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Introduction 1Background 1Objections Answered 8Asking for Input after the August 20, 2004 Meeting 10Four Hours of Correction 14The Request for Chad and Vacation Days 15

C.J.’s

Superior Discernment 43

“

I Know What Is Going on in Their Souls

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45Deceit and Independence

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Ending New Attitude 46New Policy: C.J. Must Be Present at All Evaluations 56A Kangaroo Court

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Brent’s Assessment

60Repositioned Due to a Lack of Gifting 61

My “Legalistic” Teaching at a Men’s Retreat

62Recruiting for Church Plant During Sunday Message 67Eldership in the New Testament Cover 69The Church Planting Proposal

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April 2006 72Eager to Meet and a Final Appeal 75My Biggest Concern

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Integrity, Truth Telling, and Justice 75The Case of North Coast Church 76A Minor Example Illustrates Major Points

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“Lambasted”

Dave’s Missing Letter

85 Jenny Never Heard from Carolyn 87Dave Gives Up

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Joins the Culture of Accommodation 90Bob as Enabler 97The Need for Genuine Accountability 109The Need for Public Confession 115Nothing Caused Bob Any Concern 120No One You Know Has Sinned 123Dave Harvey

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Banned from the Churches 126Gene Emerson

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Counseled a Conspiracy 133Bob Kauflin

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Pronounced Unfit 135C.J. Mahaney

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“

We Cannot Serve Together

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136KingsWay Community Church 136Example 1: Gene Emerso

n’s Deceit

136Example 2:

Dave Harvey’s Lording

154Final Remarks 163Addendum

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C.J.’s Travel Itinerary for 2005

166Endnotes 169End 178

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“To correct CJ, or to challenge his own self

-perception, was to experience a reaction through e-mails, consistent disagreement (without seeking to sufficiently understand), a lack of sufficient follow-up and occasionally, relational withdrawal. Along with this, CJ was poor in volunteeringareas of sin, temptation or weak

ness in himself.”

--Dave Harvey

Introduction

I‘d like to begin by reiterating

why I

‘ve put

such great effort in writing you at length ina

―Response Regarding Friendship and Doctrine‖ (RRF&D) and

, now again,

in ―A FinalAppeal‖ (AFA)

. At the risk of sounding sanctimonious, I am genuinely concerned forthe glory of God, the propagation of the gospel, the testimony of Sovereign GraceMinistries, the well-being of others, and the good of your soul. I love you. I loveSovereign Grace Ministries. I want the full measure of

God‘s blessing to rest upon you.

If I craved personal vindication, I could have spoken up on many occasions over manyyears. Inste

ad, I‘ve remained quiet in public but made appeals in private.

I‘ve notslandered you. I‘ve protected you.

I have sought to serve you and the Gospel. This isthe impetus and driving force behind my appeals. I have no animus.

By God‘s grace,I‘ve

sought to keep my heart pure.

God knows to what extent I‘ve succeeded.

In this document, like the last one, I have painstakingly researched all I have writtenand taken great care to present things justly and in context. I am sure I fail at points butwhat I have written is reliable and based on fact not hearsay. Once again, my ability topresent in detail is due to the use of primary source material. Otherwise, I could notrecall all of this material. My memory of conversations and events is not due to a heartfilled with bitterness. Quotations are

ipsissima verba

not

ipsissima vox.

This writing constitutes a final appeal. Scores of other helpful illustrations remain but Ihave no plans to write you about them at this time. That could change in the futuredepending on circumstances.BackgroundOn January 14, you wrote me regarding our friendship and said you held

―

disagreements over doctrine and practice

‖

that

―

now separate us from servingtogether

‖ in ministry.

I asked for a clarification on doctrine and practice which yourefused to supply in writing. Then I wrote a response regarding our friendship.