Overview of the Situation with FBC Naples

Here is the video I mentioned this morning in my sermon.  This arose about a year ago and still hasn't been resolved.  A group called Enemies Within the Church created a mini-documentary covering the events:


If you are curious as to some of the recent fallout, here is Jon Harris engaging in an extended roundtable discussion:


For more video content, here is the Sword and the Trowel broadcast discussing the situation a year ago, after the news broke:


Finally, here is the Conversations that Matter video from earlier this year discussing the same:



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