{"id":3712,"date":"2006-11-17T16:58:48","date_gmt":"2006-11-17T20:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=3712"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:11:08","slug":"foursquare-church-promoting-emergingcontemplative-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/foursquare-church-promoting-emergingcontemplative-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Foursquare Church Promoting Emerging\/Contemplative Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Foursquare Church main website<\/span><\/strong> 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. 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