Purpose-Driven Church Movement From: TeachingThe Word Ministries http://www.teachingtheword.org What's the Answer to the Purpose-Driven church Movement? We need to toss the manuals and guides written about the Bible, and submit to the Bible itself. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59608&view=post&blogid=5443 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 What Are the Fruits of the Purpose-Driven Church Movement? Churches dominated by unbelief & unbelievers; sinful lives revealing unchanged hearts; ecumenism that deconstructs Christianity. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59607&view=post&blogid=5443 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Is the Purpose-Driven Church movement's 'Bible' the authentic Word of God? The "Bible" most often used by Rick Warren and others in the movement is The Message, a radical paraphrase written by a liberal apostate that is nothing like a faithful translation of God's inspired Word. The Message openly promotes the Purpose-Driven agenda. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59606&view=post&blogid=5443 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 What is the Purpose-Driven approach to preaching? Just as pragmatism pervades the "worship" of the Purpose-Driven Church, it also poisons the preaching. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59605&view=post&blogid=5443 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 What is the Purpose-Driven approach to worship? In worship as in everything else, the guiding principle is pragmatism: If it draws a crowd, it must be right. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59604&view=post&blogid=5443 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 What is the gospel according to The Purpose-Driven Church? The Purpose-Driven "gospel" message is, "Find God and you will find yourself, and you will find your purpose in life." http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59603&view=post&blogid=5443 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 What's the Purpose-Driven way of building a church? The movement superimposes worldly wisdom on Scripture to create an un-Biblical, man-centered model for building a church. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59602&view=post&blogid=5443 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 What are the philosophical roots of the Purpose-Driven Church movement? Who is the real 'father' of the movement? It is the product not of the wisdom of God, but the mind of an unsaved management theorist named Peter F. Drucker. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59601&view=post&blogid=5443 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 What Are the Spiritual Roots of the Purpose-Driven Church Movement? As a byproduct of the larger and older church-growth movement, it shares the same un-Biblical roots. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59600&view=post&blogid=5443 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Is the Purpose-Driven Church Movement Biblical? To answer that question, we must compare the movement with Scripture. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59599&view=post&blogid=5443 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400