OBAMA FOUNDATION AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY OPERATIVES LIKE MICHAEL WEAR AND RUSSELL MOORE NEVER SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE GIG IS UP AND FEW ARE BUYING THEIR CLASSIC “THIRD WAY” FABIAN SOCIALISM MESSAGE …OR TAKING THEM SERIOUSLY AS ADVOCATES FOR UNITY IN A DANGEROUS AND DIVISIVE POLITICAL WORLD. INSTEAD THEY APPEAR AS MARKERS IN THE FADING ECHO CHAMBER OF A FAILED PROGRESSIVE MACHINE SEEKING TO MOVE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS INTO FAR LEFT VOTING PATTERNS AND OUT OF THE WAY FOR THE GLOBALIST AGENDA.
BUT BLM/ COVID LOCKDOWNS/ VAX MANDATES/ RAINBOW DISNEY/ WOKE INSANITY/ DOMINION MACHINES/ DEAD PULPITS AND RUNAWAY INFLATION HAVE FINALLY AWAKENED THE SLEEPING GIANT OF THE COLLECTIVE EVANGELICAL CONSCIENCE.
By Thomas Littleton
1/12/2024
By now many evangleicals have just heard the empty narratives enough and seen clearly that the progressive agenda behind people like Michael Wear (Obama Foundation’s Ambassador to America’s Believers ) and Russell Moore (disgraced and defrocked Southern Baptist Ethicist and “Public Theologian” and editor at Christianity -Astray -Today) intend ,like some STRANGE ADDICTION-to take them “farther than they want to go- cost them more than they want to pay and will keep them (conservative Christians) longer than they want to stay. In short the gig is up but there is still money to be made- books and magazines to sell, articles to right, grants to be applied for and lives to be reshape and wrecked among the young restless and easily ruined of the upcoming generation ( yes they are now targeting our children and grandchildren with the third way poison). So again the chorus of progressive voices singing the “Third Way ” mating calls of evangelical voters and globalist idealist are sounding loud and proud in the run up to November. Just take a look .
THE UNCHANGING TALKING POINTS OF HIGH PAID OPERATIVES.
MICHAEL WEAR’S NEW BOOK.
THESE GUYS ARE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT YOUR POLITICS
Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life Paperback – January 23, 2024
“For those discouraged and exhausted by the bitterness and rage in our politics, Michael Wear offers a new paradigm of political involvement rooted in the teachings of Jesus and drawing insights from Dallas Willard’s approach to spiritual formation.“
“When political division shows up not only on the campaign trail but also at our dinner tables, we wonder: Can we be part of a better way? The Spirit of Our Politics says “yes,” offering a distinctly Christian approach to politics that results in healing rather than division, kindness rather than hatred, and hope rather than despair.”
“In this profound and hope-filled book, Michael Wear–a leading thinker and practitioner at the intersection of faith and politics–applies insights taken from the work of Dallas Willard to argue that by focusing on having the “right” politics, we lose sight of the kind of people we are becoming, to destructive results. This paradigm-shifting book reveals:”
Why we need to reframe how we view our political involvement as Christians
How as Christians we can reorient our politics for the good of others
The crucial connection between discipleship to Jesus and political involvement
A different way of talking about politics that is edifying, not stomach-turning
How to navigate political strife in churches and small groups
Why who we are in our political life is not quarantined from who we are in “real life”
Why gentleness is entirely possible in our political discourse
“The Spirit of Our Politics is for readers of any political perspective who long for a new way to think about and engage in politics. That new approach begins with a simple question: What kind of person would I like to be?”
Some other endorsements- consider the sources:
“The Spirit of Our Politics is one of the most important books of our time. In this brilliant text, Michael Wear draws on Dallas Willard’s insights to argue that our personal character deeply influences our political landscape. While Wear delves into the complexities of how our politics reached its current state, this book isn’t merely an analysis of the past; it radiates with a visionary outlook for the future. Instead of merely lamenting what has been, Wear offers a thoughtful and constructive path forward. Every reader, regardless of their political inclination, should take up the invitation contained in this essential reading. Through it, we are prompted to reflect, What kind of person would I like to be–and how can my conclusion shape a better political tomorrow? Joshua DuBois, CEO of Values Partnerships; former executive director, The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships” ( Wear Obama era FBP recruiter with grants galore to offer fools like SBC former CEO Frank Page in 2009 to join.)
“It’s rare to find a book so wise and helpful that I want to put it in the hands of every pastor, parent, and future leader I know. The Spirit of Our Politics is such a book. Michael Wear weaves together his expertise on American politics and Dallas Willard’s vision for the centrality of discipleship in the Christian life. In doing so, he accomplishes the rare feat of merging political theology and spiritual formation in ways that are profoundly necessary yet virtually absent in the current political discourse both in the church and in broader society. This book opens a window, letting a new, hopeful breeze blow into the dark, airless room of American politics. The Spirit of Our Politics should be required reading for every Christian in America. Tish Harrison Warren, author of Liturgy of the Ordinary and Prayer in the Night”( Tish is a Revoice LGBTQ Thriving in the Church speaker and Board Member and part of the egalitarian feminist movement afoot in conservative seminaries .)
“Liberal democracy depends on virtuous citizens who are committed to its survival, yet it often fails to inculcate these virtues. Michael Wear outlines the role of Christianity in helping to lay the foundations for virtuous civic engagement in an era when the faith is arguably in jeopardy of becoming a victim of vituperative culture wars. Based on a sensitive reading of Scripture and deep experience working in contemporary politics, Wear offers a vision of Christian politics rooted in service and compassion, not conquest or domination. This is a crucial book for thinking about the future of American Christianity. Elizabeth Bruenig, staff writer, The Atlantic” ( Far far left outlet of even farther left Aspen’s Institute . If you read the Bible and can still read this outlet with out alarms and red flags going off then you just might not have much hope.)
About the Author
“Michael Wear is the founder, president, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution that contends for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the public good. For well over a decade, he has served as a trusted resource and advisor for a range of civic and religious leaders on matters of faith and public life, including as a White House and presidential campaign staffer. Previously, Michael founded and led Public Square Strategies, a consulting firm that helps religious and political organizations, businesses, and others navigate the rapidly changing landscape of religion and politics in America.”
“Michael’s first book, Reclaiming Hope, examines the role of faith in the Obama years and what it means today. He has coauthored or contributed to several other books, including Compassion and Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement with Justin Giboney and Chris Butler. His writing has appeared in the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Catapult magazine, Christianity Today, and other publications.”
“Michael and his wife, Melissa, are both proud natives of Buffalo, New York. They now reside in Maryland, where they are raising their beloved daughters, Saoirse and Ilaria.”
TRINITY FORUM IS NOW NOTIHING BUT A PLATFORM FOR A STEADY PARADE OF THIRD WAY CIRCUS PERFORMERS.
Os Guinness co-founded Trinity Forum in 1991 and many conservative believers remained on its mailing list BUT today it is has so tainted and corrupted it’s reputation with these third way circuit riders that few are listening ANYMORE. Guys like Obama operative Michael Wear make up the ranks of the “Trinity Fellows” list.
Wear taking the stage at Trinity …AGAIN:
“How should our faith affect our participation in civic life? What would it look like for believers to be a countercultural force in an era of polarization and division, rather than simply another interest group supporting its chosen political teams? How might churches and faith-based institutions think about equipping the laity for faithful and thoughtful public engagement? As we enter an election year, it’s a particularly fitting time to consider these questions.”
“Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Michael Wear confronts the relationship of faith and politics in his forthcoming book The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. Rather than treating political activities as a tertiary interest, he claims that “politics is an essential forum in which we live out our love for God and neighbor.””
“We invite you to join us for an Online Conversation with Michael Wear, Friday, January 26 at 1:30 p.m. ET as we consider how to love our neighbors in the way we engage with public life.”
THANK TIM KELLER AND THE GOSPEL COALITION AND MOORES FORMER PLATFORM THE SBC/ERLC FOR MAKING THE AGENDA TOO OBVIOUS.
Russell Moore having been booted out of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty position and Tim Keller’s The Gospel Coalition being exposed as the primary feeder of false WOKE Justice gospel into conservative movements in the church has opened A LOT OF EYES. Also the stench of death reeking up the breath and breadth of our church pulpits and curriculums have all served to help Christians move beyond their once hearty appetite for the social gospel and have helped create a well placed suspicion of people who comformtable dance on both sides of the spiritual and convictional divide and appear self appointed to tell you how to VOTE.
CONCLUSION.
The audience for these events and books and speakers is fading. It cannot be fast enough. But don’t expect them to go away any time in 2024. It is election year afterall.
Jesus reminds us who we serve and in who’s image we bear when it comes political loyalties. Think it through.
The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?
15″ Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. 16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
18 “But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the tax money.”
So they brought Him a denarius.
20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
“And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.”
SINCE 2013 THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND HAS BEEN WORKING TO MANIPULATE ITS CONGREGANTS TO ACCEPT THE LAW PARLIAMENT PASSED MAKING SAME SEX MARRIAGE LEGAL. ACTIVIST LIKE SAM ALLBERRY AND HIS “LIVING OUT” MINISTRY BECAME THE CENTRAL VOICES TO CONSERVATIVE CHURCH GOERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. NOW IT IS CLEAR THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND WAS WORKING THE ISSUE TOWARD SOCIAL CHANGE ACCEPTANCE IN ORDER TO AVOID LOSING IT’S ROLE AS THE “STATE CHURCH” AND ITS BISHOP’S SEATS IN PARLIAMENT.
Rev Thomas Littleton
12/26/ 2023
Sam Allberry is one of the lead activist imported from the UK CoE business into the US “conversations” on sexuality and gender.This minefield of activist narratives was embedded in the terrain in the Southern Baptist Convention, its churches, seminaries, the Presbyterian Church in America and among convictional and conservative churches thanks to trusted leaders like Albert Mohler, Tim Keller, Russell Moore and their organizations like SBTS, TGC & ERLC.
FEW KNEW THE REALITY BEHIND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SSA AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA.
The Church of England , which has been in steep decline for many decades, enacted dialectical conversations in 2013 responding to the Parliament’s legalization of same sex marriage. By forming study groups, commissioning a report and implementing nationwide controlled dialog events, they set out to bring change in attitudes toward and to move the churches few remaining active members to accept homosexual /LGBTQ inclusion and Same Sex Marriage inside the church.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE PILLINGS REPORT
Pilling Report published
28/11/2013
“The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have today published the Report of the House of Bishops Working Group on Human Sexuality.“
“In a statement thanking the working group – chaired by Sir Joseph Pilling – for its report, the Archbishops commented that the report “is a substantial document proposing a process of facilitated conversations in the Church of England over a period of perhaps two years. The document offers findings and recommendations to form part of that process of facilitated conversations. It is not a new policy statement from the Church of England.“
“Noting that “the issues with which the Report grapples are difficult and divisive” the Archbishops recognise Sir Joseph’s Pilling’s comment that ‘disagreements have been explored in the warmth of a shared faith’. The Archbishops continue “Our prayer is that the process of reflection that will now be needed in the Church of England, shaped by the House of Bishops and the College, will be characterised by a similar spirit.”
“Commissioned by the House of Bishops of the Church of England in January 2012, the working group included the bishops of Gloucester, Birkenhead, Fulham and Warwick. The group invited three advisers to join in the work. They were: Professor Robert Song, The Ven Rachel Treweek and the Revd Dr Jessica Martin.”
FAILURE TO DECEIVE
Ten years later the efforts have proven a failure and remain a major source of division and fear and loathing between Parliament and Englands “State Church”. Real Christians who actually read their bibles and history know the outcomes the Parliament and the Church of England seek to obtain from this dialectical process are not possible because they are unbiblical and invite divine judgement. If successful then the church is no longer the church. Yet none of this has deterred Leaders on both sides of the Atlantic from continuing to push the effort and the dialectical messengers like Allberry and a herd of others. Their message is rooted in SOGI and the globalist desire to normalize and assign special rights to LGBTQ identified people.
NOTE- ALLBERRY CAME TO AMERICA AND BUILT AN IMPRESSIVE PLATFORM OF INFLUENCE CONSTRUCTED ON HIS HOMOSEXUAL DESIRE AND IDENTITY.
SAM ALLBERRY
“Sam Allberry is an editor for The Gospel Coalition, a global speaker for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, and a pastor based in Maidenhead, UK. He is the author of a number of books, including Is God Anti-Gay? (Good Book, 2013), James For You, and, most recently, Why Bother with Church? He is a founding editor of Living Out, a ministry for those struggling with same-sex attraction.”
NOTE IT WAS AL MOHLER /SBTS DISCIPLE AND REVOICE FOUNDER NATE COLLINS WHO FIRST “REVIEWED ” ALLBERRY’S BOOK “IS GOD ANTI GAY” FOR THE GOSPEL COALITION IN 2013. THESE EFFORTS IMPORTED FROM THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND’S ACITVISM WERE HIGHLY COORDINATED BY TGC AND ITS LEADERS LIKE MOHLER AND MOORE.
(NOTE COLLINS HOLDS TWO DEGREES FROM MOHLER’S SBTS AND ALLBERRY ALSO PROMOTED REVOICE “FOR OUR US AUDIENCE” WHEN REVOICE LAUNCHED IN 2018 WHILE COLLINS TAUGHT NEW TESTAMENT AND COMPLETED HIS BOOK AND DOCTORATE AT SBTS. AGAIN THE FOUNDER OF REVOICE AND ALLBERRY HAVE CLOSE TIES TO MOHLER AND TGC. )
NATE COLLINS LINKED IN:
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WORLDVIEW WEEKEND HAS DONE EXTENSIVE EXPOSURE OF THIS PRO LGBTQ “CHRISTIAN ” MOVEMENT AND ITS ORIGINS OVER THE YEARS WITH THIS AUTHOR.
ALSO AN EXCELLENT NEW CALVINIST EXPOSE’ ON ALLBERRY EXPLAINS THE ORIGINS OF “SSA LANGUAGE ” FROM THE LAUSANNE MOVEMENT’S VAUGHN ROBERTS AND THE IMPACT OF ALLBERRY ON THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
“Sam Allberry is a priest of the Church of England who has popularized the phrase of ‘same-sex attraction’ in the Church. Describing himself ‘as someone who lives with homosexuality’, he teaches that ‘homosexuality’ and ‘same-sex attraction’ (SSA) are interchangeable, although he prefers the phrase SSA. ‘I prefer to talk in terms of someone who experiences homosexual feelings, or same-sex attractions (SSA)’ (p11) Sam tends to avoid the word ‘gay’ because he does not want his sexual preference to describe who he is as a person. He wants to be known as a ‘same sex attracted Christian’. He writes: ‘I have found biblical Christianity a wonderful source of comfort and joy.’ (p10)”
“Together with his two same-sex attracted friends, Sean Doherty and Ed Shaw, and with the support of Vaughan Roberts, President of the Proclamation Trust, Sam Allberry leads a mission to promote his same-sex ideology through a website, entitled Living Out. He has also written the book, Is God anti-gay? which has become a best-seller in the evangelical world. Yet the phrase same-sex attraction is unknown in Scripture. “
FOR MORE ON CoE EFFORTS AND LIVING OUT /REVOICE AND THE ” PILLNGS REPORT” READ HERE :
“Al Mohler sits with Sam Alberry, author of “Is God anti-Gay?”, and Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberties Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, to discuss the issue of homosexuality. Mohler says that, “this issue is in many ways the frontline issue of our engagement with the culture and with people — some of whom struggle with this issue personally. Others struggle with how anyone can hold anything other than the position that the dominant culture says is mandatory.” Holding this in tension, these brothers discuss how this issue affects our evangelism and ministries.”
WHY WERE AMERICAN EVANGELICAL LEADERS LOOKING TO A GAY PRIEST FROM A STATE RUN CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR MESSENGING TO AMERICAN CHURCHES?
The answer likely has direct ties to the sudden increase in US churches involvement in faith based partnership grants and in operating its missions organizations within NGO guidelines working directly with the United Nations. Meanwhile Allberry had come straight from the CoE and Vaughn Roberts 2010 Lausanne involvement to spread the SSA inclusion message stateside. Now 10 years later a dissapointed Parliament is seeking to strike back at the CoE for its failure to bring about compliance.
BOOT THE BISHOPS & STRIP THE CoE OF STATE CHURCH STATUS -WHAT THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT JUST THREATENED TO DO.
“Advent is the season when the Church of England usually runs a campaign to get more people into church, and this year is no exception. “Follow The Star: Join The Song” is a drive to get more people singing, and a new melody for a traditional carol, “The First Nowell,” by one of Britain’s most acclaimed choral composers, Bob Chilcott, has been specially written for the campaign. But this Advent is going to be remembered for a different first. Last Sunday, the third Sunday in Advent, the Church of England launched its prayers of blessing for same-sex couples.”
“Called Prayers of Love and Faith, they are the result of seven years of discussion within the Church of England about what its pastoral response to same-sex relationships should be. But the blessing may be too little too late for critics of the church, which has been declining in attendance and support for decades, and the state. A bill seeking to “disestablish” the Church of England was presented to the House of Lords last week that, while it has little chance of passing, signals a growing discomfort with the relationship between church and state in the country. A major reason is the church’s stance on same-sex marriage, which stands in contrast to the law of the land and has long alienated politicians and peers.”
THE LONG TERM IMPLICATIONS OF THE THREAT.
Long Term the Church of England cannot continue to exist without government support and has little left to boast of related to national influence based only on its dwindling membership.
An internal study reveals:
“The total Worshipping Community was 1,113,000 people in 2019; 1,031,000 people in 2020; and 966,000 people in 2021. The Church of England’s Worshipping Community in 2021 was about 1.7% of the population of England.”
NOW ADD THE PRESSURE TO FORCE ACCEPTANCE OF THE LGBTQ AGENDA AND …
CoE IS “BELEAGUERED BY THE SSA ISSUE AFTER A DECADE OF GOVERNMENT PRESSURE.
“According to Malcolm Brown, the Church of England’s director of mission and public affairs, the bill is a way of gauging what the church’s critics think.”
“We feel rather beleaguered over same-sex issues,” said Brown. “A lot of people in Parliament feel we should be brought into line on same-sex marriage.”
“Same-sex marriage has been legal in England and Wales for almost 10 years, but the amendments to the 2010 Equality Act that paved the way for legalizing same-sex marriage also ensured a get-out clause for the Church of England so that its canon law would not be affected.”
NOTE ” FOR MORE ON ALLBERRY AND LIVING OUT’S ROLE IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLANDS ONGOING EFFORTS FOR LGBTQ INCLUSION READ HERE:
“The purpose of this video is to show how Allberry and friends are using the term ‘same-sex attraction’ to sanitise the sin of homosexuality, described in Scripture ‘vile affections’ which are ‘against nature’, also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is shameful’ (Romans 1.26,27).”
BAPTIST AND PRESBYTERIANS FLOODED BY ALLBERRY AND A HERD OF ACTIVIST.
THE CHURCH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC AND GLOBALLY REMAIN BETWEEN THE ROCK OF GOD’S REVEALED TRUTH AND HISTORY& THE HARD PLACE OF KEEPING PACE WITH THE ROTTING AND RAPIDLY DECLINING CULTURE. APPEASEMENT IS NOT THE ANSWER AND CHANGE AGENTS ALWAYS FAIL IN THE END BECAUSE RHETORIC AND NARRATIVES ARE NOT SUSTAINABLENOR TRUTH .
