By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 5, 2014 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on WILLOW CREEK BEGINS THE SINFULLY ECUMENICAL ALPHA COURSE
In J.I. Packer And Tim Keller Endorsing The Alpha Course here at Apprising Ministries, as far back as two years ago, I attempted to show you that the hyper-charismatic The Alpha Course (TAC)—marred by Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM)—is making another comeback within the mainstream of the visible church. Another example might be found in John Piper Approves Of The Alpha Course? There I […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 18, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on SHANE HIPPS TEACHES A "SPIRIT OF REALITY" AT WILLOW CREEK
By Christian Research Network Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… This is a repost of an original article on Do Not Be Surprised… Nestled in the suburbs of Chicago rests one of America’s most well-known megachurches. Having been at the forefront of the seeker-friendly movement, Willow Creek and its senior pastor, Bill […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 30, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on HERETICAL SHANE HIPPS TO SPEAK AT WILLOW CREEK
Those who have been following Apprising Ministries is an online apologetics and discernment work which has specialized in analyzing current trends in the visible church, apprising you as to what they are, and informing you as to how you can deal with them. So inevitably this would lead to my covering the rise of the now […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 26, 2011 in Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on LIVING WATERS DEEPER CONFERENCE AT WILLOW CREEK ASSOCIATION MEMBER CHURCH
Apprising Ministries continues on in our coverage of the falling away of the evangelical community with its new traditions of men (cf. Mark 7:9). A parallel part of our work here along the Internet front is also to make you aware of various happenings going on within Christendom in general. Today I was sent an […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 7, 2010 in Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on T.D. JAKES WOWS WILLOW CREEK LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2010
By AM correspondent Daniel Neades of Better Than Sacrifice The Willow Creek Association’s Global Leadership Summit 2010 has just ended. According to its website, the Leadership Summit ‘exists to transform Christian leaders around the world with an injection of vision, skill development, and inspiration for the sake of the local church.’ They had some big […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 14, 2010 in Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on EMERGING CHURCH PASTOR ROB BELL AND PASTRIX ALISE BARRYMORE AT WILLOW CREEK
Apprising Ministries continues to document the falling away of the evangelical community and Willow Creek Community Church (WCCC), one of the original man-centered megachurches vomited forth from the Devil’s Church Growth Movement, continues leading the charge into apostasy. As you see below today WCCC is bringing in Emerging Church mystic Rob Bell, who’s without a doubt the rock star pastor of the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 9, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, T.D. Jakes, Word Faith | Comments Off on T.D. JAKES TO SPEAK FOR BILL HYBELS AT WILLOW CREEK
Oneness Pentecostal and Word Faith mogul “Bishop” T.D. Jakes, fresh off his stint preaching for Southern Baptist pastor Ed Young, Jr again, will also be a featured speaker for Bill Hybels and Willow Creek Church this summer. Despite his denial of the Trinity, i.e. the very nature of God, there right alongside Hybels, Andy Stanley, and some others, T. D. […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 5, 2009 in Current Issues | Comments Off on TIM KELLER: THE 'KINGLY' WILLOW CREEK CONFERENCE
In a post at his Redeemer Church Planting Center “non-mainline Reformed” pastor Tim Keller says: The Willow Creek style churches have a ‘kingly’ emphasis on leadership, strategic thinking, and wise administration. The danger there is that the mechanical obscures how organic and spontaneous church life can be. The Reformed churches have a ‘prophetic’ emphasis on […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 14, 2008 in Current Issues | Comments Off on REVEAL CONFERENCE AT WILLOW CREEK
My friend Chris Rosebrough of Extreme Theology and Pirate Christian Radio shares his eyewitness testimony of Day One. Interesting that Greg Hawkins, Executive Pastor of Willow Creek “is bringing up 4 different pastors who, according to Reveal, are doing it right. One of the pastors said that he is a disciple of Dr. Fred Price (prosperity teacher).” You can […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 26, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues | Comments Off on WILLOW CREEK LOSES