Douglas Groothuis

~ CRI’s [Hank Hanegraaff] Christian Research Journal––Contributing Editor

~ author with IVP/InterVarsity Press

Editor’s Note: Constance Cumbey believes that Groothuis’ book Unmasking the New Age, published by IVP, was published to counter the acclaim that she was receiving for her exposé of the New Age Movement. Groothuis has been a board member of the Spiritual Counterfeits Project and a long time Contributing editor to the CRI Journal [Hank Hanegraaff]. Hanegraaff has also served on the SCP board.  See Christian Research Institute and Spiritual Counterfeits Project reports in the TOC database.

Craig L. Blomberg

~ a professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary

~ Listed previously as a CRI [Hank Hanegraaff] EQUIP University professor

~ Co-author of How Wide The Divide?: A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation, with Stephen E. Robinson [Mormon and faculty Brigham Young University/BYU] InterVarsity Press, 1997 is an initial dialogue between LDS and Evangelical academics seeking first to find common ground, and second to delineate differences between two religious traditions. Dr. Blomberg is a professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary; Dr. Robinson is professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University.

How Wide the Divide? web site http://www.lds-mormon.com/hwtd.shtml  <<<Warning––Mormon web site

How Wide the Divide? back cover: "Mormons and Evangelicals don’t often get along very well. They often set about trying to convert one another, considering the faith the other holds as defective in some critical way. Unfortunately, much of what they say about one another simply isn’t true. False stereotypes on both sides prevent genuine communication."

Editor’s Note: This same openness to non-Christian religions is being extended to Catholics, Mormons, Muslims and Buddhists in the World Congress on Families which has met for a conference at the Focus on the Family headquarters in Colorado Springs. Harold O.J. Brown, a longtime Contributing Editor to Christian Research Institute/CRI’s Journal [Hank Hanegraaff], is a representative/speaker for the Howard Center/ World Congress on Families http://profam.org/THC/Speakers/thc_spk_brown.htm

WCF is an NGO [non-governmental org] of the United Nations and has ties to the RAND Corp./Hudson Institute/CFR.

CRI’s/Hank Hanegraaff’s EQUIP University 

http://www.cst.edu/YDP98/ydphome.htm

Sampling of Free Resources Online Courses includes:

SoulCare 101––Online course in helping others by Dr. Larry Crabb

See Biblical discernment Ministry/BDM’s exposé on Larry Crabb

http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/crabb/

Introduction to Public Speaking in Ministry with Dr. Haddon Robinson, senior professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary [below]

Friendship Evangelism by Luis Palau Evangelistic Association/LPEA

See Biblical discernment Ministry/BDM’s exposé on LPEA

http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/palau/

Guided Tour of the Bible––New Testament, Old Testament with speaker/author Philip Yancey

Editor’s Note:

Yancey is an Editor at Large for Christianity Today

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ctmag/features/masthead.html

See Biblical discernment Ministry/BDM’s exposé on Philip Yancey

http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/yancey/yancey.htm

    Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary

EBTS faculty includes:

Raymond J. Bakke

~Executive Director, International Urban Associates

~Senior Associate for Large Cities with the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism.

~co-founder of the Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral education (SCUPE)

See Ray Bakke & SCUPE http://toc-ats-scupe.html

Ronald J. Sider

~Evangelicals for Social Action

~Christianity Today, Corresponding Editor  

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ctmag/features/masthead.html

Sider is also on faculty at Eastern College; now University; which is in partnership with World Vision.

Templeton Honors College/THC––Eastern College

http://www.eastern.edu:93/academic/trad_undg/honors_college/home.html

THC Advisory Council http://www.eastern.edu:93/academic/trad_undg/honors_college/council.html

    Fuller Theological Seminary

Developed the strategies for Lausanne’s Missions and Prayer Mobilization

Fuller President Richard Mouw endorsed:

Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium, 1994

Donald A, McGavran – Perspectives on the World Christian Movement editor

Alpha Course offered by Fuller

Fuller’s Center for Lifelong Learning  http://www.fuller.edu/html/cll.html

Fuller faculty: http://www.fuller.edu/provost/faculty/

>School of Theology

>School of World Mission

>School of Psychology

See Transformation of the Church/TOC database report:

Fuller Theological Seminary http://watch.pair.com/toc-fuller.html

Richard J. Mouw, Fuller President

~ Professor of Christian Philosophy, School of Theology

~ Christianity Today, Consulting Editor

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ctmag/features/masthead.html

~ He is a regular columnist on "Beliefnet" Web Magazine. http://www.beliefnet.com/­­­

What is Beliefnet?

