By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 10, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Steven Furtick
In the Apprising Ministries piece Steven Furtick As Televangelist At Lakewood Church Of Joel Osteen I told you many are quick to simply slough off coverage of rising star prophet-leader Steven Furtick. So, I reminded you of just how big within professing Christendom he’s becoming already. He’s recently spoken for Bill Hybels’ Leadership Conference, which boasts the likes of names […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 10, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rob Bell
Apprising Ministries last talked about Rob Bell, former rock star icon of the Emerging Church, in pieces such as Rob Bell Affirms Gay “Christians” & Brian McLaren Is Really Happy and Influence Of Richard Rohr On Rob Bell And His Love Wins Mythology. You’ve seen that since departing Mars Hill Bible Church Bell has been coming out of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 10, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
By Daniel Neades of Better Than Sacrifice This is a repost of an original article on Better Than Sacrifice This is the third post in a series responding to a sermon given by a local Purpose Driven pastor. The first examined the astonishing claim that ‘Faith is giving when I don’t have it’. The second corrected a gross misinterpretation of Hebrews […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 10, 2012 in Current Issues, Devotions, Features
Further reading STEVEN FURTICK AS TELEVANGELIST AT LAKEWOOD CHURCH OF JOEL OSTEEN ED YOUNG, JR AND SEXTEMBER ROMANCE UNCENSORED 2012 NEW DIRECT REVELATION FROM BETH MOORE
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 9, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Steven Furtick
Apprising Ministries continues our coverage of the rise of Seeker Driven evangelical prophet-leader Steven Furtick with his hybrid attractional/Word Faith message I first called Furtickism in Steven Furtick Bringin’ On Word Faith And The Pastrixes. No one else really preaches this so-called “audacious faith”…yet, that is. There are those who simply dismiss this information believing that Furtick is […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 9, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
By Pastor Jeff Crippen The following letter is a tool that I have written. My desire is that it be sent to pastors to help open their eyes to the misuse of power and control in their churches, and to caution them regarding how very easily any of us can become guilty of lording it […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 8, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
Further reading ED YOUNG, JR AND SEXTEMBER ROMANCE UNCENSORED 2012 CHRISTIAN COMEDIAN AND PASTOR THOR RAMSEY’S “YOUTH GROUP” PREACHING AT LAKEWOOD CHURCH DREAM COME TRUE FOR STEVEN FURTICK
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 7, 2012 in Devotions
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. (Luke 23:26) So far as atonement is concerned, the Lord has trodden the winepress alone, and of the people there was none with […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 7, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries has made you aware of Young, Jr’s recent exploits e.g. in Southern Baptist Megapastor Ed Young. Jr. Vehemently Attacks Calvinist and Get Down With Ed Young, Jr’s “Shark Song.” I’ve also told you that the son of two-time former SBC president Dr. Ed Young is at least a Major General in the Seeker Driven attractional church-planting […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 7, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
We’re not sure but, we think this is a photo from Elephant Room 3. This time there was no confrontation but instead a group hug along with mutual affirmation of each other’s spirituality. We’re sure that James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll approve of these efforts toward unity in the tribe. Here’s video of the event […]