The Pentecostal Paradigm - Johns, Kenneth D.
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This is a book about "super-sized Christian leaders" and "super-sized churches" who attempt to achieve fame and fortune by manipulating their followers. It is about the grandiosity and emotionalism that is at the core of THE PENTECOSTAL PARADIGM - A Seductive Paradise. This book is for people who are concerned that their pastors and leaders: * Demand total allegiance and trust * Exaggerate miraculous cures * Emphasize self-promotion more than self-discipline * Make themselves into celebrities * Substitute ecstatic experiences for deep spiritual worship * Teach that you have to "prime God's…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This is a book about "super-sized Christian leaders" and "super-sized churches" who attempt to achieve fame and fortune by manipulating their followers. It is about the grandiosity and emotionalism that is at the core of THE PENTECOSTAL PARADIGM - A Seductive Paradise. This book is for people who are concerned that their pastors and leaders: * Demand total allegiance and trust * Exaggerate miraculous cures * Emphasize self-promotion more than self-discipline * Make themselves into celebrities * Substitute ecstatic experiences for deep spiritual worship * Teach that you have to "prime God's pump" to get any thing from God - buy a book, give "seed money," speak in tongues, attend their conference
Autorenporträt
Kenneth D. Johns served as senior pastor for two churches between 1959 and 1986. He has also been Director of Development at Braille Institute of America, Los Angeles, California, and is currently President of the Simpson College Foundation, Redding, California.