From : The ConcernedMembers of the Madison Church of Christ

November 19, 2001

To: The Elders of 683 Churches of Christ in The Channel 5 Viewing Area

Reference: Letter you received from a majority of the Elders dated April 13,2001 and signed by John Broadway

Dear Brothers;

We are sorry we have to write to you today.

This letter is in reference to a letter our Elders wrote to you on April 13, 2001 concerning a news story on News Channel 5 about the controversy at the Madison Church of Christ.

In that letter our Elders told you that; "The controversy seems to be over-reaction to change. The main things we have done in the 10:30 service are introduce more upbeat praise songs, give less time to the sermon, and give greater emphasis to the Lord's Supper. This embraces a more contemporary format, of course, but we don't feel that it departs from scriptural worship."

We now know that what they told you was not the true nature of the controversy. A majority of the Elders that approved that letter to you knew or should have known that;

1) One of the church's own ministers , Jim Hinkle, was quoted in the "Madison Marcher" in reference to the new, contemporary service "We will not be still, we will not be quiet." 2) On February 25th Tom Haddon in his "Homebuilders" Sunday school class, was giving specific instructions on how to transition the churches members over to the "Saddleback Community Church" programs of "Holy Entertainment" He talked of the well laid plans not known by everyone. 3) By the time you received our Elder's letter, clapping, praise teams, and the raising of hands had already been introduced at the second service at the Madison Church of Christ. 4) A "Worship Leader" was now in charge of the services, not a minister. 5) The children's Sunday school had already been changed to one that had more "entertainment", and less bible learning. 6)A young female church minister had already been assigned to teach young baptized males. 7)By the time you received this letter many godly members had left the church.

It is for these reasons that we contend that you were not told even the essence of the truth about the controversy.

As members of the Madison Church of Christ, we take the unusual step of "retracting" the letter you received from a majority of our Elders on April 13, 2001.

We do not take our responsibility for the actions of these men lightly. If we had not been asleep, we would have never let these men lord over this congregation.

Please Pray For Us All

ConcernedMembers