The post Pastor Mike Todd apologizes for rubbing spit on churchgoer’s face appeared first on TheGrio. TheGrio is now on Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Roku. Have you subscribed to theGrio podcasts “Dear Culture” or “Acting Up?” Download our newest episodes now! That was one of the most repulsive acts I’ve seen done in the name of Christianity. It doesn’t need all the embellishments,” one commenter wrote on Twitter.Īnother tweeted: “That Mike Todd video will definitely be used for nonbelievers as an excuse as to why they don’t go to church. Jesus taught the people by simply telling stories. “I think the #miketodd fiasco is the perfect example of how dangerous it is to be overly reliant on demonstrations/theatrics to convey the word of God. Todd’s spitting act was indeed a viral moment for the megachurch pastor and author, and he is still trending on social media as people continue to debate it and discuss spiritual trauma within the Black church. Listen as he teaches that God is the source of all vision. #Mike todd pastor series#On Transformation Church's sermon series Anchored: Mark My Words, Pastor Mike Todd explains why you need to make vision your value. Hocking spit in your hands and wiping it on the face of someone else is nasty - and, in the Missionary Baptist Church where I grew up, an invitation for a different kind of laying on of hands.” Michael Todd - Watch Sermon: Mark My Words - Part 2. “’Nasty’ isn’t how most would describe faith. “Faith is a lot of things: it’s complicated, frustrating, mysterious, and often isolating,” she continued. As illustrated in that clip, the main point of Todd’s sermon was ‘faith is nasty.’” It was neither grounded in the biblical narrative itself nor redirecting those searching for hope to the one who provides the wellspring of it,” Benbow contended. “Perhaps this is why so many were offended by Todd’s sermonic illustration. In a Tuesday opinion piece for theGrio, Candice Marie Benbow, author of the newly released Red Lip Theology and a theGrio columnist, said Todd’s actions raise questions about pastoral accountability. He added that even though he feels his actions “crossed the line,” he is passionate about giving people hope - “so much so that I try to do extreme things.” This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.
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