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		<title>A point-by-point response to Christian Today’s defence of Perry Nobel</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/a-point-by-point-response-to-christian-todays-defence-of-perry-nobel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[James Duncan, long-time observer of Perry Noble and NewSpring, has written a detailed rebuttal to a missing-the-point opinion piece by Mark Woods published on the Christian Today website.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The greatest danger facing the church?</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/the-greatest-danger-facing-the-church/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2015 13:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[James Hamilton, Professor of Biblical Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, writing on The Greatest Danger Facing the Church: The greatest danger facing the church is probably not what most of us expect. We expect some sort of direct challenge from without, but it probably comes from within. In our day, it may well &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/the-greatest-danger-facing-the-church/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The greatest danger facing the church?</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Circus by the Glades</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/circus-by-the-glades/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With their cover of Britney Spears’ Circus, Church Circus by the Glades illustrates the point of the article, The Church Growth Movement: innovating like it’s 1894. They write: For the grand opening of our new building, we launched into a series called Life is a Circus and I&#8217;m Surrounded by Clowns. Here’s the performance of &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/circus-by-the-glades/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Circus by the Glades</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Further analysis from Chris Rosebrough of Perry Noble’s apology</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/further-analysis-of-perry-nobles-apology-from-chris-rosebrough/</link>
					<comments>https://discern.org/2015/01/further-analysis-of-perry-nobles-apology-from-chris-rosebrough/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[False Prophet]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pastor Chris Rosebrough of Fighting for the Faith offers further analysis of Perry Noble’s apology for teaching that there is no Hebrew word for ‘commandment’. The relevant segment starts at 41:40 into the audio.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">435</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>The Church Growth Movement: innovating like it’s 1894</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/the-church-growth-movement-innovating-like-its-1894/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was struck by three things while watching the opening minutes of NewSpring’s now infamous Christmas Eve service: first, by the vast effort that had been put into the production; second, by what must have been the incredible expense of the whole enterprise; and third, by the utter irrelevance of the entertainment experience to the &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/the-church-growth-movement-innovating-like-its-1894/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Church Growth Movement: innovating like it’s 1894</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Round-up: responses to Perry Noble on the Ten Commandments</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/round-up-responses-to-perry-noble-on-the-ten-commandments/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have already covered Perry Noble’s claim that there is no word in Hebrew for ‘commandment’, and his subsequent doubling-down on that error. However, there have been further rebuttals of Noble’s dangerous false teaching and, since he is lead pastor of NewSpring, the largest church in the Southern Baptist Convention, Nobel’s errors propagate widely. A &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/round-up-responses-to-perry-noble-on-the-ten-commandments/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Round-up: responses to Perry Noble on the Ten Commandments</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">250</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Is efficiency a virtue in the church?</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/is-efficiency-a-virtue-in-the-church/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 10:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The monarchial government of many seeker-driven churches is certainly efficient. When a leader is supported by a board of subordinates whom he has appointed, and can just as easily remove, he is well placed to Get Things Done. Nevertheless, is efficiency a virtue in the church? In a reflective, thought-provoking piece entitled Is Efficiency A &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/is-efficiency-a-virtue-in-the-church/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Is efficiency a virtue in the church?</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Perry Noble of NewSpring doubles-down on Ten Commandments error</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/perry-noble-of-newspring-doubles-down-on-ten-commandments-error/</link>
					<comments>https://discern.org/2015/01/perry-noble-of-newspring-doubles-down-on-ten-commandments-error/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2015 13:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[James Duncan continues his excellent coverage of Noble’s rookie error on the Ten Commandments. Here’s some good advice for Noble: when you make a mistake in the pulpit, repent and put it right. The shed blood of Christ is sufficient to atone even for such sins. When you instead spin, obfuscate and attack your critics, &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/perry-noble-of-newspring-doubles-down-on-ten-commandments-error/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Perry Noble of NewSpring doubles-down on Ten Commandments error</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">225</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>The seeker-driven megachurch leadership model</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/the-seeker-driven-megachurch-leadership-model/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2015 08:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The church growth movement’s leadership model is not that of the Chief Executive Officer, but the absolute monarch. CEOs report to a board of directors who, in the case of a public company, are themselves accountable to shareholders. Self-appointed, vision-casting megachurch leaders refuse to hear godly criticism and are truly accountable to no one. Forsaking &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/the-seeker-driven-megachurch-leadership-model/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The seeker-driven megachurch leadership model</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Perry Noble of NewSpring Church rescinds the Ten Commandments</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/perry-noble-of-newspring-church-rescinds-the-ten-commandments/</link>
					<comments>https://discern.org/2015/01/perry-noble-of-newspring-church-rescinds-the-ten-commandments/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 22:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Church Growth Movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[False Prophet]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[James Duncan demonstrates that Perry Noble is unqualified for the pastoral office. Pastor Chris Rosebrough has also reviewed Noble’s erroneous understanding of Hebrew.]]></description>
		
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