tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97806302024-03-14T03:21:17.016-07:00Ex-Jews For JesusTo Help.
To Bring about Healing.
To Reconnect.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-80218341666095549632020-01-23T08:28:00.002-08:002020-01-24T19:34:34.492-08:00Logan's Run Parallel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The recent lay-offs in JFJ seem like the old movie <a href="https://youtu.be/USADM5Gk9Gs">Logan's Run</a>. Younger people are replacing the older ones. Are individuals really of no use after 30 or 40 or 50?<br />
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<br />JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-8111051370896645632020-01-16T15:07:00.003-08:002020-01-16T15:10:51.855-08:00Used For Jesus - True Stories By Those Who Worked For Jews for Jesus<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In 2002, a book of stories written by those who once worked for Jews for Jesus was put together, but never was published. This is the DRAFT of that book. These stories need to be recorded somewhere. Those who once worked for Jews for Jesus hope that the organization has changed.</span><br />
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<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1500224189/ref=rdr_ext_tmb">Paperback version</a> - $7.00</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L1QUFT8/ref=rdr_kindle_ext_tmb">Kindle Version</a> - $2.00</li>
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JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-40646045866734464152017-01-03T09:02:00.002-08:002017-01-03T09:02:46.108-08:00Anthrodepravity Systematic Theology (or, Sayings from Chairman Moishe)<b>Anthrodepravity Systematic Theology (or, Sayings from Chairman Moishe).</b><br /><br />
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Only apostles can have discretion ...(with him included of course.)</li>
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Regeneration is acknowledged only as a word in the dictionary. </li>
<li>Hate nice
guys! </li>
<li>Anything mentioned about human selfishness in the Bible is true
and should be amplified, expounded upon, and stressed. </li>
<li>All mention (in the Bible or elsewhere) of human nobility, commitment, honor, and courage is to be
regarded as interesting prose to be laughed at. </li>
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sanctification is a fallacy but can be simulated by exacting rules.
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doctrinally, and in all management philosophy is to be disregarded.
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<li>In summary: All People are excrement, just some are runnier than
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Ungatheringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16868985259643761557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-75732030142475889892016-12-25T13:24:00.001-08:002016-12-25T13:24:42.663-08:00<div style="direction: inherit;">
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ex-JFJ workers have wounds still not healed from their time with your
organization. You can help. Here is how. Please contact these people and
apologize for what might have happened to them under previous leadership.
You can help them, and make all negative accusations less true. You
don't have legal repercussions for hypothetical wrongs, your claims that
things are improving would be more credible, and many will learn from the alleged wrongdoings of the past and privately repent of them. And many
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> Evan Greenspan</span></div>
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Ungatheringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16868985259643761557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-17054754987066696572012-09-29T13:32:00.002-07:002020-01-16T15:06:48.811-08:00Ex-Jews For Jesus Cannot Be ErasedWhat once was cannot ever be erased. <br />
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<li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060815020543/http://www.exjewsforjesus.org/index.html">Ex-Jews for Jesus</a> (Internet Wayback Machine archive)</li>
<li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100525102429/http://usedforjesus.com/index.html">Used For Jesus</a> (Internet Wayback Machine archive)</li>
<li><a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B083TS3LNX&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_iWoiEbDXHZGQ9">Used for Jesus - True Stories By Those Who Worked For Jews for Jesus</a></li>
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JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-48778127503433214052012-09-14T08:17:00.001-07:002012-09-14T08:17:57.577-07:00Jhan Moskowitz Memorial Video<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2ZW9-DCrZw0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-92198893886798294052011-02-28T12:46:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.480-08:00Let Us Exalt His Name Together!Let us exalt His Name, together, forever<br />I sought the Lord, He heard me<br />And delivered me from my fears<br />Let us exalt His Name, together, forever<br />O sing His praises magnify the LordJO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-81005147187908553932011-02-27T11:01:00.001-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.474-08:00Rambling Thoughts About Jews for Jesus and Ex-Jews For JesusThis <a href="http://exjewsforjesus.blogspot.com/">Ex-Jews For Jesus blog</a> has been around for awhile. It has been set so that all posts are anonymous. Writing styles are easy to figure out though. Although this post is anonymous, I imagine many who read this blog know who wrote many of the posts, and can identify the writer of this one. <div><br /></div><div><div>There's a history of <a href="http://usedforjesus.com/aboutstory.html">how Ex-Jews For Jesus came about</a>. To sum things up, many who left <a href="http://usedforjesus.com/j4jquestions/">Jews for Jesus</a> staff, felt hurt. It wasn't until the internet connected us that we even knew others had been hurt. Most of us had just moved on. The hurt stayed with some. Having some sort of support was what some of us needed. