Lighthouse Trails Begins Second Booklet-Mailing Project – This Time to 235 Christian College/Seminary Presidents

rp_college-photo_1679..jpgOn the week of May 16, 2016, Lighthouse Trails began a second booklet-mailing project. Whereas our first booklet-mailing project is sending out booklets and short letters to over 130 Christian leaders every 2-3 months, this new project is reaching out to 235 Christian college and seminary presidents (and some deans). After 14 years of research, our journalists and researchers have discovered that over 90% of the Christian schools have, to one degree or another, introduced contemplative spirituality (i.e., Spiritual Formation/emerging spirituality) into their schools. As we stated in an earlier article, we have begun these booklet-mailing projects out of a sense of desperation to warn the body of Christ.

For the first booklet going to these 235 college and seminary presidents, we chose Ray Yungen’s A Serious Look at Richard Foster’s “School” of Contemplative Prayer because it is Foster’s quote, “We should all enroll in the school of contemplative prayer (from his book Celebration of Discipline) that has helped to change the “landscape” of today’s Christianity. Below is the letter that we sent out last week to these college presidents and deans, and below that is the list of the schools to whom we sent a booklet and this  letter. We plan to send out a new booklet and letter every 2-3 months to these school leaders.

Dear Professor:

In fourteen years of careful research, our team of Christian journalists and authors has discovered that over ninety percent of the Christian colleges and seminaries have begun to incorporate contemplative spirituality (also called Spiritual Formation) into the lives of their students. This has largely occurred because of the writings of contemplative advocates such as Richard Foster (author of Celebration of Discipline, first released in 1978).

The enclosed booklet, A Serious Look at Richard Foster’s “School” of Contemplative Prayer, explains why this spiritual outlook is not consistent with what the Bible teaches.

We hope you will read and prayerfully consider the warning this booklet gives.

Sincerely in Christ,

Editors at Lighthouse Trails

Note: This list below is compromised of schools that DO promote contemplative spirituality and ones that DON’T. To see our list of schools that promote contemplative spirituality/Spiritual Formation, click here. Also read our booklet, An Epidemic of Apostasy – How Christian Seminaries Must Incorporate “Spiritual Formation” to Become Accredited

