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A church. A network of businesses. Millions in real estate. And serious questions about financial transparency.

We followed the money.

The Business of Eleven22 — Full Investigation drops Tuesday at 9 AM MT / 11 AM ET.

The Religion Business. Shine the light. #thereligionbusiness #megachurch #coe22 #christianreels by @brokenshepherds

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Question extravagant church spending, and you may be compared to Judas.
Some pastors use the alabaster jar to justify millions spent on buildings, lights, and production. But Jesus wasn’t defending a religious business model. He was preparing for BURIAL.
And when Jesus said, “The poor you have with you always,” He was referencing Deuteronomy 15:11, which COMMANDS us to open our hands wide to the poor!
Scripture must interpret Scripture. Not justify our institutions.
Are we following Jesus, or using His words to defend what we’ve built?
#christianreels #thereligionbusiness #megachurch #judas by @brokenshepherds

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9 days ago

When did the Church become the middleman between you and your generosity?
Jesus commanded us to care for the poor, feed the hungry, and love our neighbors. He never commanded us to build million and billion dollar religious institutions to do it. Yet we’ve turned a tradition of men into a financial obligation from God.
It’s time to question the model, demand transparency, and rethink what it means to be the Body of Christ. If a modern institutional church asks for your money, you should know where it goes.

Share this with someone willing to ask hard questions. #thereligionbusiness #christianreels #christian #faith #tax by @brokenshepherds

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10 days ago

Church of Eleven22, with over 200 employees, took out a $9M loan to purchase a waterfront 3,217 acre retreat property. Now we’ve uncovered a new build for a roughly 5,000sq ft, 9 bedroom waterfront “Staff House” with an estimated cost of $589,820.
One kitchen. A fireplace. A grill. Prime waterfront real estate. All while the congregation funds the ministry. Does the congregation know about this new build, because most didn’t know about the $9M loan to purchase the property.
The big question is, is this good stewardship of congregational resources. Joby and 1122: Our invitation to sit down remains open. The full 1122 exploration drops soon.
The bigger the church, the greater the responsibility for transparency.
#thereligionbusiness #christian #christianreels #jobymartin #churchtransparency by @brokenshepherds

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WE NEED YOU.
In three weeks, Season ONE of The Religion Business drops FREE on YouTube.
No paywall. No subscription. Everyone gets access.
But before it drops, we need you to do TWO things:
1. SUBSCRIBE.
Go to our YouTube channel right now, link is up in our bio, and hit subscribe, this will alert you when the series drops.
2. SHARE IT.
Send our YouTube channel to your friends, family, pastor, small group, anyone who needs to be part of this conversation.
If everyone in this community brings one person with them, we can put this conversation in front of millions.
Three weeks. The paywall falls.
Let’s shine the light. #thereligionbusiness #christianreels #christian #christianity #exposingthetruth by @brokenshepherds

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Religious liberty protects your right to follow Christ. It does not make the government the vehicle for advancing His Kingdom. America is not Israel.
The Pentagon is not the Body of Christ.
The sword of the spirit is not a tomahawk missile.
If we’re comfortable giving government spiritual authority when our theology holds the office, we better ask how comfortable we’ll be when someone else’s does.
“My kingdom is not of this world.” John 18:36
Church, be very careful when faith reaches for Caesar’s sword. #thereligionbusiness #christianreels #christianity by @brokenshepherds

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Jesus wasn’t an entertainer. When people walked away because His teaching was too difficult, He didn’t change the message to keep the audience.
Maybe the problem isn’t that pastors aren’t entertaining enough.
Maybe we’ve built a model that makes the communicator far too important.
Biblical leaders aren’t called to entertain Christians. They’re called to equip the saints to do the work of ministry.
The Church isn’t an audience. It’s a Body. #thereligionbusiness #edyoung #christianreels #christianity #christianliving by @brokenshepherds

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Emotion can be sincere. Transparency is measurable. Healthy leaders don’t fear the light, they welcome it.

Landon and Josh: unblock us and come on TRB to discuss the need for the Church to be transparent and accountable! #thereligionbusiness #christianreels #christian #celebritypastor #abuseawareness by @brokenshepherds

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25 days ago

“Monarchy, not democracy.”

No complaint department. No representative boards. Question the authority, and you’re gone.

When spiritual leadership becomes concentrated in one man, disagreement can start being treated as disobedience to God.

Jesus had every opportunity to seize worldly power.

He didn’t.

So when modern shepherds talk about governing, monarchy, and divine authority, it’s worth asking:

Are we following Christ or rebuilding the throne He rejected? #christianreels #thereligionbusiness #christianity #reform by @brokenshepherds

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Season 02 is about moving from exposure to action.
We’re starting at one of the darkest places institutional religion has too often failed: child sexual abuse.
But the Church doesn’t have to remain part of the problem. The Body of Christ can become part of the solution.
We already have the people.
We already have the resources.
Now we need transparency, accountability, and a total rethink of the institutional model.
Change the person. Change the church. Transform the community.
Welcome to The Religion Business: Season 02.
#thereligionbusiness #christianreels #christianity #nonprofit #christianlife by @brokenshepherds

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Church leadership is not monarchy.
When surveillance expands, dissent gets deleted, image is curated, and leadership says, “We are here to govern, not pastor,” the question becomes simple: what are you actually building in the name of Christ?
Jesus said, “The rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them… Yet it shall not be so among you.” — Matthew 20:25–26
Christ did not model His Church after kings, governments, or systems of control. He modeled servant leadership, truth, and freedom from the inside out.
So when “safety” becomes surveillance, “accountability” becomes control, and disagreement becomes something to silence, we should pay attention.
“Yet it shall not be so among you.”
That is the standard.
#thereligionbusiness #christianreels #christian #christianity #churchtransparency by @brokenshepherds

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“God’s House” isn’t a building.

Under the New Covenant, you are the temple. We are the Church.

So when Old Covenant temple language is used to raise millions for stages, lights, campuses, and elaborate facilities, we should be willing to ask:

Did Jesus finish the old system—or are we rebuilding it because it’s profitable?

Buildings can serve people. But buildings are not sacred.

Feed people. Care for widows and orphans. Gather. Worship. Teach Scripture.

Just don’t build monuments to ourselves and call them God’s House.

It is finished. #thereligionbusiness #christian #christianreels #theology #churchtransparency by @brokenshepherds

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