{"id":3245,"date":"2007-03-22T19:35:47","date_gmt":"2007-03-22T23:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=3245"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T21:03:57","slug":"conference-alert-missional-matrix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/conference-alert-missional-matrix\/","title":{"rendered":"CONFERENCE ALERT: Missional Matrix"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Missional Matrix<\/span><\/strong><\/a> conference is being held this weekend at the Vineyard Community Church in Shoreline Washington. George Fox University (a strong proponent of contemplative spirituality) is sponsoring the event, and speakers include Scot McKnight (author of The Real Mary<\/em>; see our related article below), and Todd Hunter, North American president of the Alpha course<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and a proponent of the emerging church. The speakers are being asked “to share their view[s] from the road and help us make meaning out of the theological and very personal twists and turns we find ourselves navigating as leaders.” Unfortunately, contemplative and emerging church leaders identify the meaning of these “twists and turns” in a most unscriptural manner. McKnight is a major catalyst for the current sway<\/em> by evangelicals towards Catholicism while Hunter is a partner with Renovare (Richard Foster’s organization). In addition, George Fox University is a hub of contemplative\/emerging activity with a list of adjunct professors<\/span><\/strong><\/a> that includes Dan Kimball and Leonard Sweet. In 2005, George Fox hired<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Todd Hunter, Leonard Sweet and Brian McLaren to teach certain classes, and chapel speakers at the university have included Richard Foster and Brennan Manning. Recommended and required reading for classes at George Fox include a wide assortment of staunch contemplatives\/mystics like Thomas Keating, Henri Nouwen, and Thomas Merton.<\/p>\n

For related information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emergent Leaders? Paving the Way to Apostasy<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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