The "mighty men of God" is how Brian Tamaki refers to the men in Destiny Church. They have a covenant agreement between Tamaki, the "spiritual father", and the men, the "sons".
The Taranaki branch of the church is run by pastors Lee and Robyn Edmonds. Three months ago it produced a directive in the lead up to destiny's Labour Weekend covenant oath to prepare the men for their testimonies to Bishop Tamaki.
Three Taranaki Destiny men refused to sign that covenant, and say the church is ripping their families apart.
Glen Lovegrove is a former drug addict and alcoholic. For 18 years he has been a born again Christian and drug-free. He was part of Destiny Church for six and a half years.
Bruce Harkness makes no secret of his violent past - he was a debt enforcer with a string of convictions. He has had no criminal convictions for 23 years, been a Christian for nine, and in Destiny for eight.
Ben Evans is an electrical engineer with a masters with distinction from Staffordshire University, and emigrated to New Zealand four years ago. He has attended Destiny on-and-off for two years.
They spoke to Campbell Live about the problems Destiny has caused them, and their fears for what the church will do next.