‘Flagship’ James River Church Leaves Assemblies Of God
James River Chruch is considered the flagship church of the Assemblies of God, America’s largest Pentecostal denomination. Last year, James River Church was embroiled in controversy over its sword swallowing male stripper that was publicly rebuked by Mark Driscoll at their men’s conference. In the process John Lindell, the pastor of James River Church, launched […]
Robert Morris And Liberal Ministry Standards
It’s a well-known phenomenon that hyper-charismatics have a tendency to play it fast and loose with ministry standards, and few in this theological camp practice any discernment in policing their own ranks. Ironically, Micahel Brown is considered someone who does this, even though he has continuously defended Bethel Redding and argued that Martin Luther is […]
John Lindell Apologizes For Inviting Male Stripper To Men’s Conference
The backlash over Mark Driscoll calling out the sword-swallowing performance as demonic at James River Church continues as John Lindell admitted that he was wrong about Alex Magala the performer in question. In a now-deleted livestream, John Lindell apologized for inviting Mark Driscoll to the men’s conference which is unsurprising and passive-aggressive. But in a […]
Mark Driscoll Vindicated? Alex Magala Responds, Espouses Universalism
Last week was defined by the controversial sword swallowing demonstration at a so-called men’s conference hosted by James River Church. After Mark Driscoll called out the event for its “Jezebel spirit,” which got him booted from the stage by John Lindell, the Christian world reacted to this zany theatre which was exhibited at a church […]
John Lindell vs Mark Driscoll: Charismatic Civil War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F62mPMwjuJ4 The aftermath of Mark Driscoll calling out the sword-swallowing pole dance routine at John Lindell’s men’s conference at James River Church continued as John Lindell called a special service at his church to invoke Matthew 18 against Mark Driscoll. Apparently, the struggle session was not enough. John Lindell denied that Mark Driscoll apologized for […]
The Mark Driscoll Struggle Session
https://youtu.be/ZrYG6-IL9S0 Mark Driscoll went viral for getting yanked off the stage at a men’s conference at James River Church in Springfield, Missouri. However good it was for Mark Driscoll to call out the performance of a male stripper doing a sword-swallowing routine at a men’s conference, the struggle session that ensued afterward would undermine the […]
Mark Driscoll Booted From Men’s Conference Over Male Stripper
https://youtu.be/qO5Ui0RWhc4 Mark Driscoll is one of the most controversial characters in Big Eva. Yet even after Christianity Today did an entire podcast series attacking Driscoll, Driscoll’s talent for creating sermon clips and microcontent has seen him become more prominent than ever. though his theology is not without flaws, the most plainly obvious being his willingness […]