It had never occurred to me that I could be involved with anything spiritually destructive. Yet when I reached the lowest spiritual level in my pastoral ministry, that is exactly what had happened.
How could I have let things go so far? From my perspective, serving on the board of directors of the Association of Vineyard Churches (AVC) had been a privilege. My wife and I developed close friendships with the other leaders. Together we travelled to numerous countries, planted churches, and shared a vision for ministry.
One week, during a leadership conference in the mid-western part of the United States, several of us were invited to a private meeting. We were to be introduced to the 'prophets' who were slated to have a major impact on the future of our movement.
