30-1378: (Redirected from James Macdonald ) James MacDonald or Macdonald may refer to: People [ edit ] Arts and entertainment [ edit ] J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932), Canadian painter, member of the Group of Seven James Stuart MacDonald (1878–1952), art critic and Director of the Art Gallery of NSW Jimmy MacDonald (sound effects artist) (1906–1991), voice of Mickey Mouse James D. Macdonald (born 1954), American author and critic James MacDonald (actor) , Canadian actor James Macdonald (director) (born 1958), British theater and film director James Wilson Alexander MacDonald , American sculptor Politics [ edit ] Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet (1784–1832), British Member of Parliament for Tain Burghs, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Sutherland, Calne, and Hampshire James William MacDonald (1811–1881), politician in colonial South Australia and Colonial Treasurer James E. MacDonald (1842–1903), former politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada James MacDonald (trade unionist) (1857–1938), Secretary of
60-421: A hitman for hire . Similarly, former Harvest bodyguard Emmanuel Bucur stated that MacDonald had asked him in 2015 to kill MacDonald's former son-in-law. Bucur and Muller reported their allegations to the police of their respective Illinois towns of Bartlett and Wilmette on May 18, 2019, and an investigation was commenced. On March 22, 2023, McDonald was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 59-year-old woman in
90-433: A "peacemaking process" in the wake of dropping the suit. At the same time, they announced that MacDonald would go on indefinite sabbatical to atone for patterns of behaviour "that can only be called sin," but would be available to take part in the peacemaking process upon request. On April 30, 2019, the outgoing elders of Harvest Bible Chapel issued an apology for having filed the 2018 lawsuit, and they paid Roys $ 50,000 as
120-461: A barrage of criticism from former elders, pastors, and staff who say the church leadership has operated in recent years with too little transparency and accountability." After three elders resigned their positions, citing a "culture of fear and intimidation," Harvest publicly reprimanded two of them and removed them from church membership. The discipline was meted out soon after a group of former elders had laid out concerns about MacDonald's character in
150-785: A child, MacDonald met many painters through family connections and, in the mid-1890s, studied at the National Gallery of Victoria 's school. MacDonald left Australia for London in 1898 to attend the Westminster School of Art . He then spent five years in Paris where he attended the Académie Julian and the Académie Colarossi . He exhibited his works in Paris at the Royal Academy of Arts and
180-405: A letter to the remaining elders. In September 2014, Harvest and MacDonald apologized for their actions toward the two former elders and lifted the church discipline against them. In October 2018, MacDonald and Harvest filed a libel lawsuit against The Elephant's Debt bloggers Ryan Mahoney and Scott Bryant, and against journalist Julie Roys. Mahoney, Bryant and Roys had reported that Harvest
210-851: A local high school in 1988 to more than 13,000 in 2012, attending on seven campuses in the Chicago area . The congregation moved into a converted warehouse in Rolling Meadows , Illinois in 1995. Harvest added campuses in Elgin and Niles in 2004; Crystal Lake in 2007; the downtown Chicago in 2010 (the "Chicago Cathedral"); Aurora in 2011; and Deerfield Road in 2012. The church was included in Outreach Magazine ' s "Top 100 Fastest Growing Churches in America" and "Top 100 Largest Churches in America." Launched in 1997, Walk in
240-589: A plot to blackmail Harold Smith, the CEO of Christianity Today magazine, by planting illegal child pornography on Smith's computer. On April 17, 2019, after years of claims of financial mismanagement, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) terminated Harvest's membership due to "significant violations" of four of seven of ECFA's Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship. Later reports indicated that MacDonald had used funds from
270-425: A settlement to cover her legal fees. Over time, former Harvest members, elders, and staff have accused MacDonald of bullying , sexual harassment , authoritarian behaviour and lack of transparency in finances, as well as misappropriation of church funds. In December 2018, World published Roys' expose on MacDonald and Harvest, outlining an alleged history of financial mismanagement and abusive leadership by
300-435: A statement that he has "...battled cycles of injustice, hurt, anger, and fear which have wounded others without cause", and that as a result he has "...carried great shame about this pattern in certain relationships that can only be called sin." On January 25, Chicago radio shock jock Mancow Muller , who described himself as a Harvest attendee and a friend of MacDonald, publicly criticized MacDonald's leadership, called for
