“Josh Harris is not the first of his generation to walk away from Christianity — and he won’t be the last. In the last few years we’ve watched as celebrity pastors and Christian leaders have denied central teachings of scripture … Continue reading
“Mark Driscoll, who spent his life at Mars Hill preaching and defending Calvinism, actually says that he doesn’t hold to the five points of Calvinism because they’re “garbage” and “not biblical.” What’s interesting is that his doctrinal shift (a term … Continue reading
What exactly is discernment? It means “to distinguish, to separate out by diligent search, to examine.” Search…examine… “Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see … Continue reading
“These discerning ministries take what someone like Francis Chan SAID and combine it with pictures of him SAYING it, and then apply the BIBLE to it. That is why a good many of them are considered more credible than mainstream … Continue reading
“While Harvest and Willow Creek represent two recent, prominent examples in the Chicago area, abuses of power and church mismanagement happen across denominations and in churches of all sizes. Plenty in the pews have been left with the twisted grief … Continue reading
“Consider if someone teaches that we are all little gods or messiahs, or that Jesus is not God in the flesh, or that there is no Trinity. According to Chan, we have no right to speak on this. Chan calls … Continue reading
“Stetzer, who is one of the most influential people in the Evangelical Intelligentsia, decided to lash out at critics of Critical Race Theory just as the frothing feeding-frenzy of #woke evangelicalism snorted in Cultural Marxism like a line of coke.” (Pulpit … Continue reading
The Bible is absolutely clear regarding the qualifications for a pastor,” says Stephen Colin. In this piece over at Famine In The Land, Colin offers two examples of wolves in sheep’s clothing, Todd Bentley and Mark Driscoll, who have found shelter in … Continue reading
“Using what appears to be snippets of a few of the Church Fathers on miraculous gifting that were obtained probably from a brief Google search of charismatic websites, Chandler claims that the first 500 years of church history were replete … Continue reading
During a speaking engagement*, popular preacher and author Francis Chan told the group that God will destroy anyone who questions or criticizes the teachings of Christian leaders. Steven Kozar of Messed Up Church has the story which includes a must … Continue reading
Popular news blog Newsmax has come up with a list of the top 100 most influential evangelicals in America. Not surprisingly the list includes a large number of wolves in sheep’s clothing. A few examples of those who made the list … Continue reading
They’re baaack! Carl Trueman, Todd Pruitt and Aimee Byrd, hosts of Mortification of Spin, discuss why disgraced pastors Mark Driscoll and Tullian Tchividjian remain disqualified from ministry. What does it take to disqualify a man from ministry? Adultery? Emotional and spiritual abuse? … Continue reading
For those who are unfamiliar with Steven Furtick, he is among those the late Ken Silva dubbed: Evangelical Ecumenical Magisterium (EEM) which is comprised of megachurch pastors. In a blog post entitled Steven Furtick and the Second Great Embarrassment, Silva … Continue reading
By Marsha West In part 2 of her series, Marsha West addresses some of the flaws in the “family values” movement. One such flaw is the cleverly contrived manipulation tactics conservative leaders, i.e. evangelicals, resort to in their effort to … Continue reading
In 2014 WORLD Magazine revealed that Seattle’s Mars Hill Church paid a California-based marketing company somewhere around $250,000 to ensure that a book by its pastor Mark Driscoll and coauthored with his wife, Grace made the New York Times best-seller … Continue reading
Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassions, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, as ones … Continue reading
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough … Continue reading
Such is the time in which we live, despite their deficient gospels John Piper promotes Rick Warren and Mark Driscoll defends Joel Osteen. In this new piece Apprising Ministries shines some further light on these issues and exhorts you to preach … Continue reading
In asking this question, Apprising Ministries takes a look at what appears to be compromise within Calvary Chapel and wonders if the breakfast meeting yesterday between Smith, and Elephant Room vets Mark Driscoll and Greg Laurie will contribute to further … Continue reading
Apprising Ministries offers that it just might be time to ask if James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll believe this as well.
Apprising Ministries walks you back through the evidence shedding new light upon why MacDonald so adamantly defended his decision to mainstream T.D. Jakes. You’ll also see why it is that guys like James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll would be anxious … Continue reading
Apprising Ministries offers that before you’re so quick to slough this off, consider that Smith is part of that emerging evangelical magisterium and comes highly recommended by evangelicals the stature of Rick Warren and Mark Driscoll.
While giving you the details, Apprising Ministries asks the question, are James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll really ok with this? And I also remind you that since his two appearances with them in ER 1 and 2 Steven Furtick has … Continue reading
Rick Warren calls this rising evangelical star his boy. Craig Groeschel is his pastor. James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll consider his a friend. Isn’t it about time they become concerned when Furtick actually thanks a Word Faith heretic for inspiring … Continue reading
As this syncretism continues in evangelicalism, e.g. the Seeker Driven camp a la Rick Warren blending with New Calvinism a la Mark Driscoll, gradually the gospel as changed. Apprising Ministries brings you a new word, which come in handy identifying … Continue reading