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Saddleback Pastor Andy Wood’s Old Church Defends the Use of NDAs

After Echo Church received sustained criticism and scrutiny over allegations that their former pastor Andy Wood was bullying the staff and acting like a spiritually abusive tyrant before he left to become the new senior pastor at Saddleback Church, an investigation was launched seeking to corroborate these accusations.  Within weeks

Saddleback Pastor Apologizes for Mark Driscoll Interview, But is He Sincere?

Newly minted Saddleback pastor Andy Wood apologized last week for interviewing Mark Driscoll at last year’s Echo Conference, saying that he regrets the “pain, confusion & distraction this caused.” His apology has not assuaged his critics, however, and it’s no wonder. Wood is both coy and disingenuous in describing the