THE CHURCH OF ENGLANDS EXCUSES SOUND EXACTLY THE SAME AS BAPTIST LEADERS LIKE MOHLER AND MOORE -ONLY THE AMERICAN CHURCH IS NOT A STATE CHURCH SO THE “NEED FOR CHANGE” IS ONLY DUE TO OTHER PRESSURES.
“In a modern, pluralistic, and secular society, it is a rather archaic and unjustifiable religious privilege at the heart of our constitution to be implanted at the very heart of the organization and management of the State,” Lord Scriven wrote in an article for National Secular Society.”
“The bill is designed to separate Church and State by removing the Church’s privileged, established status, the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords and the monarch’s role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England — a role recently highlighted when King Charles III was crowned in an Anglican coronation ceremony in May.”
“Although the bill has little chance of becoming law — it was not presented by the government, so it will be difficult to timetable debate — it does indicate a certain dissatisfaction with the established Church, and so has been noted with concern by its senior officials and bishops.”
“Brown does not think that the launch of Prayers of Love and Faith last Sunday will change opinion. “They will probably not be enough for those for whom identical treatment of LGBTQ people is an article of faith,” he said.”
CONCLUSION
ADMISSION OF FAILURE – READ CAREFULLY-
“At a time when the Church of England is facing this latest debate about its status, it is finding that some of its natural allies are no longer quite so friendly. Traditionally it was supported by members of the Conservative Party, known as One Nation Tories, who approved of the Church of England as a unifying body with a traditional role in society. But as the governing Conservative Party moves more to the right, fewer MPs tend to be One Nation Tories. Other Conservatives are far more critical of the Church of England and dislike commentary from the bishops on social issues.”
“One privilege of being an established church is that the Church of England has 26 bishops sitting in the House of Lords, where they often speak on those very issues, such as the cost of living crisis, poverty and migration, that are so sensitive for the government. One key establishment privilege is that the Archbishop of Canterbury, by virtue of his office, is allowed to bring a debate of his choice. Last Friday, the current Archbishop, Justin Welby, chose to speak on the family, linked to a commission on the issue that he initiated.”
GOD IS NOT INTERESTED IN POLITICS, PARLIAMENTS LAWS OR THE VOICES OF CHANGE AGENTS. BELOVED TRUST HIM AND STAY THE COURSE WITH HIS HOLY WORD AND THE BIBLICAL HOPE THE TRUE GOSPEL OFFERS.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
9 “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”
ANOTHER ROUND OF FAITH BASED / EVANGELICAL EMPHASIS FOR GLOBALIST WEF IS SET FOR THE JANUARY DAVOS 2024 MEETINGS. COLLABORATING WITH NGOs, LABOR LEADERS, CIVIL SOCIETY ADVOCATES, ASPENS INSTITUTE, AND A HODGE PODGE OF INTERFAITH RELIGIOUS COMPROMISERS-WEF TAKES “FAITH IN ACTION” INTO HIGH GEAR FOR 2024 U S ELECTION CYCLE AND RUN UP TO 2030 GLOBAL GOALS.
“The world is undergoing deep, complex and accelerated transformations, and neither government, nor business, nor civil society alone can address our common challenges. Religion, values and spirituality continue to shape the societal transformations of today – economic, geopolitical, technological and cultural. With over 80% of the global population adhering to religious and spiritual traditions, the influence of faith today underlines the need for multi-stakeholder action to solve global challenges and build social cohesion.”
“As part of its Civil Society Communities and across our Centres, the World Economic Forum engages roughly 125 religious leaders, faith-based organizations, interfaith groups, multi-faith networks, and experts of religion from over 10 of the world’s major religions and spiritual traditions.”
“In partnership with key global faith representatives, experts and community leaders, the Forum will launch a report (entitled “Faith in Action) in January 2024. The report will highlight contributions that faith communities and organizations are providing through public private partnerships. Covering key thematic areas for public-private cooperation (from urban transformation to climate action), the report will discuss the impact of religion and spirituality towards public private cooperation in today’s polycrisis and provide a roadmap for transformative partnerships with business, government and philanthropic organizations.”
“The report aims to accelerate the prosocial good of faith through multi-stakeholder partnerships, spotlighting key case studies of existing partnerships and what’s needed for meaningful collaboration between faith, business and other stakeholders. Case studies will focus on the impact of faith and areas of public-private cooperation, including: environmental care; health and healthcare; inclusive societies and social justice; just transition and sustainability; peace and reconciliation; technology and trust; thriving cities; values based investments and industry transformation.”
“In collaboration with report partners, the Forum is gathering case studies through the Faith in Action survey. To submit your impact examples on faith and public-private cooperation, please visit wef.ch/faithsurvey. The deadline to submit survey responses is September 15th, 2023. The full list of survey questions can be found here.”
“What is the name of the faith and business project? Does the project have a website? If so please provide the project’s website address. Describe the faith & business project in 300 words or less: Does the faith & business project work in any of the following sectors? Check all that apply.” o Environmental Care: Accelerating climate action towards net zero, circular economies, and regenerative food, water and ocean systems. o Values Based Investments and Industry Transformation: Allocating capital and investment to support planet, people and communities o Health and Healthcare: Scaling solutions for more resilient, efficient and equitable healthcare systems. o Inclusive Societies and Social Justice: Shaping inclusive, just, and equitable societies that create opportunities for all. o Thriving Cities: Strengthening community resiliency and local economies. o Technology and Trust: Promoting ethical, human-centered and society-serving technologies. o Peace and Reconciliation: Helping progress peace within complex geopolitical landscapes. o Just Transition and Sustainability: Ensuring the energy transition is sustainable, secure, resilient and affordable. o Other impact areas not listed above:”
“What type of organization are you? Please select the description that best describes your organization: o Primary religious organization: These are organizations that have a primary religious function and purpose like a church, a mosque, a temple, a denomination, a religious order, etc. o Secondary religious organization: This is a non-profit organization or charity that has a religious mission. o Indigenous led organization: This is an organization, instrument, agency, or other body made up of a majority of Indigenous individuals. o Indigenous community based organization: This is a nonprofit organization which is representative of an Indigenous community or significant segments of an Indigenous community Religious business: This is a business that self-identifies, either publicly or privately, as guided by principles, values, and/or objectives associated with formal religions or faiths. o Spiritually centered and/or values led business: This is a business that has spiritual and/or value driven sensibilities that are not directly aligned or associated with formal religions or faiths. o Non-religious business: A business that is operated without any religious considerations. Non-religious non-profit/charity: This is a non-profit or charity that is operated without any religious considerations. o Public sector organization: This is a public sector entity working at the intersection of faith and the public sector, and/or business.”
“Who are the primary beneficiaries of the project? Check all that apply. o Children (i.e., 1-12 yrs. old) Young people (i.e., 13-21 yrs. old) o Women o Men o Families o Marginalized groups. Please list the marginalized groups your project helps. o If your work is focused on beneficial outcomes for the environment, or other outcomes than those human beneficiaries listed above, please name/describe the beneficial outcome of your project(s), and if possible a quantitative measure of your impact, e.g., “Old growth forest/50,000 acres.” Beneficiary: (describe the beneficiary) Quantitative Measure”
“To your knowledge and/or experience what are the most important factors for achieving successful faith & business projects? Important factor for successful faith & business projects: Important factor for successful faith & business projects: Important factor for successful faith & business projects:”
THE DAVOS DREAM TEAM
Partners
3BL Associates
Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace
ACT Alliance
Anti-Defamation League
Aspen Institute
Baha’i International Community
Conference of European Rabbis
Council for Inclusive Capitalism
El-Hibri Foundation
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
International Christian Union of Business Executives (UNIAPAC)
Mahamakut Buddhist University
Mata Amritanandamayi Math
Nishkam Centre
Religions for Peace
Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
Songdhammakalyani Monastry
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
United Nations
World Evangelical Alliance
LEADERS FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS
David Sangokoya, Head of Civil Society Impact, World Economic Forum
Jack Hildebrand, Community Specialist, Civil Society, World Economic Forum
Natalie Cilem, Community Specialist, Civil Society, World Economic Forum
Gopal Patel, Co-Founder and Director, Bhumi Global; Co-Chair, UN Multifaith Advisory Council
Chris Elisara, PhD, Co-Director, World Evangelical Alliance Sustainability Center
H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Secretary General, Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies
Alexis Crow, Partner; Global Head, Geopolitical Investing, PwC
Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, General Secretary, ACT Alliance
Bani Dugal, Principal Representative to the United Nations, Bahá’í International Community
Reverend Mark E. Fowler, CEO, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, President, Conference of European Rabbis
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director, Anti-Defamation League
Brian Grim, Founding President, Religious Freedom and Business Foundation
Azza Karam, Board Member, United Nations’ Secretary General High Level Advisor Board on Multilateralism
Farhan Latif, President, El-Hibri Foundation
Brie Loskota, Executive Director, Martin Marty Centre for Public Understanding of Religion, University of Chicago
Martin Palmer, Founding President and Chief Executive, FaithInvest
Venerable Anil Sakya, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahamakut Buddhist University
Bp. Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher, Secretary General, World Evangelical Alliance
H.E. Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh, Spiritual Leader and Chairman, Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha
Simran Jeet Singh, Executive Director, Aspen Institute’s Religion and Society Program
Meredith Sumpter, CEO, Council for Inclusive Capitalism
Sir Mark V. Vlasic, KCHS, KCEM, CBS Television Studies
Rodrigo Whitelaw, General Secretary, International Christian Union of Business Executives (UNIAPAC)
Joshua Zinner, CEO, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
(NOTE- biography on WEF/ Faith in Action leader shows special focus on Social Justice and LGBTQ equality .
About Sangokoya who leads the “Faith in Action”WEF research.
“David Sangokoya is the Head of Civil Society Impact at the World Economic Forum. Based in Geneva, he is responsible for the Forum’s engagement and inclusion of nonprofits, marginalized communities, labour unions, social movements, religious organizations, and civil society innovators across its Centres and multi-stakeholder initiatives. In his role David drives the Forum’s stakeholder inclusion agenda and accelerates the impact of over 120 civil society partnerships across the Forum’s Centres on climate and nature action; industry transformation; social justice and inclusive economies; technology; and geopolitics. He additionally oversees the Global Future Councils on Human Rights, Social Cohesion and Just Transition; the Partnering with Civil Society in the Fourth Industrial Revolution initiative; and co-founded both the Forum’s internal Black and LGBTQI+ employee resource groups. David sits on the board of WINGS, a network of over 170 philanthropy development and support organizations across 57 countries committed to ensuring philanthropy reaches its fullest potential as a catalyst for social progress…With fifteen years of experience in research and global project management, David has worked at the intersection of social justice, sustainable development and responsible digital transformation.”
WEF/DAVOS CENTRAL FOCUS FOR DAVOS 2023 WAS “PRIDE ON THE PROMENADE ” LGBTQ + SOLIDARITY ON DAVOS MAINSTREET .
“World Economic Forum Report: Faith in Action The World Economic Forum will release a report entitled “Faith in Action” in January 2024 at Davos. Learn more:
WEA LEADERS INVOLVED
Chris Elisara, PhD, Co-Director, World Evangelical Alliance Sustainability Center
Bp. Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher, Secretary General, World Evangelical Alliance
WEA “EMERGING LEADERS SUMMIT 2023 SET FORTH SOME OF THE “VALUES” AND POSITION STATEMENTS.
“Here are a few samples of participant comments:
“We need a church with a radical sense of urgency because comfort and prosperity have become a plague to our church.”
“Ministry without collaboration is like a journey without a destiny. To reach our destiny, it is essential to collaborate with people and move on.”
“Collaboration must begin within our own environment before we can spread it to others.”
“The urgency about making disciples and then having disciples make disciples is very important in fulfilling the Great Commission.”
“The church has forgotten its primary duty to fulfill the mission it was called for. Through this conference, I have made a new commitment to mission.”
For a brief taste of the ELS experience, you can view this summary video.”
WEF “CIVIL SOCIETY”DRIVEN PROPAGANDA OF THE MOVEMENT- NOT REALM FOR CHRISTIAN FAITH
“As part of the Forum’s multi-stakeholder approach, a diverse community of civil society leaders come together to find solutions, drive impact and advance multi-stakeholder cooperation with government and business leaders. The Forum’s Civil Society Community includes the engagement of the most influential organizations representing the interests of citizens, consumers, marginalized populations, workers, grassroots movements and social causes, including: international non-governmental organizations (INGOs); non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profits and charities; trade unions and labour organizations; social movements and activists, indigenous leaders and indigenous knowledge holders; community organizations; faith-based organizations and religious leaders.”
“Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), labour and religious leaders, faith-based organizations and other civil society stakeholders are key members of the World Economic Forum’s multistakeholder platform.”
“Civil society actors from a wide range of fields come together to collaborate with government and business leaders on finding and advocating solutions to global challenges. They also focus on how to best leverage the transformation brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and partner with industry, philanthropy, government, and academia to take action and engage in the development, deployment, use, and governance of technology.”
(NOTE IN 2015 THE LAUSANNE MOVEMENT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS AND OTHER WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE AFFILIATES LED BY EVANGELICAL OPERATIVES SUCH AS TIM KELLER, ED STETZER, RICK WARREN AND DAVID PLATT SOUGHT TO LAUNCH “CIVILITAS” A NOW FAILED ATTEMPT TO REDEFINE CHRISTIAN MISSION WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE AND GLOBAL GOALS “CIVIL SOCIETY” ASSERTING THAT “LACK OF CIVILITY’ WAS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO SOCIETY IN THE MODERN ERA. THE EFFORTS FELL FLAT AND THE WEBSITE AND MANIFESTO CAN ONLY BE FOUND ON INTERNET ARCHIVE SITES. SEE THE PROPAGANDA FILLED LAUSANNE / IASC /FRANKFURT SCHOOL INSPIRED RUBBISH AT THE ARCHIVE LINK BELOW.)
WEA AFFILATE ORGANIZATION LAUSANNE MOEMENT IS CELBRATING 50 YEARS WITH A PRAYER GUIDE AND DOUBLING DOWN ON ITS GLOBAL GOALS AGENDA.
” One of the fruits of the Lausanne Congress was the Lausanne Covenant, a declaration of evangelical faith which has become a point of reference for the mission of evangelical believers in the world. 50 years later, this International Week of Prayer of the European Evangelical Alliance gives us the opportunity to reconsider the Covenant”
CIVILITAS -LAUSANNE 2015
This horrific failed politically motivated call by Civilitas was led by Lausanne and included many key leaders among American biblically conservative movements .It was drafted largely by the Frankfurt School Inspired Institutes for Advanced Studies in Culture and featured the Chik-Fil -A corporate compromise with the LGBTQ agenda as a primary example of embracing and living out the “Civilitas Vision” . As with most IASC/ James Davison Hunter operations -it sought to shame biblically convictional Christians for their conservative social and political stance and more them LEFT toward a classic “Third Way” compromise and eventual collapse.
“Civil conversations will work to change the tone of our society by supplanting vitriolic public discourse with respectful listening, constructive exchange, and positive partnerships. Dan Cathy, President and CEO of Chick-Fil-A developed an improbable model of such civility in a surprising friendship with Shane Windmeyer, national director of the LGBT group Campus Pride.”
GEO-POLITICAL FOCUS:WEF /LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS SHARE CONCERN OVER HOW EVANGELICALS VOTED IN 2016 AND 2020 : THE PROBLEM MUST BE FIXED
NOTE- THAT WEF TURNED TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF FABIAN SOCIALSM -THE SELF PROFESSED WOLVES IN SHEEPS CLOTHING WHO CLOAK THEMSELVES IN RELIGIOUS GARMETS TO DECEIVE CHRISTIANS.LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS VOICE WEF/DAVOS/ GLOBALIST CONCENRS OVER HOW AND WHY CHRISTIANS VOTE:
London School of Economics and Political Science
Apr 26, 2021
Evangelicals and Their Politics: Dispatches from the Field
“Then-President Donald Trump is surrounded by evangelical leaders during the Announcement of the Guidance on Constitutional Prayer in Public Schools, January 2020 | Photo: The White House“
(NOTE THE CENTRAL CONCERN OF LSE/WEF- “As has been well-documented by now, American evangelicals do not separate their faith from politics. They see political engagement as a civic responsibility that is deeply entwined with and influenced by their faith.” EXCERPT FROM FULL ARTICLE REPRINTED BELOW.)
“In the 2016 and 2020 US Presidential elections, evangelical Christians voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump. In this blog post, Dr Katie Gaddini of UCL unpicks the political relationship this type of Christianity had with Donald Trump, how it changed in 2020, and what it means for American politics moving forward. “
“RGS and the US Centre’s USAPP Blog have launched a new joint series focusing on religion in American society, bringing in experts to explore the relationship different faith groups have with American society. Join us on 15 June, as we host a free LSE Public Lecture titled Religious Freedom under the Biden Administration with the US Centre and Department of International Relations.“
“In 2016, 81% of evangelical Christians voted for Donald Trump for the 45th President of the United States. Although evangelicals have aligned with the Republican party for decades, this vote amounted to the largest evangelical vote in nearly twenty years. Many journalists, academics, and even some Christian leaders reacted to the 2016 election with dismay at what they saw as the incongruency between evangelical values and Trump’s behaviour, including two divorces, numerous affairs, and countless indiscretions. Four years later, these same journalists, academics and Christian leaders waited to see what Trump’s evangelical base would do at the 2020 Presidential election. Would an impeachment trial, allegations of sexual misconduct and hundreds of controversial Twitter posts be enough to dissuade evangelicals from voting for Trump again?”
“It turns out the answer is a resounding no. Exit polls from the 2020 election estimate that anywhere from 76-81% of evangelicals voted for Trump, meaning that his evangelical base remained committed. For those of us who research evangelicalism and politics these figures do not come as a surprise. For one thing, evangelicals’ approval for Trump remained high throughout his presidency, largely because Trump introduced and upheld the political issues that evangelicals hold dear, including pro-life, pro-Israel, and pro-abstinence-only education policies. But there are other, more nuanced reasons that evangelicals voted again for Donald Trump as President, which I have discovered through my on-going qualitative research on evangelical Christianity and politics in America. Here, I offer some brief dispatches from the field – bearing in mind that “the field,” just like religion and politics moreover, is fluid and ever-changing.”
“Revisiting 2016“
“When I interviewed American evangelicals and British evangelicals in 2016, I wanted to compare their attitudes towards two major political events: the presidential election and Brexit, respectively. As has been well-documented by now, American evangelicals do not separate their faith from politics. They see political engagement as a civic responsibility that is deeply entwined with and influenced by their faith. Interestingly, British evangelicals feel similarly, even though they tend to align with political issues rather than political parties. The two churches that my research participants attended shared a close connection: they sang the same worship songs on Sunday, they read the same Bible-study books, pastors often moved between the two churches, and congregants made pilgrimage-like trips across the Atlantic to visit one another. Their views on how faith intersects with politics, however, differed dramatically. While the American evangelicals I spoke with voted for Trump because of his strict immigration policies, their British counterparts voted against Brexit for the very same reason. Both groups relied on scripture to defend their position and both saw immigration as intimately linked to their faith. However, as this research demonstrates, what it means to be an ‘evangelical’ in the US is different from in the UK, even when key tenants of their faith and religious practices remain the same. Like all identities ‘evangelical’ is an inherently empty category and is dependent on its social-historical-political context for meaning. And in 2016, the interaction of fundamental identities – religious, political, and national – led to very different priorities for these two groups of evangelicals.”
