SermonCentral.com: Aubrey Malphurs on A New Kind of Church: Should we be concerned?
A New Kind of Church: Should We Be concerned? by Aubrey Malphurs I suspect that you as pastors and church leaders won’t be surprised when I say that the new-model churches aren’t without their critics, mostly from those who make up the ranks of established, traditional churches. That’s to be expected, as change comes hard for established, tradition-minded people. However, they also consist of people within and outside new paradigm churches themselves. And some critics are well-known Bible teachers and pastors with a national reputation. Some have come down very hard on the new models and even challenge their orthodoxy. It’s imperative that we as leaders pay attention to what they’re saying as no one is above error. None of us must be so protective of our churches that we overlook false teaching of any kind. To do so is to violate Scripture. Also, there are numerous warnings throughout the Scriptures against false teachers who promote and practice false teaching
