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By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 12, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
In a piece from Christian Post we read: In a climate where dogmatism is the new heresy, many evangelicals have backed away from bold preaching while “freely imbibing” the spirit of the postmodern age, says one well-known minister. “It seems that zeal for the essential doctrines of biblical Christianity has become virtually as unacceptable among evangelicals […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 11, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 10, 2009 in Current Issues
I’ve pointed out previously that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email without the permission of the sender. However at the same time, all email sent to AM and Christian Research Network is considered the property of Apprising Ministries so we may indeed publish unsolicited email for the purposes of edification. In this case the email below concerns John […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 10, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker
Apprising Ministries has lately been covering the growing affirmation within the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church—currently morphing into Emergence Christianity—(EC) that someone unrepentant in their practice of homosexuality is also living a viable lifestyle for the Christian. One of the clearest examples is punk “pastor” Jay Bakker, head of what’s becoming known as outlaw preachers. I also told you in The Emerging Church Highjacking Evangelicalism that for the EC to […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 10, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1) Reality Check: Do Not Just Believe Everything You Hear About God Truthfully—if I might be allowed that term—the only way we will have any real […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 9, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Seriously; although it is kind of amusing as Emergent Village (EV) repeats a Tweet from Existential Punk aka practicing lesbian “Christ-follower” Adele Sakler: RT @ExistentialPunk Ken Silva thinks b/c i endorse legalizing pot that Emergent will want to do so as well. http://snurl.com/pjkv7 /// huh. (Online source) That link above brings us to a Christian […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 9, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker
Today head outlaw and punk “pastor” Jay Bakker opines for his fellow outlaw preachers the following: It’s hard not to be upset at Ministers who are ignorant or just plane lying about our message. I pray for them every day #outlawpreachers (Online source) and hope they will stop talking or we’d stop listening or reading them. There falls accusations […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 9, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker
For the benefit of new readers of Apprising Ministries, in Communion With Outlaw Preacher Khad Young we talked further about a mini-movement of self-styled “ministers” now slithering around the outskirts of the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church—currently morphing into Emergence Christianity—(EC). These rebels against Sola Scriptura call themselves outlaw preachers and they’re beginning to band together—chiefly around gay-affirming “pastor” Jay Bakker, the original outlaw […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 8, 2009 in Current Issues
People will be lovers of themselves. (2 Timothy 3:2) Don’t Look Now But These People Are Slithering In Among The Youth In Your Church Terri Coy is a budding outlaw preacher who, to no one’s surprise, just happens to be “gay affirming.” She also tells us at her aptly named Rebel Christian blog that she’s a very, very amateur wannabee minister, even though with a husband who’s “an ex-charismatic […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 8, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Jay Bakker
Apprising Ministries first mentioned outlaw preacher Khad Young, “Minister of Grace, Metamorphosis Church,” in Turning God’s Grace Into An Idol; and yes, I have spoken personally with him. As far as I could tell from our fairly lengthy conversation Khad is a pleasant young man and our discussion was actually quite amiable. That aside, e.g. in Outlaw Preachers, Beer, And […]
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