Who’s Who in New Apostolic
In 1999 C. Peter Wagner, chief architect of and salesman for the New Apostolic Reformation, lists two significant members of this group. From Wagner’s 1999 book Churchquake: how the new apostolic reformation is shaking up the church as we know it (Regal) comes these two statements: “Bill Hybels, new apostolic pastor of Willow Creek Community […]
Christian Imperialism: Update #3 Cell Model
From http://www.myideafactory.net/futurechurch.html one can order “THE FUTURE CHURCH: Lions in the Pews” by David Bradshaw, who is connected with James Rutz. Information gleaned from the website description provide more examples of the dominionist thought. This dominionism was explained in an article entitled “Dominionism and the Rise of Christian Imperialism,” posted at http://www.discernment-ministries.org last week. In […]
AFRICA WATCH!
Introducing a new section on Discernment Ministries’ website — AFRICA WATCH!This past year Discernment Ministries has written about unfolding events leading to a global church. We’ve observed with growing alarm how the contintent of Africa has been targeted to receive an onslaught of the heretical theologies, marketplace transformation, collaborations with the United Nations, poverty programs […]
Wilkinson’s Dream for Africa is Shattered
The article below has been written by Prof. Johan Malan, University of Limpopo, South Africa (Dec. 22, 2005). It will be posted on a new Africa Watch section of the Discernment Ministries website at http://www.discernment-ministries.org/AfricaWatch.htm Wilkinson’s Dream for Africa is Shattered Early in July 2005, after three years based in Johannesburg, South Africa, well-known American […]
Christian Imperialism: Update #2: D. James Kennedy
One of the major conduits for disseminating soft-core patriotic dominionism has been the televangelism ministry of Rev. D. James Kennedy of Coral Ridge in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. D. James Kennedy is widely respected throughout evangelicaldom. Many would therefore be shocked to learn that D. James Kennedy’s name appears on the Coalition on Revival’s (COR) Church […]
Christian Imperialism: Update #1 Africa and USAID
Since Discernment Ministries released the new article posted on its website entitled “Dominionism and the Rise of Christian Imperialism” on Monday 12/19/05 at http://www.discernment-ministries.org/ChristianImperialism.htm, there are several new developments that underscore concerns raised in the article. Http://www.mediatransparency.org, a website that comes from the political Left and writes critically about the political dominionists, carried an article […]
Stop everything and read this!
Visit http://www.discernment-ministries.org/ChristianImperialism.htm to read about the coalition between dominionist groups of evangelicaldom that has been building for the past decade.
Breaking News! Mr Jabez’s Dream Turns to Nightmare
The front page of the Wall Street Journal today carried a story about Bruce Wilkinson’s failed venture into Swaziland on the continent of Africa. This is a very significant story. “In Swaziland, U.S. Preacher Sees His Dream Vanish: Mr. Wilkinson Hits Wall Trying To Push ‘Orphan Village’; Rodeo Stars, Safari Guides: Feeling Snubbed by the […]
Bob Buford and the Leadership Network
The Leadership Network has been a key organization that has now trained an entire generation of Christian pastors — particularly the megachurch pastors — to be “leaders” in the Peter Drucker corporate model. Buford was the chief mechanism by which Peter Drucker was able to gain access to the evangelical realm to implement his model […]
Marketplace Evisceration
Business Reform did an interview with Ed Silvoso (01/07/05) in which Silvoso outlined the new marketplace “kingdom” transformation theology that is being disseminated by the apostolic networks and mission groups. This new theology guts traditional soteriology (the doctrine of salvation), making mincemeat of the Word of God in the process. In this interview, and elsewhere, […]