Category: Cults

When Loyalty Overrides Discernment: 10 Claims Used to Defend Kathryn Krick’s Ministry

Intro Throughout church history, movements claiming unique spiritual authority have often been defended through personal experiences, extraordinary testimonies, and unquestioned loyalty to their leaders. This topic is especially significant to me because I spent more than a decade in the Word of Faith and New Apostolic Movement and even served as a pastor within that … Continue reading When Loyalty Overrides Discernment: 10 Claims Used to Defend Kathryn Krick’s Ministry →

My Rediscovery of Biblical Healing Out of the Word of Faith Movement

I’ll never forget the phone call I received from a friend at church.  A week earlier, she had privately told me about a mass that doctors had discovered.  Considering me a “prayer warrior”, she asked me to pray for her healing.  I did not hesitate to pray a zealous prayer over her that day, asking … Continue reading My Rediscovery of Biblical Healing Out of the Word of Faith Movement →

My Rediscovery of Context Out of the Word of Faith Movement

In my last article, I described my journey of rediscovering God’s sovereignty while I was immersed in a full time pastoral position at a Word of Faith church.  As I discussed, the two primary ingredients to the Word of Faith formula are promises and profession.  Adherents search the scriptures vigorously for promises, latch onto those … Continue reading My Rediscovery of Context Out of the Word of Faith Movement →

My Rediscovery Of Sovereignty Out of the Word of Faith Movement

My next few posts will revolve around the Word of Faith movement, also called the faith healing, health and wealth, positive confession, and prosperity movement.  This is a movement within charismatic circles which teaches that Christians are guaranteed physical healing and financial prosperity by faith expressed in spoken commands and decrees. This teaching was popularized … Continue reading My Rediscovery Of Sovereignty Out of the Word of Faith Movement →