The most recent addition to the line-up of preachers on Calvary Costa Mesa’s KWVE Christian radio is author & speaker Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. Demoss was exposed by Pastor Ken Silva of Apprising Ministries, as far back as 2012, as a promoter of contemplative mysticism and spiritual formation – See Nancy DeMoss Turns listeners to Richard Foster for guidance – See http://apprising.org/2012/06/28/nancy-demoss-turns-listeners-to-richard-foster-for-guidance/
DeMoss has also been cited as a promoter of ‘Circle Making‘ witchcraft (see Mark Batterson’s aberrations) alongside her friend, contemplative advocate Priscilla Shirer. See: Nancy DeMoss “Hearts Revived”, but at what price? A veneer of Christianity hiding Spiritual Formation disciplines, contemplative mysticism & witchcraft? https://ratherexposethem.blogspot.com/2013/06/nancy-leigh-demoss-hearts-revived-but.html
The annual Alpha Conference USA will be hosted by Hillsong Phoenix (again), and kicks off Jan 31st., with a host of ecumenical and social justice speakers.
Their ad proclaims: the need to “Forge kingdom friendships for greater unity across dividing lines”, and that “Together, with churches of all denominations, let’s reshape the future church to see the kingdom of God on earth…” Another advert proclaims – in huge bold font – “Church UNITY is possible.”
Social Justice’ advocate Danielle Strickland will help everyone “Discover paths forward to shape the future of the church” [see https://www.daniellestrickland.com/]
Alpha is contemplative at it’s core, and this is revealed by their own recommended resources, which promote materials by Richard Foster, Brother Lawrence, St. John of the Cross, Richard Rohr, as well as books by the NAR’s Mike Bickle, Bill Johnson, and even Joyce Meyer.
Past Alpha Cons have included Word-Faith preacher Joyce Meyer, Franciscan Capuchin (Contemplative) priest Raniero Cantalamessa, Cardinal Vincent Nichols (Archbishop of Westminster) and many other Catholic clergy.
Last year’s Alpha Con – also at Hillsong Phoenix – featured a Catholic Track with Catholic clergy, and Eucharist communion service. And notably, many Hillsong conferences have included an Alpha Track.
The 2019 Missions Conference (Jan. 7) hosted by Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa promoted NAR apologist Michael Brown’s speech entitled: “Jesus, Israel, LGBT politics, speaking in tongues and Donald Trump”.
Dr. Brown was a key player in the ‘Brownsville Revival’, with it’s charismatic excesses and ‘Holy Laughter’, etc. Brown has since become the chief apologist for the false teachers of the New Apostolic Reformation, even, at one point, denying the existence of such a group.
Here’s Brown last year, in the midst of the very worst false teachers – the NAR core!
So, once again, we have to ask WHY? Why is Brodersen’s Calvary Global Network promoting people such as Michael Brown at their Missions Conference? Might this not legitimize this man and his errors in the eyes of many CC followers? How many will be emboldened to now follow Brown, being as the CGN has thus legitimatized him?
The EmergentWatch blog was started in response to aberrant material that were found in various church bookstores, particularly Calvary Chapel’s Chapel Store online bookstores. Chapel store Inc. is controlled by Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s Brian Brodersen. YELP confirms: “The ChapelStore is an outreach ministry of CalvaryChapelCostaMesa…”
One of EmergentWatch’s first bookstore surveys was of CC Downey [CCD], where over 1,700 items by aberrant authors was discovered. A video was done, entitled “Calvary Chapel Downey – Who’s Minding the Store?” – which showed screen captured documentation – webpages from the CC Downey store. The list is here:
From the brief survey that was done recently, it appears that the majority of the aberrant materials are no longer there. However CCD’s Chapel store is selling music by the aberrant Bethel Music, Bethel Redding’s Jesus Culture and Hillsong.