2020
“Four years later I once again found myself conducting interviews with evangelicals ahead of a presidential election. However, my findings so far show that although immigration remains a top concern for American evangelicals, it is no longer the top concern. Without a doubt, there are two major events of the past year which shaped evangelicals’ political priorities when it came time to vote last November. Firstly, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, which ripped across the United States in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in June 2020, became a top concern for evangelical voters. For evangelicals living near cities in blue states, such as Seattle, where the protests were especially active, the BLM protests strengthened their support for Trump, who they saw as a stabilising force and a President committed to stamping out identity politics. Moreover, they view Trump as committed to challenging mainstream liberal media, which often emphasised the peacefulness of the BLM protests in reportage, instead of the violence—and symbolised a much larger battle conservative evangelicals are waging against the censorship of free and fair speech.”
“The second concern for evangelical voters last November was the Covid-19 pandemic. In the words of one of my research participants who works for a Republican lobbying firm: “If it wasn’t for the pandemic, Trump would have won again, no question.” He stated this opinion in reference to Republican voters overall, yet for the evangelicals I interviewed, the pandemic solidified their support for Trump. As an anti-establishment President waging war with the mainstream media and the World Health Organisation, Trump was the last stalwart of freedom in the era of lockdowns, mass vaccination programmes and mandatory mask-wearing. For a group deeply dedicated to freedom – the freedom to bear arms, the freedom of speech, the freedom to worship as they want – the restrictions that politicians have imposed in the name of the Covid-19 pandemic, have caused many evangelicals to cling even more staunchly to their understanding of freedom, which they believe is the bedrock of American democracy. And which they fear is in grave danger under a Democratic President and an on-going pandemic.”
“What Now?“
“Six months later, even though Trump is no longer President, his brand of politics – irreverent, anti-establishment, and determined – continues. The question is: what now? What will happen with the 74 million people who voted for Trump in 2020, significant numbers of which are evangelical Christians? To which politicians, social movements, and issues will Trump’s evangelical base turn? Both well-established and up-and-coming GOP politicians who espouse Trumpist ideology, such as Madison Cawthorne, Ted Cruz, and Cindy Hyde-Smith, continue to garner the favour of many evangelicals, as evidenced by the Cruz and Hyde-Smith’s recent visit to the US-Mexico border. Will one of them run in the 2024 Presidential election?”
“For a scholar of evangelical Christianity, I am asking all of these questions, as well as wondering how the imbrication of religion and politics in America will twist and turn over the coming years shaping both evangelical culture and the political impact to which it aspires.”
“Note: This piece gives the views of the author, and not the position of the LSE Religion and Global Society blog, nor of the London School of Economics.“
LABOR LEADERS -NEW TO THE PATNERSHIPS
(NOTE : IN ORDER TO AID THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATIONS EFFORTS TO RE-ENERGIZE IT’S BASE AMONG LABOR UNIONS AND TO ESCAPE THE APPEARANCE OF BEING “IN BED WITH CORPORATE SELF INTEREST” AND “BIG BUSINESS CRONY CAPITALIST IN THE FAITH BASED COLLABORATION/ PARTNERSHIPS – BIG LABOR “LEADERS” HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE WEF “CIVIL SOCIETY LINE UP.)
“Labour Leaders”
“Labour organizations are crucial to ensuring that economic policies are more inclusive and that workers’ issues are addressed by decision-makers. This is why labor unions and worker organizations are engaged in dialogues and initiatives on globalization, economic revitalization, environment, employment, and social protection, the global financial system, financial inclusion, the future of work, and sustainable production.”
“Labour Leaders are actively engaged in the World Economic Forum’s annual and regional meetings and summits, Global Future Councils, and platforms. Deeper interaction and integration have led to substantive involvement in a range of international governance processes and sector-led dialogues.”
GLOBAL FUTURE COUNCILS OF WEF AND COLLABORATION
“The World Economic Forum’s network of Global Future Councils is the world’s foremost multistakeholder and interdisciplinary knowledge network dedicated to promoting innovative thinking to shape a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future. “
“The network convenes around 600 of the most relevant and knowledgeable thought leaders from academia, government, international organizations, business, and civil society, grouped in expertise-based thematic councils. It is an invitation-only community and members are nominated for a two-year term.”
Mission“
“The Network helps to identify and disseminate transformative ideas with the potential for global impact. The Global Future Council members provide strategic insights, scientific evidence, forward guidance, and multidisciplinary understanding of major issues through:”
• Fresh ideas and innovative thinking: Nurturing cutting-edge and disruptive ideas and developing the foresight to identify and shape key areas
• Grounding in expertise and evidence:Providing a foundation for data-, evidence-, fact- and research-based public-private cooperation
• Interdisciplinary and systems approach: Connecting the dots between established and frontier issues and integrating thought leaders from business, academia, civil society, government and international organizations”
“Councils play two types of roles – Frontier exploration to address cutting-edge themes that have transformative potential, infuse new ideas, connect frontier thinkers and serve as test beds for future workstreams; and, systems thinking to contribute in a meaningful way to complex global discussions and issues where a multistakeholder group of constituents can drive positive systemic change.”
Members’ engagement
“The Global Future Councils are invitation-only communities and members are invited for a two-year term. Council members participate regularly in virtual interactions and council activities via the Forum’s TopLink platform, email and regular meetings. Each council’s insights are also taken forward by the Forum’s ongoing initiatives, communities and meetings to ensure impact and influence. “
CONCLUSION
WORLD EVANGLEICAL ALLIANCE has not only openly embraced the United Nations and World Economic Forum AGENDA 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals but it has committed long term to influencing and recruiting the entire evangleical community with it’s denominations, churches, missions organizations, Christian education institutions and parachurch organizations into the grand end times globalist anti/christ deceptions. This demonic hoard promises to be one of the most broadly influential contaminations and infiltrations by false doctrine of the UN’s deadly multifaith spirituality that the church has ever experienced. It is truly apocalyptic and prophetic in scope. Get out of any church and STOP donating money to every organization which supports WEA/Lausanne/ NAE or those key evangelical deceivers who promote these errors.
WITH EVANGELICAL LEADERSHIP HAVING JOINED IN BOTH “REFUGEE” MIGRATION AND ISLAMIC EXPANSE IN AMERICA, NOW THE NEED FOR ADDED SECURITY, MORE GRANTS AND GREATER INTRUSION INTO THE CHURCH SEEMS FULLY JUSTIFIED. BUT WHAT DANGERS AWAIT THE MERGER OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND CHRISTIAN HOUSES OF WORSHIP?
Rev Thomas Littleton 12/6/2023
WANT ARMED SWAT TEAM MEMBERS AT YOUR HOUSE OF WORSHIP? THANK AN EVANGLEICAL WHO SOLD “REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT ” TO THE CHURCHES. (PHOTO from RNS ARTICLE.)
Many US missions organizations and denominations have played key roles in the recent massive influx of migrants into America. Organizations like the Southern Baptist ERLC and outlets like Trinity Forum have lobbied for “Immigration Reform” in order to keep the billions in grant funding flowing into their coffers. The only political hindrance to the flow of government and activist /Soros /open borders-laden cash into these corrupt “Christian “organizations has been a temporary setback brought about by the Trump administration’s so-called “Muslim Ban”.
Evangelical ministries like World Relief partnered with the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to offer community-based / Faith-Based Partnership alliances with federal agencies. Many church and missions organizations were recruited directly by World Relief to join the funding and offer community connections to process, PLACE AND PROVIDE social services and welfare to “refugees” while restricting any ministry-based or “explicitly religious” activity such as prayer, worship of giving away bibles. Still, the evangelical leaders seeking to generate participation and cooperation with these programs continue to maintain and project the work as gospel ministry. NOW after the fruit of years of expanded Muslim Refugee aid, the churches and houses of worship find themselves in need of more grants and ever more direct involvement by government agencies to protect them from the very forces the “Refugee” infiltration has created and intensified.
SOME HISTORY OF THE GROWING PROBLEM OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AS GOSPEL MINISTRY.
HOW DEEP ARE THE SBC/NAMB/ SEND RELIEF INVOLVED IN MUSLIM REFUGEE CARE?
REFORMED BAPTIST THEOLOGIAN ALBERT MOHLER, WHO DISCIPLED SOROS FUNDED IMMIGRATION REFORM ADVOCATE RUSSELL MOORE ATTENDED A CHURCH INVOLVED IN “REFUGEE CARE”.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND ON THE PROBLEMS WITH REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AS MINISTRY CAN BE FOUND IN THESE RESEARCH ARTICLES.
ENTER DHS AND CISA /CYBER AND INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCY -SECURITY PLAN FOR HOUSES OF WORSHIP.
THE INTRUSION AND TRAINING WILL BE NEVER ENDING IN A PARTNERSHIP FORGED OUT OF POLITICAL DESTRUCTION OF NATIONAL BORDERS AND MERGING RELIGIONS INTO A MULTIFAITH GLOBAL SPIRITUALITY.
The guide is divided into five sections: “Identify,” “Protect,” “Detect,” “Respond” and “Recover.”
Physical Security Performance Goals for Faith-Based Communities
Publish Date
December 06, 2023
“The Physical Security Performance Goals for Faith-Based Communities—the first in a series of impending related documents geared toward industry partners—are a set of physical security practices that houses of worship and related facilities can use to reduce security risks to their congregations. Faith plays an important role in communities across the United States, from providing social services such as food, shelter, and clothing, to fostering a sense of unity for those with similar spiritual beliefs. These welcoming communities are often physically centered around houses of worship, which strive for the right balance between security and accessibility. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is committed to partnering with faith groups to help mitigate the threat of targeted violence and prepare for potential incidents. To support communities, CISA developed these performance goals to provide readily implementable, cost-effective solutions that can reduce risk. Once developed and broadly applied, the performance goals will enable houses of worship and related facilities— particularly those with limited resources—to effectively identify and manage risk.”
THE MODEL The Physical Security Performance Goals model provides recommended considerations aligned with security best practices to mitigate identified threats. The model examines threats and vulnerabilities to provide targeted mitigation strategies, all of which are organized by the following functional categories: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. This framework directly complements the five mission areas of the National Preparedness Goals, which are to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk. The security performance goals in this document are displayed in a visual model to help readers understand not only the goals themselves, but also the intended outcomes, risks that the security goals address, and a benchmark for robust security practices. For additional information and context, please see the Resources section located at the end of the document. For best practices related to cybersecurity, please see the Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance.” Goals. Each goal is comprised of the following components:
The Physical Security Performance Goals for Faith-Based Communities are intended to:
Establish a baseline set of physical security practices broadly applicable across houses of worship and related facilities with known risk factors.
Create benchmarks to measure and improve physical security maturity and build community readiness and resilience.
Articulate actionable guidance, including a prioritized set of physical security practices.
Provide a unique tool to identify security gaps and create an actionable plan that aligns with the priorities of faithbased communities. The Physical Security Performance Goals for Faith-Based Communities are:
Voluntary: These physical security goals are offered as options to enhance security posture and risk tolerance but do not place any obligation on a house of worship. This information can and should be tailored to the needs of each individual facility.
Not Comprehensive: These physical security goals do not identify all the physical security practices needed to protect houses of worship. The goals capture a core set of practices with known security approaches that are broadly applicable. Considerations for implementation should include the size of the organization and unique challenges specific to the institution and its community. Baselines should be tailored to the needs of individual houses of worship. GETTING STARTED For houses of worship to successfully implement the security goals, consider identifying a security coordinator and additional security and safety planning team members (if possible) to develop a holistic security strategy. To effectively manage risk, ensure that:
Risk assessments are conducted to understand the organization’s exposure to risk.
Facilities, people, activities, and processes are identified.
Relevant hazards, threats, and consequences to the organization are identified and documented.
Evaluations on the likelihood of occurrence and effectiveness of existing controls are conducted.
Mitigation strategies are developed, implemented, and regularly re-evaluated to ensure continuous improvement and adaptability. Organizations are also encouraged to leverage CISA Protective Security Advisors (PSAs)—security subject matter experts located across the country who directly support faith-based communities with vulnerability assessments, site visits, and training at no cost.
SAMPLE RECOMMENDATIONS
“DETECT”
“Provide situational awareness training to help individuals quickly identify potential threats/hazards to allow for appropriate response to an incident.
Utilize greeters at every entry point and parking lot to identify early warning signs of potential violence.
For schools and daycares on property: ◦ Create a culture of reporting concerning behaviors. Students and staff may report concerns through a variety of ways (online forms, phone number, email, or application platforms). ◦ Establish a team that will assess a student’s behavior and provide intervention strategies such as counseling, mental health care, or social and family services.”
DETECT “Power of Hello Houses of Worship Guide – introduces the OHNO Approach: Observe, Initiate a Hello, Navigate the Risk, and Obtain Help to assist staff, volunteers, and visitors in observing and evaluating suspicious behaviors, and obtaining help when necessary. De-Escalation Series – contains four products to assist personnel to identify and navigate suspicious activity or potentially escalating situations, and to safely disengage and report to local law enforcement or other appropriate authorities. Making Prevention a Reality – practical guide on assessing and managing the threat of targeted violence with concrete strategies to help communities prevent these types of incidents. Suspicious Activity and Items – information to recognize unusual behaviors and suspicious items associated with IED threats.”
DHS ASSESSMENT OF THREATS FROM MAY 2023 FOR 2024 ELECTION CYCLE
Summary of Terrorism-Related Threat to the United States
“The United States remains in a heightened threat environment. Lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and personal grievances continue to pose a persistent and lethal threat to the Homeland. Both domestic violent extremists (DVEs) and those associated with foreign terrorist organizations continue to attempt to motivate supporters to conduct attacks in the Homeland, including through violent extremist messaging and online calls for violence. In the coming months, factors that could mobilize individuals to commit violence include their perceptions of the 2024 general election cycle and legislative or judicial decisions pertaining to sociopolitical issues. Likely targets of potential violence include US critical infrastructure, faith-based institutions, individuals or events associated with the LGBTQIA+ community, schools, racial and ethnic minorities, and government facilities and personnel, including law enforcement.”
MORE GRANT HISTORY -MORE $$$ TO BE PROVIDED
“In 2022, DHS’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) provided over $250 million in funding to support target hardening and other physical security enhancements to non-profit organizations at high risk of terrorist attack.”
FY 2023
Total funding available for fiscal year 2023: $305 million
Nonprofit Security Grant Program – UASI (NSGP-U) – $152.5 million
Nonprofit Security Grant Program – State (NSGP-S) – $152.5 million
PAST DHS/FEMA CISA INVOLVEMENT IN CHURCH “SECURITY ” IS DISTURBING INDEED. RECALL “THE POWER OF HELLO”?
IMMIGRATION DRIVEN BY INSIDE ACTIVISTS POLITICAL AGENDAS AND OPEN SOCIETY FUNDING IS NOT COMPASSION.
Ignore the carefully crafted narratives of voices coming from Bio-Logos, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Send Relief, World Relief, Trinity Forum and other organizations and the individuals who lead them promoting interfaith dialog, Multifaith community development and “Compassionate Conservatism AKA Faith Based Partnerships. Jesus was not a refugee or an illegal immigrant. He was/is God in the Flesh and not a tool to be used by globalists who use the “useful idiots” of evangelism.
From Rick Warren’s PEACE Plan with its heretical Chrislam to Marvin Olasky the “not so former” Marxist Compassionate Conservatism -BOTH primers for Faith Based Partnerships and NGO /UN alliances -these false ideologies and their false gospels are only endangering our churches and houses of worship with the groundswell of Islam in the West.
Let the reality that DHS and CISA and FEMA see the need to infiltrate, control and fund how churches do “security” and view Hamas attacks on Israel as an even greater opportunity BE A WAKE UP CALL for believers and church leaders everywhere .THIS “Refugee ” surge is planned and coordinated by those who have neither America nor Christian Faith and gospel ministry in mind. DO NOT BE DECEIVED.
THIS IS WHAT THE GOSPEL SOUNDS LIKE ..SOUND FAMILIAR AT ALL?
PAULS CLEAR GOSPEL CALL TO A NATION DROWNING IN IDOLS.
TO THE UNKNOWN GOD.
Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: 24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. 26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ 29 Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising. 30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31 because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”
IN 2019 THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION WAS HELD IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA USING IT’S CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY AS A BACKDROP.THE SBC VOTED IN A “RESOLUTION” ASSERTING THAT CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND INTERSECTIONALITY ARE “HELPFUL ANALYTICAL TOOLS” FOR THE GOSPEL. NOTHING COULD BE FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH. IN FACT THE END GOAL FOR THE ACTIVIST PROMOTING THEM TO THE CHURCHES AND THE OUTCOMES FOR A GENERATION FALLING VICTIM TO THESE FALSE “GOSPELESS” NARRATIVES ARE AS CLEAR AS THEY ARE UNDENIABLE. FOR A GENERATION THE DAMAGE IS DONE AND MANY HAVE LOST A GRASP OF THE GOSPEL ENTIRELY.
Rev Thomas Littleton
11/20/2023
The church remains entangled in the midst of the CRT/BLM / Social Justice/ Racial Reconciliation / MeToo justice movements. As these are marching through the church and its institutions,just under ther surface lay a couple of lesser known realities. The most important of which is that these movements have had people on the inside opening the door to and furthering the cause in the church. THIS IS AN INSIDE JOB BELOVED.
Secondly, by the time these nasty tools of the trade for Cultural Marxist and activist trained by them had surfaced in the SBC and other Christian movements in 2019- they had already been inside once biblical conservative seminaries for over a decade. The fix was in and heading for your churches pulpit.
SOME DEFINITIONS FOR CLARITY.
THESE DETAILS ARE FROM UCLA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY TO HELP THOSE WHO STILL DO NOT GRASP THE GRAVITY OF WHAT CERTAIN EVANGELICAL LEADERS HAVE PROMOTED IN OUR SEMINARIES, MEDIA AND CHURCHES.
“Critical Race Theory was developed out of legal scholarship. It provides a critical analysis of race and racism from a legal point of view. Since its inception within legal scholarship CRT has spread to many disciplines. CRT has basic tenets that guide its framework. These tenets are interdisciplinary and can be approached from different branches of learning.”
“CRT recognizes that racism is engrained in the fabric and system of the American society. The individual racist need not exist to note that institutional racism is pervasive in the dominant culture. This is the analytical lens that CRT uses in examining existing power structures. CRT identifies that these power structures are based on white privilege and white supremacy, which perpetuates the marginalization of people of color. CRT also rejects the traditions of liberalism and meritocracy. Legal discourse says that the law is neutral and colorblind, however, CRT challenges this legal “truth” by examining liberalism and meritocracy as a vehicle for self-interest, power, and privilege. CRT also recognizes that liberalism and meritocracy are often stories heard from those with wealth, power, and privilege. These stories paint a false picture of meritocracy; everyone who works hard can attain wealth, power, and privilege while ignoring the systemic inequalities that institutional racism provides.”
“Intersectionality within CRT points to the multidimensionality of oppressions and recognizes that race alone cannot account for disempowerment. “Intersectionality means the examination of race, sex, class, national origin, and sexual orientation, and how their combination plays out in various settings.” This is an important tenet in pointing out that CRT is critical of the many oppressions facing people of color and does not allow for a one–dimensional approach of the complexities of our world.”
