Statement: Pastor James MacDonald of Harvest Church goes on a indefinite sabbatical
By Mona Austin Pastor and Televangelist James MacDonald of Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago has gone on an indefinite sabbatical. The Church Elders posted a statement at www.harvestbiblechapel.org claiming there were a plethora of problems from anger to "unresolved patterns" in finances and on-going issues with "relational wounds" that triggered his departure. Internal conflict with staffing appears to have been a big source of the fallout. MacDonald will continue on throughout the Winter at the Naples Campus. MacDonald has repented for past issues with the ministry, but questions about his leadership remained. This is the second time MacDonald, 58 has resigned in two years. In 2017 he wrote a letter to the congregants of the Harvest Bible Fellowship (HBF) before branching off from them stating: "T he Harvest Bible Chapel that I lead is resigning all responsibility to lead our fellowship of churches and administer the funds that you s...