Tag Archives: Mark Prater

Oh the Irony – Marty Machowski Now Lecturing SGM Members on How to Recognize Sexual Predators!

Marty Machowski is a Family Life Pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glenn Mills, PA.  Covenant Fellowship Church (CFC) is arguably now the flagship church in the Sovereign Grace denomination since Covenant Life Church (CLC) of Gaithersburg, MD has withdrawn. Machowski has recently authored an article, published on the Sovereign Grace Ministries web page, on educating childcare workers,… Read More »

Rick Holland Joins the Hall of Shame

    It has been nearly two years since I wrote an article about seven celebrity pastors who made their way to C.J. Mahaney’s runaway church plant in Louisville, KY.  These men all delivered sermons at Mahaney’s church – apparently happy to utilize their celebrity status in an attempt to bolster the severely listing ship of Sovereign Grace… Read More »

Prater’s Spin Symptomatic of Unhealthy SGM Leadership

“Controversy for the sake of truth is a divine command.” Dr. Walter Martin “When a group influences its members to trust in the leaders and discourages criticism of the leadership, it creates a lethal combination! Errors can be overlooked and leaders can get away with almost anything.” Chrnalogar, Mary Alice (2010-05-11). Twisted Scriptures: Breaking Free from Churches That… Read More »