sworn mortal enemy, or else he never would have retweeted us.

Reconciliation is good, but don’t forget that light reconciles with light, not darkness.

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9 thoughts on “Disgraced Pastor James MacDonald Reconciles with Elders, Quotes Protestia

  1. Per the beard – Just like David Letterman and Michael Sipe when they came to the end of their careers and fell into “Cranky Old Manhood” stage of irrelevancy. Although being on TV and selling music respectively really didn’t make them relevant in any way, shape or form above the rest of humanity.

  2. He thinks he blacked out! How convenient! If he blacked out he wouldn’t know what happened, but he gave some information about the incident. If the woman sustained injuries bad enough to be taken to the hospital how did that happen, if he blacked out? It doesn’t sound to me like she beat yourself up! I was part of the harvest Bible mess when it was going on several years ago. I can tell you in the days just prior to his removal there were all kinds of stories being passed through the congregation. Credible stories from credible sources about everything James has been accused of. Threatening people, outright violence, yelling and shouting so loud he could be heard all over the church and fear mongering in the worst possible degree. He embarrassed me during a worship service. Came strolling down the front of the preaching platform, told me to get up and move to a different spot because I was kneeling where he didn’t like me to be. I didn’t know what to do so I just did it. Completely atypical for this weirdo.

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