President Name School Name
Dean Dr. Phil Schubert Abilene Christian University
Mr. John Perch Alaska Bible College
President Dr. Michael Scales Alliance Theological Seminary
President Dr. Alton Beal Ambassador Baptist College
Dr. Joseph Saggio American Indian College
President Dr. Evans P. Whitaker Anderson University
President Dr. John S. Pistole Anderson University
Dr. James Hayes II Andersonville Baptist Seminary
Dr. Curvin Stambaugh – Pastoral Theology Antietam Bible College and Seminary
President Dr. Daniel L. Anderson Appalachaian Bible College
Mrs. Amber Mead Ashland Theological Seminary
President Dr. Kent Ingle Assemblies of God – Southeastern University
Dr. Don Meyer Assemblies of God – University of Valley Forge
President Dr. Mark A. Hausfeld Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
Pastor Matt Grimes Atlanta Baptist College
President Jon R. Wallace Azusa Pacific University
President Brad Smith Bakke Graduate University
President Mark Milioni Baptist Bible College
President Dr. Royce Frazier Barclay Colege
President and Chancellor Dr. Ken Starr Baylor University
Dean Timothy George Beeson Divinity School – Samson University
Provost Dr. Thomas Burns Belmont University
President Dr. Robert Nix Berean Bible Institute
Mr. Carl Warden Bethany Bible College & Theological Seminary
Dr. Jay H. Barnes III Bethel Seminary
Dr. Jay H. Barnes III Bethel University
Dr. James Keiller – religious studies Beulah Heights University
President Dr. Frank A. James III Biblical Theological Seminary
President Barry H. Corey Biola University
President Dr. James M. Harder Blufton University
President Mr. Steve Pettit Bob Jones University
Dr. Charles Faber – Professor of Theology Boise Bible College
President Reverend David Melton Boston Baptist College
Pastor Robert Stapleton – school director Brown Trail School of Preaching
President Dr. Stephen D. Livesay Bryan College
President Dr.Chris Morgan California Baptist College
Mr. Dave Molter California Christian College
Dr. Keith Miller – chair for Theology/Bible Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary
Mr. Simon Woodstock Calvary Chapel Bible College
President Michael K. LeRoy Calvin College
President Dr. J. Bradley Creed Campbell University
President Dr. Michael Carter Campbellsville University
President Dr. J. Randall O’Brien Carson-Newman University
Dr. Benjamin Jacks – Biblical/Theology dept. Carver College
President Dr. Thomas White Cedarville University
President Matt Morrell Central Baptist Theological Seminary
President Mr. Hal Hoxie Central Christian College
President Dr. David B. Fincher Central Christian College of the Bible
Reverend Richard Bishop Christian Life College
Mr. Wayne Wochsnuth – Academic Dean Christian Life College
President Dr. Matthew Myer Boulton Christian Theological Seminary
Dr. Johnny Pressley – Theology Department Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Dr. Johnny Pressley – Theology Department Cincinnati Christian University
President College Of The Open Bible and Theological Seminary
President Mr. Jerry C. Davis College Of The Ozarks
President Dr. Bill Armstrong Colorado Chrisrian University
President Dr. Eric Odell-Hein Columbia Evangelical Seminary
President Dr. Bill Jones Columbia International University
President Dr. Leanne Van Dyk Columbia Theological Seminary
Dr. Cheryl Washington Concordia College
Mr. Robert Sorensen – Chair of Theology Concordia University Chicago
Dr. Kurt Krueger Concordia University Irvine
President Dr. Patrick T. Ferry Concordia University Wisconsin
President Dr. Sheldon C. Nord Corban University
President Cornerstone Bible Institute
President Dr. Joseph M. Stowell Cornerstone University
President Dr. Mark Dalbey Covenant Theological Seminary
President Dr. Barry K. Creamer Criswell College
President Mike Kilgallin Crossroads College
Dr. Joel Wiggins Crown College
President Dr. Mark L. Bailey Dallas Theological Seminary
Dr. Gilbert Parker – Academic Dean Davis College
Pastor Mark Julian Dayspring Bible College and Seminary
Dr. Scott Wenig – professor of Theology Denver Seminary
Dr. William W. Combs – Academic Dean Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary
Dr. Javier A. Vierra – Dean of Pastoral Theology Drew University
Dr. Richard Hays – Dean of Duke Divinity School Duke Divinity School
President Dr. Loren Swartzendruber Eastern Mennonite Seminary
President Dr. Corlis McGee Eastern Nazarene College
President Dr. Robert G. Duffett Eastern University
Mr. Jim Tillotson Faith Baptist Bible College And Seminary
Dr. Mark Baker – Theology Department Head Fresno Pacific University – Biblical Seminary
President Dr. Amy Bragg Carey Friends University
President Dr. Mark Labberton Fuller Theological Seminary
President Dr. Robin Blake George Fox Evangelical Seminary
Dr. Allan Brown – Ministerial Education chair God’s Bible School and College
Mr. Jim Badry – Director of Development Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
President Dr. D. Michael Lindsay Gordon College
President Dr. Dennis Hollinger Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
President Dr. James E. Brenneman Goshen College
Professor Steven C. Pittman Grace Baptist Bible College
President Ken B. Kemper Grace Bible College
President Dr. Gil Katip Grace College and Theological Seminary
Chancellor Reverend W. Lyman Phillips Grace Evangelical College and Seminary
President Dr. David M. Barnes Grace University
President Brian Mueller Grand Canyon University
Dr. Michael Witmer Grand Rapids Theological Seminary of Cornerstone Univ.
Chancellor Dr. Ronald L. Tottingham Great Plains Baptist Divinity School
President Dr. Ivan Filby Greenville College
President Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Vice-President Dr. Jim Martin Harding School of Theology
President Dr. Bruce D. McLarty Harding University
President Pastor Sam Davivdson Heartland Baptist Bible College
President Dr. Elvin Butts Heritage Bible College
Mr. Bill Bagents Heritage Christian University
Attention: Presidential Search Committee Hesston College
President His Hill Bible School And Camp
President John C. Knapp Hope College
President Dr. Joe Grana Hope International University
President Shirley Mullen Houghton College
Dr. Dave Stubblefield Hyles-Anderson College
Dr. Kevin Newman Indian Bible College
Dr. Paul Loder Indiana Baptist College
Vice-President Dr. Wayne Schmidt Indiana Wesleyan University
Chancellor Dr. Jerry TeTreau International Baptist College
Dr. Robert R. Congdon Internet Bible Institute – online institute
contact Kristin Marshall Intervarsity Christian Fellowship NW
President Don Landis Jackson Hole Bible College
