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…
Category: Rick Warren
Purpose Driven Rwanda
[UPDATE: September 15, 2019 – Below is a recent message, relevant to this article, posted July 9, 2019 called “Message by Past Rick Warren at Rwanda Purpose Driven Leadership Gathering.”] Rwanda — the Purpose Driven Nation? In our documentary film Church of Tares, we explained how Rick Warren and his Saddleback Church have implemented the…
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…
Rick Warren: Obey God out of Love, Not Fear
According to Rick Warren, Christians obey God out of love, not fear. The problem is not always what Rick Warren says, but also what he does not say. Love is indeed a motivation to obey God, but the fear of God is as well. But this message of the fear of God is not preached as strongly…
Rick Warren on How to Get to Heaven
This is the latest on Rick Warren and how to get to heaven. On his daily devotional blog, Rick Warren recently wrote an entry called You Can’t Get to Heaven on Your Own. This appears to be a biblical title, but the content which follows presents a deceptive and false grace. Warren wrote: Most of…