He was branded a heretic by mainstream Christian leadership. His megachurch lost most of its congregation, which once numbered over 6,000. Even though he once was considered the heir apparent to Oral Roberts, his church buses were banned from the Oral Roberts University (ORU) Campus. A fourth generation minister, he was shunned by his own family. “They turned against me,” he says, “and even accused my wife (who is from New Orleans) of casting some sort of spell on me. My family thought I’...