Editor’s Note: Exploring the Beliefnet web site it becomes obvious that all world religions are promoted, even the Goddess religion. See Starhawk below.

Following found on Beliefnet.Com:

http://www.beliefnet.com/frameset.asp?pageLoc=/story/10/story_1008_1.html&boardID=1430

The Evangelical Mind

By Richard Mouw

Evangelicals and Catholics: A New Partnership

We're fighting the culture war with 'an ecumenism of the trenches'

Roman Catholics in the United States have been in the middle of a passionate public debate lately, about the tensions between churchly authority and academic freedom in Catholic higher education. Since I am a seminary president…

I have a vested interest in what goes on in contemporary Catholicism, having devoted considerable energy in recent years to evangelical-Catholic dialogue…

All of this was forever changed for me in the 1960s. The Second Vatican Council, convened by Pope John XXIII to open the windows of the Roman Catholic Church to the breezes of theological change, has been one of the great spiritual events of my lifetime. In my continuing efforts to be a faithful Christian in a "post-Christian" culture, I have regularly looked to Roman Catholics for companionship—and often, wisdom and inspiration--on the path of discipleship.

Nor am I alone in this. Evangelical theologian Timothy George [see Beeson Divinity School founder above] has pointed to an important new phenomenon that he labels "an ecumenism of the trenches," where evangelicals and Roman Catholics have found common cause on a number of social issues, and are even increasingly finding occasions for praying and studying the Bible together.

Evangelicals and Roman Catholics have exciting new opportunities for dialogue and cooperation. And as we talk and work together, we may actually learn some new things about what it means to serve our Living Lord in a contemporary world in which we can emphasize the strength of our common convictions, even as we continue to engage in friendly arguments about the important things that still divide us.

Editor’s Note: The reader is encouraged to explore Beliefnet.com to believe it!

Beliefnet Interviews Presidential Candidate George W. Bush

In the final weeks of the election, George W. Bush discussed his faith and policies with Editor-in-Chief, Steve Waldman. 

http://www.beliefnet.com/frameset.asp?pageLoc=/story/47/story_4703_1.html&boardID=7200

~ excerpt…

BELIEFNET: Do you think that all major religions are equally true?

BUSH: I think that we're all God's children, and far be it from me, as a lowly sinner, trying to decide who gets to go to heaven and who doesn't, for example. I mean at one time, in 1994, I said, "My faith says you must accept Christ to go to heaven." And there was a significant backlash because, as typical in politics, the full story wasn't told. And there was a typical backlash amongst, you know, some Jewish people in Texas that basically felt I had said that they can't go to heaven. I worked hard to make it clear to people, far be it from me to tell you I get to decide who goes. I'm working on myself. I'm focused on me.

And so to answer your question, there are great religions in the world, and it's important to recognize that there are great religions in the world. And there are many shared tenets of the great religions. "Love a neighbor like you'd like to be loved yourself." And there are some wonderful callings. I just happen to be a Christian…

BELIEFNET: If you believe that the way to the Kingdom of God for you is Jesus Christ, in a sense don't you have a moral obligation to try to urge other people to follow the same path?

