Just wondered if there’s an update to how he is right after the controversy. Guglielmucci wrote the "Healer" song for the album "Saviour of the World" was released in June 2007. For some that's driven by a tendency toward legalism; for others it's exactly the same sense of schadenfreude we feel when a dancer falls over on TV reality show or a once powerful celebrity finds themselves cast out. It is also personal acceptance that only Jesus Christ can save and is able to forgive no matter the weight of sin he is carrying. Is one kind of lie worse than another? Inescapably, this discussion has to lead us to the time question. This admission has come as a great shock to everyone including his wife and family who had no knowledge of the matter. Not apology, not mere confession, not remorse but repentance. In Deuteronomy 15:1, God tells Moses that "at the end of every seven years you must cancel debts", and I wonder if this is a helpful principle – rather than a hard-and-fast rule – to help guide our judgement on the question of how soon restoration should take place. The second thing I believe we should look for is genuine evidence that the Holy Spirit is at work in the person, restoring and changing them. Mike Guglielmucci faked having cancer over a 2 year time frame where he accepted huge offerings from huge churches for his “treatments”. He is in the best place of his life right now, broken, despised by many, loved by God and closer to Him than ever before. At one point, Guglielmucci took his elaborate hoax on stage as he wore an oxygen mask while he performed the song. It shouldn't just be a matter of self-proclaiming restoration before leaders announce they are ready to return. Michael Guglielmucci (born 1978) is an Australian Christian songwriter.He performed on and wrote or co-wrote songs for a Planetshakers album, Saviour the World (2007), and a Hillsong Live album, This Is Our God (2008), including his song "Healer". Mike confessed and I believe he repented. Good works can never make any man holy and righteous. 2 on the ARIA charts. This song just kept playing in my head this morning. While we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” —Stephanie Armaah, Let’s walk what we talk. The Guglielmucci family were originally members of Paradise Assemblies of God (now known as Influencers Church). But it seems to me that it's that deeply held feeling that he's done wrong and is demonstrably sorry, that enables that restoration to happen. So the first question to ask of a leader who has 'fallen' – before we even get to 'how long' – is: are they truly sorry, both for the pain they've caused to others, and to God? But of course, there's a dark part of all of us which feels compelled to stick the knife in. In contrast Todd Bentley, the American revival pastor who admitted to an affair with one of his team in the same year, was pronounced 'restored' by a high-profile pastor in 2010 and resumed his healing crusades. But thankfully, God, and only Him can deal with our hearts. Please click here to learn how. Hillsong Church, commonly known as Hillsong, is a charismatic Christian megachurch based in Australia. When people in leadership positions suffer what we often call a moral fall or failure (loaded term alert), the impact can be cataclysmic – not only on their families and church communities, but in cases where they had a wider ministry, on all those who had been encouraged, inspired or otherwise influenced by them. The song titled “Healer” was invented by Pastor Michael Guglielmucci due to his battle against cancer. Let's acknowledge that the most common version of this 'leader falling' story involves adultery. If it was any ole lay person in a church there would be no attention. On 21 August 2008, the album attracted controversy when a worship leader from Planetshakers, Michael Guglielmucci, admitted that in 2006 he had fabricated a story that he was suffering from cancer when he composed and then performed song "Healer", that appeared on the album. Their mistake is more serious because their authority over others carries a greater sense of responsibility. Don’t fool yourself into thinking you’re immune to this problem. All I'm suggesting is that each of us – and every church, denomination and organisation – needs to think this through for ourselves with an appropriate mix of compassion and seriousness.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'christiantoday_com-banner-1','ezslot_4',119,'0','0'])); Martin Saunders is a Contributing Editor for Christian Today and the Deputy CEO of Youthscape. The fact remains however, that leaders who seriously transgress should face the consequences of doing so. Earlier this year, Mr Guglielmucci released a hit song The Healer which was featured on Sydney church Hillsong’s latest album. Michael Guglielmucci, who inspired hundreds of thousands of young Christians with his terminal cancer "battle", has been exposed as a fraud. Thousands of churches have been singing the popular worship chorus since Australian youth pastor Michael Guglielmucci wrote it in 2007. That song ended up going to number 2 in the Australian music charts. Mike Guglielmucci knew all these. They are to be received as gifts by the Giver. Stay up to date with the latest Christian news! But I do think it is time to have a proper conversation about it; one that doesn't veer to one of the usual extremes of legalistic damnation or a cheapening emphasis on grace covering all. That is all to it. Are the leaders who seem to rush back into public ministry characterised by such things? As we think through the question of how long a leader should refrain from public ministry, I think there are a few helpful elements to consider. After all, if we preach or claim only grace in this kind of situation, then we cheapen the concept of sin; and by implication, what Jesus suffered to deal with it. Guglielmucci, whose parents established Edge Church International, an Assemblies of God church at O’Halloran Hill in Adelaide’s southern suburbs, now is seeking professional help. As the Bible puts it, 'we who teach will be judged more strictly' (James 3:1). For two years, Australian pastor Michael Guglielmucci sang on stage with an oxygen tube in his nose and his hair falling out in clumps. And sometimes that bounce is surprisingly quick. The only requirement needed is repentance. He told everyone that he had cancer and went on to write this huge Christian song called 'healer'. Comment by marie — August 21, 2008 @ 8:08 am The most seemingly honest, tell-it-like-it-is person is still putting on a show. If messing up is evidence that we're still very much human, then the Fruit of the Spirit, "love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Galatians 5 22-23) are a sign that God is at work in us. For the past two years, he had deceived everyone, his wife and parents included, and told them that he had terminal cancer. We are all fakers. It's no great theological discovery to suggest that the Bible is big on the rhythm of seven. In addition, he wrote the mega-hit worship song “Healer” which was featured on Hillsong’s “This is … But then the road forks; some disappear quietly into a personal wilderness, and some bounce back. Finally, it is truly hating sin and desiring 180° transformation. He belted out songs of piety and perseverance, eliciting hope and admiration in hundreds of thousands of people. The Adelaide Now article continues. I was reminded right away of its writer, Mike Guglielmucci. Alun Davies immediately suspended his ministerial credentials.. Now begins a long and painful exercise of self-examination. Guglielmucci, whose parents established Edge Church International, an Assemblies of God church at O’Halloran Hill in Adelaide’s southern suburbs, now is seeking professional help. He was a leader in one of Australia’s largest churches. He’s been living for 2 years now and he invented this song to proclaim his faith on God, our Healer. He was remembered as doting husband, devoted father, music lover, keen worshipper — and a man who gave the best hugs. Planetshakers' man Michael Guglielmucci faked battle with cancer. He was a pastor with Planetshakers, Christian youth movement that began in Adelaide and has grown into an international ministry. This heartbreaking story of a young man with cancer strapping on his oxygen tubes, walking out onto the stage, and lifting up his emotional profession to God, "I believe You're my Healer," captured my heart and caused me to immediately purchase the Hillsong album This Is Our God. He grew up in a home where both his parents are pastors. 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Almost a month ago, Michael Guglielmucci, a pastor in Australia who had written and sung “Healer” on the latest Hillsong album, came out and confessed that he had been living a life of deception.