The Foursquare Church main website is recommending a number of pro-contemplative/emerging church authors. The list includes books by Brian Mclaren, Robert Webber (Ancient-Future Worship), business guru John Maxwell, New Age sympathizers Ken Blanchard and Leonard Sweet, Dan Kimball, Rick Warren, and C. Peter Wagner. (see our research site for information on the teachings of these authors).
Foursquare president Jack Hayford has been in alliance with contemplative guru Richard Foster as we explained in a recent article, “Teen Mania Introduces Kids to Contemplative-Promoting Speaker.” In addition, Foursquare church, The Lake, is introducing “wanderers” to many of the same authors mentioned above.
It looks as though the Foursquare movement has decided to go in the emergent/contemplative direction. Unfortunately, they won’t be alone. Many other churches, Christian colleges and organizations are aggressively following suit.