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was convinced God wanted this blog, the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ex-jewsforjesus/">ex-jewsforjesus yahoo group</a>, and the <a href="http://usedforjesus.com/">Used For Jesus</a> site. Although these "places" are kind of "dead," I still believe that they did (and may still) serve a purpose. </div></div>JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-18770128555881198262010-12-11T08:51:00.001-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.422-08:00Imagine David Brickner Talking About What's Happening With Jews for Jesus<span style="font-size:180%;">We can imagine David Brickner talking to the Lord about recent Jews for Jesus happenings:</span><br /><br /><ul><span style="font-style: italic;">'Lord, you gave us instructions not to sue other believers. Chosen People Ministries is not a believer, it is a corporation.<br /><br />What about Marcello you ask? Lord, you gave us the names of your children who supported us. Those people now belong to us, not to anyone else. Remember we asked you to intervene and you didn't, so rather than get taken advantage of, we had to sue.<br /><br />Oh, you mean what about firing him? Come on Lord, He broke the rules. We asked you to give us wisdom and we felt you tell us to fire him. I know he didn't sign the covenant, but we told him we didn't care if he signed it, we were going to enforce it, don't bother us with details. Come on Lord, why are you brining grace into this, it doesn't apply.<br /><br />What about my staying on the job after Patti divorced me after I required others to resign? Well Lord, when I realized Patti was going to leave me, I saw the need for Jews for Jesus to show some grace to people, so I had the rules changed. You understand that, right?<br /><br />What, what did you just say, "depart from me for I knew you not?" But Lord...Lord...'</span></ul>JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-25773532746354724522010-12-09T12:36:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.425-08:00We Are Gathering Information For a Book About Jews for Jesus - How Did Jews for Jesus Affect Your Life?<a href="http://exjewsforjesus.blogspot.com/2010/11/book-about-how-jews-for-jesus-affected.html">A book is going to be published</a> as an anthropological study on how Jews for Jesus affected the lives of people who worked for the organization.<br /><br />Real names will be used only if individuals want their names used.<br /><br />If you ever were employed by Jews for Jesus, how was your life affected? Did you have trouble adjusting to life outside of that ministry? Was your faith affected?<br /><br />In addition, we are interested in hearing from the children of those who were employed by Jews for Jesus. Did your parents' commitment to the group affect you? Did Jews for Jesus have a positive or negative impact on your life?<br /><br />We'd also like to hear from people who had positive experiences with Jews for Jesus. It would be great to hear from people still working there, in fact.<br /><br />If you would like to share your story, feel free to comment on this post. If you wish to respond anonymously, that is fine.JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-13961463328793469962010-12-08T09:36:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.408-08:00Hannukah 2010 - The effluence is hitting the rotating cooling device - again!Make of these what you can:<br /><br /><p></p><ul><li><a href="http://roshpinaproject.com/2010/11/30/chosen-people-missionary-sues-jews-for-jesus/#comment-16003">Chosen People Missionary Sues Jews For Jesus</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://life.nationalpost.com/2010/12/06/breaking-the-jews-for-jesus-code/">Breaking the Jews for Jesus code</a></li><li><a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2010/11/30/Evangelical-group-ex-missionary-suing/UPI-29961291161852">Evangelical group, ex-missionary suing</a></li></ul>JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-25842030558889259852010-12-06T20:32:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.428-08:00So Much Sadness In Jews for JesusIn the spring of 2010, <a href="http://exjewsforjesus.blogspot.com/2010/05/moishe-rosen-died-on-may-19-2010.html">Moishe Rosen died</a>.<br /><br />Shortly after that, it was then announced that Jews for Jesus' Executive Director, <a href="http://exjewsforjesus.blogspot.com/2010/07/brickner-marriage.html">David Brickner, is getting a divorce</a>.<br /><br />In 2008, <a href="http://exjewsforjesus.blogspot.com/2008/11/baruch-goldstein-memory-site.html">Baruch Goldstein</a>, one of of the Jews for Jesus founders, passed away.<br /><br />Now we've heard that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw7XOQRXvx8">Holly Meyer</a>, the wife of Jews for Jesus Los Angeles' Branch Leader, <a href="http://jewsforjesus.org/about/losangeles/stan">Stan Meyer</a>, is very, very ill with a horrible progressive illness that leads to a slow death.<br /><br />Today, we are thinking about Ceil Rosen, Ruth Rosen, Lyn Rosen Bond, (and Moishe's grandchildren), Patti Brickner (and David and Patti's children), Baruch Goldstein's widow, his children, and his brother Efraim Goldstein.