“Narratives or counterstories, as mentioned before, contribute to the centrality of the experiences of people of color. These stories challenge the story of white supremacy and continue to give a voice to those that have been silenced by white supremacy. Counterstories take their cue from larger cultural traditions of oral histories, cuentos, family histories and parables.This is very important in preserving the history of marginalized groups whose experiences have never been legitimized within the master narrative. It challenges the notion of liberalism and meritocracy as colorblind or “value-neutral” within society while exposing racism as a main thread in the fabric of the American foundation.”
“Another component to CRT is the commitment to Social justice and active role scholars take in working toward “eliminating racial oppression as a broad goal of ending all forms of oppression”. This is the eventual goal of CRT and the work that most CRT scholars pursue as academics and activists.”
TELL ME LIES TELL ME BIG ONES.
BLM & CRT HAVE HELPED MEMORIALIZE LIES AND HIDE BILLIONS IN CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION FUNDED TERRORISM, REVOLUTION, AND CORRUPTION.
Ameirca and the church- and the WORLD for that matter- seem to be drowning in an OCEAN OF LIES. The lies of 2020 seem to be paramount in many peoples minds as the truth continues to surface about the “Pandemic”, the “vaccines”, the “election”, January 6th “Insurrection” and the George Floyd “murder”sparking BLM riots across the globe.
In fact 2020 was in many ways “THE YEAR OF LIES” .
Take the recent surfacing of the cause of DEATH with George Floyd. Is anyone lining up to confess to their deception? Are CEOs who FUNDED DOMESTIC TERRORIST demanding their billions back? Are politicians and national state and city leaders resigning over their damning false positions and poisonous narratives they pushed on those who elected them? And finally are the many complicit and false evangelical leaders who marched with and promoted BLM /CRT/Intersectionality Marxist Revolution repenting and confessing to God and to the church for their false gospels and bridge building to the very powers hat seek to destroy Christian Faith globally? Sadly the answer to all these above questions is “NO”. In fact the silence is deafening from many and some are even YET doubling down on the errors.
TUCKER CARLSON AND OTHER MAINSTREAM MEDIA ARE PUTTING OUT THE FACTS ON THE LIES SURROUNDING FLOYD’S DEATH.
“Exposing that new court papers reveal that George Floyd was not murdered in May 2020 by then-police officer Derek Chauvin, Tucker Carlson said: “Did a racist white cop actually murder a man called George Floyd, a civil rights leader, in Minneapolis on Memorial Day of 2020? We’ve been told that happened, relentlessly, for three years. At this point, we’ve been told it so much that everyone seems to believe it.”
“Former Minnesota prosecutor Amy Sweasy discredited the entire examination: “I called Dr. Baker [Hennepin County Medical Examiner Andrew Baker] early that morning to tell him about the [George Floyd] case and to ask him if he would perform the autopsy on Mr. Floyd. He called me later in the day on that Tuesday and he told me that there were no medical findings that showed any injury to the vital structures of Mr. Floyd’s neck. There were no medical indications of asphyxia or strangulation.” spectator.org/chauvin-did-not-murder-george-floyd/“
“George Floyd was not murdered according to the official autopsy. Instead, he died of natural causes, which included decades of drug abuse as well as a fatal concentration of fentanyl in his body on his last day. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid. Opioids reduce the respiratory rate by affecting the respiratory center in the brainstem. Death from opioid overdose results from slow and shallow breathing, also known as opioid-induced respiratory depression. Hence, the real tragedy of Floyd was a life wasted on drug addiction and crime.”
“Yet, the actual circumstances of his tragic demise were knowingly falsified with the purpose of aiding those seeking to skew the national election on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020.”
THE MUG SHOTS OF GUILTY EVANGELICAL LEADERS: ARE THESE PEOPLE REALLY SAVED?
SOME OF THE BIGGEST OFFENDERS ARE SEMINARY HEADS AND PROFESSORS. ONE IS (OR RATHER WAS) CHIEF ETHICIST OF THE SBC AND IS NOW EDITOR AT CHRISTIANITY TODAY. ENTiRE DENOMINAITONAL MOVEMENTS ARE GOING OVER THE CULTURAL NIAGARA OF DECEIT AND IT IS LIKELY LITTLE ,IF ANYTHING, WILL BE LEFT OF THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
ALBERT MOHLER,PRESIDENT OF SBTS, FILLED HIS SEMINARY CLASSES, COURSES, PROFESSORSHIPS AND DEGREE PROGRAMS WITH CRITICAL THEORIES AND THE ACTIVIST WHO “DOCTORED” RESOLUTION 9 FROM A CONDEMNATION OF -INTO AFFIRMATION OF CRT AND iNTERSECTIONALITY.
MOHLER IS AMONG THE WORST EVANGELICAL OFFENDERS BECAUSE HE IS ABLE TO PERSUADE MANY THAT HE IS OPPOSED TO CRT AND BLM SIMPLY BY A POST ON “THE BRIEFING ” WHILE IN ACTIONS AT SBTS AND IN THE SBC -HE IS PROMOTING THEM.
MOHLER’S ACTIVIST DISCIPLES :
RUSSELL MOORE WORKED FOR ALBERT MOHLER FOR OVER 2 DECADES AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LAUNCHING THE CURRENT RACISM AND “METOO” ABUSE ACCUSATIONS IN THE SBC.
Moore is one of dozens of Mohler/ SBTS trained activist who promote and engage the use of a wide variety of Critical Theories including CRT, Feminine , Queer and Gender Theories. These are skills they developed at SBTS and SHARPENED for action against a Jesus centered Gospel in the SBC .
Moore worked at the ERLC and on the Leadership Council of The Gospel Coalition as both organizations promoted the racially themed CRT laced MLK/50 event which created the conservative biblical response against this surge of WOKE Social Justice in the SBC and beyond. Few recognized the source was their own seminaries.
“Racial Justice and the Uneasy Conscience of American Christianity”
April 10, 2018
Among other CRT and Intersectionality activist of the Mohler stable were the partners with Mohler in the openly CRT super spreader event and book called “Removing the Stain of Racism from the Southern Baptist Convention”.
2018 CP Stage-“Removing the Stain of Racism from the SBC”-
Jun 19, 2018
“Jarvis Williams moderates a panel titled “Removing the Stain of Racism from the SBC” with Al Mohler, Curtis Woods, Matt Hall, and Kevin Jones.”
(From the Biblical Recorder June 4th 2020)
“Baptists join diverse group of faith leaders in Chicago march.”
“They gathered in Chicago’s historic Bronzeville neighborhood at the Great Northern Migration Monument, which was erected to honor the African American diaspora from the Jim Crow South of the 20th century.”
“Pastors and rabbis led throngs June 2 in a peaceful march that stretched nearly 30 blocks, crying out for justice for George Floyd and an end to historical injustice against blacks.”
“Among the marchers and protesters were Southern Baptist researcher and missiologist Ed Stetzer, Progressive Baptist Church of Chicago members and Senior Pastor Charlie Dates, and members of Hillcrest Baptist Church in suburban Country Club Hills. Police escorted the crowd.”
WHO IS THAT MASKED MAN MARCHING DURING BLM PROTEST? IT IS LIFEWAY RESEARCH TREND SETTER AND WHEATON/BIOLA LEADER OF BILLY GRAHAM CHAIR OF EVANGELISM INFLUENCE PEDDLER AND CHILD CURRICULUM PRODUCER ED STETZER.
“Stetzer encouraged Southern Baptist pastors to study the plight of the oppressed African American community.”
“I’d encourage all pastors to educate themselves more about the inequalities experienced in communities of color, to know the history and the current challenges that still remain,” Stetzer said. “When you do, you will understand more why people protest.”
“Joining in the cause is “an amazing gospel opportunity to stand for what you once stood against because you’ve been changed by the power of the gospel,” Stetzer said, referencing the SBC’s beginnings as a pro-slavery denomination. “I think the Lord would be honored if Southern Baptists saw their unique responsibility to keep working for justice and race relations.”
FROM CHRISTIAN POST JUNE 8 2020
“Evangelicals, David Platt march in DC against racism, police brutality: ‘Forgive us”
THE SOCIAL JUSTICE FALSE PROPHET DAVID PLATT IN HIS EMBATTLED VA. PULPIT.
“Hundreds of evangelicals, including Pastor David Platt, gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest against racism and police brutality on Sunday, singing hymns and holding up Bible verses.”
“The involvement of evangelicals in the protests was organized by a group known as Faith + Works DC, which was concerned that there weren’t enough explicitly Christian voices involved after the brutal police killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man in Minneapolis.”
“Platt was introduced at the protests by Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor of Anacostia River Church and a black evangelical who is well-known for speaking out on issues of racism.
The group sang songs such as “This Little Light of Mine” and “Because He Lives” and prayed as they marched across the Anacostia River to head downtown in their stand for justice.”
SBC ETHICS AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY /ERLC EMPLOYEES MARCHED WITH PLATT AND WROTE ABOUT IT.
“Many Christians are choosing the hard work of repentance, educating themselves, and having tough conversations with friends and family on race in America. These are not public nor glamorous actions, but they are vitally important to racial reconciliation.”
THE NEGATIVE OUTCOMES AND THE GOSPEL: ALIENATION NOT RECONCILIATION.
(Let us turn for a moment to the openly LEFT evangleicals whose Justice Gospel narrratives our own leaders have embraced IN ORDER to understand the negative reality of seeking to use CRT and Intersectionality/ BLM and Racial Justice false narratives for “gosel centered” ministry. These false ideologies and narratives and the true GOSPEL cannot coexist .
“WHITE AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY IS ROOTED IN COLONIAL EMPIRE-BUILDING”
“There was no original innocence; the heresy of white supremacy and its resulting sins were there from the beginning.”
“WHITE CHRISTIANITY IN America was born in heresy.”
“This statement was made by Yale University theologian Eboni Marshall Turman last year before a large gathering of religion scholars. Marshall Turman, a formidable leader in African American theology, did not explain her meaning. In that room, she did not need to do so.”
“But as I heard her, I thought dolefully about how very long it took me as a white American Christian ethicist to be ready to engage or even to understand such a statement. I wondered doubtfully how many white American Christians today would be prepared to discuss it rationally. After all, part of what is so deeply wrong with white evangelicalism has to do with race. If what comes “after evangelicalism” does not address our racism at its roots, we shouldn’t bother.”
“To say that white Christianity in America was born in heresy is to make a theological statement about racism prior to any moral evaluation. It is to suggest that our local racism problem is ultimately rooted in heresy, a violation of central tenets of Christian doctrine. It is also to say that this heresy was present from the birth of American Christianity. There was no original innocence—the heresy and its resulting sins were there from the beginning.”
“This begs the question of whether the ultimate historical source of such heresy can be identified. It seems to me that a compelling starting point is 15th century Europe as it began conquering and colonizing the world in the name of Christ. The story begins with those first imperial powers, Spain and Portugal, but soon after extends to Britain and other European colonial nations, including Holland, France, Belgium, and so on. These were empire-building nations on the cusp of their grand adventures. They confidently believed themselves to be the center of the world, superior to all other cultures, entitled to conquer and colonize, and in doing so actively advancing God’s will. The European powers believed this for many centuries. Some would say that they, and their descendants, believe it still.”
THE CORE TEACHING OF FALSE JUSTICE IS TO RECOUNT “SINS ” OF THE PAST AND DEMAND RETRIBUTION AND EVEN RESTITUTION …WHILE THE HEART OF THE GOSPEL/THE NEW CONENANT IS GOD’S MERCY AND FORGIVENESS AND THE PROMISE TO FORGET AND “REMEMBER OUR SINS NO MORE”.
JEREMIAH 31:
“A New Covenant”
31 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, [h]though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their [i]hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
ONE PRAYER SAYS IT ALL AND THE ONE VERSE OF IT WHICH JESUS EXPOUNDED UPON.
MATTHEW 6: ( God calls us to forgive as we are forgiven NOT to hold out forgiveness for some man centered activist concept of “justice” based on Diversity Equity or Inclusion”.
11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. [d]For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE ACCEPT FORGIVENESS AND BEING SHOWN MERCY FOR OUR SINS AND DEBTS YET REFUSE TO GIVE THE SAME TO THOSE WHO HAVE SINNED AGAINST AND ARE INDEBTED TO US? (7X7 IN A DAY)
Matthew 18:21-35
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. 23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ 27 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down [a]at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ 30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. 32 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ 34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.
35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.
CONCLUSION : INJUSTICE FOR A GENERATION.
A generation of young people, young Christians and most disturbingly , young pastors are contaminated and indoctrinated and therefor are robbed of the true Gospel and its TRUE POWER to transform hearts, minds and even cultures. They are left with an empty and pwerless faith and a lame tainted gospel leaving them with little more than a call to social action. The CALL of God for many is LOST… robbed from them by false and fake teachers who are more complicit with the deception than those they have deceived.
Why? In their time the lines between the false followers of the false “justice Jesus” and true followers of the Son of God were black and white BUT these modern Critical Theory “scribes” have intentionally blurred the lines and wrapped their warped false gospel in orthodox sounding doctrine- mostly Neo-Calvinist docrtine laced with the SAME poison of the old justice and liberation errors of the past. These false scribes would not enter into GOSPEL repentance and FAITH and those who would enter in they hindered. Damned be these deceivers. Arise O Lord and Send Forth Thy Light and Thy Truth.
DESPITE MASSIVE ALIENATION OF IT’S MEMBERSHIP THROUGH TIM KELLER AND THE GOSPEL COALITION, DECLINE IN IT’S INSTITUTIONS AND CHURCHES, SCANDALS LIKE THE LGBTQ+ REVOICE AND WOKE MOVEMENTS- THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA HAS JUST PROVEN IT HAS NO INTENTION TO ALTER THE DAMNING TRAJECTORY OF THE LAST 15 YEARS.
Rev Thomas Littleton
11/17/2023
The Birmingham Alabama congregation Briarwood Church held flagship church status in the PCA since the founding of the conservative PCA denomination decades ago. But Briarwood has been troubled and in deline for years due to the groundswell of progressive politics and WOKE ideologies, a Church and semianry based “Faith and Works” Social Woke Justice economics (Kern Family Foundation/Acton Institute driven ) -and the ongoing influence from TGC /Tim Keller. Also the former pastor Harry Reeder continued his own involvement with the TGC Leadership Council. After a serious exodus of members and elders the troubled congregation’s remaining leadership and movement are now confirming that they are tone deaf to these concerns and too distracted by their own flowery press to grasp the pending outcome of the path they are on. The PCA seems to remain set on self destruct..
GIVE US GODLY SHEPHERDS OR WE DIE
Conservative Reformed belevers have long shown their desire to follow good leadership like Frank Barker who founded Briarwood and helped found the PCA after progressive and left leaning influences dismantled conservative mainstream Presbyterian movements. But leaders like Tim Keller and all too cooperative players like former , now deceased, Briarwood pastor Harry Reeder have continued to push the limits of duplicity and progressive politics wrapped in conservative rhetoric and Reformed Theology with horrific outcomes.
Keller’s Center for Faith and Works, the Kern /Acton MONEY & Influence in the seminaries and the massive impact of TGC on pastors and pulpits have taken a huge toll on the PCA. Reeder had congregants and elders alike seeking to persuade HIM to exit the TGC Leadership Council for many years until he finally did so shortly before his death. But the Keller/ TGC influence NEVER ceased at Brairwood nor has it ceased in the PCA. In fact it has only increased since the death of Tim Keller in May 2023 just one day after Reeder was killed in an automobile accident.
BRIARWOOD’S TROUBLES
Under Reeder Brairwood had expereinced little growth and several recent splits in large part due to the TGC/Keller progressivism, Revoice like “Rethink Apologetics ” LGBTQ agenda and even a massive RACIAL /CRT DRIVEN WOKE JUSTICE agenda in the Brairwood Christian School and other Briarwood ministries. Harry Rdder had also passed away under the cloud of over 60 charges of Abuse of Power filed against him in the local Evangel Presbytery. These charges had been investigated and confirmed and were coming to a head at the time of Reeder’s death. They have since been shelved and all but buried… for now. (NOTE – This author /researcher was NOT part of those 60 plus individuals who filed charges but can attest to the many abuses in the leadership style of the Reeder regime for simply attempting to warn the leadership and congregation of the dangerous influences and compromise of TGC/Keller / Faith and Works/ Revoice and other significant errors and threats to the biblical fidelity and spiritual health of Briarwood and the PCA congregants.
THE NEXT INFECTED LEADER IN THE QUEUE – BRAIRWOOD ANNOUNCED THE INTERIM REPLACEMENT FOR HARRY REEDER AND HIS IS A FULL ON TGC AND FAITH AND WORKS LEADER.
Praise for Dan Doriani’s Previous Book on Work
“Dan is an academic who wears his considerable scholarship lightly as he writes a theologically rich but accessible book on the Christian and work.” –Timothy Keller, Author, Every Good Endeavor/
“Briarwood Church Family,Grace and Peace to you in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! It is with great joy that we are able to announce to you that our Lord has graciously led our Session to unanimously call Dr. Dan Doriani to serve as our Intentional Interim Pastor beginning December 1, 2023. Once again God has proven Himself faithful to our church family, providing an experienced and gifted Interim Pastor to shepherd and lead us through our time of transition. Dr. Doriani very much desired to be with us this Sunday but in God’s Providence is not able to join us until Sunday, December 3. We have however attached a brief video greeting from Dr. Doriani for you. We look forward to having him with us for the first three Sundays of Advent (December 3, 10 & 17) and we thank the Lord for providing such a blessing.Dr. Dan Doriani has faithfully served the Lord as a Pastor and Teacher since earning his Masters of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and being ordained in the Presbyterian Church in America in 1982. Presently he is a Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary where he has served in numerous capacities for over two decades. This coming Spring semester Dr. Doriani will be dividing his time between Covenant Seminary and Briarwood as he honors his commitments as a professor. Beginning in May, we will have the blessing of him being with us on a more full-time basis.”
BRIARWOOD INTERIM DORIANI TGC BIO
TGC LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Dan Doriani
“Dan Doriani (MDiv, PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary; STM, Yale Divinity School, Research Fellow, Yale University, 1981, 1995) is Professor of theology and Vice President at Covenant Theological Seminary. He has written seventeen books on exegesis and biblical ethics, and is the founder and president of Center for Faith and Work, St. Louis. He was also a lead pastor of a very small church (5 years) and a very large church (eleven years. He has three children and three grandchildren (so far).”
In addition to the deepening of The Gospel Coalition influence with ANOTHER TGC COUNCIL MEMBER as interim – the fact that Dan Doriani heads the social justice driven “socialist economics” behind the “Faith and Works ” ideology in St Louis proves that Brairwood nor the PCA leadership either hear or care about the massive losses they have sustained because of it.
FAITH AND WORKS
“The Center for Faith & Work St. Louis is a ministry focused on engaging the world through a biblical understanding of work and vocation. With Working Groups of industry leaders, we seek to transform the workplace for God’s glory and our neighbors’ good. Many people have trouble seeing the value of their work. But, the character of God shapes the character of our work.”
“CFW seeks to engage all who desire to do significant work, practice love and justice in their work, and dare to change their corner of the world through that work.”