As the above image shows, their bookstore page @ http://www.chapelstoredowney.com/Product.asp?sku=0793573095060 is marketing Bethel Redding’s Jesus Culture, and declares: “Jesus Culture’s own Kim Walker-Smith and Chris Quilala carry their signature call to intimate worship and bold praise.” and: “Jesus Culture is a community of worship leaders and musicians who’s heart is to see a generation impacted by encounters with the presence of God… is focused on equipping a generation to transform society by bringing people into an encounter…”
Some of the aberrant materials still sold by CCD’s Chapel Store include books by:
Francis Chan [4 items]; Jim Cymbala [7 items]; Steven Furtick [1 item]; Louie Giglio [4 items]; Timothy Keller [12 items]; Beth Moore [6 items]; Priscilla Shier [7 items]; Ann Spangler [6 items]; Andy Stanley [5 items]; Lysa Terkeurst [10 items]; and Gary Thomas [14 items]
The Chapel Store of CCCM’s online store link says: “We are in process of rebuilding our online store”. However, their Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/CCCMChapelStore] shows that they are now (Oct. 2018) selling materials by:
Tim Keller, Priscilla Shirer, Francis Chan, Emergent Chip Ingram, and Gary Thomas, Jim Cymbala, Max Lucado, Ann Spangler, Craig Groeschel, Lysa Terkeurst, John Piper, Stormie Omartian
Of particular concern are materials by Ann Spangler and Gary Thomas. Spangler is an advocate of ‘Spiritual Formation’ [see https://www.annspangler.com/spiritual-formation/ ] and dangerous ‘contemplative prayer’. In her books Spangler uses citations by Dallas Willard, Thomas Merton, Eugene Peterson and other contemplatives.
Spangler is also the editor of the Catholic Women’s Devotional Bible, which states that it’s contemplative “Meditations are drawn from a rich variety of authors, including: Esther de Waal Catherine of Siena, Julian of Norwich, Mother Teresa and Teresa of Lisieux” [see: https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Womens-Devotional-Thomas-Nelson/dp/0310900573]
Author Gary Thomas has been popularized as ‘an expert’ on marriage. However his roots are deep into contemplative mysticism. In his book, ‘Sacred Pathways’, he tells his readers to “Choose a word (Jesus or Father, for example) as a focus for contemplative prayer. Repeat the word silently in your mind for a set amount of time, until your heart seems to be repeating the word by itself.” [pg. 185]
Francis Chan has once again joined hands with the dangerous false teachers of the New Apostolic Reformation [NAR]. In his latest foray into apostasy, Chan will be a featured speaker at Lou Engle’s upcoming NAR-fest “The Send 2019” – set for Feb. 23, 2019 in Orlando, Fla. [see https://thesend.org/about/]
Chan will be speaking alongside Bethel’s Bill Johnson, IHOP’s Mike Bickle, YWAM’s Loren Cunningham, Heidi Baker, Todd White, Ben Fitzgerald, Daniel Kolenda, as well as Lou Engle.
Chan even does a video promotion of the Send 19:
The Send 2019 is sponsored by the aberrant ministries of Bethel Redding, IHOP, YWAM, TBN and others.
Also see Heterodox Research Initiative’s video expose:
This is part II of my video expose’ of the New Apostolic Reformation’s Voice of the Apostles [VOA] conferences. Featured is a new clip with NAR rising star Brian Starley, laying hands of people in Indonesia on Oct. 1st, 2018. The video also compares the effects of what the NAR false apostles call “impartation” to Eastern occultic kundalini “Shaktipata” and it’s demonic “kriya”manifestations.
DeMoss has also been cited as a promoter of ‘Circle Making‘ witchcraft (see Mark Batterson’s aberrations) alongside her friend, contemplative advocate Priscilla Shirer. See: Nancy DeMoss “Hearts Revived”, but at what price? A veneer of Christianity hiding Spiritual Formation disciplines, contemplative mysticism & witchcraft? https://ratherexposethem.blogspot.com/2013/06/nancy-leigh-demoss-hearts-revived-but.html
Social Justice’ advocate Danielle Strickland will help everyone “Discover paths forward to shape the future of the church” [see 
