Above adaptation by Grant Swart with appreciation to Tommy Robbins ((http://testallthings.com/)) used with permission Man Made Preachers today are licensed and ordained by “the church”; Heaven Sent men of old were ordained and sent by God. Man Made Preachers today go forth armed with degrees and credentials; Heaven Sent men of old went forth anointed […]

Further reading PERRY NOBLE “PUMPED” BILL HYBELS SPEAKING AT HIS NEWSPRING CHURCH PERRY NOBLE, JACK GRAHAM, AND QUASI-WORD FAITH PREACHERS ED YOUNG, JR WITH A TEARFUL TRIBUTE: THE VISION OF “PASTORS” ED AND LISA

By Christian Research Network contributor Christine Pack of Sola Sisters This is a repost of an original article on Sola Sisters The following video, by producer Elliot Nesch, is a must-watch video for Christians today who are alarmed over the state of the church today, and want to know why the church is the way it is. This film […]

By Christian Research Network contributor Marsha West Is there no end to the lack of spiritual discernment within the Christian community? Even some of our Church leaders are showing a startling lack of discernment. And if we can’t trust our leaders to help us stay on the straight and narrow path, who can we trust? […]

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… The Director of Women’s Ministry at Harvest Bible Chapel offered some pertinent and, in the eyes of some professing Christians, controversial thoughts yesterday on her blog, Living With Power. In a post entitled, “How Cool can […]

In the Apprising Ministries piece Steven Furtick As Televangelist At Lakewood Church Of Joel Osteen I told you many are quick to simply slough off coverage of rising star prophet-leader Steven Furtick. So, I reminded you of just how big within professing Christendom he’s becoming already. He’s recently spoken for Bill Hybels’ Leadership Conference, which boasts the likes of names […]

Apprising Ministries continues our coverage of the rise of Seeker Driven evangelical prophet-leader Steven Furtick with his hybrid attractional/Word Faith message I first called Furtickism in Steven Furtick Bringin’ On Word Faith And The Pastrixes. No one else really preaches this so-called “audacious faith”…yet, that is. There are those who simply dismiss this information believing that Furtick is […]

In pieces like Prophet-Leader Steven Furtick Descends Down To Word Faith Heretic Rod Parsley here at Apprising Ministries I’ve been showing you the rapid decline into quasi-Word Faith mythology by this popular Seeker Driven prophet-leader. As you can see in Steven Furtick Calls Joel Osteen Great Man Of God his flirtations with WF heresy were essentially revealed in his […]

The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: Word of Faith The fastest growing segment of Christianity today is the Word of Faith Movement, also known as the Positive Confession or simply “Faith” movement. It’s growth is at least partially due to the massive amounts […]

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… In WF Heretic Rod Parsley Calls Steven Furtick “One of Nation’s Most Influential Young Leaders,” the reader was alerted that the heretical Word Faith gospel continues to subtly weave itself into the fabric of the […]