From Apostolic Covering to Corrupt Coverup: Swapping Spiritual Protection for Systemic Deceit at Bethel Church Redding

In their official response to recent allegations by Mike Winger, Bethel Church leaders have admitted to being too “merciful” toward Shawn Bolz. But they deny that they were ever involved in a deliberate coverup. So, is Mike Winger on the wrong track? Or does cover-up culture go even deeper than Mike alleges? Holly Pivec and I, authors of Counterfeit Kingdom and Reckless Christianity, address these questions about the Bethel Church movement in a new podcast that dropped today.

For Mike Winger’s 6-hour expose that launched a major controversy and elicited a response from Bill Johnson and Kevin Vallotton, click here.

Here are two other important discussions of the Bethel Church response to Mike Winger’s compelling podcast:

• Alisa Childers, “Repentance or Damage Control: Testing Bethel Against the Scripture” (click here)

• John Cooper, “Bethel Controversy Erupts” (click here)