Editing Dwell Community Church (section)

=== Accountability Practices ===
Dwell's accountability system has led to members being removed from the church for not following what the church believes to be the teachings of the Bible. Some former members, such as former leader Ian Martin, call the practice of removal [[excommunication]].<ref name=":8" /> Members who have been removed have expressed that they feel isolated from the community and [[Shunning|shunned]] from within.  While Dwell leaders publicly encouraged close and loving relationships with non-Christians, some Dwell members have felt while part of the church that they have been pressured to cut ties from "non-Christian" friends and family members.   Dwell leadership claims many of the teachings of the church reflect a traditional interpretation of Christianity, although some of the church's practices have been described by the media and prior members as being cult-like.<ref name="Dispatch 2018" /><ref name=":9" />