The New Apostolic Churches

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Summary: very helpful resource
Review: the book is a compilation of some leaders in the "new apostolic reformation" movement. it was a very helpful resource in that you could see what the leaders thought that the importance and relevance of the Church today is and what it should be. the only problem with the book is that it is a smidge unclear and disorganized in places, due to the fact that it was not written by one author.

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Summary: Admits to Borderline Heresy---he's right!
Review: Wagner himself admits that the church "catholic" is against him. Up till the 1990's, no one has ventured to reestablish the office of apostle and prophet.

Wagner et al have been confronted with a desparate situation: Church Growth has failed them for over two decades and they admit it! See Chadwick's truly amazing work: Stealing Sheep!

Now, in desparation they begin what Wagner terms in this book: "The reinvention of Christianity." This gathering together of previous CG principles: charismatic, spiritual gifts, leadership from corporate world, marketing, etc., bundled up with real leaders now, is only reached by reading into Scripture what isn't there. Check it out in Wagner's books on the theology behind this: "Churchquake" and "Apostles and Prophets". You'll discover an unbelievably poor treatment of Ephesians 4. So many errors! One careful with the Greek text can make mincemeat out of this!

Hybels et al contribute essays on this New Apostolic Reformation! This is a farce! What reform is needed is to go back and proclaim what a true apostle did and would in 1 Corinthians 2:2!

Rating:
Summary: Admits to Borderline Heresy---he's right!
Review: Wagner himself admits that the church "catholic" is against him. Up till the 1990's, no one has ventured to reestablish the office of apostle and prophet.

Wagner et al have been confronted with a desparate situation: Church Growth has failed them for over two decades and they admit it! See Chadwick's truly amazing work: Stealing Sheep!

Now, in desparation they begin what Wagner terms in this book: "The reinvention of Christianity." This gathering together of previous CG principles: charismatic, spiritual gifts, leadership from corporate world, marketing, etc., bundled up with real leaders now, is only reached by reading into Scripture what isn't there. Check it out in Wagner's books on the theology behind this: "Churchquake" and "Apostles and Prophets". You'll discover an unbelievably poor treatment of Ephesians 4. So many errors! One careful with the Greek text can make mincemeat out of this!

Hybels et al contribute essays on this New Apostolic Reformation! This is a farce! What reform is needed is to go back and proclaim what a true apostle did and would in 1 Corinthians 2:2!