THE SON OF CHILD RAPIST ROBERT MORRIS, JAMES MORRIS WISELY, RESIGNS FROM THE GATEWAY CHURCH HIS FATHER FOUNDED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE CHURCH, ROBERT MORRIS’ FRIEND, MAX LUCADO IS TAKING OVER AS TEACHING PASTOR

 

PICTURED: James Morris, who was slated to assume leadership of Dallas-area Gateway Church, has resigned in the wake of a sex abuse scandal involving his father.

 

 DANIEL WHYTE III SAID THE FOLLOWING ON JULY 2ND, 2024 AT 4:09:

DANIEL WHYTE III, PRESIDENT OF GOSPEL LIGHT SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, SAID ON THE FIRST WEEKEND THE GATEWAY CHURCH CHILD RAPE SCANDAL BROKE THAT ROBERT MORRIS NEEDED TO RESIGN IMMEDIATELY, HIS SON JAMES MORRIS  COULD NOT POSSIBLY CARRY ON AS PASTOR AS THEY HAD PLANNED, ALL THE ELDERS SHOULD RESIGN PERMANENTLY, ALL THE EXECUTIVE STAFF NEEDED TO RESIGN PERMANENTLY, ALL ROBERT MORRIS’ IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD NOT BE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH ANY LONGER IF THEY WANT THE CHURCH TO GO ON. WHYTE SAYS IF JAMES MORRIS IS TRULY CALLED BY GOD, HE NEEDS TO GO TO COLORADO OR CALIFORNIA, OR TIMBUKTU TO START A CHURCH. SO THE LAWYERS FOR THE CHURCH TELLING ROBERT MORRIS’ SON, JAMES MORRIS, AND FOUR ELDERS OF THE CHURCH TO TAKE A “LEAVE OF ABSENCE” IS A GOOD FIRST STEP. BUT THE TRUTH IS, JAMES MORRIS, ALL THE ELDERS, AND THE EXECUTIVE STAFF MEMBERS SHOULD DO AS ROBERT MORRIS DID AND THAT IS RESIGN PERMANENTLY, FOR IF THEY SAY THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS RAPING THE CHILD FOR 5 YEARS, THEY ARE ALL GUILTY OF AT LEAST “NOT KNOWING” IF NOT OUTRIGHT LYING, AND THEY ARE ALL GUILTY OF “NOT HAVING DISCERNMENT” (YOU CANNOT RUN A CHURCH WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP HAVING DISCERNMENT), AND THEY ARE ALL GUILTY OF OVERLOOKING SIN SO THEY CAN HAVE “SUCCESS.” WHYTE CALLS ON ALL ELDERS, ALL SO-CALLED EXECUTIVE STAFF, AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE MORRIS FAMILY TO “GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE.”

 

James Morris, who was slated to take over leadership of Dallas-area Gateway Church, has resigned in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal involving his father, Robert Morris.

In a statement released to media, Gateway said its elders met earlier this week with Associate Senior Pastor James Morris and his wife, Gateway Executive Pastor Bridgette Morris. At that meeting, “they collectively made the decision” that the couple would step down.

“We as Elders affirm and believe that God has placed a desire in both Pastors James and Bridgette’s hearts to serve as senior pastors of a church at some point in the future,” the statement said. “. . . They have faithfully and honorably served our congregation and this community through all the years that they have been part of Gateway Church.”

Gateway said pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado has agreed to serve as an interim teacher at the church. It added that Swedish pastor Joakim Lundqvist has been added to Gateway’s staff.

The news comes in the wake of allegations that Gateway founder Robert Morris sexually abused a woman in the 1980s, beginning when she was 12 years old. Days after the allegations first surfaced on June 14, the elder Morris resigned from Gateway, one of the largest megachurches in the country.

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On June 28, Gateway announced that James Morris and three other elders would take a leave of absence from the church while a law firm, Haynes & Boone, investigated the allegations. In its June 28 statement, Gateway said James Morris “had no knowledge of the true facts” of his father’s alleged abuse but had volunteered to take a leave to ensure “a truly independent and unbiased inquiry.”

Prior to the scandal involving Robert Morris, Gateway had announced that James Morris would become lead pastor of the church in 2025.

In a Facebook post yesterday, Gateway stated that its elders would have “a few important updates” this weekend and encouraged people to attend one of the church’s services.

SOURCE AND TO READ MORE: https://julieroys.com/breaking-james-morris-resigns-from-gateway-church-in-wake-of-fathers-scandal/

 

IF YOU WERE TO DIE TODAY, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: HEAVEN OR HELL? IF YOU’RE NOT SURE, “BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED” FOR JESUS CHRIST SAID THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS EVER SPOKEN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD WHEN HE SAID, “FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.”

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