“Through an eight-week intensive discipleship Working Group, we train leaders across all disciplines to think biblically about their work and challenge them to serve faithfully in the place where God has given them gifts.”
DORIANI OPENLY PROMOTES TIM KELLER’S CENTER FOR FAITH ADN WORKS WITH HIS ST LOUIS VERSION.
“Katherine Alsdorf has been at the forefront of the Faith and Work movement since she joined Redeemer’s Center for Faith and Work in 2002. Prior to her work for Redeemer, she spent years leading various firms in tech and entrepreneurial spaces in Silicon Valley and New York City. She co-authored Every Good Endeavor with Tim Keller in 2012. In today’s episode, Katherine joins Dan to discuss her career in hi-tech, her perspective on Faith and Work, and some of the unique challenges women face in the workplace.”
ALSO DORIANI PROMOTES LIBERTARIAN “ACTON INSTITUTE FELLOW – STEVE GARBER .ACTON IS THE CURRICULUM PROVIDER FOR THE WOKE JUSTICE KERN FUNDED PROGRAMS IN MOST PCA AND SOUTHERN BAPTIST SEMINARIES.
“Mentorship is much like planting a seed and nurturing it’s growth, tending to it until it bears fruit. As Steven Garber says, mentorship is the act of bringing one into a vocation over the course of their life. As part of the burden of mentorship, there is a deeper recognition that all of life falls under the Lordship of Christ. Dan and Steven acknowledge their influences from Lesslie Newbigin to Michael Polyani to Abraham Kuyper, and along the way, they discuss everything from marketing to knowing, hiking, politics, and their aesthetic sensibilities. Join us as we conclude season 7 with this profound and stimulating conversation on faith and work.”
DDORIANI PROMOTING TGC /YY&R EDITOR /KELLER CLONE COLIN HANSEN
“Collin Hansen has been chronicling the modern evangelical church for the better part of the last two decades. He is perhaps best known for his 2008 work on New Calvinism, entitled Young, Restless, and Reformed. Collin most recently published a biography of the late Tim Keller, and currently is vice president for content and editor-in-chief for the Gospel Coalition. He also hosts the podcast, Gospelbound.
Dan talks with Collin about his work, historical movements within the American church, and the legacy of Tim Keller.
This episode was recorded prior to Tim Keller’s passing.
To listen to the full conversation with Collin on our podcast, Working w/ Dan Doriani.”
WARNING – THE FAITH AND WORKS IDEOLOGY IS A PRIMER FOR “COMMON GOOD”/JUSTICE DRIVEN COMMUNITARIAN /SOCIALIST ECONOMICS INORDER TO CULTIVATE A NEW GENERATION OF GIVERS AND SERVERS PRIMED TO BECOME GOOD GLOBAL CITIZENS IN THE AGENDA 2030 WORLD TO COME. THIS TYPE OF CORRUPTED FAITH AND THE PERVERTED CONCEPT OF “HUMAN FLOURISHING ” ARE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE POLITICAL LEFT AND FRANKFURT SCHOOL INSPIRED THINK TANKS LIKE IASC. iT IS AS DEADLY AS IT IS UNBIBLICAL.
NOTE- ALSO THERE ARE MANY MORE ARTICLES ON THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER ABOUT KELLER/ KERN /ACTON FUNDING AND CURRICULUM / FAITH And WORKS AND THE BROADER FALSE GOSPEL INFLUENCE IMPACT ON THE SEMINARIES, CHURCHES AND MOVEMENTS OF BOTH THE PCA AND REFORMED BAPTIST.
KERN ACTON / FAITH AND WORK DEEPER TIES TO URBAN GLOBALISM/ FRANKFURT SCHOOL -IASC – INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN CULTURE /AGENDA 2030 ‘
CONFIRMED BY 2022 THE “POLIS INSTITUTE” IS OPENLY PROMOTING THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBALIST /AGENDA 2030 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THIS IS WHY A PARTNERING DENOMINATION LIKE THE PCA NEEDS FAITH AND WORKS INDOCTRINATION. OTHERWISE THE SCHEME WOULD NEVER WORK.
CONCLUSION
Neither Briarwood nor the PCA are in a good place nor are they likey to survive much more of the damning leaven TGC/Keller and WOKE Justice dark money have flooded into this once conservative and far reaching movement. Briarwood as the PCA flagship congregation leadership is sending one sure message to congregants and to onlookers and to concerned believers everywhere with the appointment of Dan Doriani as “Intentional Interim ” at Brairwood Church. “It’s business as ususal – your concerns about a false gospel and the present decline mean little or nothing to us. WE ARE STAYTING THE COURSE…KEEP ON TITHING.”
AFTER HAVING ALL BUT LEFT THE GOSPEL BEHIND IN FAVOR OF FBP/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND AIDING GOVERNMENT AGENDAS LIKE THE PANDEMIC AND VAX ROLL OUT- THE EVANGELICAL CHURCHES HAVE TAKEN THEIR SPIRITUALLY BANKRUPT EFFORTS INTO MEETING THE WHITEHOUSE CALL TO “TACKLE THE NATIONS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS”.
Rev Thomas Littleton
9/29/2023
Besides being justice driven, community based, global goals and Faith Based Partnership expansive – the new church MENTAL HEALTH focus WILL PROVIDE the perfect format for local churches to track , monitor and REPORT problematic people and mindsets to watchful government agentcies “worried” about the mental health of Christians and biblical conservatives. Also with the massive influx of undocumented immigrants being dropped off in local communities, many are reported to have come from nations who are emptying out their own mental health facilities. The church is the perfect faith based partner to clean up the govenment policies ongoing mess and care for the souls through administrating endless welfare and government give away programs including mental health care.
In reality progressives and globalist see the church role in society as nothing more than the third leg of the STOOL delivering humanitarian and health and social services of all kinds…with a deceived all volunteer work force thinking it is doing the service of God. The only thing missing is the Gospel … and the actual ability to offer any real help to those gripped by depression, addiction, abuse, and other mental health challenges. Never has a more ill equipped but eager crisis response team been assembled. The pending failure of these programs goes far beyond the misspent funding and right into aiding the most hidious goals of the left, breaking the economic system, piling up more kiss of death for the dollar national debt and destroying the churches influence in the culture -all in one turn key program.
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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH? WHO CARES WHEN YOU HAVE BUZZ WORDS LIKE HUMAN FLOURISHING ?
“While the literal words, “mental health,” may not come up in Scripture, we definitely read about it. Woven throughout the story of the Bible–creation, the fall, redemption, and eternal life–we can read about the wholeness of Shalom, emotions, and how to flourish in life.
Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to what God has to say about our mental health. You’ll quickly realize He cares deeply about it.”
JUST MAKE IT UP AS YOU GO…THE THEOLOGY OF MENTAL HEALTH
THEOLOGY OF MENTAL HEALTH IS SIMILAR TO THE TIM KELLER APPROACH OF “THEOLOGY OF CITIES” AND “THEOLOGY OF PLACE” AND “THEOLOGY OF VOCATION” …JUST MAKE UP UP OUT OF THIN AIR AND ATTACH A BIBLE VERSE OF TWO ON IT!
“For the next two weeks the podcast team is going to be enjoying a spring break. But don’t worry there still will be new episodes each week!”
“For the next 2 weeks, we are jumping back to share a few of the most viewed sessions from past Church Mental Health Summit’s. We can’t wait to share some of these fantastic talks and resources with you! Tune in tomorrow to hear from Reverend Will Van der Hart and his session titled A Theology of Mental Health.”
ANXIETY CARE ?
“This week’s Care Ministry Podcast reminds us that anxiety is not bad or wrong. It’s part of being a human! The ways we respond to anxiety show whether we are healthy or not. Listen in on this episode to better understand why we tend to avoid anxiety and how we can face it in healthy ways.”
RACIAL JUSTICE MENTAL HEALTH
“This week on the Care Ministry Podcast We are putting a special focus on Black History Month with our special guest Chuck Mingo. We plan on diving into how the church can respond and be a part of the solution for change around racial justice and reconciliation.
You won’t want to miss it!”
WOMENS EMPOWERMENT – THE FEMINIST ARE ALWAYS AT THE DOOR
FEMINIST HAVE DEEPLY IMPACTED CHRISTIAN COUNSELING SINCE THE #METOO MOVEMENT AND THE MANY SCANDALS IN DENOMINATIONS AND CHURCHES OVER SEX ABUSE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OUTCOMES GIVEN THESE TRENDS.
CAREFUL OF WOMENS EMPOWERMENT MANTRAS AND COUNSELING !
SELF CARE
“When someone says “self-care,” does your mind jump to a beach in Hawaii or an exclusive spa treatment, complete with cucumbers over the eyes?
We need to understand what self-care really is. Yes, vacations and spas are lovely ways to rejuvenate, but what about the day-to-day realities in between those highlight experiences?
Listen to this week’s episode on the Care Ministry Podcast for my 6-step Self-care Ladder. Achieving self-care is more accessible than you may think!
I’m curious, what are your best forms of self-care? Bonus points if you mention which rung of the Self-care Ladder they fall under!”
UNDERSTANDING OCD
“Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is made up of two parts:
Obsessions
Compulsions
Contrary to popular usage, these obsessions do not simply stem from a desire for a tidy space or a fear of germs. We tend to trivialize OCD, when in actuality, it’s a disorder causing severe anxiety and stemming from disruptive, repetitive thoughts.
This week’s podcast gives us an inside look at how we can better understand this disorder and, in doing so, show up better for those around us who might suffer from it.”
EATING DISORDERS
“This week we have special guest Christie Dondero Bettwy from Rock Recovery joining us on The Care Ministry Podcast.
We are diving into talking Eating Disorders and discussing how the church can support those who have struggled or are currently stuggling!”
EQUIPPING CHURCHES WITH HEALTH CARE TEAMS
“The Summit is a one-day, virtual event to equip the local church in its support for mental health in their communities, congregations, and leaders.”
“For the next two weeks the podcast team is going to be enjoying a spring break. But don’t worry there still will be new episodes each week!
For the next 2 weeks, we are jumping back to share a few of the most viewed sessions from past Church Mental Health Summit’s. We can’t wait to share some of these fantastic talks and resources with you! Tune in tomorrow to hear from Reverend Will Van der Hart and his session titled A Theology of Mental Health.”
THE SUMMITT TRACKS
Global Health
“Cultural perspectives and support for those who serve in missions around the world.”
Community Health
“Equipping churches to support those struggling with mental health in their communities.”
Church Health
“Building a church culture that supports and serves mental health through programs and ministries.”
Leadership Health
“Strengthening leaders’ mental health and addressing impacts of ministry.”
THE WHITEHOUSE CALL TO ACTION
MAY 18, 2023
Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Tackle Nation’s Mental Health Crisis
Actions include $200 million to scale up 988 suicide and crisis lifeline and new resources for school-based mental health services
“This Mental Health Awareness Month, we honor all those experiencing mental health challenges and celebrate the mental health professionals, families, and caregivers who support them. It is clear that our country is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis impacting people of all ages. In 2021, two in five American adults reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression and forty-four percent of high school students reported struggling with persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, social media, and gun violence. The Biden-Harris Administration is firmly committed to addressing this crisis.
As part of his Unity Agenda, President Biden released a comprehensive national strategy to transform how mental health is understood, accessed, treated, and integrated in and out of health care settings. Across the federal government, thanks to the President’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) and Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), the Administration has already invested unprecedented levels of funding to expand access to mental health services. The President’s FY24 budget goes further, proposing tens of billions more to transform behavioral health services for all Americans.
Today, which is recognized as Mental Health Day of Action, and throughout Mental Health Awareness Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing additional critical actions to advance the President’s mental health strategy across its three key objectives: strengthening the mental health workforce and system capacity, connecting more Americans to care, and creating a continuum of support.
Strengthen the Mental Health Workforce and System Capacity Addressing the mental health crisis requires that we confront the severe shortage of mental health professionals and strengthen the capacity of the behavioral health care system. As a result, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking new actions this month to:
Increase the size and diversity of the behavioral health workforce. Thanks to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), the Department of Education (ED) has awarded more than $280 million in funding to bolster the pipeline of mental health professionals serving in schools and expand school-based mental health services and supports. Earlier this week, ED announced $95 million of this total was awarded in grants across 35 states to increase access to school-based mental health services and strengthen the pipeline of mental health professionals in high-needs school districts. Grantees from ED’s mental health programs project that these funds will create more than 14,000 new mental health professionals in U.S. schools – including school psychologists, counselors, social workers. This month, ED also announced new funding for a center that will provide technical assistance to grantees working to address the critical need in prekindergarten-12 schools for school-based mental health service providers. This summer, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will announce a new Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) funding opportunity for approximately $8.4 million to support 16 awards to recruit and train providers to provide behavioral support to children and adolescents.
Expand access to peer support. A peer worker is someone with lived experience with a mental health and/or substance use condition, and who works with other people with similar conditions in a wide range of non-clinical activities including advocacy, navigation and linkage to resources, sharing of experience, social support, and more. In the coming weeks, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will release the National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification. The new standards are designed to improve consistency across peer certifications and promote quality of the growing number of peer workers across the nation.
Enhance crisis response. To ensure those in crisis have access to services, SAMHSA announced the availability of more than $200 million for states, territories, call centers, and Tribal organizations to continue strengthening 988 operations. Through the SAMHSA supported 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the network receives approximately 100,000 calls, chats, and texts each week. Later this month, SAMHSA will also announce more than $9 million in awards in cooperative agreements for community crisis response partnerships. This funding will support mobile crisis response teams to ensure adults and youth experiencing mental health crises in high-need communities receive faster access to trained mental health professionals.
Expand proven models of care. To build capacity to meet the mental health needs of Americans, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded 15 one-year state planning grants to help states develop the necessary capacity to compete to participate in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration. CCBHCs provide 24/7, comprehensive behavioral health care – including crisis care – to the most vulnerable Americans regardless of their ability to pay. Thanks to BSCA, we are working to expand these clinics and help more states enter the program.
Connect More Americans to Care Even when services are available, barriers like cost, cultural bias, and inconvenience often prevent people from accessing the care they need. On average, it takes 11 years after the onset of mental health symptoms for someone to seek treatment. To help remove these barriers, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking new actions to:
Make it easier to find help. It is simply too hard to know where to start when you or a loved one experiences a mental health challenge. That’s why HHS launched FindSupport.Gov, a brand-new, easy-to-access, free-of-charge, and user-friendly online resource for all Americans to learn how to get support for mental health, drug, and alcohol issues.
Provide mental health services in schools. To help address student mental health needs, today, CMS released an updated Medicaid School Claiming and Administrative Guide and ED released a proposed rule that would revise processes on Medicaid billing under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, both of which are intended to make it easier for schools to provide health services to students with Medicaid. In addition, the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) initiated a Behavioral Health and Wellness Program to provide indigenous focused, evidence-based, and trauma-informed behavioral health and wellness services and resources, including an expanded tele-behavioral health BIE specific 24/7 crisis hotline, to students and staff at all BIE-funded schools, colleges, universities, dormitories, and programs.
Support mental health of workers. Work related stress and burnout can lead to mental health challenges for America’s working families. To help address workplace mental health, earlier this month, the Department of Labor (DOL) launched a Mental Health at Work Initiative to promote key resources in support employees and employers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) also rolled out the Workplace Stress Toolkit to provide guidance and tips for employers, training resources, and outreach materials to reduce stress and burnout among workers.
Reduce stigma for service members and veterans. Service members and veterans are at increased risk for mental health challenges. Earlier this month, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a new policy that makes it easier for Service members to seek support by self-initiating a referral for a mental health evaluation through a commanding officer or supervisor. This policy, based on the Brandon Act, allows Service members to seek confidential help, reducing stigma associated with mental health issues. This month, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is also leveraging its Today I Am Campaign, to showcase veterans’ stories of getting help to inspire other veterans to proactively seek support and resources.
Deliver mental health services to caregivers. To help address the stress of family caregiving, this month, VA launched a pilot program to provide mental health services to caregivers enrolled in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. This new program will address the unique mental health needs of veteran caregivers by providing evidence-based services centered around couples, family therapy, and the individual needs of the caregiver.
Reduce disparities in maternal mental health. Too often, postpartum depression and anxiety go undiagnosed. This month, HRSA will announce awards for more than $65 million to 25 HRSA-funded health centers to implement innovative approaches to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce disparities for women from underserved backgrounds by supporting health centers to partner with patients and the community to develop and pilot innovative, patient-centered, scalable models of care delivery that address the clinical and health-related social needs of health center patients at highest risk of maternal morbidity and mortality. HRSA also just marked the one-year anniversary of the maternal mental health hotline. The 24/7 hotline, 1-833-TLC-MAMA, provides support before, during and after pregnancy and is currently staffed by more than three dozen call-takers, including nurses, doulas, and lactation consultants. During the first year, the hotline received more than 12,000 calls and texts.
Promote behavioral health equity. Earlier this month, SAMHSA launched a Behavioral Health Equity Challenge which will provide up to ten awards to community-based organizations for innovative outreach and engagement strategies that help members of underserved racial and ethnic communities engage in culturally and linguistically responsive services across the continuum of care for behavioral health, including mental health promotion, substance misuse prevention, and treatments and supports that foster recovery.
Create Healthy and Supportive Environments
In addition to investments in the health care system, we must also build environments that promote wellness and recovery and prevent mental health challenges from occurring in the first place. This month, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking new actions to:
Improve youth resilience. Unlike ever before, our kids are facing the consequences of multiple crises at once, from COVID-19 to gun violence among other key issues. HHS announced the new Children and Youth Resilience Prize Challenge, which will award $1 million to innovative community-led solutions to promote resilience in children and adolescents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters.
Promote the importance of social connection. Social isolation and loneliness are far too common. People from all walks of life have been forced to grapple with increase social isolation and loneliness, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this month, the U.S. Surgeon General released a new Advisory on Addressing Loneliness and Promoting Social Connection. And, CDC also launched a new website for adults, which provides key suggestions on how to combat loneliness by improving social connectedness.
Invest in early childhood mental health. Like with physical health, it is important for us to start taking care of the mental health of our children as early in their lives as possible. Later this month, SAMHSA will award $9.7 million in grants through the infant and early childhood mental health program to improve outcomes for children from birth up to 12 years of age via improved interventions and treatment services.
Improve suicide prevention efforts. Beyond scaling up 988, the Administration is also taking additional actions to better prevent suicide. The Indian Health Service (IHS) will implement a system-wide suicide prevention training for all staff to increase recognition and response to suicide within American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Later this month, SAMHSA will award $6 million in suicide prevention grants across multiple programs to support states and tribes with implementing youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies in schools, institutions of higher education, juvenile justice systems, substance use and mental health programs, foster care systems, and other child and youth-serving organizations.
Launch public call-to-action to support research. This month, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy called on non-profit organizations, advocacy groups, academic institutions, companies, and other research funders to share their actions and collaborations to help advance national mental health research priorities. This builds on the first-of-its-kind White House Report on Mental Health Research Priorities, which outlined a set of critical and timely needs and opportunities in mental health research.
Improve employee wellness. Americans spend much of their lives working, so it is critical that we foster healthy mental health practices even at work. Later this month, the Administration’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will release an Employee Wellness Program Guidance for agencies on best practices for providing wellness services to federal employees. The Administration also launched an interagency Mental Health and Well-being Community of Practice to continue to identify best practices and develop a government-wide toolkit for agencies containing metrics, data, insights, and options for agencies to use to understand and promote employee well-being and mental health.
