The Return of the Warrior-Prophets
Networking the Church: Part 4 “Prophets are agents of transformation.””The prophetic ministry summons us to battle. . . .”— Hector Torres, The Restoration of the Apostles and Prophets (Thomas Nelson, 2001), p. 46, 43. When the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) talks about re-aligning the Church to the supposed 5-fold ministry structure of Ephesians 4:11, the […]
Networking for an Army
Networking the Church: Part 3 “[Rick] Warren plans to add two additional 40-days programs: The third will be ’40 Days of Vision’ focusing on missional structural renewal.”— Summary of the P.E.A.C.E. Briefing for Mission Agencies, Nov. 06 “I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard or read that the church is to be […]
Why REFORMATION is not REGENERATION
We interrupt this series to present the following excerpt from the writings of J.C. Philpot, entitled “What Is It That Saves A Soul?” Today’s post, hearkening back to the mid 1800s, illustrates the troubles with Rick Warren’s Second Reformation and many other neoevangelical programs, missions and methods. The emphasis in the systems networking model is […]
The Networking Church: Part 2
Restoration Through Transformation “You need to be aware of the signs of possible spiritual awakening in America. We’ve had two great awakenings in the history of America, and we’re a hundred years over due for the next one. If there is a second Reformation in the Church and a third spiritual awakening in the world […]
The Networking Church
Part 1: NETWORKING FOR TRANSFORMATION P.E.A.C.E. System CountdownP.E.A.C.E. is mobilizing a civilian force of compassion using the worldwide distribution network of local churches.[This announcement used to be posted at http://peace.gs] “We have what we call our ‘20/20 vision’—10 million churches with 100 million small groups mobilizing 1 billion disciples for the PEACE Plan by the […]
Affections Above
Before we continue this series about the global networking of “peace,” PEACE and/or P.E.A.C.E., it seemed like a good idea to stop and take a look at what the Gospel teaching used to be on this subject. The old Gospel teaching separated Heaven distinctly from Earth. Earth is where we now live, but it won’t […]
Networking P.E.A.C.E. – Part 4
Networking to Global Governance “A world consciousness must be developed through which every individual realizes his role as a member of the world community.”* “Don’t let anyone think for a moment that you can run a planet without a head!”– Donald Keys** One of the mantras of the New Age “Aquarian” movement is “think globally, […]
Networking P.E.A.C.E. – Part 3
The Occult Roots of Networking “We can turn this thing around but only if we learn to become a whole species by throwing away all the distinctions and calling together the troops.“We can turn this thing around if we remember the future as a collaborative effort. We design our vision in conjunction with events and […]
Networking P.E.A.C.E. – Part 2
The Origins of Networking “We’re at a stage now of pulling it all together. It’s a new religion called ‘networking. . . .”– Donald Keys* “Networks and networking are the structures and processes through which the ideas and values come alive . . . inspired by a vision of a peaceful yet dynamic planet, an […]
Networking P.E.A.C.E.
“Networks are the strategy by which small groups can transform an entire society.”[Marilyn Ferguson, The Aquarian Conspiracy, (J.P. Tarcher, 1980) p. 214] “Thanks to technology, this is the first generation with the capacity to be global Christians. . . . Now we must mobilize them. . . . To move the American church from selfish […]