Church & Ministry
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Morning Rundown: Why Were So Many Christians Deceived by TB Joshua?
Here’s a quick rundown of the top stories on mycharisma.com: Why Were So Many Christians Deceived by TB Joshua? Twenty years ago, as I was preparing for my first ministry trip to Nigeria, a friend asked me if I had plans to visit a famous Nigerian minister named T.B. Joshua. I had never heard of …
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10 Absurd Practices in the Contemporary Apostolic Movement
The apostolic movement is considered by many to be the fastest-growing expression within the church in the world today. My book, “The Global Apostolic Movement and the Progress of the Gospel,” is among several I wrote and is considered a must-read. In some of my writings, the blessings and abuses of this movement are covered …
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10 Essential Qualities for the Jesus-Driven Church
In Romans 8:29, the Word of God teaches us that believers were predestined to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. Since the book of Romans was written to the church in Rome, we understand the subject of the verse as the corporate body of Christ. Hence, local congregations are called to become Christlike …
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Top of the Week: IHOPKC Announces Permanent Separation From Mike Bickle
Following are snippets of the top stories posted over the past week on mycharisma.com. We encourage you to visit the links to read the stories in full. IHOPKC Announces Permanent Separation From Mike Bickle On the evening of Friday, Dec. 22, IHOPKC spokesman Eric Volz, managing director of The David House Agency, announced that the …
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The One Remaining Bulwark That Can Save America
There is only one remaining bulwark that can save America from the tsunami wave of godless secularism, anarchy and falsehood that is engulfing the land, and it is not a politician or a political party. Only the church can save America from total ruin. The church, however, must awaken to its God-given role in this …
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Has God Called the Church to Rule the World?
Over the last two decades, I’ve been hearing more and more people equate the New Testament term for church, also called the ekklesia, primarily with influencing secular politics (like instituting a Christian theocracy). This is because the etymology of this word had to do with the way the Greek citizens would assemble to make public …
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How You Can Save a Baby Today
Years ago, Sarah Bowling visited Ethiopia and heard about some abandoned newborns who were found in a field. The local orphanage refused to accept the children until they heard if they didn’t accept them, the babies would be placed back in the field. As a policy, the orphanage doesn’t take babies and newborns because they …
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Top of the Week: Mike Bickle Releases Statement Amid Investigation
Following are snippets of the top stories posted over the past week on mycharisma.com. We encourage you to visit the links to read the stories in full. Mike Bickle Releases Statement Amid Investigation In recent months, the Christian community has followed the ongoing investigation into allegations against Mike Bickle, the founder of the International House …
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An Honest Question for Critics of the New Apostolic Reformation
This article is not meant to provoke or insult or demean or antagonize or gaslight. Instead, it is meant to help readers understand why I continue to say that the New Apostolic Reformation of the critics does not exist. Remember that I freely acknowledge the existence of the New Apostolic Reformation as articulated by Peter …
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Morning Rundown: A Word of Encouragement for Those Rocked by the Allegations Against Mike Bickle
Here’s a quick rundown of the top stories on mycharisma.com: A Word of Encouragement for Those Rocked by the Allegations Against Mike Bickle It was absolutely shocking to learn this past weekend that serious allegations had been brought against Mike Bickle, senior leader of IHOPKC. (This stands for International House of Prayer, Kansas City.) Mike …
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Unveiling the Difference Between Ministry and Calling
Recently, I attended a worship service and the topic of the message was “G-D’s Calling Upon the Life of Believers.” The speaker to the congregation began boldly and encouragingly by reminding them that Isaiah was called to be a prophet to Judah, Jonah was called to prophesy to Nineveh, Peter was called to go to …
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A Word of Encouragement for Those Rocked by the Allegations Against Mike Bickle
It was absolutely shocking to learn this past weekend that serious allegations had been brought against Mike Bickle, senior leader of IHOPKC. (This stands for International House of Prayer, Kansas City.) Mike is a personal friend and, to my knowledge, a beautiful example of devotion to Jesus. He spent hours daily in prayer and the …
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Shaky Financial Future: Younger Christians Show Decline in Local Church Support
Data for the study was gathered online through a survey of 2,016 U.S. adults, conducted from Nov. 12–19, 2021. An additional online survey of 516 U.S. Protestant senior pastors was also conducted from March 25–April 5, 2022. The study shows that while millennials and Gen Z adults are great when it comes to giving their …
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6 Reasons Why the Church Should Embrace the Cross of Christ
Preaching on the cross of Christ has fallen out of favor in recent decades. Dispensational “hyper grace” teaching even dismisses passages employing Christ followers to take up their cross as not applicable in the church age (Mark 8:34). However, the cross of Christ holds eternal significance for Christians, representing sacrifice, redemption and the ultimate expression …
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People Are Dying of Starvation Sitting at Believers’ Tables
The first time I heard the statement “garbage in, garbage out,” I was in middle school and my health class teacher was talking to us about junk food in our diets. His point was if you fill something with garbage, then you can only expect garbage to come out. While I haven’t always applied this …
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