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From Southwest Radio Church Ministries<\/strong><\/p>\n

24 SIGNS THAT YOUR CHURCH IS GOING PURPOSE DRIVEN
\n<\/strong>1. Change in music to a contemporary rock style.<\/p>\n

2. Removal of hymn books; eliminating the choir.<\/p>\n

3. Replacement of organ and piano with heavy metal instruments.<\/p>\n

4. Repetitive singing of praise lyrics.<\/p>\n

5. Dressing down to casual and informal attire.<\/p>\n

6. Elminating of business meetings, church committees, council of elders, board of deacons, etc.<\/p>\n

7. The pastor, or a new leader with a few assistants, usually four, takes charge of all church business.<\/p>\n

8. A repetitive 40-day Purpose Driven Church study program stressing psychological relationships with each other, the community, or the world, begins.<\/p>\n

9. Funded budgeted programs are abandoned, or ignored, with ambiguous financial reports made.<\/p>\n

10. Sunday morning, evening, and\/or Wednesday prayer meetings are changed to other times; some may even be eliminated.<\/p>\n

11. Sunday School teachers are moved to different classes, or replaced by new teachers more sympathetic with the changes being implemented.<\/p>\n

12. The name “Sunday School” is dropped and classes are given new names.<\/p>\n

13. Crosses and other traditional Christian symbols may be moved from both the inside and outside of the church building. The pulpit may also be removed.<\/p>\n

14. In accordance with\u00a0Rick Warren’s instructions, new version Bibles are used; or only verses flashed on a screen are referenced during regular services.<\/p>\n

15. Purpose Driven Church films, purchased from Saddleback, precede or are used during regular services.<\/p>\n

16. The decor, including the carpets, may be changed to eliminate any resemblance to the former church.<\/p>\n

17. The word “church” is often taken from the name of the church, and the church may be called a “campus.” Denominational names may also be removed.<\/p>\n

18. An emphasis on more fun and party sessions for the youth.<\/p>\n

19. Elimination of altar calls or salvation invitations at the close of the services.<\/p>\n

20. The elimination of such words as “unsaved,” “lost,” “sin,” “Hell,” “Heaven,” and other Gospel verities from the pastor’s messages.<\/p>\n

21. The reclassification of the saved and lost to the “churched” and “unchurched.”<\/p>\n

22. The marginalizing, or ostracizing, of all who are not avid promoters of the new Purpose Driven Program.<\/p>\n

23. Closed meetings between the pastor or chosen staff members without any reports made to the general membership.<\/p>\n

24. Open hostility to members who do not openly embrace the new program, or who may have left for another church.<\/p>\n

You can download a copy of the entire article<\/a>, “Is Your Church Going Purpose Driven? How Can You Tell?” for free from Southwest Radio Church’s website.<\/p>\n

Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wall Street Journal on Purpose Driven Resisters Tells Just Part of the Story <\/a><\/p>\n

Purpose Driven Resisters – Must Leave or Die <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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