As you know, VP Don Patterson organized a WELS pilgrimage to the last Exponential. His response to me, so far, has been limited to writing, "You are a fool and a liar." He earned his PhotoShop bunnysuit by having a pagan Easter egg hunt at his church - to celebrate what exactly? Well, the kiddies love it. And it's not as violent or expensive as a zebra hunt.
Following are some blogs for keeping up with Exponential this year. They were supplied by a WELS layman not entirely happy with WELS Enthusiasm and those who promote false doctrine by their slavish devotion to false teachers.
Cory Whitehead has some comments on Craig Groeschel, who makes some WELS pastors hotter than Georgia asphalt.
Doug Foltz swoons about the Art of Movement. If only the Enthusiasts would teach what Isaiah 55:8-10 teaches about the Holy Spirit and the Word. But that would make them Lutherans.
Dan Mastrapa says listening to Groeschel is like "drinking from a fire hose." This site provides a whole list of bloggers blogging about Exponential.
Dave Ferguson rhapsodizes about Exponential on this blog.
WELS member: "Interesting that the Francis Chan speaker is trying turn the churches away from watching 'the numbers.' Hmmmm....."
Here is a taste of Exponential ignorance, with religious misspelled in the video:
Acts 1:8 sets the stage for a reading from "Jesus With Dirty Feet." From the opening session of the Exponential Conference. www.exponentialconference.org I think they borrowed that idea from one of Ski's sermons, about getting down in the mud. Or maybe he borrowed it from them?
Official video of Francis Chan's introduction at Exponential:
Embarrassing for all Christians. These Becoming Missionals and Emerging Church fanatics simply ooze a loathing for the Christian Church and faithful members. This is just a new marketing approach for what Fuller originally offerred - a way to topple Jesus from His throne while talking about Jesus all the time.
