After around three good years (see Part I), in 1987, I started realizing that MCF had some genuine semi-cultish ways: 1. The elders seemed aloof. And we almost worshiped them, especially the top dogs. But wasn’t it supposed to be a Priesthood of All Believers? And a truly multiple eldership without top dogs? 2. MyContinue reading “The timeline of MCF’s destruction of my life (Part II)”
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The timeline of MCF’s destruction & mean-spirited waste of my life (Part I)
Background MCF (Melbourne Christian Fellowship), for me, started out as a breath of fresh air. I hadn’t heard about the pre-1992 cultish behaviors. And of course, had no idea what was going to hit us post-1992. I actually loved the Lutheran Church I attended, and Its congregation. But there was absolutely no doubt that thatContinue reading “The timeline of MCF’s destruction & mean-spirited waste of my life (Part I)”
MCF takes the Fifth
Whenever MCF (Melbourne Christian Fellowship) is accused it takes the Christian equivalent of the (US) ‘Fifth’ (Amendment), the vow of silence. Is that a Christian response? They would claim that they are shutting their mouths as Christ did at His trial. There’s several things really wrong with this. Firstly, MCF is not Christ. How doContinue reading “MCF takes the Fifth”
The Curse of the Golden Lampstand (Part III)
Excuse my juvenile ‘Indiana Jones’-like blog page title but today I’ll conclude my 3-part series on the three travelling teachers that brought to us, at MCF (Melbourne Christian Fellowship) in the 1992-2016 period, the cultish BCF (Brisbane Christian Fellowship ) word and then all three men . . mysteriously . . disappeared, in many cases/locations,Continue reading “The Curse of the Golden Lampstand (Part III)”
Charles’ 2nd Vision
In 2012, my Dad, Charles had an unexpected vision of the deception the elders were under. But this week, in October 2019, after I told him about my (this) blog, he had a 2nd relevant vision that night, for the first time since 2012. In his vision this week he saw himself in a stadium,Continue reading “Charles’ 2nd Vision”
The Curse of the Golden Lampstand (Part II)
Following on from part I, where I covered David Falk, today I want to continue discussing what happened to the three primary messengers to MCF (Melbourne Christian Fellowship) of Vic Hall’s insidious cult teachings. Because all three of them mysteriously disappeared: one fell, one had a nervous breakdown and the other got sacked. And allContinue reading “The Curse of the Golden Lampstand (Part II)”
Humanity was the forgotten variable at MCF
What MCF (Melbourne Christian Fellowship) forgot, as they taught their new theology and, dangerously, put it into practice, was the human factor. What I mean is that they thought that elders could just tell people to drop all their interests and plans (under threat of going to hell) and that we would all remain saneContinue reading “Humanity was the forgotten variable at MCF”
So, what are we saying MCF?
MCF (Melbourne Christian Fellowship) and BCF (Brisbane Christian Fellowship), you were a standard bearer in the modern day return-to-Biblical teachings move, despite your earlier cultish ways. Come back to Scripture! Give up Vic Hall’s heresies which are simply not in the Bible. We implore you. We miss you. The Body of Christ needs you. ForContinue reading “So, what are we saying MCF?”
How the cult of 1992 actually began
The cultish new theology all began, as far as I can remember, with a new emphasis on Headship, Family Order and a seemingly innocuous little booklet on Abraham and Sarah from Vic Hall. We had just been doing ‘fatherhood’ with the interim regime for three or four years and it seemed like the next step.Continue reading “How the cult of 1992 actually began”
We were gagged for 25 years
At MCF (Melbourne Christian Fellowship), in addition to controlling our personal lives, they gagged our contributions in church and home groups. The prophecies during ‘body ministry time’ were almost without exception related to the ‘present word’ of that month or year. Does God really work like that? And at home group, on a Wednesday night,Continue reading “We were gagged for 25 years”
Open Letter to Melbourne Christian Fellowship (MCF) 