ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ʃˈɑːk dʒˈɑːk mˈæŋkaʊ mˈʌlɚ, hˌuː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hɪmsˈɛlf æz ɐ hˈɑːɹvɪst ɐtˈɛndiː ænd ɐ fɹˈɛnd ʌv mˈæk dˈɑːnəld, pˈʌblɪkli kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd mˈæk dˈɑːnəldz lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp, kˈɔːld fɚðɪ ˈɛldɚz ʌv hˈɑːɹvɪst təbi ɹᵻmˈuːvd, ˈɜːdʒd tʃˈɜːtʃ mˈɛmbɚz tə stˈɑːp mˌeɪkɪŋ faɪnˈænʃəl kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz ʌntˈɪl nˈiːdᵻd tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz wɜː mˈeɪd, ænd ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd ðæt ɐn aʊtsˈaɪd ɡɹˈuːp ʃˌʊd biː bɹˈɔːt ɪn tə lˈiːd ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ.
On January 25, Chicago radio shock jock Mancow Muller, who described himself as a Harvest attendee and a friend of MacDonald, publicly criticized MacDonald's leadership, called for the elders of Harvest to be removed, urged church members to stop making financial contributions until needed changes were made, and asserted that an outside group should be brought in to lead the church.