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Nov 10, 2023 · An inquiry at Alan Scott’s former church found evidence of manipulation, narcissism, and spiritual abuse. Vineyard USA is calling on a breakaway congregation to launch a “thorough,...
- Scottish Roots
- A Pattern of Control
- Body Type Personalities
- Increased Pressure to Perform
- Scott Enacts Strict Purity Guidelines
- Multiple Investigations But No Resolution
Scott grew up “longing for a place to belong,” he once said on a Vineyard podcast. His father died when Scott was 9 months old, and his mother struggled to raise him and his two siblings on her own in a low-income part of Glasgow, Scotland. Scott became a Christian after watching the movie, “Jesus,” with a friend. He later attended Street Mission, ...
Those who talked to TRRdescribed Scott as a pastor who built successful churches at the expense of staff. From his earliest days in Scotland in the 1990s, Scott led with an air of authority and puritanical control, said Gordon Collins. Scott often drew young people to himself with a promise of mentorship, added several former staff and mentees of S...
Scott wanted to see a church filled with leaders—but only leaders matching certain personality types identified using something called bioenergetics, said Cynthia Andrews. The bioenergetics Scott used is based on the teachings of Scottish speaker Jim McNeish, who teaches thatdifferent body types—slender, those with sunken chests, heavy, athletic—ar...
By 2019, Vineyard Anaheim was growing, reaching around 1,200 by the end of the year, Andrews said. Jeremy Riddle, had joined the staff and people were beginning to take notice. But then 2020 hit, attendance plummeted, and Scott reportedly initiated conversion quotas. In 2021, the numbers were still down to about 800, Cynthia Andrews said. Her husba...
With pressure mounting for revival, Scott instituted strict purity guidelines for his church, Andrews said. An 18-year-old intern told Andrews that she’d had sex with her boyfriend before her internship started. Scott’s new, more stringent guidelines demanded that Andrews turn the woman into Scott for her past sexual history. Andrews said the woman...
Last November, concerns raised about Vineyard Anaheim compelled Vineyard USA to engage Guidepost Solutions to conduct a Vineyard-wide institutional assessment, which is ongoing, said Nicole Dill, VUSA communications director. VCUKI and Causeway Coast Vineyard have also jointly launched a third-party investigation into allegations about Scott, which...
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Nov 22, 2022 · The former members claim Alan and Kathryn Scott knew they wanted to leave Vineyard USA but lied about it when applying for the leadership positions at the Anaheim church so they could take...
Nov 9, 2023 · In the first round in a multi-million dollar lawsuit launched by the Vineyard religious movement, a judge has sided with the former head pastor of its Causeway Coast branch. Alan Scott took over took over the Anaheim Vineyard church in California in 2018, after leaving Coleraine.
Jul 3, 2023 · Since the disassociation of Vineyard Anaheim in February of 2022, Vineyard USA no longer has any formal leadership of or relationship to Alan Scott. However, as we have communicated in the past, our primary concern since we began to receive these reports has been for the pastoral care and protection of those who are describing themselves as ...
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Dec 22, 2022 · The suit claims that Alan Scott exerted “spiritual manipulation and deception” over church staff and members, persuading board members who weren’t on his side to resign.
