Religion · Atlanta, GA Metro · August 25, 2026
All Four PMBC Pastors Resign After Anonymous Plagiarism Dossier Scandal
All four elders of Pray's Mill Baptist Church (PMBC) in Douglasville, Georgia — Scott Aniol, Jon Norton, Dylan Joyner, and Matt Sikes — resigned Friday night after Protestia reported they had prepared and anonymously mailed a dossier accusing pastor Tom Buck, a former G3 Ministries board member, of serial sermon plagiarism. The four men also comprise much of G3's leadership, with Aniol serving as president; G3 is a major Reformed conference drawing over 5,000 attendees annually and hosting speakers such as John MacArthur, Voddie Baucham, and Ken Ham. According to Protestia, PMBC's deacons insisted on the resignations rather than allowing a congregational discipline vote, and Aniol preached at another conference the day after resigning. Protestia states there is no confirmed evidence yet that the resignations reflect repentance rather than an effort to retain agency and avoid formal removal. Multiple parties associated with G3 have requested the men's materials be removed from the ministry's website.
Source: protestia.com
Why Bible-Believing Christians Should Care
This is not a doctrinal drift story but a leadership integrity crisis inside a prominent Reformed institution that built its reputation on teaching biblical sanctification, discipline, and truth-telling. Scripture treats false witness and sowing discord among brethren as serious sin, not a mere 'lapse in judgment.' Christians who trusted these pastors and supported G3 financially deserve clarity on whether restoration follows genuine repentance under church authority or merely a resignation that preserves influence. How PMBC and G3 handle accountability now — publicly, transparently, under biblical process rather than self-managed exit — will reveal whether this institution actually practices the church discipline it has taught others to embrace.
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him... A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. — Proverbs 6:16,19
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