“The goal isn’t to be right about everything. The goal is to be one.” “They made cultural concessions for the sake of unity.” In Ephesians 4:13 we learn that pastors and teachers are to equip the saints “until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the Continue Reading
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Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry – Normalizing Mysticism
Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry is nothing of the sort. It’s a sham. Just a way Bethel Church leaders have devised to get their hooks into people, especially undiscerning young people. If you’re unfamiliar with Bethel Church in Redding CA, the senior pastor is the notorious “Apostle” Bill Johnson. For reasons that Continue Reading
Hybels steps down from Willow Creek following allegations of misconduct
From the Chicago Tribune: Forty-two years after founding one of the nation’s most influential evangelical megachurches, the Rev. Bill Hybels told his congregation Tuesday night that he would step down from the helm of Willow Creek Community Church six months ahead of schedule. His departure comes less than a month Continue Reading
How abandoning Sola Scriptura shipwrecks your faith
What is the difference between the spiritual transformation that happens through the Holy Spirit, and the Spiritual Formation movement that swept through our churches a few years ago? The difference is night and day. I remember talking about this with the late Ken Silva in 2012. He helped me understand Continue Reading
Sarah B.
I noticed a change over the last few years in “seminars” being run on leadership that included no biblical teaching. Worship music started changing, more Bethel songs and songs that seemed to be about how people felt rather than a worship song. They seemed to turn into rock concerts and Continue Reading
Lorel
My concern was Law over Grace. I was a member of a messianic group. One day the leader said that from now on we had to follow Kashrut (Jewish dietary laws). I asked him why we had to follow Kashrut when believers are under Grace. He said if I didn’t Continue Reading
Donna B.
We were going to an NAR church when the pastor started showing clips from Roma Downey’s movie from The Bible series. He started basing his sermons on them. When he said that Jesus came to change the world I knew that things were not right. So I started researching NAR Continue Reading
Cindy F.
I had been praying to the Lord to give me wisdom and discernment for many months. At the time I was attending a Calvary Chapel in a mountain community where I live. The Lord kept revealing things to me little by little. At first it was the books they were Continue Reading
Lori
We took our family from a church because we knew something wasn’t right, but it wasn’t until we were in the next church that my research started and we had words. So, while we weren’t able to confront the first church about their seeker sensitive, emergent, contemplative ways, years later Continue Reading
Jude
I texted an Elder from our Baptist Church after he read Jesus calling before Communion. I sent him a few articles about this book as well. I’ve been given a cold shoulder and no reply. Kind of sad as I addressed the message lovingly. I told him my experience with Continue Reading