Pastoral Meeting Stories

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

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

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

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

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

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

My concern was with women elders and deacons in the church. To prepare I studied Scripture. I set up a meeting with the pastor and spoke to him about my concerns with having women elders, deacons, and pastors. He agreed to meet. I would also like to add that I Continue Reading

My concern wasn’t specifically anything happening in my church, but mostly that no one seemed to be prepping me or bringing attention to deception in the church and Christianity. I have been in church all my life and was blown away when I stumbled across NAR through my daughter’s commitment Continue Reading