Post by StationAdministration on Apr 8, 2006 10:30:14 GMT
Maranatha Campus Ministries was disbanded in 1989/90. After increasingly coming under fire for control issues as well as internal dissent and external pressure as a result of various investigations about legalism, cultishness - the eldership board recommended to Bob Weiner that the ministry dissolve. Citing a need to move on, Bob Weiner dissolved the ministry and individual Maranatha churches moved on. Some maintained their Maranatha roots and identity whilst others joined other movements or remained independent.
Some people maintain that people such as Bonnasso and Broocks kept ties with ex-Maranatha leaders and churches with a view to re-establishing the movement under a different guise. They point to the fact that all the key leaders of Morningstar International Inc. as formed in 1994 were all up and coming leaders in Maranatha who were discipled by Weiner. They also point to churches that were formerly part of Maranatha joining the church. Today many key leaders in the movement in the USA, The Philippines, South Africa and elsewhere were discipled and trained in Maranatha.
Rice Broocks explains that he felt the importance of any charismatic church finding balance in reformed doctrine before proceeding with world evangelism. Broocks pursued a master's degree with this aim before he began Morningstar.
Others explain that leaders within Maranatha such as Broocks and Murrell were not part of the furore in the late eighties and already established an independent ministry in Manila. The validity of this claim is yet to be explored.
In 2004 Morningstar began the rebranding of the movement explaining that the name of the ministry needed to reflect the mission of the movement and that it was being confused with Rick Joyner's Morningstar Church which did not form part of the movement.
Some people maintain that people such as Bonnasso and Broocks kept ties with ex-Maranatha leaders and churches with a view to re-establishing the movement under a different guise. They point to the fact that all the key leaders of Morningstar International Inc. as formed in 1994 were all up and coming leaders in Maranatha who were discipled by Weiner. They also point to churches that were formerly part of Maranatha joining the church. Today many key leaders in the movement in the USA, The Philippines, South Africa and elsewhere were discipled and trained in Maranatha.
Rice Broocks explains that he felt the importance of any charismatic church finding balance in reformed doctrine before proceeding with world evangelism. Broocks pursued a master's degree with this aim before he began Morningstar.
Others explain that leaders within Maranatha such as Broocks and Murrell were not part of the furore in the late eighties and already established an independent ministry in Manila. The validity of this claim is yet to be explored.
In 2004 Morningstar began the rebranding of the movement explaining that the name of the ministry needed to reflect the mission of the movement and that it was being confused with Rick Joyner's Morningstar Church which did not form part of the movement.