BUSH: Not in my line of work I don't. My line of work is political. My line of work [my job] is to walk the walk, and respect others, and respect their religions. And secondly, I'm not so presumptuous as to play God. There are many great religions in the world. God is all-powerful and all-knowing, and, you know, we'll never know until we get to heaven the ultimate answers to many of the religious questions. But the president of the United States' job is not to try to convert people to religion. The president of the United States' job is to set an example, to make sound decisions, to respect religion, and, if asked, to herald religion. But the key is not to hold out, you know, my religion is better than yours…

Featured Beliefnet Columnists 

http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_30000.html

even includes:

Starhawk [a witch]

Beliefnet Columnist  http://www.beliefnet.com/author/author_117.html

Starhawk is the author of numerous books, including "The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of The Ancient Religion Of The Great Goddess," "Dreaming The Dark: Magic, Sex, and Politics," and "Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority and Mystery." Her first novel, "The Fifth Sacred Thing" won the Lambda award for best Gay and Lesbian Science Fiction.

She is a major contributor to "The Pagan Book of Living and Dying," and with Anne Hill and Diane Baker, she co-wrote "Circle Round: Raising Children in the Goddess Tradition," In October, 1999, HarperSanFrancisco published the 20th anniversary edition of "The Spiral Dance."

A feminist and peace activist, she is one of the foremost voices of ecofeminism, and travels widely in North America and Europe giving lectures and workshops.

She consulted on the films, "Goddess Remembered" and "The Burning Times," directed by Donna Read and produced by the National Film Board of Canada, and co-wrote the commentary for "Full Circle," a third film in the same women's spirituality series. Starhawk continues her collaboration with Donna Read, working on an hour-long documentary on the life of archaeologist Marija Gimbutas.

She lives part-time San Francisco, where she works with Reclaiming, an organization offering classes, intensives, public rituals, and training in the Goddess tradition. She lives the rest of the time in a little hut in the woods where she gardens obsessively. Reclaiming publishes a magazine and maintains a website: www.reclaiming.org that links to Starhawk's own website.

Columns and articles by Starhawk

What Would the Goddess Do?   Sep 21, 2001

Here are some suggestions of how to embody the energy of the Goddess in these troubled times.

Grounding as a Daily Practice   Jul 31, 2001

Dances with Tear Gas   May 29, 2001

Even in the midst of toxic gases and riot cops, magical energy sustains us.

Magical Activism   Apr 18, 2001

A soon-to-be-signed multinational pact threatens what we pagans hold sacred. It's time to fight back.

The Eostar Bunny   Mar 19, 2001

... and other Pagan heralds of spring.

The Witches of Brazil   Feb 21, 2001

In a land where a variety of gods, goddesses, and spirits are taken for granted, Wicca is one more pagan faith for the mix.

Celebrating Brigid   Jan 19, 2001

The evolution of a ritual.

How to Make Brigid's Cauldron   Jan 19, 2001

What I'll Be Doing This Solstice   Dec 18, 2000

Cleansing rage, transforming frustration, and inviting renewal.

Rooting for the Trees   Nov 30, 2000

When nature gets sick, appreciation can heal.

Samhain   Oct 11, 2000

Honoring the Dead

Finding the Holy Grail   Sep 11, 2000

'Sacred places are all around us.'

Praising Evolution   Aug 10, 2000

A meditation on breath and life

The Land of the Disabled   Jul 9, 2000

In this realm, independence becomes a rare and precious commodity.

Listening to the Land   Jun 1, 2000

Ecologically speaking, it's healthy when nature and human beings participate in a mutual admiration society.

Returning to the Fuller Theological Seminary faculty…

Robert J.Clinton

~ Fuller theological Seminary, Professor of Leadership, School of World Mission

~ Visiting professor to Regent University

William A. Dyrness

~Professor of Theology and Culture, School of Theology

~Christianity Today, Corresponding Editor

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ctmag/features/masthead.html

~ CO-AUTHOR, Changing the Mind of Missions with James F. Engel

Engels is at Eastern College––

School of International Leadership and Development/SILD

http://www.eastern.edu/academic/international/sild/COE.html and

Development Associates International/DIA http://www.daintl.org/

James Engel is an Advisory Editor for Christianity Today.

Both SILD and DIA are partners at the Cambridge University, School of Divinity, CARTS CARTS –– Center for the Advancement of Theological Studies

Eastern College has now been renamed Eastern University; EU is in partnership with World Vision

Dr. Jehu Hanciles

See Transformation of the Church/TOC database report:

Cambridge University, School of Divinity ––CARTS & Currents on the World Christian Movement 

http://watch.pair.com/toc-current-add.html#cwc

Cecil M. Robeck, Jr.