Expand access to recovery. Treatment works and recovery is possible, and the Administration is committed to supporting all living in recovery. In the coming weeks, SAMHSA will announce $5.4 million in grant awards for building communities of recovery to support mobilization and connection of community-based resources to increase access to and quality of long-term recovery support for people with substance use disorders and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.”
THE WOKE JUSTICE RACE AND ABUSE DRIVERS
NOTE- You caN see above in the Whitehouse TALKING POINTS THE “EQUITY AND JUSTICE DRIVERS.
MENTAL HEALTHCARE SUMMIT FOUNDERS PUSH OF RACE CARD FOR BHM
“This week on the Care Ministry Podcast We are putting a special focus on Black History Month with our special guest Chuck Mingo. We plan on diving into how the church can respond and be a part of the solution for change around racial justice and reconciliation.
You won’t want to miss it!”
RICK WARREN’S WIFE AND OTHER BAPTIST AGENCY LEADERS “RESPOND”
NOTE- given that Rick Warren’s wife Kay Warren is involved -Christians can assume that global goals and faith based partnerships are at the epicenter of this new church “Mental Health ” focus.
“How do you endure when your prayers for healing from mental illness are not fulfilled? What do you do with your disappointed and broken heart? Join The Church Mental Health Summit on October 10 and watch my session “How Long, O Lord?” Register for free at www.CHURCHMENTALHEALTHSUMMIT.com.“
SOUTHERN BAPTIST ENTITY IMB-“THE INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS BOARD” HAS AT LEAST THREE OF ITS EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN THE SUMMITT
THESE INCLUDE JOSH AND JESSICA COBB AMY C. MORGAN
THE SPONSORS AND GLOBAL GOALS
CORRUPTING OFFSHORE FUNDER PROMOTING MULTI FAITH/ INTERFAITH DIALOG AND FALSE THEISTIC EVOLUTIONS EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE GENISIS 1-11 AND MERGE “FAITH AND FAKE SCIENCE”
THE MASSIVELY WEALTHY SOUTHERN BAPTIST FINACIAL ARM FUNDED WITH SEED MONEY FROM THE ROCKEFELLER FAMILY
DEEPLY CORRUPTED BY THE APA IDEOLOGY/ SOGI/ DEADLY APOLOGETICS TRENDS AND COMPROMISE- BIOLA IS NOT A TRUSTED CHRISTIAN ENTITY.
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How We Serve
“Practical help and resources to equip churches to better love their neighbours and transform their neighbourhoods.”
“How We Work”
“Our approach to transformation focuses on Civic engagement, projects that Replicate and Enterprise solutions to poverty.”
“NAYBA is a global network committed to resourcing the local church with practical and proven resources that can help transform their local neighbourhood.”
“We work collaboratively across nations with one shared goal, to elevate and share the best projects so that every church in every nation can effectively share the love of Jesus with the people around them.
This site is a hub for all our projects and places, you can see where we are and what God is doing in those places. If you’d like to join in by replicating a project or resource in your neighbourhood then please get in touch, we would love to help you!”
THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN VISION
THE CHURCH CREATING AND OFFERING COMMUNITY IS NOT A BIBLICAL CONCEPT IN FACT THE CHURCH EBING THE HOLY AND SET APART BODY OF CHRIST AND SERVING AS SALT AND LIGHT IN SECULAR SOCIETY IS THE VISION. A PEOPLE WHO ARE MARKED BY HOLINESS TO THE LORD IS THE BIBLICAL CHURCH.
YET THIS COMMUNITY DRIVEN MENTAL HEALTH MODEL INSIST:
“Isolation, shame, and secrecy are three key ingredients to maintaining unhealthy patterns and addictions.
What if your church was a place where people who struggle with addictions knew they are not alone, they can talk about their real struggles, and they can be fed truth about who they are in Christ?
Let’s cultivate that kind of community together!”
WHY THERE IS NO HELP IN “FAITH BASED CARE “
JAMIE ATEN AND THE WHEATON BASED /ED STETZER PARTNER -cofounder OF
“SPIRTUAL FIRST AID ” AND A SPONSOR OF THE SUMMIT IS ALSO FOUNDER OF FEMA -DHS PARTNER ORGANIZATION AND WHEATON MA DISASTER DEGREE PROFESSIONALS
“HUMANITARIAN DISASTER INSTITUTE “
Jamie D. Aten, Ph.D.
“Blanchard Chair of Humanitarian Disaster Leadership, Executive Director of Humanitarian Disaster Institute, Professor of Humanitarian Disaster Leadership“
“Jamie D. Aten, Ph.D., is a disaster psychologist and disaster ministry expert. He helps others navigate mass, humanitarian, and personal disasters with scientific and spiritual insights. He is the Founder and Executive Director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and Disaster Ministry Conference and holds the Blanchard Chair of Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership at Wheaton College. Learn more about HDI’s new M.A. in Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership at www.wheaton.edu/HDL“
“In 2016, he received the FEMA Community Preparedness Champion Award at the White House. He doesn’t just study disasters—he has survived disasters. Jamie got his start helping others amidst disasters after moving to South Mississippi just six days before Hurricane Katrina struck his community. Eight years later, he was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Now in remission, Jamie shares his disaster research and cancer story with scientific and spiritual insights, helping others cultivate faith and resilience.”
“His research has been supported by over $6 million in grant funding. In addition to over 100 scholarly publications, he is the co-editor and co-author of 7 academic books, including two American Psychological Association bestsellers. His disaster and humanitarian resources have been adopted and utilized by World Relief, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Chicago Department of Public Health, and many other organizations. Jamie is a disaster columnist for Christianity Today’s (CT) Church Law & Tax. His writing frequently appears in outlets that include The Washington Post,Christianity Today, and Psychology Today. Jamie is also regularly cited or interviewed by news outlets like CBS News, Fox News TV, Yahoo! News, Moody Radio, and Religion News Service.”
“Pastors and church leaders–are you feeling overwhelmed by the spiritual and emotional pain in your congregation? Get equipped and encouraged to meet your community’s mental health needs. Sign up for the FREE virtual Church Mental Health Summit on October 10th and join over 6000 attendees from 100+ countries who’ve already registered.
More than 60 speakers will share tools, resources, and insights on improving mental health and caring well for those in distress. SFA Co-Founders Dr. Jamie Aten & Kent Annan will present a session on “Spiritual First Aid: Simple, Practical Ways to BLESS Others.”
“Whether you are a volunteer, ministry leader, professional helper, educator, or someone concerned about a loved one or neighbor, getting trained in Spiritual First Aid will improve your ability to respond to spiritual and emotional injuries.”
BOTTOM LINE IS THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT GOING TO FUND THE CHURCH TO DO MINISTRY. NO “EXPLICITLY RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY INCLUDING PRAYER, WORSHIP, BIBLE STUDY , GIVING OUT CHRISTIAN LITERATURE ECT IS ALLOWED IN GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS .
CLARIFICATION: FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF FAITH BASED PARTNERSHIP FUNDING
“(August 2, 2016) Because this program is supported in whole or in part by direct financial assistance from the Federal Government, we are required to let you know that-
We may not discriminate against you on the basis of religion or religious believe, your refusal to hold a religious believe, or your refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice;
We many not require you to attend or participate in any explicitly religious activities that are offered by us, and any participation by you in these activities must be purely voluntary;
We must separate in time or location any privately funded explicitly religious activities form activities supported with direct Federal financial assistance under this program;
If you object to the religious character of our organization, we must make reasonable efforts to identify and refer you to an alternative provider to which you have no objection; however, we cannot guarantee that in every instance, an alternative provider will be available; and
You may report violations of these protections including any denials of services or benefits, by contacting or filing a written complaint.”
NOTE- AS YOU CAN SEE JAMIE ATEN WHO IS PART OF THE 2023 MENTAL EHALTH SUMMIT AND PROMOTING IT IS ACCUSTOMED TO BEING IN LEAGUE WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND WORKING WITH THIER ANTI CHRISTIAN RESTRICTIONS. IT REPRESENTS “NO POROBLEM” IN HIS ORGANIZATIONS THINKING AT ALL. . SO IT IS HUMANITARIAN? – PERHAPS! BUT IS THIS THE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL. ABSOLUTELY NOT.
(ATEN WITH DHS AND FEMA AND THE WHITE HOUSE )
“Grateful my colleague Kent Annan and I were invited to The White House for meetings and to FEMA to share about Spiritual First Aid, The Better Samaritan, and the work our HDI team, students, and alumni are doing to help others impacted by disasters, humanitarian crises, and mass traumas.”
“Hi all, I wanted to let you know about the upcoming Church Mental Health Summit that our organization, Spiritual First Aid is helping to lead. This is a free 1-day virtual conference on October 10th, World Mental Health Day. It is on-demand, so you can pick and choose which talks you’d like to watch, including where and when you’d like to watch on event day. There will be over 65+ speakers, including experts like Dr. John Townsend and Kay Warren. Sample topics that will be covered include church health, leadership health, and community health. Join the Church Mental Health Summit so you can be strengthened as a leader, equipped to support others, and able to build a culture of care at your church. To learn more about this free event visit www.churchmentalhealthsummit.com. I hope that you will join me and the 7,000+ other ministry leaders from 101 countries who have already registered.”
CONCLUSION
The millions of people with mental health concerns and who face depression, addiction and, silmilar trials in their lives and families do need help and do need the comfort and care the church can provide with the truth of the GOSPEL. What it not needed is a half baked faith based mental health care industry – driven by justice and government and provate globalist grants VOID OF THE GOSPEL acting as if it can provide the answers through “community ” i.e, communitarian social principles and politically driven programs. The need is far greater that mere “community ” especially false community can provide. The church needs to stick with the all God left with it and provide the transformative hope the Gospel holds and does not need to start down the destructive path of being the conduit for mental health assessment and monitoring and more of the failed faith based programs adnd money grabs.
ASSEMBLING A PANEL OF CHRISTIAN “EXPERTS” HAVING “NO ASSOCIATION WITH ACSI” THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION SET OUT TO MEET THE “FORMIDABLE CHALLENGES FACING CHRISTIAN EDUCATION”. AMONG THIS “BRAIN TRUST” WERE LEADERS OF SOME OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL AND DAMNING INFLUENCES TO HAVE INFILTRATED THE CONSERVATIVE BIBLICAL REALM IN RECENT DECADES. THE IMPACT OF THIS INFILTRATION ON ACSI, CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS AND CURRICULUM IS NOW BECOMING MORE CLEAR THAN EVER AND IS MOST OFTEN DRIVEN BY OUTSIDE FUNDING. THE OVERWHELMING DEGREE OF AND LONG GAME ENFOLDING OF THESE CORRUPTING INFLUENCES WILL LIKLEY MAKE THE DAMAGE IRREVERSIBLE.
Rev Thomas Littleton
9/16 2023
Recently ACSI President posted social media links to offer a “preview ” of upcoming 2024-2025 ACSI Purposeful Design Publications curriculum and and also CE /Continuing Education Credit opportunities for teachers in Christian Education. The preview concept sounds very helpful. So it should ALSO BE hepful to “preview the preview” to see what influences have been and are shaping the changing vision of ACSI. Already ACSI has chosen to partner with radical racial CRT and Black Liberation Theology and LGBTQ Inclusion activist from The Gospel Coalition and the rapidly sinking Southern Baptist “WOKE justice” seminaries like SBTS and SEBTS. Now even deeper roots of compromise with progressive political strategist at Barna and the Theistic Evolution advocates at BioLogos promoting “old earth ” and seeking to undermine Genesis 1-11 prove to have been in the ACSI braintrust since at least 2015.
“Preview what is coming this fall from Purposeful Design Publications! This is a great time to start previewing for the 2024-2025 adoption cycle.”
Keep in mind that the organization is also involved in a project called “MINDSHIFT”-
So Christian parents have a responsibility and a right to know what is shifting and why. Who is brining their influence to bear on ACSI in this new vision which no doubt seeks to appease and appeal to global foundations who seek to make global citizens of our children.
BE WARNED – Neither the church nor Christin educations task is to build and indoctrinate global citizens who are serving “global goals” but to birth and disciple the redeemed who have their “citizenship in heaven”. … Phillipians 3: 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.”
“MindShift: Catalyzing Change in Christian Education”
“Research demonstrates that Christian education has a positive impact on student outcomes like purpose-driven career choices, community-mindedness, and stronger religious affiliation and practice. And Christian school teachers and leaders know from their own experiences that Christian education does, indeed, make a difference. Yet with Christian schools around the world facing significant threats to sustainability and relevance, thriving into the future will require framing the challenges we face as opportunities.”…
“To this end, 60 leading educators journeyed together for two years through a MindShift, a transformational process of dialogue and exploration pioneered by futurist Rex Miller. Complete with case stories and reflection questions, this book shares insights on how schools can provide a deeper and more authentic Christian education, share stories of love and hope with their neighbors, and catalyze the growth of the church and the Kingdom.”
“Editors: Lynn E. Swaner, Dan Beerens, and Erik Ellefsen”
THE 2015 ACSI VISION GOALS THOUGHT LEADERS
“In 2006, the ACSI Education Foundation launched its mission to secure, manage, and distribute private support to promote the strategic growth, influence, and effectiveness of Christian schooling worldwide. At the request of ACSI’s senior leadership, the Foundation’s board unanimously agreed to take on the daunting task of providing visionary, innovative, research-informed leadership for global Christian schools and educators.” “As a program- and service-providing association, ACSI struggles to keep pace with the visionary thought leadership necessary to empower Christian schools and educators to flourish in the midst of formidable challenges, both today and tomorrow. This candid assessment engenders many questions. If the Foundation is to launch a “thought leadership” focus to guide both ACSI and the larger Christian schooling movement, it must begin by identifying complementary activities occurring throughout the Kingdom so that redundancies are reduced and collaborations maximized.”
“The First Step” “In February 2015, the Foundation took a strategic first step by convening a carefully selected group of experts, not affiliated with ACSI, who care and think deeply about the education of the next generation. Their task was to assist in identifying the problems facing the Christian schooling movement in general and ACSI in particular. We wanted perspective and candid feedback from scholars, cultural critics, and Christian school leaders who are thoughtfully engaged with the challenge of living faithfully in a highly secularized culture.”
“Prior to convening, individual panel members answered the following questions, and their responses were collated and organized thematically. Panel responses provided rich feedback to launch the group conversation.”
When you consider the responsibility of educating and mentoring the next generation of Christ followers to think and act with the mind of Christ, what questions or concerns keep you up at night?
When you think of the future of effective Christian schooling in North America and globally, what barriers need to be surmounted and opportunities seized?
In your estimation, what are the top three issues facing Christian schools today?
What areas of particular interest do you care passionately about, and how might they relate to the issues being discussed?
As an association serving schools from a wide spectrum of theological perspectives, what is ACSI’s most important role?
What are the major societal issues facing ChristiaN families today?
The discussion began with the foundational question, “What is the purpose of Christian schooling?” This grounded the larger conversation in the consensus that education should glorify God by providing opportunity “to learn to see God’s creation and His glory and to take that as salt and light into the world.” Over the next two days, rigorous dialogue developed around what is and is not negotiable for Christian schooling in the 21st century, the role of the Christian school within a post-Christian culture (where a shrinking percentage of families are committed to passing down faith), the call for Christians to be a faithful presence in the world, the need for innovative funding models and practices to the solve the financial conundrum facing schools, and the challenge of effectively nurturing the love of God in students in this fast-paced digital age.”
ACSI INCLUDED THE EVER MORE WEARISOME EFFORT TO PROVIDE A “CHRISTIAN TED TALK ” FORUM. WHY WOULD CHRISTIAN EDUCATORS NOT UNDERSTAND THE DIALETICAL PROCESS INVOVLED IN THE TED TALKS STYLE MODEL?
ACSI TED TALK “STYLE TALKS” AND PARTICIPANTS “In addition to engaging in full-group discussions, the following participants presented “TED-style talks” to their colleagues.
Deborah Haarsma, PhD, president of The BioLogos Foundation, shared personal reflection on Christian education and the sciences.
Robin Hom, JD, superintendent of California Crosspoint High School (formerly Chinese Christian High School), presented a talk on affordability and accessibility to Christian schooling.
David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, discussed the implication to Christian schooling of the research that informed his book You Lost Me”
ACSI OUTCOMES AND TAKE AWAY
“Moving Forward” “How do we channel this amazingly generative interaction into concrete recommendations to inform the Foundation’s strategic planning process? Panel members were divided into four “consulting groups” tasked with identifying and presenting their top three to five priorities for ACSI and the Foundation to embrace. While each group reflected the personality and expertise of its members, common threads emerged.”
“Accreditation: Establish a Nondualistic Definition of Excellence
Significantly increase accredited schools in membership.
Define spiritual formation and academic excellence.
Define what needs to be accredited and how it affects excellence.
Move accreditation beyond a compliance mode. Move toward a conceptual framework that promotes shared understanding of nondualistic commitments to excellence
Professional Development
Provide thought leadership on biblical worldview and biblical integration training; dig deeper!
Invest in systemic, sustainable teacher training and support via stronger partnerships between K–12 and higher education.
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math): strengthen content, pedagogy, etc.
Archive faculty development best practices.
Develop effective strategies and tools to help teachers grow and help schools become learning communities (not check-thebox routines).
Develop best-practice models for STEM, spiritual formation, and pedagogy.
Replace networking and community lost with transition from the convention model.
Develop STEM model programs; provide leadership and training per the Cardus and Barna research projects.
Partnerships and Collaboration
Maintain dialogue with other private school streams (partnerships) for stronger voice in the marketplace and civic arena. Aggregate for greater impact.
Collaborate and partner for best practices, creating a repository.
Collaborate with higher education (bridge the gap between K–12 and higher education).
Strengthen ACSI’s role as a convener rather than a container. Connect educators to centers of thought.
Convene ongoing high-level strategic conversations integrating research and expert input for more effective strategies. Innovation/Research/Advocacy
Research and cultivate accessibility and affordability options for schools and identify models.
Research and develop discipleship models that target small groups and one-on-one mentorship. What does it look like in a digital world? How do we get away from mass-discipleship models?
Provide concrete and timely guidance on emerging education/social issues facing schools.
Advocate for Christian schooling: government, civic organizations, churches, and faith-based organizations. Act as a bridge between government agencies and the public. Address issues and challenges that schools cannot take on individually.
Create a national conversation around Christian education, building a case for the value of Christian schooling.”
“These “consultant recommendations” are a distillation of over eight hours of invigorating dialogue around issues of great import. Nearly 200 pages of transcript document the entire conversation, informing recommendations for the next step. At their February 2015 meeting, the Foundation board of directors tasked ACSI’s senior staff to sift through the information—individually and corporately— and identify priorities for both ACSI and the Foundation. This conversation has already informed ACSI’s strategic initiatives, launched research, strengthened higher education relationships, and birthed partnerships. It also provides direction to the Foundation’s strategic plan, and a case for support to fulfill its transformational mission. We are grateful for our esteemed panelists. The group overwhelmingly agreed that ACSI and the Foundation must continue the conversation “for such a time as this.”
