Oldie But Goodie #1: John Wimber & “Joel’s Army”
Occasionally Herescope will post items from the past as an Oldie But Goodie (OBG). These items from our archives illustrate the heresies of the New Apostolic Reformation. Today’s excerpts come from a 1984 “Spiritual WARFARE!” Conference sponsored by John Wimber’s Vineyard Ministries International. This conference would have taken place during…
CHANGE: “Coping With Disconnectedness”
This is the last in the series of posts pertaining to a review of John C. Hillary’s 1990-1991 article “Paradigm Change: More Magic than Logic.” Today’s post will focus on a section of his article entitled, “COPING WITH DISCONNECTEDNESS.” The thoughts in this section of Hillary’s article are particularly comparable…
The Spirituality of Intentional CHANGE
Don’t Be Afraid To Take Risks(Proverbs 3:5-7)There will be times when you will have to step out, on faith, to proceed with the transition without fully understanding how you can take the next step. This will more than likely happen when you engage in your first major building program. Chuck…
Transition: Changing an Organization’s PURPOSE
“Become an Expert on the Process of Change(Hebrews 6:1-3; Psalm 48:14; Isaiah 42:16; John 16:13; Psalm 27:11)Read everything you can get your hands on about leading an organization through change. Use the knowledge you gain to keep evaluating, not only the stages of your process, but also the methods you’re…
First & Second Order Paradigm Change
Change results in “transformation.” Transformation is a new paradigm, a new worldview. Transformation is systemic. It is global. It is not just affecting the Church, but all of the entire social and cultural systems of the planet. Transformation is intentional and planned. It isn’t just a “new world order” political…
Joel’s Army
Do you want to understand more fully this concept of “Joel’s Army”? The second edition of Joel’s Army, a booklet by Jewel Grewe, has just been re-published. This completely updated book is now available on-line at: http://www.discernment-ministries.org/JoelsArmy1.htm. It can also be purchased for only $3.50 a copy from Discernment Ministries.…
Using CHANGE to facilitate TRANSFORMATION
The Discernment Research Group has received numerous requests to discuss in more detail the PROCESS of transformation. The following series of posts will attempt to answer this pressing need. CHANGE is a necessary component to create church “transformation.” Change is a foundational assumption — something that everyone must agree is…
Dominionism and Kingdom Now teachings
The following material is excerpted from the most recent Discernment Ministries newsletter, the March/April 2006 newsletter now posted on http://www.discernment-ministries.org. This newsletter provides a broad overview of the history of the dominionism doctrines arising since the late 1940s, including some rare documentary material by pastors and organizations who opposed the…
Joel’s Army & “The Day of the Lord”
The following excerpt is from the Joel’s Army booklet by Jewel Grewe, an important history of the late 1980s when the Latter Rain movement connected with the “Kansas City prophets.” These groups then connected with John Wimber of the Vineyard movement, which had already been established as an “experiment” of…