As the neoliberal cult operating within the Emerging Church was hatched, Leonard Sweet was without question a leading EC theologian. Today Sweet tweeted the following man-centered rhetoric: (source) So, I felt led of the Lord to set him straight: (source) You see, Leonard Sweet has been quite corrupted by the man-pleasing mythology of Leadership Network, whom he’s been deeply involved […]

The online apologetics and discernment ministry (OADM) Apprising Ministries has warned you of the resurgence of Rick Warren ever since John Piper asked him to be a keynote speaker for the Desiring God Conference 2010. I would say that this in itself was grievous enough. Unfortunately, Piper then made the dangerous and detrimental decision to actually pronounce the sinfully […]

The following is originally published by Herescope and is republished here with permission: The Cult of Evangelical Leadership, Part 3   Stuffed Shirt: Someone viewed as exceedingly competent, a notch above others, extraordinary, superior, elite, a surpassing expert, a change agent, above average, higher up, unrivaled, first-class, a higher degree, hardly ever wrong, and wealthier than average. Stuffed Shirts […]

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the […]

The following is originally published by Herescope and is republished here with permission: The Cult of Evangelical Leadership, Part 2  Fat Cat[1] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. (Ezekiel 34:20) Cash Cow: “A cash cow is a product or a business […]

By Dr. Orrel Steincamp, The Plumbline Newsletter Archive, republished with permission A Theocratic Dominion Apostle Gains Political Exposure at the RNC I have followed the rise of the Latter Rain for a number of years. The Latter Rain, an end-time fringe Pentecostal movement that arose in the 50s, has made its way through the following decades with different […]

Apprising Ministries wishes you to know that there’s absolutely no doubt about the effect of business guru Peter Drucker (1909-2005) upon Southern Baptist megapastor Rick Warren. This is quite clear e.g. in Rick Warren: Peter Drucker Changed My Life where you can see video of Warren absolutely fawning all over Drucker while making that particular admission. While discussing this […]

The other day here at Apprising Ministries I did the piece Rick Warren, Manny Pacquiao, And The Influence Of Peter Drucker concerning a “Bible study” Warren says he had with the devout Roman Catholic boxer. Warren referred to Pacquiao as a “Bible-quoting maniac.” The whole thing struck me personally as a public relations ploy, which is why I […]

Apprising Ministries points out that Southern Baptist megapastor and celebrity Rick Warren has managed to get himself out into the news again. First, the picture above is from this Warren tweet: (source) I also showed you in Rick Warren, Michael Horton, And Doing The Daniel Diet he’s been in Time magazine lately as well. Then there’s these tweets: […]

Apprising Ministries has been documenting the blurring of doctrinal lines and the growing acceptance within mainstream evangelicalism of full on Word Faith prosperity preachers like reputed modalist T.D. Jakes. This sick syncretism has been heading our way for a long time now. Following is an AM exclusive video clip from the Sep 13, 2006 Trinity Broadcasting […]