SOMETHING'S OFF—WHO IS SHANE HIPPS, AND WHAT IS HE SAYING?

 My friend—and fellow CRN contributor—John Chisham, pastor of River of Life Alliance Church in Marshall, Minnesota shares some commentary concerning the recently concluded Poets, Prophets and Preachers (PPP) hosted by Rob Bell and featuring Peter Rollins and Shane Hipps.

In the piece referenced below pastor Chisham gives us much cause for concern as to the odd direction the spurious spirituality of  Emergence Christianity taught at PPP is now heading:

Well, we say thanks for the Live Blogging here, as he tries to keep up. What makes it more confusing is the talk is recorded end to beginning…but you will get the New Age gist-HT Jeremy Bouma

3:11—PRACTICES OF ENERGY AND ESSENCE
1) Practices of Energy
First understand Physical is the conductor of Energetic body. Like copper conducts electricity. How posturing body kinks the hose…and hinders God’s divine energy from conducting.
Also realize that we are imitative creatures…so the energy you bring with you to the ‘pulpit’ will be sent to those in the community.
Can do exercises, yoga, ti-chi to retrain the body to unkink the energy.

So the energy we are to bring to the pulpit comes from yoga, ti-chi, and this is what we are to send to the congregation? (Online source)

You can read the entire article by pastor John Chisham by clicking here.

See also:

ROB BELL AND PETER ROLLINS FINISH CONFERENCE

TONY JONES AND KEN SILVA AGREE!

RICK WARREN ENVISIONING COALITION OF FAITH

ROB BELL, PETER ROLLINS AND PHYLLIS TICKLE TOGETHER ADVANCING EMERGENCE CHRISTIANITY

BRIAN MCLAREN AN EMERGING INFECTION IN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

THE NEW CHRISTIANS WITH CHRISTIANITY WORTH BELIEVING—NO SOLA SCRIPTURA: YES, WOMEN PASTORS AND QUEER CHRISTIANS

MAINSTREAM EVANGELICALISM NOW ON THE RAPID SLIDE TO APOSTASY