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  • A Popular Strategy For Church Growth Splits Congregants

    09/05/2006 2:24:04 PM PDT · by Terriergal · 140 replies · 2,710+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | 09/05/2006 | Suzanne Sataline
    IUKA, Miss. -- In April, 150 members of Iuka Baptist Church voted to kick Charles Jones off the deacons' board. The punishment followed weeks of complaints by Mr. Jones and his friends that the pastor was following the teachings of the Rev. Rick Warren, the best-selling author and church-growth guru. After the vote, about 40 other members quit the church to support Mr. Jones.