Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Full Length Deposition of Pastor David E. Taylor (Part 1)
To current members of Joshua Media Ministries International, the Taylor-based organization represents a path to the kingdom of God; a journey shepherded by a full-fledged prophet.
To former members, though, the multimillion-dollar church at 20320 Superior Road that police monitor daily is “a slave labor cult” operating on an unholy trinity of intimidation, manipulation and greed.
In February 2017, former JMMI member Chris Sorensen “was on fire for God.”
He packed his belongings into a car and drove from just outside Minneapolis to just outside Detroit, ready to become a full-time staff member at the church. He said he was burning with the desire to serve God.
“I wanted to be in ministry,” he said, recalling almost two years later. “That’s what I wanted to do in life. I thought this was my calling.”
Six months after joining, Sorensen left JMMI.
He said the work of the church “didn’t add up,” pointing to what he called misbehavior by church officials, including physical assault and sleep deprivation.
Other former members accused the organization of taking advantage of individuals with a desire to serve the Lord by having them solicit donations, which were then used to enrich church leaders. A renowned gospel recording artist alleged that David E. Taylor, JMMI’s minister and her former boyfriend, repeatedly violated his duties as a man of the cloth by having sexual relations with more than 40 women, many of them in his ministry.
‘He preys on women’
From March 7-9, JMMI hosted a Women of Destiny conference at its Taylor headquarters near the intersection of North Line and Allen Roads. A four-minute promotional video for the gathering hypes the event (“your life will be phenomenally revolutionized”) and its leader (“the Lord appeared to David E. Taylor and commissioned him to help you fulfill your identity and destiny”). In the video, footage of Taylor preaching is spliced with imagery of female warriors and backed by swelling, dramatic string music.
Taking place during Women’s History Month, the three-day conference was met with protests from individuals calling JMMI a “slave labor cult.” Some of the protesters were former church members, while others were friends and relatives of past members.
Yohe said the minister considered her a “spiritual daughter” during their 16-month relationship, a tactic she alleged he has repeatedly used to have sex with women in his ministry.
“He preys on women,” she said. “He does not honor women. Women are just a vagina.”
According to Yohe.
“He said God just spoke to him to bless me with a car,” she said. “So that money for my car actually came from Joshua Media Ministries. Absolutely. He says that. He doesn't deny that. He says, ‘Yes, our ministry blesses other ministries with vehicles sometimes.’”
Cult Education
culteducation.com/group/1289-general-information/34740-pastor-accused-of-running-his-multimillion-dollar-taylor-church-as-a-cult.html
For more information of David Taylor:
apostledavidtaylor.com
Full Length Deposition of Pastor David E. Taylor (Part 1)
To current members of Joshua Media Ministries International, the Taylor-based organization represents a path to the kingdom of God; a journey shepherded by a full-fledged prophet.
To former members, though, the multimillion-dollar church at 20320 Superior Road that police monitor daily is “a slave labor cult” operating on an unholy trinity of intimidation, manipulation and greed.
In February 2017, former JMMI member Chris Sorensen “was on fire for God.”
He packed his belongings into a car and drove from just outside Minneapolis to just outside Detroit, ready to become a full-time staff member at the church. He said he was burning with the desire to serve God.
“I wanted to be in ministry,” he said, recalling almost two years later. “That’s what I wanted to do in life. I thought this was my calling.”
Six months after joining, Sorensen left JMMI.
He said the work of the church “didn’t add up,” pointing to what he called misbehavior by church officials, including physical assault and sleep deprivation.
Other former members accused the organization of taking advantage of individuals with a desire to serve the Lord by having them solicit donations, which were then used to enrich church leaders. A renowned gospel recording artist alleged that David E. Taylor, JMMI’s minister and her former boyfriend, repeatedly violated his duties as a man of the cloth by having sexual relations with more than 40 women, many of them in his ministry.
‘He preys on women’
From March 7-9, JMMI hosted a Women of Destiny conference at its Taylor headquarters near the intersection of North Line and Allen Roads. A four-minute promotional video for the gathering hypes the event (“your life will be phenomenally revolutionized”) and its leader (“the Lord appeared to David E. Taylor and commissioned him to help you fulfill your identity and destiny”). In the video, footage of Taylor preaching is spliced with imagery of female warriors and backed by swelling, dramatic string music.
Taking place during Women’s History Month, the three-day conference was met with protests from individuals calling JMMI a “slave labor cult.” Some of the protesters were former church members, while others were friends and relatives of past members.
Yohe said the minister considered her a “spiritual daughter” during their 16-month relationship, a tactic she alleged he has repeatedly used to have sex with women in his ministry.
“He preys on women,” she said. “He does not honor women. Women are just a vagina.”
According to Yohe.
“He said God just spoke to him to bless me with a car,” she said. “So that money for my car actually came from Joshua Media Ministries. Absolutely. He says that. He doesn't deny that. He says, ‘Yes, our ministry blesses other ministries with vehicles sometimes.’”
Cult Education
culteducation.com/group/1289-general-information/34740-pastor-accused-of-running-his-multimillion-dollar-taylor-church-as-a-cult.html
For more information of David Taylor:
apostledavidtaylor.com
