Category: Emergence Christianity
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 13, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Quotes, Theology
Open theism arose in evangelicalism over a decade ago when evangelicals posited a God to whom one can easily relate and who is manageable in place of a God who punishes sinners for their sin. This they did by proposing a model of Christ’s atonement that was not substitutionary. To do so they adopted the model of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 12, 2011 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Jay Bakker
The online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has been covering the damage that’s been done by evangelicalism’s embrace of the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church—with its “big tent” Progressive Christianity aka Emergence Christianity. By using warped and toxic teachings of EC leaders like Emerging Church rock star pastor Rob Bell the mainstream of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 12, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
See also: DR. WALTER MARTIN EXPOSES THE ROTTEN ROOTS OF THE POSTLIBERAL EMERGING CHURCH OF POSTEVANGELICALISM BIG TENT CIRCUS OF POSTMODERN LIBERALISM BIG TENT PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANITY AS LIBERALISM 2.0
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 11, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
As I begin this piece here at Apprising Ministries I develop further an analogy I heard originally from Chris Rosebrough; The Build-A-God Shop, a venue where you can come in and share the characteristics of the god of your choosing. Then after you place your order, people scurry down to the basement of the store and get […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 9, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 9, 2011 in Apologetics, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Ideologically and theologically the early 21st century is characterised by a sharp swing towards postmodernism. This school of thought gradually became established during the past two decades of the previous century but presently enjoys the support of millions of people all over the world. Postmodernism is the frame of mind and lifestyle of the fully […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 6, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
[They] and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. (2 Timothy 4:4) But You’re Really Worshipping Yourself Along the lines of the Apprising Ministries post The Emergence Of A New God, here we’ll hear a bit more about the mystic mush god with a man-shaped hole in its heart, now […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 6, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Apprising Ministriesis an online apologetics and discernment work which has begin specializing in analyzing these current trends in the visible church, apprising you as to what they are, and then informing you as to how you can deal with them. Due to increasing syncretism it’s now become increasingly difficult to cover the various strains of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 5, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
This just in from Internet News headquarters, where our motto is: If it’s news; it’s news to us. Dateline Anywhere USA; maybe even Your Town: This just in…the world’s gone mad. Ok, that’s not so new; but did you know that the ego of “Protestant” Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren has apparently expanded to the point […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 2, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
As you may know, Apprising Ministries is an online apologetics and discernment work specializing in analyzing current trends within the visible church, apprising you as to what they are, and how you can deal with them. One trend we’ve watched very carefully since 2005 was the rise of the egregious Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church; now […]
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