Guilt by association or by affiliation? Recently a group of ministries in our local area received an email from Lifest a regional summer music festival where they’ve typically purchased booth space and tables to share the Gospel and their ministry opportunities. The email strongly warned the ministry vendors: As a Continue Reading
Emergent Church
17 signs that your church is becoming secular
What does a secular church look like? A good, Bible-based Christian church will always feed its sheep out of God’s Word, and seeks to align itself with what it says. The secular church, on the other hand, follows the ways of the world. Following is a list of 17 examples Continue Reading
Want Some False Doctrine in Your Life? Try These Handy Tips!
Kudos to Steve Kozar over at the Messed Up Church blog (love that blog name), for this article, which captures the more frustrating elements of trying to contend for the faith in an environment where yeast grows freely. (Plus, it’s the first Christian blog I know of that has found Continue Reading
Changing “Jesus Calling”—Damage Control for a False Christ
There has been an interesting – and concerning – development these past few months about the wildly popular Jesus Calling book by Sarah Young: The new 10th Anniversary Edition just published has been stripped and edited to remove or alter those pesky New Age elements, the alarming statements made by Continue Reading
Emerging signs: How to know…
How to Know When the Emerging Church Shows Signs of Emerging in Your Church There are specific warning signs that are symptomatic that a church may be headed down the emergent/contemplative road. In some cases a pastor may not be aware that he is on this road nor understand Continue Reading