In 1975, he was expelled from the church for preaching without credentials. He continued his independent ministry, which in 1982 became the Deeper Life Bible Church. By the early 1980s that small group had grown to several thousand, at which time Deeper Life Bible Church was formally established.
In 1975, he was removed from the church for delivering sermons without formal training. He continued his solo ministry, which eventually became the Deeper Life Bible Church in 1982. By the early 1980s, this small congregation had grown to several thousand members, prompting the establishment of Deeper Life Bible Church as a formal entity.