Members of C. Peter Wagner's New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) network are not content to masquerade as Christians, but they want to be perceived as Christian leaders. I take that back. They want to be perceived as world leaders (as attested by their avowed commitment to the so-called "Dominion Mandate," which I exposed in part 1 of this series). Their self-proclaimed "Christian" identity is a ruse whereby to facilitate their infiltration and subversion of so-called "Christian" organizations, in order to use organized religion as a powerful force for social change (and for self-aggrandizement). C. Peter Wagner was for 30 years or so a professor of "Church Growth," at Fuller Theological Seminary. Why is that significant?
Beginning at least a quarter-century ago, there appeared amongst so-called Christian universities and seminaries, strong interest and involvement in studies related to the application of social sciences to the development of church growth strategies. As church growth long ago practically ceased, in America, to be the result of genuine conversion and regeneration of souls, according to the Word and working of God in and through the Body of Christ; leaders of denominational and other religious organizations turned unashamedly to human ability, in efforts to keep their "profit-centers" (churches, colleges, seminaries, etc.) operational. Psychology and Sociology, together with various then-emerging fields of study grouped under the rubric of "Organizational Leadership," were found, empirically, to produce amazing results. (When I attended Regent University, nearly twenty years ago, a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership was widely perceived as the "gold standard" of church leadership credentials.)
The phenomenal rise of mega-churches, in the past couple of decades, has been no freak accident; nor should anyone mistake that phenomenon as a real move of God. But stellar growth in terms of the size and capacity of religious organizations (a function not only of the number of members in such organizations but, also, a function of the social status, i.e., financial wealth, of those members), given the absence of the Spirit of God in those organizations, is instead attributable to the efficacy of reducing human behavior to a science, and then using that knowledge to formulate scientifically developed strategies and methodologies for creating, managing, and manipulating mega-sized organizations.
More than twenty-five years ago, an article appeared in The Christian Century magazine, titled, "Learning from Lyle Schaller: Social Aspects of Congregations" (Jan. 1993; by Olson, Daniel V.A.; link to article overview here). Here is an excerpt from that article:
"A survey that William McKinney and I recently conducted invited 1,500 conservative and mainline Protestant denominational leaders to choose from a list of 63 contemporary religious leaders and authors the ten who have had "the greatest impact on your thinking about the church's life and mission today." Among the choices were Peter Berger, William Sloane Coffin, Jr., Charles Colson, Harvey Cox, Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, Jesse Jackson, Martin E. Marty, C. Peter Wagner and James M. Wall. While these names were, checked by many respondents, none was checked more frequently than that of Lyle Schaller (checked by 43 percent).
"Why is Schaller so popular? Unlike most other names on the list, he appeals to both conservatives and liberals. His numerous articles and more than 30 books offer readable, practical answers to problems church leaders commonly face. Having visited thousands of churches in dozens of denominations, Schaller is considered an authority on congregational life. A less obvious but perhaps more important explanation for his influence is that he brings a social-science orientation to his understanding of congregations, a perspective that is not familiar to many church leaders.
While many seminary students receive training in psychology in preparation for pastoral counseling, few learn about organizational theory, group processes or sociology in preparation for congregational leadership. [But that rapidly changed, about that time period.] When church leaders run into problems that are not easily diagnosed in theological or psychological categories, they often find help in Schaller, who has reworked some social-science concepts and insights in popular style. His work suggests that the frustration experienced by leaders and members of congregations is often due to a failure to understand the basic social principles that operate in all human organizations, including congregations. (emphasis added)
It should be understood ~ as the above excerpt plainly reveals, that managing any sized organization is not so much about controlling some inanimate corporate "entity," as it is rather about influencing human populations. But why use churches and religious organizations to do that?
Here is a tremendously important article which has the potential to open your eyes to what is really going on behind the scenes, where many well known church leaders and religious organizations are involved:
"Social Change and Communitarian Systems," by Berit Kjos (click here to read)
That article barely touches the surface in terms of explaining why it is that churches and religious organizations have come to be seen, by numerous influential persons, as being centrally important to the scheme of developing and deploying more effectual structures for global governance. Rick Warren's mentor, the renowned social scientist Peter Drucker, spoke openly and extensively about his views related to the necessary and valuable role of religious belief and religious organizations (churches) to the stability of social order. Notwithstanding, Drucker himself denied that he was a Christian, as he said, in the video which can be viewed at this link.
Although the NAR has proved to be a very powerful agency for creating a mega-network of pseudo-Christian organizations (Wagner apparently intimated that the NAR now represents the largest segment of "Christianity" second only to Catholicism ~ see part 1 of this series), yet, I perceive the NAR as functioning as a layer of middle-management, with respect to the still larger and more influential network of globalist elites. That is not to suggest that those elites directly control the NAR. Although, the intimate connections between a number of very well known Church leaders and a cabal of supra-national secret societies working for world government, is well documented and fairly well known; except, so it seems, by those, Christians, who really need to know.
The Jews, with reference to Adolf Hitler's own words that foreshadowed his intentions (which were actualized in the Holocaust), have a saying: "When someone says he wants to kill you, believe him." Likewise, when someone says ~ as C. Peter Wagner and other NAR leaders have openly stated, that they intend to rule the whole world (the Dominion Mandate); we should believe that is exactly what they are attempting to achieve.
If anyone still wonders why it is that "right-wing" Christians are so feared and hated by non-Christians, I suggest that the fierce and still-growing antagonism against Christianity in the culture is not so much related to the honest efforts of sincere Christians to win the lost, as it is a reaction against those who openly aver their intention (as the NAR does) to impose (see my video expose of Karen Wheaton, in my recent "Generation of Heretics") upon the whole world a "Christian" theocracy.
The true Church is being set up for persecution of unprecedented proportion, by the misguided efforts of apostates amongst such groups as are affiliated with the NAR network. For, in order for them to achieve their intended goal of world domination, they MUST soon join forces with other, major world-powers which have the same objective of world domination. In fact, that is already happening. Here is a video from the recent (April, 2016) "Azuza Now" conference, which shows how openly and aggressively unification is being effected between the NAR and the Roman Catholic Church:
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