Allie Martin
Tim Brooker, one of the professors at the center of a lawsuit involving Oral Roberts University, says it's no coincidence that many high-profile televangelists are facing investigations over possible financial irregularities.  
In a lawsuit filed last year, Dr. Brooker claims he was fired from Oral Roberts University (ORU) after raising concerns about the opulent lifestyles of then-university president Richard Roberts and his family. Brooker also claims he informed supervisors that a directive from Roberts -- which put students in ORU's government classes to work on a Tulsa mayoral campaign -- could jeopardize the school's accreditation. 
Since the lawsuit has been filed, Richard Roberts resigned as ORU president, and in an unrelated move, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) began an investigation into the financial practices of six high-profile televangelists. 
However, Dr. Brooker is under the impression that the timing is not coincidental. "I think God is doing a corrective work in the [body of Christ], and I think that many of the abuses and distortions of doctrine that have been allowed to take root and grow are .. .being corrected," he believes. 
Brooker further states that he believes God is doing a new work in the "body" by "anointing" the "little people" who have remained faithful to God's Word all along -- and he says the days of the superstar televangelist are over. "The people who have been faithful, the people who have served, the people who have labored in anonymity ... I believe that's where you're going to see God really bestowing his power and his blessing -- [and] not just in terms of money," says Brooker. 
A judge recently rejected a request by ORU attorneys to dismiss Brooker's lawsuit
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