“We can only hope by then that while Northpoint remains closed, most of the congregants come under the conviction of the Holy Spirit and leave to find biblical churches led by pastors who don’t have their smarminess dialed to 10 … Continue reading
“‘The Bible says’ …. doesn’t carry the weight it once did and thanks to our digital world, folks know ‘what else’ the Bible says without even picking up a Bible. In spite of this, we preach, teach, write, and communicate … Continue reading
Megachurch pastor Andy Stanley describes the effort to retain much of the Old Testament as “intellectually ruinous and morally debilitating.” Albert Mohler, president of Southern Seminary & Boyce College, disagrees. He argues that because the Lord Jesus and the Apostles didn’t … Continue reading
(Wesley Hill – First Things) Walk into one of the old Episcopal churches on the East Coast, and once your eye has adjusted to the light slanting in through the clear glass windowpanes onto plain white walls, one of the … Continue reading
“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 … Continue reading
Seems Andy Stanley, pastor of Northpoint Church, is once again in hot water over another “foolish statement” he made. In this piece over at Patheos, Grayson Gilbert takes Pastor Andy to task: If anyone has not heard by this point, … Continue reading
From Berean Research: Andy Stanley, pastor of North Point Church, has once again drawn attention to himself. This time for featuring a Beatles medley presented at North Point’s Sunday morning worship service. As previously reported, Stanley recently received criticism for … Continue reading
From Berean Research: In his piece “Crisis at North Point,” Todd Pruitt, one of the co-hosts of Mortification of Spin, denounces the raunchy stage act that was performed at Andy Stanley’s church during a Sunday morning worship service. To enlighten … Continue reading
Over at Pulpit & Pen, JD Hall writes: Ed Stetzer, whose employer – Lifeway “Christian” Resources – sells more than a few Andy Stanley books, interviewed the Texas pastor on the topic of preaching related to his book, Communicating for … Continue reading
Will, who blogs at Entreating Favor, expresses his concern over comments made by Andy Stanley, senior pastor of North Point megachurch, at a recent conference. The popular pastor declared that local congregations should be the “safest place on the planet … Continue reading
There are concerns about the path popular seeker-friendly pastor Andy Stanley is taking. Stand Up For The Truth writes: When we compare some of Andy Stanley’s teachings lately to Scripture, we’re seeing some discrepancies. We encourage you to do the … Continue reading
Apprising Ministries with further documentation and exclusive video showing that Word Faith heretics continue moving closer to mainstream acceptance in evangelicalism.
Apprising Ministries reminds you that Seeker Driven pastor Andy Stanley really put his foot in his mouth a couple times recently concerning the lifestyle of homosexuality and the Christian. In this piece you’ll see that, rather than accepting some godly … Continue reading
Apprising Ministries walks you through the controversy between Al Mohler and Andy Stanley, which Rick Warren tried to inject himself into. In this article on I provide you with an exclusive video clip of Stanley’s sermon in question so you … Continue reading
Stop telling people that God told you to do something or that God laid something on your heart that isn’t in Scripture — there simply is no way to validate or verify and you run the risk of blaspheming when … Continue reading
Todd Pruitt, contributor on Mortification of Spin podcast, addresses the brouhaha over Andy Stanley’s recent sermon criticizing small churches and subsequent Twitter apology. By now many of you have seen the clip of Andy Stanley criticizing small churches and the people who choose to attend … Continue reading
45 For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.’” Leviticus 11:45 (NASB) The resistance in today’s version of the Church of … Continue reading
Emergent Church…aka Emerging and sometimes Emergence Religious leadership must end its intellectual and imaginative failure to think through what it is doing in the light of the new emerging cosmology, which is hospitable to spirit-matter theories and mindbody experiences. ~ … Continue reading
If Trump wins on November 3, you’re going to see a lot of evangelical leaders recalibrate themselves in a panic because they misjudged the cultural winds. They will seek to jump back on the conservative bandwagon, and again posture themselves … Continue reading
“As the context plainly shows, Pastor MacArthur was talking about pastors who are doing what Andy Stanley and JD Greear have done—namely, they have stopped gathering as a church and made small home groups a long-term substitute for congregational worship.” … Continue reading
“Why was David Hughes invited to speak to the Pastors Conference? Because a lot of the pastors attending want to be just like David Hughes. Or Steven Furtick. Or Andy Stanley. Or Ed Young Jr. Or Beth Moore. Or Bethel … Continue reading
“Why was David Hughes invited to speak to the Pastors Conference? Because a lot of the pastors attending want to be just like David Hughes. Or Steven Furtick. Or Andy Stanley. Or Ed Young Jr. Or Beth Moore. Or Bethel … Continue reading
One thing you will notice with false teachers is that they always want to downplay the importance that Scripture places on warning against false teachers. You may hear defenses like “The Bible doesn’t say a whole lot about false teachers, … Continue reading
FLASHBACK FRIDAY This article by CRN managing editor Marsha West was first published September 13, 2017. In 2012 I penned a series of articles entitled “Liberals Created the Culture of Evil and Death.” Due to the aggressive tactics of the … Continue reading
“Check the shelves at LifeWay. Select twenty average SBC churches with women’s ministries and see whose books, DVDs, and simulcasts are being used again and again. Peruse the speakers at popular SBC conferences. You’ll find names like Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, … Continue reading