Christian
Harvest Bible Chapel (James MacDonald)
25/40· HighConfidence: High
Chicago-area evangelical megachurch network. James MacDonald fired 2019 after Christianity Today exposé documenting bullying, financial extravagance, and suppression of dissent.
CLCI radar
High Control
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control6/10
Information Control6/10
Thought Control6/10
Emotional Control6/10
Modifiers (+1)
+1 for documented 2019 governance collapse and James MacDonald firing.
Founded
1988
Members
Tens of thousands lifetime attendees; reduced post-2019
Active in
USA
In context
Harvest Bible Chapel under MacDonald grew to multi-campus mega-status with the Walk in the Word broadcast and Harvest Bible Fellowship church-planting network. The 2019 governance collapse following the World magazine and Christianity Today investigations forced his removal. Multiple successor leadership disputes.
Legal cases & controversies
- 2019 MacDonald firing
Timeline
- 1988Harvest Bible Chapel founded
- 2019MacDonald fired after governance investigation
Sources
- Christianity Today 2019 investigation
- World magazine coverage
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