093: Secrets Of ARC Exposed PART 2: Big Business, Troubling Patterns, & Silencing Detractors

Big money. Troubling patterns. Silenced voices.In Part 2 of our ARC investigation, we examine the current leadership, financial model, and potential legal threats behind one of America’s most influential church planting networks. What we found raises serious questions: Who’s really being protected — the people or the platform?🔍 This episode exposes:• Public scandals and systemic silence• How ARC’s financial model mirrors an MLM• Legal terms used to chill transparency• Why so many leaders keep their bylaws secretWatch PART 1 here: https://youtu.be/PoUu1k5LRo4🔗 Watch The Religion Business now (with 10% off): [https://www.thereligionbusiness.com/purchase/JEFFC83 Find out more about the Spiritual Abuse Institute and the Church Disrupted Podcast at https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/.Want to support SAI financially?https://donorbox.org/sai-initial-funding-campaignJoin the church disrupted COMMUNITY here: https://discord.gg/nbWwg8Sz6ZLearn more about the Safe Church Pledge Here: https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/safechurchpledgeCheck out our Awareness Apparel HERE: https://church-disrupted.sellfy.storePlease Subscribe and Share!00:00 Intro02:31 Is ARC Producing Integrity or Protecting Power?03:53 Who’s Leading ARC... a05:07 Stovall Weems Speaks Out: From Insider to Whistleblower06:54 From Relationships to Revenue: How ARC Became a Machine09:53 What Happens When Growth Becomes the God?15:42 Power Without Protection: The Crisis of Accountability19:03 Meet the Inner Circle: A Network of Reproach42:21 Casey Treat, Caleb Treat, and the Cost of Silence44:16 The Scorecard So Far: Integrity, Reproach, or Just Plain Silence?45:58 When Whistleblowers Tell the Truth51:54 The Celebrity Preacher Circuit: Money, Power, and Platforms01:07:33 Tavner Smith and the Governance Loophole01:15:29 Misconduct Isn't Rare — It's Repeated01:20:49 Copy-Paste Church: The ARC Growth Formula01:21:41 Where Are the Bylaws? Demanding Governance Transparency01:26:59 ARC’s Money Funnel: Church Planting or Empire Building?01:37:59 $29 Million in Revenue, $7 Million Surplus: Where Does It Go?01:45:52 Legal Threats and Information Control: Read the Fine Print01:59:36 Call to Action: If You Love the Church, Ask the Hard QuestionsFair Use Disclaimer:This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. All clips used are protected by the Fair Use Doctrine within Title 17 of the United States Code. This doctrine safeguards the use of copyrighted material for transformative purposes, such as commentary, criticism, review and news reporting. Under Title 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who makes a false, bad faith, or misleading copyright claim or uses a copyright takedown to infringe on free speech, criticism, or commentary can be held liable for damages to the content creator.Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).