<br /><br />Also, our prayers are with Holly and Stan Meyer and their adopted daughter.<br /><br />Although some of us involved in Ex Jews for Jesus remember things about Jews for Jesus that may be unpleasant, we do remember that those in Jews for Jesus once were our family.JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-75216788826863432002010-12-06T17:34:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.460-08:00When Death or Illness Strike Jews for Jesus<br />JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-88074188143479612772010-12-05T07:32:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.477-08:00Happy Hannukah - Light One Candle!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0-A1gAo4VWc/TPu8Tb3FzhI/AAAAAAAAD80/vsl5LIu8ZjM/s1600/hanukkah.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0-A1gAo4VWc/TPu8Tb3FzhI/AAAAAAAAD80/vsl5LIu8ZjM/s320/hanukkah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547234408119258642" border="0" /></a>Some of the lyrics below hit home for those involved with Ex Jews for Jesus. Some of us are "still suffering," but we do not wish for "anger to tear us apart."<br /><br />Like Martin Luther King Jr., we once had a dream that we could could all fellowship together. Most of us believe now that true reconciliation could never happen; however, we don't want what we believed in doing when we served with Jews for Jesus to die.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Happy Hannukah and Don't Let the Light Go Out!</span><br /><br />--------------------------------------<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><b>LIGHT ONE CANDLE</b></span><br /> <span style="font-size:85%;">Peter Yarrow<i>- ©1983 Silver Dawn Music ASCAP</i></span> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Light one candle for the Maccabee children<br /> With thanks that their light didn't die<br /> Light one candle for the pain they endured<br /> When their right to exist was denied<br /> Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice<br /> Justice and freedom demand<br /> But light one candle for the wisdom to know<br /> When the peacemaker's time is at hand</span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">chorus:<br /> <i>Don't let the light go out!</i><br /> <i>It's lasted for so many years!</i><br /> <i>Don't let the light go out!</i><br /> <i>Let it shine through our love and our tears.</i></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Light one candle for the strength that we need<br /> To never become our own foe<br /> And light one candle for those who are suffering<br /> Pain we learned so long ago<br /> Light one candle for all we believe in<br /> That anger not tear us apart<br /> And light one candle to find us together<br /> With peace as the song in our hearts</span> </p><p><i><span style="font-size:85%;">(chorus)</span></i> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">What is the memory that's valued so highly<br /> That we keep it alive in that flame?<br /> What's the commitment to those who have died<br /> That we cry out they've not died in vain?<br /> We have come this far always believing<br /> That justice would somehow prevail<br /> This is the burden, this is the promise<br /> This is why we will not fail!</span> </p><p><i><span style="font-size:85%;">(chorus)</span></i> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Don't let the light go out!<br /> Don't let the light go out!<br /> Don't let the light go out!</span></p>JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-14868276560117061182010-12-04T09:30:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.412-08:00Discussion Topic: If Change Could Happen In Jews for Jesus, What Would It Be?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0-A1gAo4VWc/TPp8jgZeP3I/AAAAAAAAD8M/QwS9iLm3PiI/s1600/change.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0-A1gAo4VWc/TPp8jgZeP3I/AAAAAAAAD8M/QwS9iLm3PiI/s400/change.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546882840494227314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Let's have a discussion:<br /><br />If you could choose what to reform at Jews for Jesus, what would it be? Why?JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-53611190161016963882010-12-03T09:49:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.450-08:00Star Wars Parody: The Ex-JFJ vs Jews for Jesus SAGA Resumes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0-A1gAo4VWc/TPk9hV_cbUI/AAAAAAAAD78/8sUb5KhwVHs/s1600/StarWars.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0-A1gAo4VWc/TPk9hV_cbUI/AAAAAAAAD78/8sUb5KhwVHs/s400/StarWars.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546532059131702594" border="0" /></a><br />(<strong>Note</strong>: This parody may only make sense to those who have been involved with Ex Jews for Jesus in the past. Can you recognize who some of the characters or places represented?)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(<span style="font-weight: bold;">Disclaimer</span>: None of this is meant to hurt anyone. It just adds some humor to something that is actually very serious. Ex Jews for Jesus' purpose is to support those who have been hurt. Laughing once in awhile is needed!)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >The Ex-JFJ vs Jews for Jesus Saga RESUMES</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The times of peril in the Galaxy continue....