THE FULL ACSI THOUGHT LEADER LINE UP
Participants:
Gary Arnold, EdD, Head of School, Little Rock Christian Academy
Jeffrey Dill, PhD, Affiliate Faculty (Sociology), Templeton Honors College
Philip Dow, PhD, Superintendent, Rosslyn Academy
Donovan Graham, EdD, Director, Center for Teacher Renewal
Deborah Haarsma, PhD, President, BioLogos
June Hetzel, PhD, Professor and Dean of Education, Biola University
Robin Hom, MAEd, JD, Superintendent, California Crosspoint High School
Victoria Kennedy, President and Head of School, Bradford Christian Academy
David Kinnaman, President, Barna Group
Todd Marrah, EdD, Superintendent, Tree of Life Christian Schools
James Marsh, MEd, Director, Van Lunen Center for Executive Management in Christian Schools
Barrett Mosbacker, EdD, Superintendent, Briarwood Christian School
Brad Oliver, EdD, Associate Professor, Indiana Wesleyan University
Jerry Pattengale, PhD, Executive Director of Education, Museum of the Bible
David Sikkink, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame
David Smith, PhD, Professor of Education, Calvin College
Matthew Stump, PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, George Fox University
Larry Taylor, PhD, Head of School, Prestonwood Christian Academy
Marie White, PhD, Educational Psychologist, Associate Professor, Nyack College
A LOOK AT JUST THREE OF THE PROBLEMATIC THOUGHT LEADERS INCLUDING THE HORRIFIC INFLUENCE OF BIO-LOGOS AND THEISTIC EVOLUTION DECEPTIONS SEEKING TO UNDERMINE GENESIS 1-11 .
ACSE BRAINTRUST MEMBER AND FAKE TED TALK PRESENTER -WITH DISGRACED NIH HEAD AND BIO LOGOS BOSS FRANCIS COLLINS PROMOTING THEISTIC EVOLUTION.
Deborah Haarsma, PhD, President, BioLogos
“BioLogos was founded by one of the top biologists in the world, Francis Collins. He led the Human Genome Project and now directs the National Institutes of Health. In 2006, he wrote the best-selling book The Language of God in which he tells his journey from atheism to Christian belief, showing that science is not in conflict with the Bible, but actually enhances faith. The outpouring of response to the book showed the need for virtual and actual meeting places to ask questions, discuss issues, and learn from the top Christian minds in the sciences and theology.”
( NOTE BIO-LOGOS WAS FOUNDED BY NOW DISGRACED FRANCIS COLLINS FORMER HEAD OF NIH. RECALL COLLINS AND ANTHONY FAUCI PARTNERED IN THE FUNDING OF THE WUHAN LAB AND THE COVID OUTBREAK . THESE EVENTS ABOUT WHICH BOTH PARTIES WERE PUBLICALLY EXPOSED AS HAVING LIED IS DOCUMENTED IN THEIR EMAILS AND THE USE OF BURNER PHONES. SADLY THEIR EXPOSURE TOOK PLACE ONLY AFTER THEY LED AND ORGANIZED THE GLOBAL “RESPONSE” TO THE WUHAN VIRUS. THEIR DECEPTIONs AND DIRECTIVES CONTINUE TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT HEALTHCARE, THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, AND POLITICS AND RIPPLE THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE. COLLINS HAS SINCE RESIGNED THE NIH. ALSO NOTE THAT RECENTLY DECEASED EVANGELICAL LEADER AND FRANKFURT SCHOOL DISCIPLE TIM KELLER PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE LAUNCH , PROMOTION AND GROWTH OF BIO-LOGOS. )
Francis Collins holding the & sign in the “merger efforts” of Bio-Logos
THE BIO-LOGOS AND THEISTIC EVOLUTION ERROR IS CAUSING A MASSIVE IMPACT IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND IN THE CHURCH AS IT RESULTS IN THE SUPPOSED VALIDATION OF INJECTING EVOLUTION AND “OLD EARTH “THEORIES INTO GENESIS 1-11 UNDERMINING THE FAITH OF THOUSANDS IN THE RELIABILITY OF THE GENESIS CREATION ACCOUNT AND THE BIBLICAL TIMELINE OF THE EARTH AND HUMAN HISTORY.
DAVID KINNAMAN WHO NOW HEADS BARNA RESEARCH GROUP IS PART OF THE ACSI BRAINTRUST ASSEMBLED IN 2015.
David Kinnama is fast becoming a notorius infiltrator after gaining the trust of Christian conservatives because of Barnas long history of providing reliable research.
Kinnaman’s research is increasingly more driven to promote progressive political views like his involvement with Tim Keller and Gabe Lyons in the “Good Faith” book and project which resulted in a 2012 meeting of the above parties at the White House with then newly re-elected President Obama. In this meeting promises to move the evangelical community into fuller cooperation with the Obama administration during its second term were made. This second term was one of the most damaging to faith -family – American Christian foundations than any before it. Kinnaman continues his alliances and progressive political rhetoricwhich remains very effective because it is “disguised as research”.
AWANA- David Kinnaman and Barna Group played a key role in the SIMILAR “new vision” of AWANA children’s ministriy which impacts children directly in church and home discipleship.
MORE on these concerns and AWANA problems can be found HERE :
ACSI INCLUDED BRIARWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN ITS BRAINTRUST IN 2015 – BY 2019 BRIARWOOD SCHOOL WAS FULLY INDOCTRINATINGTHEIR FACULTY AND STUDENT IN WOKE JUSTICE RACIAL POLICY.
“Barrett Mosbacker, EdD, Superintendent, Briarwood Christian School.”
From April 2019 Briarwood Christian School Spring Faculity trainin:
“Briarwood Christian School” Tuesday Topic: BCS Faculty Dialogue — The Gospel & Social Justice April 16, 2019
“In-Service Overview: On Friday, April 12th, while our students were away from school, our faculty gathered for a day of professional conversation on issues of racial reconciliation and social justice. To begin the day, high school Bible teacher Mr. David Conrad shared what the Lord had been teaching him through scripture, books, and classroom conversations on “The Gospel and Social Justice.” Our junior high teacher and coach, Mr. Paul Smith, then spoke on “Historical and Contemporary Injustice” and shared his own family’s experience as well as those of students and families he interviewed regarding this topic. One of our senior students, Miss Gabbi Johnson, came on her day off to speak about her K4-12th grade experience as a minority student at Briarwood. Finally, our Superintendent, Mr. Stephen Steiner, spoke of his deep hope for Briarwood and issues of social justice moving forward, particularly his desire to see our school embrace a gospel-centric approach to social restorative justice in our own city. Our hearts were stirred by each speaker’s message and we are grateful for their transparency, humility, and deep desire for God to be glorified through our school’s response to the tender issues of minority experiences, racial reconciliation, and the call for believers to pursue righteousness and justice. We are so thankful for their leadership and the time to thoughtfully begin this very important conversation as faculty.”
“Our morning session was followed by a faculty field trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is the centerpiece of the National Park Service’s Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument which includes a four-block, multi-site experience. Our tour was led by our own Gabbi Johnson, one of several BCS students participating in the BCRI’s Legacy Youth Leadership program (A BCRI staff member shared with the faculty that she is among the most dedicated and passionate of the student docents!). We followed our tour with a late lunch at the Pizitz Food Hall where we were able to discuss all that we had learned throughout the day”
BRIARWOOD CHURCH AND SCHOOL/ THE PCA MOVEMENT AND THE GOSPEL COALITION.
Under then Pastor Harry Reeder Briarwood Church , the conservative PCA flagship church came under the damning influence of The Gospel Coalition and the progressive movement to undermine the PCA by Tim Keller. Reeder served on the TGC leadership Council for around 15 years before his death in 2023. Briarwood Christian School operates under the Church authority and has in recent years undergone multiple scandals in the press including the 2019 WOKE agenda and a more recent scandal caused by the deceptive practices by pastoral staff and faculty related to the school leadership changes.
Harry Reeder was killed in an automobile accident the day before he was to answer in his local Evangel Presbytery for over 60 charges of ABUSE of POWER.
Brairwood Church and School remain in serious trouble and decline and no effort has been made thus far to reconcile past error or set the church , school and its many other ministries BACK on a Biblical course.
CONCLUSION ON ACSI VISION CASTING IN 2015
ACSI shows who it is placing value and reliance on for its future and that of Christian Education . By quietly opening the door from the inside where trusting Christian familes and CHILDREN live and learn and worship- to those chosen to be a part of this braintrust ,ACSI is providing a massive inside preview which they likely never intended for significant public consumption . JUST the three members reviewed in this brief look are reason enough for Christian parents or educators to grasp the coordinated error. ACSI looks to have sold the farm in or before 2015.
Progressive Social/Theological / Political jargon remains just as damaging no matter how layered and disguised or how heavily funded it has become.
The Gospel is contrary to all these failed ideologies and does not need to be “Revisioned/ Revoiced/ Reimagined ….or Recast ! It is “The Everlasting Gospel “. Revelations 14:6
WHERE TO GO FOR HELP AND HELP?
TO HELP REINFORCE SOLID BIBLICAL CREATION AGAINST THE BIOLOGOS /THIESTIC EVOLUTION INFLUENCE
Readers can find resources to counter BioLogos and similar organizations damaging impact here at – Genesis Academy –
“To place an emphasis on the Truth of The CREATION, The FALL, The FLOOD, The TOWER and The HOPE in CHRIST supported by sound doctrine and solid scientific principles.”
THE BIBLE: The true, accurate, historical record of God’s actions in the past, present and future
GOD CREATED: The universe, earth and all life in six, 24-hour days from nothing The land separated from the waters above and below Visible light, energy directed at the earth, possibly generated from God Himself The perfect atmosphere to sustain life A single landmass to rise above the water Plant life to capture light energy and reproduce after their kinds The sun, moon and stars Creatures in the sea, air and land with ability to reproduce after their kinds Adam in God’s image from the dust of the earth and enlivened with the breath of life Eve from Adam’s rib A God-given dominion of humanity over the earth and all other living things
THE FALL: Brought death into creation through man’s sin causing corruption of the entire universe Caused progressive corruption of all creation Led God to command Noah to build an ark
THE FLOOD: Was God’s global judgment of sin Destroyed all men and animals except for the 8 people and pairs of animal kinds in the ark
THE TOWER: Represents the culmination of man’s rebellion against God’s command to fill the earth Built and gathered in a city for man’s glory
God forced man to migrate throughout the earth by supernaturally creating language groups.
THOUGH KNOWN FOR HIS “HUMBLE” ” APPROACH, TIM KELLER PLANNED HIS OWN MEMORIAL SERVICE IN GRAND STYLE SECURING HIS PLACE IN EVANGELICAL HISTORY.
Rev Thomas Littleton
8/17/2023
(NOTE :This article is not meant to be mean spirited nor to “speak ill of the dead”. Yet is is unavoidable to address the long term damage and impact Tim Keller’s ministry has had and his legacy will continue to have on the church in this generation. The glaring contradictions of his self planned memorial service help in understadning his own complex legacy and the gulf which exist between his reputation and his actual impact on /in modern Christian circles globally.
HIGH PRAISE FROM HIS GOSPEL COALITION (TGC) FELLOWS
Tim Keller’s influence on the evangelical church and especially on the American Reformed movement, including his own Presbyterian Church in America,has been both far reaching and destructive. Keller’s political movement TGC has helped reek havoc in American seminaries, churches and ministries since its founding in 2006. Yet no one has ever been able to fully unravel the funding or influences behind it. Keller came out of obscurity as a Virginia pastor and into his position as pastor of a planned and “hopeful PCA flagship church plant in NewYork City”. He is said to have been the 3rd choice for the job. Who pulled the strings within these PCA has never been revealed.
In 2008 Christianity Today and Peter Drucker evangelical machine “Leadership Network” operative Ed Stetzer began helping Tim Keller’s name become a household word by hard selling his new book. Keller, Stetzer and fringe emergetns like Brian McLaren began a movement call “Mission Shift” inorder to flood the EMERGENT MOVEMENT intomission organizations and visions.
By 2010 the Lausanne Movements choice of Keller as a keynote in Lausanne South Africa and his later choice to speak at Lausanne’s North American memorial to John Stott had Keller touted as one of the churches leading “intellectuals” and dubbed “the new John Stott”. Since that time Keller’s influence has continued to explode. Keller’s TGC, his Redeemer Church NYC , his MANY books and publishing arm “Gospel in Life” his global church planting arm “Redeemer City to City”. His “New York City Movement Day”, his SOCIALIST ECONOMICS model “Center for Faith and Work” and his Frankfurt School inspired narrative of “human flourishing” and “theology of Cities” have seen to that non stop growth. Most often his talking points have come from political think tanks like the Institute for Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture (IASC ) and his strong GLOBALIST and left leaning political affiliations. These have helped secure Keller’s place as a leading “thinker” of modern day evangelicalism.
THE SOURCE OF KELLER’S TALKING POINTS
Keller was most skilled at appearing contemplative and thoughtful while presenting the narrative such think tanks as FRANKFURT SCHOOL inspired IASC had honed.
(NOTE :MANY of Kellers key concepts and terms came from IASC which admitted to its Frankfurt School inspiration on its very own about page.
IASC -“Our institutional inspiration comes from the close-knit intellectual fellowships of the past (such as the Frankfurt School and the Vienna Circle); our philosophical inspiration comes from a thoughtful re-appropriation of the theologies and classical philosophies which characteristically champion the dignity of the person, the pursuit of the just life, and the flourishing of the human community.”
(NOTE also that his revealing statement was later removed AFTER it was brought to light in an expose on Tim Keller.)
TGC PROVIDED “HEADLINE TRIBUTES” FROM HIS TGC FELLOW INFLUENCERS.
“Keller’s memorial was referred to as a “worship service to God for Tim Keller’s life and ministry.”
“The service, held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and also streamed live on Keller’s website, was never one of pure grief. Rather, it was one of hope and joy. The service was rooted in thanksgiving, selflessness, joyful confidence and, yes, celebration.”
“Exactly the way Keller himself intended it.”
“Keller noted that his father had meticulously planned out his own memorial service. He had handpicked each hymn, and the sequence of the hymns was likewise intentional. The late Keller had also provided a short, written commentary for each hymn.”
“In all, the service consisted of five hymns, five Scripture readings and even readings from C.S. Lewis’ “Weight of Glory” and “Mere Christianity.” It also included words from Kathy Keller and her sons, along with a homily delivered by the Rev. Sam Allberry.”
(MORE ON SAM ALLBERRY IN A MOMENT)
“I chose each hymn, and there’s an order to them,” Timothy Keller wrote as part of the program. “So the first one, ‘Immortal invisible God Only Wise,’ is a tremendous depiction of who God is and his attributes. It’s really all about God. Who is he? And what’s really interesting is some of the lines in here summarizing the most important Christian ideas. I’ve never seen it summarized better.”
“When Keller planned his memorial service, it also appeared that he wanted to include as little of himself as possible in the proceedings. This shows how the service reflected the person of Timothy Keller.”
“Chris Whiftord and her husband, Tom, were part of Redeemer’s second-ever member class. She said Keller “didn’t draw attention himself.”
SEVERAL DISTURBING CONTRADICTIONS
A Reformed Calvinist Protestant known for his “humility” and desire to “avoid drawing attention to himself” (as repeatedly pointed out in his memorial service which HE PLANNED) leaves behind some very disturbing contradictions to such convictions and statements both by him and about him. Keller, by planning his service be held in New York Cities GRAND St Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral and calling his faithful to a worship service in his honor surrounded by the unbiblical religious trappings and teachings which his Reformed Protestant movement “protested against” from its founding over 500 years ago. This choice of venue is INDEED a very strange contradiction.
Also with a repeated desire NOT TO DRAW UNDUE ATTENTION TO HIMSELF-Keller chose to spare nothing when picking the grandest available venue and deciding every detail himself right down to providing commentary before each hymn which he also chose himself. It is not uncommmon with Christians facing extended terminal illnesses to specify desires for their memorial services but these contradictions in Keller’s role and choices remains troubling given his reputation and Reformed Protestant Christian affiliation.
On August 15, 2023, a memorial service for Tim Keller was held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, NY. (Photo: Chris Davis / Twitter)
TIM KELLER AND TGC LONG HISTORY WITH THE GAY IDENTIFIED ACTIVIST CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIEST SAM ALLBERRY
Tim Keller chose Sam Allberry to participate in his memorial service as did the dying apologist Ravi Zacharias . Since Sam Allberry’s first book “Is God Anti- Gay ?” was publisjed in 2013 ,Tim Keller’s TGC has featured the “Same Sex Attracted” (SSA) but “Celibate” Priest front and center. Allberry is an editor with TGC and a regular in its conference , publications and events. In 2010 both TGC and Lausanne has subscribed to the SSA narrative based on the global mental health /American Psychological Assocaiton’s new gold standard of Sexual Orientation ( being fixed ) Gender Identitiy (being Fluid) /SOGI as both entites adopted extensive WHITEPAPERS on SOGI as their own gold standards on human sexuality and gender. This put these two major influential organizations in alignment with the American Psychological Assocaition (APA) and the international LGBTQ Human Rights community in advancing social change on LGBTQ equality and inclusion especially inside the churches.
Sam Allberry was a central figure from the same efforts inside the Church of England as their STATE CHURCH launched on a two year “conversation” in the church to promote compliance with the English governments newly legalized gay marriage decision.
Keller and TGC CHOSE ALLBERRY FROM this circle of activism inside the Church of England to be engaged as a leading voice in their influential TGC circles. Such voices were included and heard to bring about social change…not biblical faithfulness nor holding to the power of the Gospel to convert and set free sinners from thier sin. SSA but celibate is an updated version of the “non-practicing homosexuals” activist narrative of thirty five years ago in the mainline churches of the time who soon fully AFFIRMED practicing homosexuals into membership and ordination in their churches. ALL of those movements entered into and continue in steep decline .
THE KELLERS AND SAM ALLBERRY 2018
“The very qualities we have loved in Tim are all reflections of what can be found so clearly in Christ,” Allberry said. “What Tim was, imperfectly, Christ has always been, fully and completely. Or to borrow from one of Tim’s more memorable phrases, ‘Jesus is the true and better Tim Keller.’ And so the best way to appreciate and understand Tim is to think about Christ.”
REVOICE LGBTQ INCLUSION AND LGBTQ THRIVING IN CONSERVATIVE CHURCHES REMAINS THE SINGLE MOST DESTRUCTIVE EVENT IN KELLERS OWN PCA DENOMINATION AFTER YEARS OF “DEBATE” OVER THE SSA BUT CELIBATE MOVMENT.
Revoice is deeply intrenched in both Albert Mohler’s Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) and the PCA Covenant Theological Semianry (CTS) in St Louis. Yet Tim and Kathy Keller /TGC have maintained a very close- ongoing association with many leaders from Revoice AND with Sam Allberry.
THIS KELLER /ALLBERRY ASSOCIATION REMAINED EVEN IN KELLER’S MEMORIAL SERIVCE.
WHY?
REMINDER :
Just as the damaging and divisive Revoice movment was being exposed in the American seminaries in Spring of 2018, Allberry announced his ministry “Living Out” plans to host Tim and Kathy Keller in their London Conference on LGBTQ issues & “OUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST”
LIVING OUT PROMOTING ITS CONFERENCE WITH THE KELLERS & REVOICE AS “HIGLY RECOMMENDED FOR OUR US FOLLOWERS.
And for our US followers, there is of course the http://revoice.us event coming up in July which we highly recommend!
