The Assemblies of God is comprised of 12,830 congregations in the United States. Between 2013 and 2022, the AG chartered 2,985 churches. During that same time, though, it closed 2,958 churches. In other words, just to remain the same size, … Continue reading How to Relaunch Your Church | Influence Podcast
“Words create worlds,” writes Mark Batterson in Please, Sorry, Thanks. If so, the question is what kinds of worlds we are creating. Do our words give life or deal death (Proverbs 18:21)? Batterson is pastor of National Community Church in … Continue reading Please, Sorry, Thanks | Book Review
In Episode 310 of the Influence Podcast, I talked with Dr. Allen Tennison about the New Apostolic Reformation. We focused on describing the four distinctive theological doctrines and practices of that movement. In this episode, we are going to take … Continue reading Critiquing the New Apostolic Reformation | Influence Podcast
Christendom possesses an embarrassment of riches when it comes to poetry about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. One of my favorite modern poems is John Updike’s “Seven Stanzas at Easter,” which revels in the realism of Christ’s rising, opposing a … Continue reading “Seven Stanzas at Easter” by John Updike
The Resurrection is the hinge on which Christianity turns. “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith,” the apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:14. Why would our preaching be useless? Because we … Continue reading The Hinge of Christianity
Must the contemporary church be led by apostles and prophets? Advocates of the so-called New Apostolic Reformation answer that question with a hearty yes. Others, including classical Pentecostals, aren’t so sure. The idea that churches must be led by apostles … Continue reading Describing the New Apostolic Reformation | Influence Podcast
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