A Holy Mafia and Media Army
“If Jesus were literally walking the earth today, I know He would use the media because it has global impact!” –Jill Austin, “HIGH ADVENTURE AWAITS GOD’S MEDIA ARMY AND DREAM TEAM–AS THEY INFILTRATE AND REDEEM OUR CULTURE” “I feel as if the Lord is saying we’re moving into global warfare. We’re moving into governments clashing. […]
Early Networks
“Since I first coined the phrase ‘The New Evangelicalism’ at a convocation address at Fuller Theological Seminary ten years ago, the evangelical forces have been welded into an organizational front. First, there is the National Association of Evangelicals which provides articulation for the movement on the denominational level; second, there is the World Evangelical Fellowship […]
The Warrior Bride
To see the shape of the church to come, click on this link to a 3/30/2007 Elijah List posting: http://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word_pf.html?ID=5134 This bride is on testosterone! This gruesome illustration accompanies an advertisement for a Warrior Bride Awaken Conference. The Elijah List is the chief organ of communication for the Latter Rain segment of the New Apostolic […]
Networking Mission
“The World Christian Movement is not a single organization, but rather a network of organizations working toward the same goal. They use many of the same resources and incorporate the same buzzwords to define and implement their mission.” –Al Dager, “U.S. Center for World Mission,” The World Christian Movement (Sword, 2001) [emphasis added] A discussion […]
The Synergy River
Networking the Church: Part 8 “’I set the rivers free for all mankind,’ says that most ancient of mystical writings, the Rig Veda. . . .“Just as we must trust ourselves to the buoyancy of water if we are to swim, we can relax into that flow. . . . The novices in Zen monasteries […]
The Parable of the Failing Furniture Shop
The following parable is a vivid example of what happens when new methods are substituted for the old standards. There was once a furniture shop located in an industrious community that was well known for its production of fine quality furniture. A group of corporate investors bought the shop. They purchased all the tools, owned […]
Post-Apostolic
Networking the Church: Part 7 . . . There is a ministry after the five-fold called the ministry of perfection – the Melchisedek Priesthood . . . your children will be moving into the ministries of Perfection . . . coming into that Divine Nature of Jesus Christ . . . they themselves will be […]
Servant Leaders
We interrupt this series to announce exciting news. Anton Bosch’s new book Building Blocks of the Church: Re-examining the Basics is hot off the press! For those of you who are regular Herescope readers, this is good news indeed. Pastor Bosch’s book couldn’t come at a more timely moment. The book stands as a sharp […]
Apostolic Spheres of Authority
Networking the Church: Part 6 “Recently I was in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. I was told there are four hundred churches in that city. That is not true. There is one church broken into four hundred pieces. So we should find out how to put the pieces together, because there cannot be more […]
Militant Apostles
Networking the Church: Part 5 “The emerging apostolic movement will be built on a sharp increase of the apostolic call to serve in the Kingdom. Like an army, this new apostolic company will throw down their nets and rise at the command of the Lord of Hosts. Hearing the call, they will aggressively engage the […]