FGBMFI SPLIT
How can a Christian organisation like the FGBMFI be going through a split, when they are supposed to be directed by the Holy Spirit?
This is a very good question, one which we are prayerfully trying to resolve. Our greatest desire is for an early reconcilliation of the resigned UK leadership. If you are a Christian reading this, then we welcome your prayers or reconcilliation and your spiritual warfare pray against rebellion. Even when Demos was alive, there were members who would question his leadership, but this behaiviour is not new, it happend to Moses in the tent of meeting, but God redeemed Moses and he will do it again this time. You only need to look at the 'fruit of the Holy Spirit' which is clearly on Richard's tree; with thousands of people coming to Christ in the countries that have 'got behind Richard's leadership'. Jesus said 'expect trouble', so when an organisation goes through trouble, we should embrace it and look for God's direction and 'signs and wonders will follow those that believe'.
Splits and divisions are always very painful. Healing can be achieved but only in an atmosphere of openness and truth. The UK leadership did not resign! They questioned some of the International practices and were, in fact, disinherited by International without reply or comment. The formation of a 'new body' without any face - to - face meetings only makes reconciliation harder to achieve.
ReplyDeleteThere have been splits in the past, and who knows the truth behind it. However, if men lose their keen edge for what God is doing, and start doubting, then they will be let go.
ReplyDeleteOur leadership in the organization depends on our faithfulness to the vision of that organization. If we are not faithful, then we should not be allowed to stay in leadership.
Business Mens Fellowship broke off of FGBMFI after Demos died in 1993. Rose Shakarian and her son Steve went with BMF, while Richard stayed with FGBMFI.
What has been the result? (The FGBMFI definitely shrunk, but was that bad?)
Rick Galbraith, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada