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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea
The notion that somehow some of the relevant churches are frothy and pizzazz is OBVIOUSLY targeting them as some how shallow and no-frills ... this is FAR from the truth ...
many of these churches are teaching-centered ... sans the 3-4 running and hollering, emotional "experience" centered churches that are pervasive in our movement ...
Look at the church sites of a lot of the churches that are being targeted ... you'll find them stacked with teaching series.
Sure you can grab some coffee and a doughnut during their sessions but let's be real ... many of these churches are centers of reasoned learning ... and many of their leaders are highly educated ... and schooled in hermeneutical ethic.
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Yeah but lets be honest. Most pentecostal churches will only teach if it is in a defensive manner. My pastor started teaching in Sunday School classes and the folks when ballistic. My dad allowed open and honest debate in his class back at the UPC and we all ended up leaving. By the time he realized where it all was headed it was to late and he tried his best to bring us back to the traditions of the UPC. Only problem is that once you start people thinking for themselves you can't predict their direction.