330-706: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James Stuart MacDonald James Stuart MacDonald (28 March 1878 – 12 November 1952) was an Australian artist, art critic and Director of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1929 to 1937. MacDonald was born on 28 March 1878 in Carlton , Melbourne, the son of solicitor Hector MacDonald and his American wife Anna Louisa, née Flett. He attended Kew High School and Hawthorn Grammar School , but proved unsuccessful in his studies. As
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#1732775888182360-649: The Liberal Party of Australia . MacDonald died in Melbourne on 12 November 1952 and was cremated. In 1958, a collection of his writings, Australian Painting Desiderata , was published, with a foreword by Robert Menzies . His portrait, by Hugh Ramsay , is held by the University of Melbourne . James MacDonald (pastor) James MacDonald (born October 4, 1960) is a Canadian-born evangelical Christian pastor , television evangelist , and author. He
390-636: The Walk in the Word ministry to purchase a vintage 1971 Volkswagen Beetle (valued at approximately $ 13,000) for Ed Stetzer , a contributing editor at Christianity Today . Stetzer reimbursed the ministry in full after learning that ministry funds had been used for the gift. MacDonald also reportedly used church funds to purchase Harley-Davidson motorcycles for "people inside and outside the church." In May 2019, Mancow Muller claimed that MacDonald had, on two different occasions in 2018, asked Muller if he knew of
420-1973: The London Trades Council James Alexander MacDonald (1858–1919), lawyer, judge and leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party James Ramsay MacDonald (1866–1937), British Prime Minister Jim MacDonald (politician) (1917–1989), Australian politician James David Macdonald (politician) (1922–1995), City of Calgary alderman and author of Grand Cayman's tax haven law James H. MacDonald (1832–1889), lieutenant governor of Michigan Sports [ edit ] James MacDonald (cricketer) (1906–1969), Irish cricketer James Macdonald (footballer) , Scottish footballer Kilby MacDonald (James Allan Macdonald, 1913–1986), Canadian ice hockey player Jamie MacDonald (footballer) (born 1986), Scottish football goalkeeper Other [ edit ] James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg (died 1565), Scoto-Irish chieftain Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg (died 1626), last chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg or Clan Donald South James Macdonald (British Army officer) (1862–1927), Scottish engineer, explorer and cartographer James A. Macdonald (1862–1923), newspaper editor, educator, minister and author in Ontario, Canada James Alexander MacDonald (botanist) (1908–1997), Scottish botanist and plant pathologist James Macdonald (ornithologist) (1908–2002), British and Australian ornithologist and ornithological writer James E. McDonald (1920–1971), American meteorologist and UFO researcher James Ross MacDonald (1923–2024), American physicist James MacDonald (pastor) (born 1960), disqualified pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, Walk in
450-532: The National Gallery of Victoria. His relationship with the Trustees became strained, particularly the chairman, Sir Keith Murdoch , who resented his ferocious attacks on contemporary art. In 1939, The Herald organised an exhibition of French and English painting, which MacDonald described as "exceedingly wretched paintings ... putrid meat ... the product of degenerates and perverts ... filth". In 1940,
480-621: The Old Salon. He returned to Melbourne and married American arts student, Maud Keller, on 4 August 1904. They moved to New York where he taught art at a high school until 1910. Back in Australia he painted some portraits and landscapes, and turned to drawing in charcoal and to lithographic portraits. On 9 September 1914, with the outbreak of the First World War, MacDonald enlisted in the 5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force . With
510-474: The TV series Arthur See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikisource has original works by or about: James Macdonald Jamie McDonald (disambiguation) , including Jamie MacDonald James McDonald (disambiguation) James Macdonnell (disambiguation) Jimmy MacDonald, main character of the television mockumentary series Jimmy MacDonald's Canada [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
540-667: The Trustees recommended against his reappointment and he was effectively dismissed in 1941. In 1943, he was first witness on behalf of those who brought an action against the award of the Archibald Prize to William Dobell for his portrait of Joshua Smith. From 1943 to 1947, he was the art critic for The Age , and was appointed to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board, becoming chairman from 1949 to 1952. Macdonald lived in Montrose and later joined
