Cell (as in terrorist) based church planting???WTF?

[Horse with no Name]

This is freaky
http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/CelebratedMinistries/page4.html

But their statement of belief does sound like terrorists--but hey, it's all in the name of God.:sarcasm:
I wonder if they even see the clash of ideas in this.
"A church should offer God's love and redemption to ALL people without prejudice or condemnation" (John 3:16-18)

That sounds great...but then here is the qualifier

And in so doing a church must uphold the word of God, should not engage in moral compromise (Roman's 12:2) and therefore not affirm the sins of sexual immorality (does this mean Republican's can't go to church?), idolatry, adultery, homosexuality, stealing, greed, drunkeness, slander, swindling (1 Corinthians 6:9-10)murder, strife, deceit, malice, gossip (Romans 1:21-32)witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, self ambition, factions, or envy (Galatians 5:10-21)

To me, many of these traits they despise suit many of the freepers as well as the media.:shrug:
Guess they need to start investing in warm weather clothing.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. If that were really applied, they'd have less than half the congregation

they currently have.

[bryant69]

2. Is this a specifically right wing church?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Horse with no Name]

4. Well I don't think many liberals would espouse these values

Do you?

[bryant69]

5. You don't think many liberals would quote scripture?

Bryant

[Horse with no Name]

6. No

Not what I said. Nice try though.
Liberals wouldn't use scripture as a weapon. Cherry picking bits and pieces of scripture in order to serve their own myopic interests.

[MadHound]

3. This is just another wrinkle in the missionary church movement

Decades ago, many of your more mainstream churches, Southern Baptist, Disciples of Christ, etc., spread by forming missionary churches in small towns and rural areas. These were set up in store fronts, other churches, are economical stand alone buildings. Many were tended to by circuit preachers, who would preach at two or three different such churches every Sunday. Overhead was kept low, and attendance would initially be sparse, but this served as a way for the particular demonination to get a foot in the door in that particular area.

This sounds like the same principle going by a different name.

[meisje]

7. Their homepage plays the Cheers Theme