Not too long later, I ended up leaving in disgust at the manipulative “witch hunt” I had just witnessed. He re-presented this to the crowd as an option to him leaving and became the item to be voted on. (This, in my opinion is no better than someone telling me, “you’re on your own, it’s not my problem and I don’t care.”)Īs the meeting progressed, someone brought up disbanding the board and starting over, essentially “pushing Reset” if Tony would agree to stay on. He said, “I have raised up many capable people that could step in to my place, but I believe that all of them would come with me.” He then turned away and fielded another question. “Who have you raised up to take over once you leave?” His reply was very important and MUST be carefully analyzed. But one question in particular that stood out as very telling and Poignant to Tony’s character at this moment. Many questions were asked and none really answered very clearly. Tony then dismissed the whole concept saying there wasn’t time in the meeting. Then the first Elder, asked that there be allowance for open discussion amongst them with a moderator. Then he asked Tony, who initially agreed. Another elder, who was sitting in the front on the other side, spoke up and said, he too, was willing to do the same and he asked the Third Elder (sitting in the audience), who agreed also. While he was speaking, Tony turned around and walked away, rolling his eyes. This started a frenzy of questions, statements, accusations and generally riled up the audience.įinally one of the elders, who was sitting in the front on the side, volunteered to discuss everything and attempt to come to a resolution. Further, he asked for one year’s salary for all pastors and staff that decide to come with him. He said that “since HE built up the church and spent 17 years doing it,” that he “actually deserve more than that”.
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He also requested he be given $100,000.00 plus One year’s salary. He then requested that he be sent out to plant new churches under his new vision. He also made reference to some other things that he would not be specific about because he wasn’t suppose to talk about them in public. Having meetings with his “Staff” without his knowledge. Rewriting the by-laws to remove him from the Elder Board (one year prior) without his knowledge. He proceeded to lay out many charges against the Elder board including: He started by stating that he could “no longer work under the conditions he is under with the present Board of Elders.” He began to share how the board had “handcuffed” him and prevented him from speaking with “his Boss, the body at 7710 Stockton Blvd.”. After that part was done, the meeting took a turn for the Surreal.) (The concept, of the vision was good, for the most part. Tony Cunningham held a short notice RLC Membership meeting under the guise of casting vision for a new direction that he felt God calling him to. I have done my best to separate my personal feelings so that I could stay objective and simply report the facts that I witnessed. The things that Tony said and left for speculation were, at the least, truly astonishing. Here is a synopsis of the meeting that took place on Novemand the definitive confirmation for many families to leave. Whoever wrote this was well informed, educated, and accurate: He took no responsibility but rather blamed everyone else. God revealed for many who Tony was and what he valued - he valued himself and used the elders, still does actually. "Here is an account for the day that Tony Cunningham drove the nail into his credibility. Making the light as it comes from within, so dim - the light's so dim! Seeing no evil and feeling no pain - no feel, no pain! Never allowing the world to come in - they won't lemmie come in!
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Looking through rose colored stained glass windows - stained glass windows! You think you have no lack, when you're really destitute When you have so much you think, you have so much to lose Ignore them long enough, maybe they'll go away Out on the doorstep lay the masses in decay Making the light as it comes from within, so dim. Looking through rose colored stained glass windows The doors are locked within, or is it from, without. Outside a dying world in desperation callsīut no-one hears the cries, or knows what they're about "Looking Through Rose-Colored Stained-Glass Windows"Īnother sleepy Sunday, safe within the walls