PK Speakers, "Partners"-Promise Keepers claims to have
reached over 5,000,000 men during the past 12 years of conferences.
Even though they have 18 events planned for 2003, the attendance
and interest are declining. Only 9 or 10,000 showed up at Phoenix,
though 50,000 had been predicted. Ecumenism was evident by the
speakers, who, for the most part, were among the best communicators
of our day. They include: Bruce Wilkinson (Jabez fame), Max Lucado,
Joe Stowell, Jack Hayford (moderator), Bill McCartney, Tony Evans,
James Merritt (former SBC Pres.), and Messianic Jewish rabbi
Jonathan Bernis. "Partners" with this PK conference
included: Alpha, Answers in Genesis, BGEA, Campus Crusade, Focus
on the Family, Jews for Jesus, Mission America, World Vision,
Seventh day Adventists, NAE, and American Bible Society. World
Vision is liberal; SDA is cultic. We are admonished in Eph. 5:11
to "have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather reprove them." Dr. Ralph Colas, whose first hand
report is the basis for most of this article, said the PK meeting
began (the first night) with the big beat of the Maranatha! Promise
Band and Marcus Witt as Worship Leader. He said "For over
30 minutes the large group clapped, cheered, raised their hands
and swayed back and forth to the pulsating beat of the music."
This "big beat" music is fast moving into churches.
-CC
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