At this conference Allberry and Living Out introduced their LGBTQ Inclusion Church Audit which Kathy Keller labeled as “BRILLIANT” and affirmed they were taking it bact to Redeemer Church. You cna see the Living Out announcement below and the true /false questions of the Lvining Out /Allberry “Inclusion Audit” below that
““At our Identity in Christ conference with Tim & Kathy Keller in June 2018 we launched our Living Out Church Audit – a tool to help church leadership teams answer this key question: how biblically inclusive is your church? Unsurprisingly our focus is on those who might identify as LGBTQ+/ same-sex attracted: Jesus included all in a counter-cultural way and we hope this audit will help our churches follow his lead.”
NOTE: IT WAS IN TGC PUBLICATIONS THAT REVOICE FOUNDER NATE COLLINS FIRST INTRODUCED SAM ALLBERRY VIA HIS BOOK REVIEW AND PROMOTION TO TGC AUDIENCE.
1-Your church family meetings include people who could be labelled LGBTQI+/ are same-sex attracted. True / False / Not Sure
2-Derogatory language or stereo-typing attitudes towards sexual minority groups would not be tolerated either up-front or in conversation between church family members. True / False / Not Sure
3-All in your church know that we all experience sexual brokenness and all are being encouraged to confess their own sexual sins. True / False / Not Sure
4-Same-sex sexual relationships are never mentioned in isolation from other sinful patterns of behavior, or from the forgiveness offered to all through faith in Christ crucified. True / False / Not Sure
5-All in your church are hearing the same call to radical self-sacrifice of themselves in response to God’s giving of himself in Jesus. True / False / Not Sure
6-All in your church are encouraged to develop an identity founded first and foremost on their union with Christ. True / False / Not Sure
7-A godly Christian’s sexual orientation would never prevent them from exercising their spiritual gifts or serving in leadership in your church. True / False / Not Sure
8-God’s gifts of either singleness or marriage are equally promoted, valued and practically supported in your church family’s life together. True / False / Not Sure
9- Church family members instinctively share meals, homes, holidays, festivals, money, children with others from different backgrounds and life situations to them. True / False / Not Sure
10-Church family members instinctively share meals, homes, holidays, festivals, money, children with others from different backgrounds and life situations to them. True / False / Not Sure
NOTE- AN ALTERED VERSION OF THE LIVING OUT INCLUSION AUDIT FOR CHURCHES REMAINS ON THE LIVING OUT SITE DESPITE MASSIVE CONTRIVERSY SURROUND IT AND THE KELLER’S ENDORSMENT OF IT .
Also note that TGC leader Mark Dever /9MARKS was the first to bring the Living Out LGBTQ Inclusion Church Audit stateside into his network of affiliated churches.
OF ALL THE PREACHERS IN THE TGC STABLE WHY DID KELLER CHOOSE SAM ALLBERRY TO SPEAK AT THIS MEMORIAL SERVICE ALONG SIDE HIS FAMILY?
ANSWER? –
LAUSANNE 2010 HAD SOUGHT TO ADDRESS THESE STATED ISSUE OF THE DAY : KELLER /TGC AND THE SAM ALLBERRY AFFLIATIONS CERTAINLY SOUGHT TO ANSWER AND RESOLVE THE “ISSUES ” LAUSANNE HIGHLIGHTED IN 2010.
” The Cape Town Congress was particularly concerned about the crises of our time. Prominent themes were, for example, the increasing impoverishment of many segments of the population in underdeveloped countries and the accumulation of wealth and assets of affluence among a relatively small upper class, not only in the Southern Hemisphere but also in the West. Other themes of the Congress that affect the spread of Christianity worldwide included the reconciliation of human races, the achievement of social justice, the mitigation of global warming, the increase of women in leadership positions, the right approach to homosexuality, the oral tradition of the Bible, and the conduct of spiritual warfare.”
CONCLUSION
Something about the social change efforts of Living Out and Revoice spawned in 2010 out of Lausanne and TGC remain at the epicenter of Tim Keller’s ministry and his own carefully crafted legacy .The church must ask itself “WHY”. .. and what will be lasting impact of Keller’s influence on the biblically conservative church given his ties to IASC/Lausanne and activist like the Revoice leaders and Sam Allberry of Living Out ?
MATTHEW 7:
You Will Know Them by Their Fruits
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.”
THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION, IN ITS RUSH TO PROVE HOW Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ( DE&I) COMPLIANT AND PROGRESSIVE IT IS, HAS BLOWN OFF THE LAST REMAINING DIGITS OF ITS OWN INTEGRITY AS THE INTERIM CEO WHO WAS BEING CONSIDERED A CANDIDATE FOR THE POSITION FULL TIME IS FORCED TO ADMIT HIS ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS ARE FORGED.
Rev Thomas Littleton
8/17/2023
Forget that the Southern Baptist Convention was led by men who fought and won a battle against liberalism FOR the Word of God back in the late 1970s. Never mind that Baptist were once the largest protestant denomination in America. All that is NOW history. It is past. It is OVER. Planting fake and failed churches replaced evangelism decades ago and the once 16 million member movement is now below 4 million in weekly attenders and losing members at the rate of 500,000 plus last year alone. Now its own deep rooted corruption and pride among its top leadership have caught up with and is devouring it.
Like the foolish woman of Proverbs 14, SBC leadership have been tearing down their own house by indoctrinating the future of their own pulpits with CRT/ Revoice LGBTQ/ Feminine ,Queer and Gender Theory/ and the tools of Cultural Marxim. To be blunt they have filled their pulpits with social change agents spouting lifeless narratives leaving the pews a “scorched earth” of dry bones. Heard a Baptist preacher try to preach lately? The very thought of enduring another lecture from one of these seminary disciples is too painful to consider for many.
Besides the obvious ruin this has brought on a generation of young men and women – some actually called of God-the SBC leadership have also sought to indoctrinate our children in our own churches and homes. These BRAZEN fatted cows hidden behind Neo-Calvinist theology have also sought to further their government and private Foundation funding ties by unhinging convictional Christians from their Faith ,Family and Pro Life political stands and into the mushy middle “leaning in ” toward left wing compromise.
In the last decade plus the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention have proven again and again that many are lost. There is little reason to take them seriously on any matter of integrity given the invasion of our institutions , the sex scandals, OR the stupidity of brining in Guidepost Solutions to promote DE&I compliance. The last decade plus has seen and endless stream of disgraced liars, cheats, and generally unregenerate leaders who have flooded the movement with false teachings , social justice, CRT, Revoice and replaced the Gospel with Faith Based Partnerships and Global Goals outcomes. There is dirty money everywhere and lots of it. There are few of the leaders of major entities or big name preachers like Rick Warren / Ed Stetzer/ Russell Moore/ Albert Mohler/ Kevin Ezell/ Bryant Wright ( the list goes on and on) who still hold a shred of integrity. This public shame-fest can only be interpreted as the judgement of God on a movement which has long ago exchanged His glory for that which does not profit … i.e. their own empty profits from church growth- seeker friendly- FBP/UN partnerships/ Muslim Resettlement/ Revoice LGBTQ welcoming/ Critical Theories/ internal Cancel Culture /corrupt institutional heads & culturally relevant chasing after the wind. Also lets not forget many have added to all THIS -pure unrepentant arrogance since MANY have been repeatedly warned and refused to repent.
US News and World Report- “Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin, who leads the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, resigned Thursday from his position as interim president and chief executive after it came to light that he presented false information about his educational qualifications on his resume.” (On his resume, McLaurin listed earned degrees from North Carolina Central University, Duke University Divinity School and Hood Theological Seminary. Those entries proved to be false.)
JUST THE FIRST DAY OF HEADLINES- READ THEM AND WEEP IF YOU THINK THE SBC IS ANY LONGER THE CHURCH :
Southern Baptist leader resigns from top administrative post for lying on his resume about schooling
6 hours ago — Willie McLaurin, a Tennessee pastor who served as chief executive of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, has resigned.
5 hours ago — Willie McLaurin, former Executive Committee VP, steps in four months after Ronnie Floyd’s resignation. Adelle M. Banks – Religion News Service.
Willie McLaurin, interim president of top SBC committee, resigns over false credentials
“McLaurin resigns as interim EC president and CEO, removed from search consideration.”
AUGUST 17 2023
NASHVILLE (BP) — “Willie McLaurin has stepped down as interim president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee and is no longer considered to be a candidate for that position by the presidential search team.
McLaurin confessed to EC Chairman Phillip Robertson and EC Presidential Search Committee Chairman Neal Hughes Aug. 17 that his education credentials were forgeries.
In an email statement to EC members shared with Baptist Press, Robertson said, “While considering Willie as a candidate, your Presidential Search Team discovered disqualifying information during their process of vetting and due diligence.”
On his resume, McLaurin listed earned degrees from North Carolina Central University, Duke University Divinity School and Hood Theological Seminary. Those entries proved to be false.
Hughes said three different search committee members did individual investigations into the validity of the credibility of McLaurin’s degrees.”
“They spent four weeks investigating and applying for answers,” Hughes said in a letter to EC members.
…“EACH CONFIRMED THAT MCLAURIN HAD NEVER GRADUATED FROM THE INSTITUTION…..”
In the end, each institution confirmed McLaurin had never graduated from the institution.
“These matters were turned over to our EC officers, who also act as the personnel team for the EC,” Hughes said.
After admitting the truth, McLaurin tendered his resignation.
“To the Southern Baptists who have placed their confidence in me and have encouraged me to pursue the role of President & CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, including pastors, state partners, entity servants, colleagues, and SBC African American friends, I offer my deepest apologies,” McLaurin said in a resignation letter submitted to EC officers and shared with Baptist Press. “Please forgive me for the harm or hurt that this has caused.”
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE ARTICLE QUOTE
“The statement quoted from McLaurin’s resignation letter, saying he admitted falsifying his resume.”
““In a recent resume that I submitted, it included schools that I did not attend or complete the course of study,”
NOTE- This statement would indicate that McLaurin BOTH did not attend the institutions AND did not complete the course of study/degrees at all.
” McLaurin reportedly said in resigning. ” again – “According to Baptist Press, an official SBC publication, McLaurin claimed that he had degrees from North Carolina Central University, Duke University Divinity School and Hood Theological Seminary on his resume. When presidential search committee members attempted to confirm those degrees, they learned he did not hold those degrees.”
MORE HISTORY OF WILLIE McLAURIN INLEADERSHIP ROLES
McLAURIN LEADS A LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND COACHING CONSULTING FIRM
“Leadership is about Getting the Right People to do the Right Things, at the right time.”
— Willie McLaurin
About Willie McLaurin
“We partner with existing and emerging leaders and assist them in unlocking potential so they can make progress toward their goals.”
“Willie McLaurin has been involved in developing leaders existing and emerging leaders for 25 years. His heart for investing in leaders begins with leading at home. He and Antonia have been married for 25 years and they have two amazing daughters. He is gifted in developing in strengthening strong relations toward optimal performance.”
“Willie is President and Chief Executive Officer of Willie McLaurin Coaching and Consulting. He currently serves as the Vice President for Great Commission Relations and Mobilization of The Southern Baptist Convention. Willie partners organizations to:
Discover Opportunities
Develop Strategies
Deploy for Effectiveness”
“His unique combination of military and ministry experience provide him fresh insight to assist your organization achieve exceptional results.”
AN INTERVIEW ON LEADERSHIP WITH THE KENTUCKY BAPTIST
Leadership Lessons with Willie McLaurin
Kentucky Baptist Convention Streamed live on Apr 19, 2023 “As the SBC annual meeting approaches, interim executive committee president Willie McLaurin provides an update on the convention and what preparations for the meeting are underway.”
AN OFFICER IN ARMY INTELLIGENCE
In this interview Willie McLaurin is asked to speak about his military career as “an officer in the Army Inteligence Corp”. No one in the SBC seems to be asking now but his confession to falsifying his academic credentials likely have some bearing on his position as an Officer in Army Intelligence.
McLaurin “I was forunate in College to be a part of the ROTC, the Reserve Officers Training Corps so I came out of college ..I finished in three years and had an opertunity to go and serve as an officer. And I went through the US Army Military Intelligence School and actually was trained in Morse Code. So I was attached to units that were deployed …and was stationed at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. It is called the “Combined Command “where all the services come and get trained and so I had the privilege first of all kinda being be the commander in a unit that trained all the branches on Morse Code …” From there McLaurin says he had some other “smaller deployments across the country” before ending up his time in the Army at Fort Campbell KY working at “the Home of 101st Airborne Division attached to a small group that gave support the 5th Special Forces Group which is an elite group there”.
McLAURIN’S CLAIMS HERE ABOUT HIS COLLEGE AND MILITARY CAREER ALSO RAISE SEVERAL DISTURBING AND LINGERING QUESTIONS.
MORE FROM THE CONFESSIONAL – “THANKFUL FOR THE TRUST SOUTHERN BAPTIST PLACED IN ME…” WHAT ?
“In a statement to Baptist Press, McLaurin said, “I am thankful for the trust that Southern Baptists placed in me to serve as Interim President & CEO. Now, I am trusting Southern Baptists to pray for me and my family as we navigate this part of the journey.”
MORE FROM THE BAPTIST PRESS ARTICLE -AGAIN THE SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS OVERSIGHT OF BAPTIST PRESS AND IS OBVIOUSLY INTERESTED IN DAMAGE CONTROL FROM THE FALLOUT DUE TO ITS OWN PATHETIC LEADERSHIP AND CHOICES.
“McLaurin was named to the interim role on Feb. 1, 2022, stepping into the position that had been vacated three months earlier by Ronnie Floyd. Previously, McLaurin had served as vice president for Great Commission relations and mobilization at the EC.”
“Prior to his role at the EC, McLaurin was on the staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board for 15 years. He also served as executive pastor at Greater Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tenn., and senior pastor at Greater Hope Baptist Church in Union City, Tenn.”
“McLaurin was on the SBC Committee on Resolutions in 2018 and president of the Black Southern Baptist Denominational Servants Network in 2011-2012. He also was on the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention from 2003-2005 and was the inaugural president of the African American Fellowship of the Tennessee Baptist Convention.”
The EC is scheduled to meet in person in Nashville on Sept. 18-19.
Hughes said the search team will resume their search for the next candidate to lead the EC.
Robertson called on Southern Baptists to join him and Hughes in prayer.
“The need for God’s wisdom and direction is paramount at each and every point in the process of searching and selecting the next president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee,” Robertson said.”
CURRENT SBC PRESIDENT BART BARBER IS QUICK TO ABSOLVE THE GUILT OF McLaurin WHILE IGNORING THE COLLECTIVE FAULT OF THE SBC.
Willie McLaurin: “Please forgive me for the harm or hurt that this has caused.” Biblical Christianity offers you one and only one response to that plea, fellow Southern Baptists. Yes, Willie, I forgive youI
WILLIE WAS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HELD MULTIPLE OTHER LONG TERM POSITIONS IN THE SBC.
NOTE -AS INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE McLAURIN HELD TOP POSITIONS OVER MOST OF THE FINACIAL OPERATIONS OF THE SBC INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST FOUNDATION.
NOTE THIS IN THE DISCRIPTION OF THE SB FOUNDATION RESPONSIBILITIES FROM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-
“the Southern Baptist Foundation manages proceeds from wills, bequests and other investments”
QUESTION- So is anyone interested in leaving large SUMS of MONEY to the Southern Baptist Founadtion with this kind of unvetted oversight?
This appears to be a horrific insight into how the SBC leadership is currebtly being led.
(Bio from the Southern Baptist Foundation website)
Dr. Willie McLaurin
Chairman Of Southern Baptist Foundation –
Interim President & CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee
Vice President for Great Commission Relations and Mobilization of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee
Former Special Assistant to the Executive Director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (2005-2020)
Inaugural President of the African American Fellowship of the Tennessee Baptist Convention
Former Senior Pastor of Greater Hope Baptist Church (Union City, TN)
Former Executive Pastor of Greater Missionary Baptist Church (Clarksville, TN)
THE SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS WITH THE SBC FINACIALS OF MORE FULLY EXPLAINED:
The Executive Committee oversees finances and budgets of sBC entities and is also assigned program responsibilities:
for Cooperative Program promotion,
managing the Southern Baptist Foundation, which manages proceeds from wills, bequests and other investments,
operating Baptist Press, the SBC news service, and
providing a convention relations office, which articulates Southern Baptist positions to constituents and to the public through the media as well as producing the SBC LIFE Journal
WILLIE MCLAURIN OWN CONFESSION-
FROM RNS – “The statement quoted from McLaurin’s resignation letter, saying he admitted falsifying his resume.”
““In a recent resume that I submitted, it included schools that I did not attend or complete the course of study,” McLaurin reportedly said in resigning. ” again – “According to Baptist Press, an official SBC publication, McLaurin claimed that he had degrees from North Carolina Central University, Duke University Divinity School and Hood Theological Seminary on his resume. When presidential search committee members attempted to confirm those degrees, they learned he did not hold those degrees.”
CONCLUSION
There was a time when degrees and honors did not matter to Southern Baptists and most of their powerful men in the pulpit had little in the way of academic qualifications but they could PREACH the WORD of GOD. Now degrees and credentials are worshipped and thousands of unemployed and unemployable “lecturers ” roll out of SBC institutions annually only to languish (in odd jobs ) or remain in the pulpits of dying churches to torture the poor inhabitors of the pews with endless polishing of Neo- Calvinist doctrine , critical theories, progressive third way politics and false social gospels. In the end it was THE top Executive- the CEO of the SBC Executive Committee wearing fake and false credentials -those treasures so worshipped and honored among modern day theological elitists … which served to bring the SBC into the dust of RUIN and public SHAME. This is despite his perfect fit as PROOF OF a DE&I compliant SBC movement because Willie McLaurin is African American and the SBC is accused of “a long history of racism”. All that aside -fake credentials scandals have nothing to do with race. They are equal opportunity disqualifiers. So how many other Baptist leaders have fake or false ..or be honest and ask..other wise useless credentials?
It has been a long road and the SBC has had a long run -for better and/ or worse – as a significant movement. BUT it is over and done. The SBC leadership are deaf dumb blind… stupid and stiff-necked unable to find repentance before its full shame came on public display. NOW it can no longer be said that THE Southern Baptist is a “Great Commission” movement. It is just one more dead and dying denomination (well sort of) whose glory days are past and God’s glory has departed.
The New York Times headline reads:
“Southern Baptist Convention Leader Resigns Over False Résumé”
The Heavenly assessment is much more dire: –
Hosea 4:17-19New King James Version
17 “Ephraim is joined to idols, Let him alone. 18 Their drink is rebellion, They commit harlotry continually. Her rulers dearly love dishonor. 19 The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
PROVERBS 14 :
The Ways of Life and Death
14 The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
4 Where no oxen are, the [a]trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.
5 A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands. 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Fools mock at [b]sin, But among the upright there is favor.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief.
14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied[c]from above.
15 The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps. 16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident. 17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated. 18 The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19 The evil will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But [d]the rich has many friends. 21 He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
22 Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
23 In all labor there is profit, But [e]idle chatter leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly.
25 A true witness [f]delivers souls, But a deceitful witness speaks lies.
26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge. 27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
28 In a multitude of people is a king’s honor, But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.
29 He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is[g]impulsive exalts folly.
30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.
31 He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a [h]reproach to any people.
35 The king’s favor is toward a wise servant, But his wrath is against him who causes shame.
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