When your church becomes cultish

Posted on July 3, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 17 Comments

If the leader or leadership of your church speaks ill of people after they leave, then that church is becoming cultish no matter how orthodox the teaching and worship might be.

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When your church becomes cultish

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