Yikes! This charlatan almost got voted in!

Yes, folks, this type of thing actually goes on in ministry.

To read an eye opening story of how one church almost made a tragic mistake in bringing in an Assembly of God pastor who does not support women in the ministry, please click here. My friend Pastor Leanne Weber has shared an extremely revealing TRUE STORY of how it's important to get to the nitty gritty of what people's views are up front - because what you don't know can most definitely hurt you!

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Anonymous said…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX-8wjlogMQ

9:52 PM

Deanna Doss Shrodes said…

Missy that is absolutely hysterical. Thanks for passing that on. Larry and I just had a fantastic laugh when we watched it. But it also makes a serious point. We've gotta be who we are and posing as something different is...deceitful. This was a very humorous way of looking at it though, I must say! :-)

10:01 PM

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