We heard there’s new revelations coming from Vic Hall & BCF (Brisbane Christian Fellowship). About communion, that it should be done as a genuine meal or supper with discussion of the word. All to do with Christ being the bread of life, so maybe no need to have literal bread. These claims seem over theContinue reading “A plea to MCF congregants”
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Checklist for a BCF/MCF clean-up
If BCF (Brisbane Christian Fellowship)/MCF (Melbourne Christian Fellowship) wanted to clean up their, frankly, cult-like act, and for all intents and purposes . . re-join Christendom, what could they do? New revelations I would humbly suggest BCF/MCF should not expect God to continuously ‘pour out’ new revelations on an annual basis beyond the gospel thatContinue reading “Checklist for a BCF/MCF clean-up”
Vic Hall and BCF are preaching salvation thru obedience to elders
I just listened to one of Vic Hall’s recent live streaming communion messages (Oct 4, 2020). He rambled thru a commentary of the epistles of Timothy & Titus and simply said it all meant that our salvation is dependent on how much we let ‘watchman’ elders, who are part of a presbytery, speak into ourContinue reading “Vic Hall and BCF are preaching salvation thru obedience to elders”
Why MCF & BCF are so dangerous
I’m trying to get back to a big picture here. These cult churches are so dangerous for two main reasons: 1. They teach & practice family breakups. 2. They teach & encourage abandonment of almost all plans, desires & stewardship. Family breakups The family breakups at MCF & BCF are so ugly & cruel. OfContinue reading “Why MCF & BCF are so dangerous”
Tim Maurice’s fall to the dark side
When I met Tim at MCF (Melbourne Christian Fellowship) in the late 1990s he was a really nice young guy from Sydney, brimming with confidence and friendliness. But sometime around the 2000s he succumbed to the dark side, from everything I’ve seen and everything I’ve heard. He’s played major roles in Simon’s miseries and otherContinue reading “Tim Maurice’s fall to the dark side”
The timeline of MCF’s destruction of my life (Part II)
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)”
The cult of MCF: Part I (pre-1992)
There was always something cultish about MCF. For us plebs inside we rationalized it in two or three ways: (1) about the commitment level: as simply ‘taking a stand’ for Christ, or about the stories of control, shunning or womanizing, (2) we didn’t believe the stories or (3) just accepted that nothing’s perfect. But pre-1992,Continue reading “The cult of MCF: Part I (pre-1992)”
At least 25 families destroyed
It wasn’t just us. It is true that my local elders, Laurie Holland and David Bonham, and their apprentices, Steve Anderson and Steve Holland, were among the harshest (or most robotically obedient to Vic Hall’s crazed teachings) in the entire franchise. But we know of 25 other families affected significantly. Probably scores more across theContinue reading “At least 25 families destroyed”
Open Letter to Melbourne Christian Fellowship (MCF) 