Category: Emergent Church
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 5, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Richard Foster, Spiritual Formation
I’ve pointed out previously that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email without the permission of the sender.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 […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 4, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
If you are familiar with Apprising Ministries you’ll know that I’m not an advocate of what I call “the plus-minus” apologetic. By that I mean, one already knows a given author is not in favor of the subject at hand; yet, the author begins with a few “positive” aspects of the subject, followed by many […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 3, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self. (2 Timothy 3:1-2, NASB) Seeking To Avoid Preaching The Gospel The Scripture above shows us that the spirit of the age in which we now live is inversalism because mankind is in love with itself. A perfect example is the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 3, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church
Tony Jones, a leading voice within the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church de-formation of the Christian faith—now morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC), is “theologian in residence” at the EC church of his equally heretical quasi-universalist Doug Pagitt. Apprising Ministries readers remember that Jones and Pagitt are the dubious duo behind the recent EC apostasia-palooza Christianity 21 (c 21). Yesterday Jones wanted to […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 2, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church
Quasi-universalist Doug Pagitt, a leader within the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church de-formation of the Christian faith—now morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC)—has been sending a series of tweets promoting his book A Christianity Worth Believing. For example, the other day Pagitt he says: Video promo 4 for my book, A Christianity Worth Believing. This one on sin – http://is.gd/4GsxR Order here… (Online […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 1, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
Yesterday, as of this writing, Dr. James White of the excellent apologetics work Alpha & Omega Ministries tweeted the following concerning Rob Bell, the Elvis of the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church—morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC): So you think @realrobbell would direct me to a listing of his sources for his “What is the Gospel” video? Esp. his claims about […]
By AM on Oct 30, 2009 in AM Missives, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Radio Appearances
From the website of the Iron Sharpens Iron radio program hosted by Chris Arnzen: Apprising Ministries pointed out recently Shane Hipps Accepts Teaching Pastor Job With Rob Bell at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, MI. [Hipps is] MHBC’s new co-pastor alongside Rob Bell, who, as our guest today, Ken Silva, describes as “the Elvis of the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 29, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergent Church, Erwin McManus, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Yesterday at her Confessing Queer (CQ) blog Seth Donovan, one of the alleged “innovative” and “most important voices for the future of Christianity” who spoke “into our future” in order to “shape the future of our faith” at the recently concluded emerging church conference Christianity 21 (c 21), shares her thoughts on what she talked […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 27, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Being one who began in ministry over 20 years ago in the fields of apologetics, Comparative Religion, and evangelizing those in non-Christian cults, I can tell you that a classic tactic of every cult is an attempt to circumvent the authority of the Bible. As I said in the Apprising Ministries piece Accusations Of “Bibliolatry” Not […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 25, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
Tonight Shane Hipps, new co-pastor with Rob Bell, the Elvis of the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church de-formation of the Christian faith—now morphing into Emergence Christianity, at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, MI. tweets: big thanks to apprising ministries for producing a transcript of the last sermon I preached at @marshillorg: http://tinyurl.com/yglx3tu (Online source) O, you’re very […]
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