570-522: The Word since the beginning of March 2019. Vertical Worship is Harvest's worship and songwriting ministry. Launched formally in 2012 as Vertical Church Band, their song "Open Up the Heavens", co-authored by MacDonald, was nominated in 2014 for Worship Song of the Year at the 45th GMA Dove Awards . In October 2013, World reported: "As MacDonald and Harvest celebrate 25 years of ministry, they face
600-638: The Word was Harvest's radio teaching ministry. By 2016 it was heard on more than 1,100 radio and television outlets across North America. In 2012, and again in 2016, the program received the "Billy Graham Award for Excellence in Christian Communication" from the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB). In February 2019, MacDonald announced that Walk in the Word would no longer be broadcast on radio and television, but would be available in digital format, citing
630-413: The Word and Harvest Bible Fellowship Sir James Mor Macdonald, 2nd Baronet ( c. 1605 –1678), Scottish nobleman and soldier James MacDonald (police officer) (1968–1993), murdered American police officer James Macdonald (civil servant) (1898–1963), British civil servant and forester Fictional characters [ edit ] James MacDonald (Arthur character) , a minor character in
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#1732775888182660-399: The elders of Harvest to be removed, urged church members to stop making financial contributions until needed changes were made, and asserted that an outside group should be brought in to lead the church. On February 13, MacDonald was fired from Harvest by the church's elders after alleged recordings of him making inappropriate comments. In the recordings, MacDonald joked about orchestrating
690-458: The financial strain stemming from the controversies surrounding him. Harvest announced on May 9, 2019, that "Walk in the Word is a ministry of Harvest Bible Chapel and as such, it is under the direction of Harvest's leadership," and "[at] this time, Harvest has decided to take down the Walk in the Word website until further notice." Harvest also decided to not launch digital content and revealed that it had been returning contributions to Walk in
720-409: The pastor. The church disputed these claims. Outside groups also faced criticism for scheduling MacDonald for conferences and speaking events. In December 2018, it was announced that MacDonald had withdrawn from his speaking slot at the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference. On January 16, 2019, MacDonald took an "indefinite sabbatical from all preaching and leadership," saying in
750-683: The rank of private, he served at Gallipoli where, on 26 April 1915, he was wounded in the abdomen and was classified unfit for active service. He served as a pay sergeant in England in 1916 and 1917. In 1918, he worked as a camouflage artist with the 5th Division in France and was medically discharged from the army in April 1919. Returning to Australia, MacDonald took up art study, publishing works on Frederick McCubbin , Penleigh Boyd , David Davies and George Lambert . Having given up painting, from 1923 he
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810-512: Was art critic for The Melbourne Herald . In October 1928, MacDonald was appointed as the Director of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales . It was in that position that he gained a reputation for artistic conservatism and thus was in harmony with the gallery trustees. MacDonald held more exhibitions of Australian work than was customary and added workshops and storerooms to the gallery. In 1936, he applied successfully to become Director of
840-427: Was dropping its lawsuit in early January 2019, "after a Cook County judge [...] ruled against the church's request to keep some documents private." Church elders said that the decision left them without any means of protecting third parties, saying, "In good conscience we cannot knowingly subject innocent people, in many instances against their will, to a full subpoena process." They announced that they would undertake
870-618: Was in significant debt, that the church had previously been near bankruptcy , and that MacDonald had gambling problems. The suit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court and used as its basis the Illinois Deceptive Trade Practices Act . MacDonald claimed that his intent in filing the suit was not to seek punitive or financial damages, but only to force the defendants to cease publishing these allegations. Harvest announced that it
900-447: Was the senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel megachurch in Rolling Meadows , Illinois , United States and was the host for the church's former broadcast ministry, Walk in the Word . MacDonald was fired from Harvest Bible Chapel in 2019 after over 30 years as senior pastor following allegations that he had engaged in conduct "harmful to the best interests of the church." Harvest Bible Chapel grew from eighteen people meeting in
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