~Director of the David duPlessis Center for Christian Spirituality and Professor of Church History and Ecumenics

~ associate professor of church history and ecumenics

~ Society for Pentecostal Studies http://www.sps-usa.org/about/presidentsbk.html

past president

~ cochair of the International Roman Catholic-Pentecostal Dialogue,

~ cochair of the local Evangelical-Roman Catholic Dialogue

~ consultant to the Commissions on Faith and Order of the National and World Councils of Churches

See Watch Unto Prayer report:

The Assemblies of God, Roman Catholic Church & World Council of Churches Together http://watch.pair.com/aog.html

Russell Spittler

~Christianity Today, Corresponding Editor

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ctmag/features/masthead.html

~ Society for Pentecostal Studies http://www.sps-usa.org/about/presidentsbk.html

past president

Paul E. Pierson

~ Latin American Mission/ LAM, Chair of the Board

http://www.gospelcom.net/lam/

~ Overseas Crusades, Chairman of the Board [Dick Hillis]

Now OC International www.gospelcom.net/oci/vision.htm

Group Watch on OC:

http://www.publiceye.org/research/Group_Watch/Entries-101.htm

OC’s founders were from Youth for Christ [Billy Graham], including Dick Hillis.

In 1979 an evangelical coalition called "Amanecer" was established to promote evangelical growth in Guatemala. The idea of Amanecer came from an evangelical congress, called "Discipleship Around the Whole Nation (DAWN/ James McGavran), held in the Philippines by Overseas Crusades.

~Christ for the City, board member  http://www.cfci.org/

~ World Impact, board member

See Transformation of the Church/TOC database report: TOPIC/ Trainers of Pastors International Coalition  http://watch.pair.com/gpm-topic.html

TOPIC is an associate member of the World Evangelical Fellowship/WEF. http://www.worldevangelical.org/textonly/3associates.htm

Wilbert R. Shenk

~ Paul E. Pierson Professor of Mission History and Contemporary Culture, School of World Mission

~currently coordinating work on A Missiology for Western Culture with the Pew Charitable Trusts.

J. Dudley Woodberry

~ Professor of Islamic Studies, School of World Mission

See Transformation of the Church/TOC database report:

Fuller Theological Seminary http://watch.pair.com/toc-fuller.html

Other Prominent Christian leaders associated with Fuller Seminary:

Billy Graham–– helped in the founding of Gordon – Conwell Theological Seminary

Bill Bright–– Attended Fuller; attended Princeton Theological Seminary

Harold Ockenga––co-founder of the National Assoc. of Evangelicals/NAE, 1942

Henrieta Meares––Gospel Light Publishing, Forest Home Conference Center [CA] affiliated with Campus Crusade

C. Peter Wagner––faculty FTS/School of World Mission; attended Princeton Theological Seminary

See PTS below; John M. Templeton [son of Sir John Templeton] is a Trustee. Templeton Hall is located at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Ralph Winter––USCWM/ U.S. Center for World Mission

Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, editor

Donald McGavran

~ "A Church for Every People by the Year 2000," first coined by McGavran, Bliss & Gill

~ founder of the School of world Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary  

www.fuller.edu/swm/abstracts/Welcome.html

This innovative school [Fuller’s School of World Mission] began in 1965 with thirteen students and a vision shared by seminary founder Charles Fuller, President David Allan Hubbard, and Donald A. McGavran, founding dean of the School of World Mission. Dr. McGavran's vision continues to be strongly felt as a driving force of the School. He saw his ministry as a rediscovery of the original focus of the Christian mission which is to communicate the Gospel so that people repent and put their faith in Christ and become his followers in the context of worshiping, nurturing, serving bodies which we call churches. He believed these churches should grow and multiply but that they should not look the same in every culture.

Rick Warren––Saddleback Community Church and author of The Purpose-Driven Church

Jesse Miranda––Haggard School of Theology/Azusa Pacific U.; now with Vangard University

more to be added

Association of Theological Schools – Part 2