Purpose driven church

[Preacher]

THE PURPOSE DRIVEN PLAYBOOK FOR CHURCH TAKE OVERS.

In the past ten years a lot of churches
in America and in other countries have changed from a traditional New
Testament church model to a contemporary Purpose Driven model, most
with sorrowful pitiful results. Thousands of churches have split,
closed, or had significant reductions in attendance. Most churches,
after having a brief upsurge in growth, either reverted back to their
original size or suffered church trauma by introducing the PDC model
in their congregation. It is important that EVERY church member know
if their church is targeted for a PURPOSE DRIVEN CHURCH (PDC)
takeover. Initially a small clique of church staff including the
pastor plans the change without telling the rest of the church
membership. Church Transitions (a PDC training arm) trains the clique
initiating the change in eight steps. The church is not to be
informed of the transitions until the fourth step. After the sixth
step if there are some members in the church who voice concerns the
following is suggested:#1- Identify those who are resisting the
changes.#2- Assess the effectiveness of their opposition.#3-
Befriend those who are undecided about changes.#4- Marginalize more
persistent resisters or questioners.#5- Vilify those who stay and
fight.#6- Establish new rules that will silence all resistance. Then
the members either accept the changes or leave the church. Rick
Warren, author and director of the PDC movement, says,'When you
reveal the vision to the church the old pillars are going to leave.
But let them leave ... they only hold things up.' So what are the
signs that your church is targeted for a PDC change?#1- Change in
music to a contemporary rock style.#2- Removal of hymn books...often
words on a screen.#3- Eliminating the choir or introducing a choral
'entertainment type' singing group. Repetitive praise lyrics are
used.#4- Replacing the organ/piano with rock music type instruments.#5- Dressing down to casual informal attire.#8- A repetitive 40 day
PDC study program stressing psychological relationships with each
other, the community and the world.#10- Sunday morning, evening,
and/or Wednesday prayer meetings are changed to other times, named
differently or eliminated.#14- New versions of the Bible are used.#16- The decor may be changed to eliminate any resemblance to the
'former church.'#17- The name 'church' is often removed and may be
called a 'campus.' Denominational names are often removed.#18- An
emphasis on more fun and party times for the youth.#19- Elimination
of altar calls or salvation invitations.#20- The elimination of such
words as 'unsaved,''lost,''hell, and 'sodomy.'#21-
Reclassification of the saved and lost to the 'churched' and
'unchurched'#22- The marginalizing or ostracizing of all who are not
avid promoters of the new PDC program.

[Watchman]

Great post Preacher! Here are a couple sites you'd find interesting:

http://www.cuttingedge.org
http://www.newswatchmagazine.org
http://www.trunews.com
http://www.repentamerica.com

[Preacher]

Watchman wrote:

Great post Preacher! Here are a couple sites you'd find interesting:
http://www.cuttingedge.org
http://www.newswatchmagazine.org
http://www.trunews.com
http://www.repentamerica.com

Thanks, i'll check them out.

[Brother Dave]

Wow... that's pretty hateful, Preacher. And so wrong in your narrow analysis.

I feel sorry for your congregation.

[Sister So and So]

Brother Dave,
Preacher hit it dead on. Experience a PD Takeover and see if the list doesn't seem quite familiar.

[Gospel Storyteller]

What "Preacher" fails to mention is that his comments are lifted directly from a pamphlet by Noah W. Hutchings, who attacks Warren's books regularly in his radio program and his own book series.

What I see in such churches are some who are willing to marginalize themselves, and have a strong desire to take others with them. We generally call the act gossip and the function, disunity. Would you rather have a life without purpose? Satan offers that.

[James Sundquist]

I have written two books exposing Rick Warren's PDC teachings and his program for hijacking churches available at Southwest Radio Church
swrc.com . I continue to received SOS calls from all over the world re PDC takeovers.

My first book is entitled: Who's Driving the Purpose Driven Church

My second book is entitled: Rick Warren's Global Peace Plan vs. Scriptural Teachings on Peace. You can read it online too at our website:

http://www.voiceoftruthradio.com/james.htm

Some of the most egregious examples of hostile takeovers have occurred in the Christian and Missionary Alliance in which they seized the property, assets, bank accounts, and even their Bibles from local congregations.

[Raymund Brown]

The Bible teaches us in 2Tim 2:15 "study and show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth". The whole purpose driven movement is man centered and if one checks, turns the God ordained social order upside down. God's word teaches us that the elders are to instruct the young, not the young tell their elders the direction in which they should go. Anytime we think we know better, or can help the cause of Christ under our own power, we lose! The full dispensation of God's word is sufficient for the Holy Spirit to work in the lives of the unsaved. Entertainment will never be a substitute to do God's work in the lives of the lost. Get back to the fundamentals of the faith, and leave the rest up to God!!

[Toddo]

I too, have experienced a PDC takeover- from the inside. As worship leader, I continually was pressured to comply with the new "vision". I could see all the changes being made without the knowledge or consent of the congregation, and it troubled me deeply. At the end, I resigned my position and eventually left the church to participate in a house church (the best move I ever made). Believe me when I tell you that this article is RIGHT ON!

[James Sundquist]

Is Rick Warren and False Teacher?
http://www.youtube.com/watch...