Tag: Bethel

Prophecy is not social media data mining

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How would you feel if someone who was a complete stranger to you  came to you and began to tell you things about your life, perhaps significant anniversaries, key events, memories, details about your life and your family that you did not expect them to know and there didn’t seem to be any way of… Continue reading Prophecy is not social media data mining

What I do want to learn from Bethel?

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I’ve recently been putting together an analysis of Bethel’s theology and culture.  I’m not so keen on engaging with a specific church, however Bethel is representative of particular themes and influential in sharing them that are not unique to Bethel. In fact much of my own pastoral experience involves caring for and discipling people who… Continue reading What I do want to learn from Bethel?

Invading Babylon -more on the New Apostolic Reformation and Dominionism (Seven mountain mandate)

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I’d you want to dig a little further into the New apostolic Reformation teaching on Dominion Theology and the Seven Mountain Mandate then a good place to start is “Invading Babylon:The Seven Nation Mandate” by Lance Wallnau, Bill Johnson and others. This multi-author work in effect sets out the NAR manifesto. Johnson begins the first… Continue reading Invading Babylon -more on the New Apostolic Reformation and Dominionism (Seven mountain mandate)

Should we refuse to sing songs from particular sources such as Bethel  and Hillsong. 

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I recently wrote about what we do with problem lyrics in worship songs.  However, for some readers, the question needed to go further.  What do we do when we have concerns about the ethos and theology of the song writers/ originating church. Issues may include both suspect theology and practices.  This may not just be… Continue reading Should we refuse to sing songs from particular sources such as Bethel  and Hillsong.