The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is deeply connected to the Church Growth Movement (CGM). In fact, C. Peter Wagner was a church growth specialist, and considered by CBN as “one of the leading authorities on church growth.” A few of his books on the topic include Your Church Can Grow (1976), Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help…
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Pokémon Go Lures Unbelievers to Church
Since the release of Pokémon Go on July 6, churches are now capitalizing on the augmented reality game to lure unbelievers to church. Local businesses are luring customers, putting Pokemon to work, and small businesses are “enticing” shoppers with Pokemon Go. It should come as no surprise that worldly churches also follow these business practices to “lure” unbelievers to…
Church of Tares, Updated 3 Hour Director’s Cut
Below is the updated 3 hour director’s cut of Church of Tares: See how the best business practices of management guru Peter Drucker have been borrowed by Rick Warren, Bill Hybels and Bob Buford to build influential megachurches. Updated material includes a biblical examination of the office of “celebrity pastor,” the unbiblical practice of “vision…
Celebrity Pastor is not a Biblical Church Office
The New Testament lays the groundwork for a plurality of church leadership rather than that of a single celebrity pastor. In this article, we will examine the office of Celebrity Pastor which exists in Church Growth but not in the Bible. Many have changed the definition of the pastor in order to destroy barriers to…
The Führerprinzip
Fascist ideology has made its way into Church Growth and evangelicalism. Previously to cover this topic has been Chris Rosebrough of Fighting For the Faith in his audio presentation Resistance is Futile, You will be Assimilated into the Community. In this article, I wanted to elaborate on the Führerprinzip, a key mechanism under the Gleichschaltung of Nazi…