by billmellinger | Aug 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Bill Mellinger, lead pastor at Crestline First Baptist, a traditional church in transition to becoming a relational church that is sold out for Jesus Christ. You should seriously consider the dangers involved before holding an Encounter. One of the primary goals in...
by byronstraube | Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Byron Staube Just like in other retreats and spiritual activities, Encounters can be distorted by wrong procedures and ways of doing things. When Encounters divert from the centrality of Christ, the Word of God, and the principles of the Christian life, many...
by jefftunnell | Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Jeff Tunnell One recurring difficulty that occurs in our small-sized cell church, is not having enough people completing the steps of the training track at a similar time in order to conduct encounters regularly. When this issue surfaces, individual progress is...
by joelcomiskey | Aug 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Joel Comiskey We’ve looked at the positive aspects of Encounter Retreats but what about the dangerous side? One key danger that we’ve already mentioned is straying from the Word of God and entering into strange psychological regression based on emotion...
by Mario Vega | Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Mario Vega Problems such as bitterness and anger are sinful behaviors that have become second nature to people without God. When a person experiences conversion he receives a new spiritual nature, the indwelling of the Spirit who gives him a new hunger for the Word...
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