<br /><br />Jabba the Mo has died<br />Darth B's marriage has ended<br /><br />The Borg Queen temporary took the throne<br />But some of the clone generals decided that Darth B should continue to control the Empire<br /><br />Darth B's queen has fled, but his offspring are still involved with the Empire<br />The Empire may be crumbling<br /><br />For many years, most of the rebels were in hiding<br />A remnant of the destroyed Rebel Base did remain<br />They are now leaving their hiding places<br /><br />A New and Secret Base now exists<br /><br />The spell Darth B and his Queen put on the Princess has been broken<br />The Princess and her banished First Advisor have reunited and joined forces<br />Some of rebel soldiers are waiting....<br /><br />The SAGA resumes!</span>JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-46559241627378574572010-12-02T12:20:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.445-08:00What Has Jews for Jesus Become?Jews for Jesus has left its strong evangelical Christian moorings by allowing their divorced leader to stay on the job. Now, they have abandoned the Biblical mandate not to sue another believer.<br /><br />What has Jews for Jesus become?JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-30519173358628810742010-12-01T13:01:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.435-08:00Jews for Jesus Is Being Sued By One of Its Former MissionariesMarcello Araujo was once Jews for Jesus missionary. He was fired in 2005 for allegedly violating the Workers Covenant. Why was he dismissed? He got married without JFJ's permission!<br /><br />Apparently, Araujo never signed the Workers Covenant since he thought it was "cultish." He is now suing Jews for Jesus for wrongful dismissal.<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/lawsuit-pits-one-messianic-jewish-group-against-another/article1818491/">Lawsuit pits one messianic Jewish group against another</a> - From Canada's <b>The Globe and Mail</b><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.arcamax.com/religionandspirituality/s-806183-740934?source=1930">Evangelical group, ex-missionary suing</a> - From Arca Max Publishing Religious News<br /></li><li><a href="http://roshpinaproject.com/2010/11/30/chosen-people-missionary-sues-jews-for-jesus/#comment-16042">Missionary Sues Jews For Jesus</a> - From The Rosh Pina Project<br /></li><li><a href="http://usedforjesus.com/stories/wcovenant.html#divorce">Jews for Jesus Workers Covenant</a> - (Not the most recent copy)<br /></li></ul>JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-79668400695563886872010-11-29T16:25:00.001-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.467-08:00Divorce Doesn't Matter In Jews for Jesus?The Jews for Jesus Workers Covenant used to say that that vocational staff could NOT stay on Jews for Jesus staff if divorce occurred. It didn't matter who was at fault. The person had to resign.<br /><br />Not anymore.<br /><br />David Brickner is staying on as Executive Director of Jews for Jesus anyway.<br /><br />We've learned that some of Jews for Jesus' staff have left the organization because of this decision. They say they can no longer support the organization's leadership.<br /><br />Moishe Rosen would have probably insisted that David resign.<br /><br />Has Jews for Jesus credibility changed in your eyes because of this decision?JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-26985508893887204992010-11-19T10:41:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.430-08:00Press Release: Book About How Jews for Jesus Affected Lives to Be PublishedAn offer has recently come up for a book to be published as an anthropological study of how Jews for Jesus affected individual lives. A real publisher would publish the project.<br /><br />There would even be stories about people that are still with Jews for Jesus!<br /><br />The book would tell the facts and also talk about those who maybe at first were on bad terms with Jews for Jesus after leaving or later, but eventually made peace with the organization. In other words, the book would tell all sides of a story that should be told. Real names don't have to be used, but could be used by those who want to grant permission for their names to be used.<br /><br />Those who have already written stories about their experience with Jews for Jesus want their stories to be told. It is a shame that they've just sat in a pdf file for the past 8 years.JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-45904458477168049412010-11-17T18:28:00.000-08:002016-12-25T13:20:10.443-08:00From Christianity Today - "Remembering Moishe Rosen"Ruth Tucker, the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1576737004/christianitytoda/" target="_blank" class="bio">Not Ashamed: The Story of Jews for Jesus</a>, has written a very honest account about Moishe Rosen and Jews for Jesus. We know first hand that Jews for Jesus did not like this article and asked Christianity Today to remove some of what is included in the piece.<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/mayweb-only/30-52.0.html?start=1">Remembering Moishe Rosen</a> - By Ruth Tucker,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Christianity Today</span><br /></li></ul>JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-68241270686033688302010-07-28T10:27:00.000-07:002016-12-25T13:20:10.456-08:00Brickner Marriage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0-A1gAo4VWc/TFBotciNjvI/AAAAAAAADdo/CCL7DYIWxl0/s1600/jfjaugustnewsletter.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0-A1gAo4VWc/TFBotciNjvI/AAAAAAAADdo/CCL7DYIWxl0/s400/jfjaugustnewsletter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499010274982465266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The inserted image scan is from a recent Jews for Jesus newsletter informing of Executive Director David Brickner’s impending divorce.