“Every organization should be good stewards with the resources they have but the church needs to be held to an even higher standard since the resources they are given are from the sacrifice of their members. This is God’s money and we need to never lose sight of that fact.” – Patricia Lotich, “5 Keys to… Read More »
“Pastors like myself have spent large amounts of time over the last fifteen years picking up the pieces of broken lives that resulted from distortion of truth by extreme teachings and destructive applications on discipleship, authority, and shepherding. Victims of this movement are usually born-again Christians and are fundamentalist and evangelical in their orientation. The errors are covered… Read More »
“I’ve read some of the 9Marks writings and some of these ideas are troublesome to me. I am concerned that while the basic principles may seem to work as a guideline for good and decent shepherds, they also may give license to those pastors who are heavy-handed in authority and ruling over their congregants. We need to be… Read More »