by Don Veinot | Jun 26, 2014 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christ and the Church, Christian living, Culture and Society, Spiritual Abuse
As many are aware, IBLP issued a statement titled A Time of Transition which was posted on June 17, 2014. In the statement we read: In response to allegations against Bill Gothard, the Board sought the facts through a confidential and thorough review process conducted...
by Don Veinot | Feb 20, 2014 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christian living, Church, Culture and Society, Pedophilia, Sexual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse, Theology
Harroll Ingram, Computer Engineer for the Federal Government, begins his article on leadership Honest, Open, and Ethical Leadership Nurtures Organizational Morale : Leadership is the art of motivating people to achieve a common goal. Effective leadership requires...
by Don Veinot | Feb 13, 2014 | Authoritarian, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christ and the Church, Church, Culture and Society, Spiritual Abuse
“Touch not God’s anointed” is a phrase which is often sent to us and usually means something like, “If you pick on my favorite teacher, God will get you.” Followers who may have doubts about their leaders or their teachings find themselves Trapped in the Shadow of...
by Don Veinot | May 9, 2013 | Authoritarian, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christ and the Church, Christian living, Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Discernment, Legalism, Politics, Spiritual Abuse, Vision Forum/Patriarchy
Leaders speak with an authority accorded to them by their position. When Barack Obama gave the Ohio State University Commencement Address, he did so as President of the United States. With the authority of that office behind him, it will be few students that would...
by Ron Henzel | Apr 11, 2013 | Apologetics, Christ and the Church, Church, Cults and Religions, Jesus People USA, Sexual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse
The Jesus People USA (JPUSA) of Chicago is a Christian commune (or as they now prefer to say, “intentional community”) that was founded in 1972. For two decades it enjoyed a kind of “fair-haired child” status among evangelicals as a combination...
by Don Veinot | Oct 18, 2012 | Apologetics, Authoritarian, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christ and the Church, Christian living, Culture and Society, Discernment, Legalism, Spiritual Abuse
Some groups which could be classified as cults or abusive religious groups by Evangelicals strongly discourage thinking independently from the groups leadership. Jehovah’s Witnesses Watchtower Bible and Tract Society went so far in the 1980s as to run articles which...
Ron, great research, insight, and a fair differentiation between MacArthur and Gothard. I had to laugh at the "Gothard 5:8"…
Lordship salvation and the "Umbrella of protection" are different things. Bill Gothard is an eclectic mystic who hears ideas he…
Question? Does this have anything to do with Lordship Salvation's concepts that MacArthur teaches? I am glad you brought this…
“ Now, in every theological error, there is usually an element of truth.” There is always real cheese in a…
That is an interesting and, as it turns out, a false accusation. The criteria we draw on are not of…