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">It is shocking and saddening. Some close to the Brickners have attested to the Brickner’s marriage being strained for a long time (years) and that also David Brickner’s extensive travels (which he himself, in a recent JFJ newsletter said was a significant percentage of his time) was definitely not conducive to maintaining a good marriage.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Knowing of all too many other JFJ people who have found their marriage imperilled by JFJ - the article reminds us of “closing the door after the horse has bolted”. We have also received a number of emails from current serving Jews for Jesus staff extremely sad, hurt and perplexed about this situation. Some saying how Mr Brickner, the executive director of Jews for Jesus had the Worker’s Covenant changed because he knew this divorce was on the way. One particular insider has informed us that Mrs Brickner did not say what is written in this article.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Read on and make up your own mind.</span><br /><br />-------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br />PRAYER PROMPTERS<br /><br /><br />AN IMPORTANT WORD FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR, DR. JIM CONGDON…<br /><br />Because your trust is important to us, it’s my duty to reluctantly inform you that Patti Brickner, David’s wife of 30 years, has told him that she intends to dissolve their marriage. I’m sure this sad news comes as a shock to you, as it has been to all of us who serve closely with him, and we continue to pray for God to heal their relationship.<br /><br />Our worker’s covenant requires a Staff member whose spouse files for divorce to offer his or her resignation. David did so as soon as his wife revealed her intent. From the outset, David has been opposed to divorce and immediately sought pastoral accountability and marriage counseling. He made every effort to do whatever he could to save his marriage, including offering to leave the ministry to spend more time with his wife, but to no avail. Mrs. Brickner has said that David has been a good and loving husband and wonderful father, and is not to blame for the circumstances surrounding her decision, which do not reflect on his character or treatment of her.<br /><br />Our policy provides two exceptions for retaining divorced staff: “in the case when a believing partner was abandoned in the marriage or divorced against his or her will .”<br /><br />The Board appointed a special committee to weigh all the circumstances and receive input from all parties. After much time in prayer and a rigorous decision-making process, we, the board of directors on June 18 made the decision to retain David as our executive director. The board is confident that David is still God’s man and the right person to meet the needs and biblical imperatives of his unique position. We unanimously recommitted to support David’s leadership of Jews for Jesus, as he has done so capably for the past fourteen years. We further granted David’s request to take a full leave of absence for two months and a partial leave of absence for the following two months to devote time to his personal life<br /><br />We want you to share our sense of peace amidst the grief, that God is in control and that we did what He would have us do. We are determined not to be distracted or hindered from the great work God has in store for us. The Bible is full of stories of people who overcame personal setbacks to accomplish great things for Christ. We are convinced that this will be the case with David.<br /><br />Please pray for our ministry as we continue a mission that is challenging in the best of times. With your prayers, support and understanding, we feel we just might be on the verge of a great breakthrough for the cause of Christ.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Note:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">In light of our knowledge that Jews for Jesus is a litigious organization, we would like you to know that this selection from the Jews for Jesus newsletter is copyrighted to Jews for Jesus © 2010 and was received by ourselves directly from them and not via a third party. We are quoting it as fair use so as not to misrepresent this sensitive information. The purpose of the quotation is for informative purposes only and educate those who may be interested. There is no commercial motivation in our quotation.</span></span>JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-80973457459861719622010-06-09T07:21:00.000-07:002016-12-25T13:20:10.471-08:00Divorce is not allowed in the Workers CovenantThere is a rumor that a divorce within Jews for Jesus may happen soon. Will the organization crumble if this particular divorce goes through?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From the Worker's Covenant:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"In the event through unscriptural divorce, the covenant worker must offer his resignation."</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://usedforjesus.com/stories/wcovenant.html#divorce">Jews for Jesus Worker's Covenant</a></li></ul>JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9780630.post-43105344808114463802010-06-07T20:34:00.001-07:002016-12-25T13:20:10.437-08:00What's Going to Happen Now?What's going to happen now? Will Jews for Jesus really be the same without Moishe Rosen? Of course, JFJ could not/would not be the same. Will the organization split up? Will the organization crumble? Will some of the jobs that people have had for years end?JO ANN Schneider Farrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075820539093655500noreply@blogger.com1