Mr. Aaron Abbott – Director of Student Services John Brown University
President Dr. Gary E. Weedman Johnson University
Dr. Eric Gilchrest Judson College
Dr. Scott Caulley – Bible/Theology Dept. Kentucky Christian University
Reverend Tom Lorimer – Academic Dean Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Dean of the Divinity School La Sierra University
President Dr. Peter W. Teague Lancaster Bible College
President – Dr. Mickey Carter Landmark Baptist College
President Dr. Dale A. Lunsford Le Toureau University
President Dr. Charles “Paul” Conn Lee University
Pastor Matt Grimes Liberty Baptist College
President Jerry Falwell Jr. Liberty University
President Dr. Don Green Lincoln Christian University
President William T. Luckey Jr. Lindsey Wilson College
President L. Randolph Lowry III Lipscomb University
Dr. Dave Keeny – Dean of Biblical Studies Louisiana Baptist University and Theological Seminary
President Dr. James L. Flanagan Luther Rice Seminary
President Dr. David A. King Malone University
President Dan Allender Mars Hill Graduate School
Professor James Pope Martin Luther College
Pastor Aedan O’connell Maryland Bible College and Seminary
President Dr. Cecil Thayer Massillon Baptist College
President Dr. Kim S. Phipps Messiah College
President Dr. Michael Spradlin Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
President David J. Spittal MidAmerica Nazarene University
Dr. J. Mark Beach – Prof. of Doctrinal Studies Mid-America Reformed Seminary
President Dr. William B. Greer Milligan College
President Dr. R Alton Lacey Missouri Baptist University
President Jim Carlson Montana Bible College
President Dr. Paul J. Maurer Montreat College
President Dr. Paul Nyquist Moody Bible Institute
President Dr. Henry W. Spaulding Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Reverend Dr. Craig Williford Multinomah University
President Richard Milliken Nebraska Christian College
President Robert Ramirez New Mexico Bible Institute
President Dr. Charles S. Kelley Jr. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
President Dan Falls New Tribes Bible Institute
President Dr. David L. Parkyn North Park University
President Dr. Deana L. Porterfield Northeastern Seminary
Interim President – Karen Walker Freeburg Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
President Dr. William D. Shell Northern Seminary
President Daniel Patz Northland International University
President Dr. Joel K. Pearsall Northwest Nazarene University
attn. Jennie Victoriano Northwest University
President Gregory E. Christy Northwestern College
President Dr. Michael G. Scales Nyack College (CMA)
attn. Chair of Religion & Theology Oakwood University
President Dr. Mark A. Smith Ohio Christian University
President Dr. David Whitlock Oklahoma Baptist University
President Dr. John deSteiguer Oklahoma Christian College
President Dr. Everett Piper Oklahoma Wesleyan University
President Dr. John Carl Bowling Olivet Nazarene University
President Dr. William M. Wilson Oral Roberts University
President Matt Proctor Ozark Christian College
President Dr. Kent M. Keith Pacific Rim Christian College
Professor Ross Winkle Pacific Union College
Vice-President Vicki Pugh Palm Beach Atlantic University
President Jack Haye Patrick Henry College
Dr. Lonnie Skinner Patriot University
President Dr. Troy A. Shoemaker Pensacola Christian College
President Dr. Andrew K. Benton Pepperdine University
President Dr. Darryl K. DelHousaye Phoenix Seminary
President Dr. Charles Petitt Piedmont International University
President Dr. Bob Brower Point Loma Nazarene
Dr. Frank Damazio Portland Bible College
Chancellor Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Reformed Theological Seminary
President Christopher Webb Renovaré Institute
President Dr. Deana L. Porterfield Roberts Wesleyan College
President Dr. Daryl Eldridge Rockbridge Seminary
Senior Pastor Byron MacDonald Rolling Hills Bible Institute
President Dr. Andrew Westmoreland Samford University
Dr. Brian Moulton San Diego Christian College
Dean  Bryan K. Johnson Seattle Bible College
Office of the Provost –  Dr. Jeffrey B. Van Duzer Seattle Pacific University
Dr. George Gunn Shasta Bible College
President Dr. Don Dowless Shorter University, was Shorter College
Dr. Robin Dummer Simpson University
President Dr. Danny Akin Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Mr. Paul Roberts Southeastern Bible College
President Jim Marcum Southeastern Free Will Baptist College
President Dr. Kent Ingle Southeastern University
Dr. James Fazio Southern California Seminary
President Dr. Loren Greshum Southern Nazarene University
President Dr. Todd Voss Southern Wesleyan University
President Dr. C. Pat Taylor Southwest Baptist University
President Dr. Brent D. Ellis Spring Arbor University
President James Baker Tabernacle Baptist Bible College and Seminary
Dean – Dr. Clinton E. Arnold Talbot School of Theology (Biola)
President Dr. Lowell Haines Taylor University
President David Hill Tennessee Bible College
President Dr. Harley Knowles Tennessee Wesleyan College
Chancellor Victor Boschini Texas Christian University
President Steve Brown The Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies
President Clarence Sexton The Crown College of the Bible
President Dr. Gregory Alan Thornbury The King’s College
Dr. John MacArthur The Master’s Seminary
President Dr. Keith R. Anderson The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology
President Dr. Robert Myers Toccoa Falls College
President Dr. Dan Boone Trevecca Nazarene University
Dr. Matthew Beamer – Dean of Academics Trinity Baptist College
Dr. Stuart Parsons – Professor of Theology Trinity College
Dr. Edward Martin – apologetics/philosophy Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary
President Dr. David S. Dockery Trinity International University
President Dr. Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver Union University
President Dr. Alan S. Cureton University of Northwestern
President Dr. Michael J. Beals Vanguard University
Reverend Kathy Smith Vision International University
Dr. Mike Sanders Warner University
President Matt Pinson Welch College
Mr. Mike Lester – academic Dean West Coast Baptist College
President Randy Roberts Western Seminary
President Dr. Timothy L. Brown Western Theological Seminary
President Dr. Gayle D. Beebe Westmont College
President Dr. Philip Graham Ryken Wheaton College Graduate School
President Dr. Beck A. Taylor Whitworth University
President Dr. John Jackson William Jessup University
Executive Director Don Lough Jr. Word of Life Bible Institute

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