
Todd is the lead pastor of the Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pastor Mike Todd apologized for rubbing his spit on a man's face to illustrate the need to trust in Jesus' vision. He noted that God won't drag someone into his vision, but will hold their hand and invite them to walk in that vision.

Yesterday it crossed the line," Todd said in the video posted on Twitter.ĭuring Sunday's sermon, Todd encouraged people to trust in God and to not resist his vision because it meant stepping outside their comfort zone. So much so that I try to do extreme things to help people get it. We want people who are desperate to find hope and I am passionate about that. "I just want people to know that we want to help people. He called it a "distraction" to what he intended to do, which was to "make the word come alive" and illustrate the story for parishioners. On Monday afternoon, Todd posted on Twitter that he wanted to acknowledge what happened when the "spit hit the fan." He said he rewatched the clip and agreed, "it was disgusting" and "that was gross."

While noting that receiving God's vision "might get nasty," Todd coughed into his hand and rubbed his phlegm and saliva all over the man's face.

Pastor Michael Todd apologized for trying to hammer home a point about trusting in God's vision in a sermon by rubbing his own spit on a parishioner's face, calling it an "extreme" example.ĭuring Sunday's service, Todd, lead pastor of the Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, spoke to parishioners about God's vision and trusting God's vision even if it's outside of a person's comfort zone.
