I’ve already apologized in person, but I feel it is important to apologize in an open blog since any wrongs I’ve committed against Brother McGuire were committed in such a forum.

Let me preface my apology by saying I have never questioned Brother McGuire’s heart, nor the anointing that this man of God has. After this Assembly I will leave with more respect for him than I have ever had, and that is something considering the admiration I have had for him in the past. He truly is a man of God whom I wish to honor.

I am deeply sorry that my words which I have shared in posts or responded with on other blogs may have been hurtful to Brother McGuire. I never intended to wound a man that I deeply admire. I responded to situations and statements by sharing my own personal hurt, and though I do not remember ever mentioning Brother McGuire by name, any comment I’ve made regarding elected officials was automatically received as being against him, and I am so genuinely sorry that I wish I had just kept my hurts to myself. I never intended to attack anyone on the Executive Committee…to a great extent these are the men of God that I have looked up to and modeled many aspects of my ministry after…I have really admired these men and will continue to do so.

Again, I know Brother McGuire is a man of God, and if I had realized my words might be hurtful to him, I would have gone back to those posts and either retracted them, explained them in greater detail, or apologized for them. Of course hindsight is 20-20, and no one ever mentioned to me how my words might be taken.

So with all of this, I openly ask for forgiveness from Brother McGuire and any other members of the Executive Committee for any hurts real or perceived which are a result of the words which I have spoken. These words were never given anonymously, and so this apology is not either.

I also ask for forgiveness from any of you who may have read my words and as a result felt conflicted in your feelings toward Brother McGuire and any of the Bishops who have faithfully served our church. As I have mentioned in other posts, these are men of God, and they deserve respect and honor.

I will leave this Assembly with the utmost respect for these leaders in the faith, and I pledge to keep my personal hurts regarding leadership to myself in this public format from this day forward.

Please forgive me,

In Him,

Darrell Buttram, Jr.