Unfortunately with no shortage of timid fellows in evangelical leadership positions today women like Ingrid Schlueter are really left with little choice than to continue to be “more man” than these other men.

At Slice of Laodicea she tells it like it is regarding the Zondervan National Pastors Conference 2009. For example this year’s festival features the fruitless pseudo-Christianity of Rob Bell, the Elvis of the Emergent Church rebellion against Sola Scriptura, along with his mystic mentor Brian McLaren.

Schlueter tells us that:

You’ll never see as many ringleader mugshots of the emerging evangelical apostasy as you will on this page promoting the National Pastors Convention. February 10 is the start of the annual Zondervan marketing blowout only thinly disguised as a gathering for pastors. In reality, it is Zondervan’s greatest opportunity to market its books and products and earn even more money… (Online source)

And Apprising Ministries would be remiss if we didn’t remind you of just how far non-protesting “Protestant” evangelicalism has fallen by continuing to point out its now open embrace corrupt quasi-Eastern Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism of Counter Reformation figures of apostate Roman Catholicism like Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the spiritual Gestapo called the Jesuits, and the emotionally troubled nun Teresa of Avila.

O yeah, that right, Guru-ess Ruth Haley Barton will be along once again at NPC to conduct her annual Pastors Regress Retreat as well:

Experience a Deeper Connection with God

Experience God’s transforming presence in this special overnight retreat designed specifically for you. The National Pastors Retreats provide leaders with a safe place to be honest about the challenges of sprititual leadership; to experience spiritual rhythms of solitude, prayer, and community; and to deepen their understanding of leadership that flows from one’s authentic self. (Online source)

See also:

IS ROB BELL EVANGELICAL?

ROB BELL RESOURCES FROM APPRISING MINISTRIES

THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT YOUR “TRUE SELF”

THE TERMINOLOGY TRAP OF “SPIRITUAL FORMATION”

CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY OF RICHARD FOSTER ROOTED IN THE EASTERN DESERT AND THOMAS MERTON

THE COMING DIVISION WITHIN THE IDOL OF EVANGELICALISM

RAVI ZACHARIAS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES EMBRACING CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM (PT. 2)