Discernment Frontpage Article Spiritual Abuse 7 Threats From a False Teacher False teachers and abusive leaders need to maintain their power. Therefore, they use a series of threats to keep people quiet and in line. Get out of line? You might hear one of the seven statements I’ve listed below. You can add, “…or else…” to each one. Some people who aren’t false teachers or abusers […] Written by Costi Hinn April 8, 2019January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Abuse Discernment Frontpage Article Spiritual Abuse How to Heal from Theological Abuse It’s not uncommon for me to receive communication from people who God has graciously saved out from extreme charismatic abuses, prosperity gospel exploiters, and cultish movements like the New Apostolic Reformation. I find myself both overjoyed and heart-broken at the same time because on one hand it’s the beginning of the rest of their new […] Written by Costi Hinn February 4, 2019October 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Frontpage Article Leadership Pastoral Ministry Spiritual Abuse 5 Signs of a Dangerous Pastor Trustworthy leadership is hard to find. Inside and outside Christianity, men and women with fancy letters behind their names are doing nasty things to innocent people – and children. It’s becoming more and more apparent that academic degrees (while important) and achievements (while admirable) are not the measure of success for a leader. Integrity is. […] Written by Costi Hinn August 27, 2018October 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Share Your Testimony: Step by Step Stories are the language of the human heart. They have the power to captivate listeners with their relatable desires, conflicts, and struggles. Stories also have the power to define individuals, families, societies, and nations. One storytelling expert said, “Stories are 2 to 10 times more memorable than facts alone. And that’s why the most influential […] Written by Greg Sukert March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why the Mission of God Beats the American Dream In 1999, my wife and I graduated from college and began working to pay off our student debts, which were substantial. We didn’t have a “missionary call,” but we believed it was important to be rooted and active in our local church, and faithful in reading our Bibles and prayer. I quickly began rising in […] Written by Brooks Buser February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How FTG Handles Your Giving When I launched this site a few years ago, it was only a blog. At that time, my publisher asked that I have one so that I could promote books to people who find my articles helpful. When discussing the whole idea with my wife, we both agreed that naming something “Costi Hinn Ministries” was […] Written by Costi Hinn February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Doctrine Matters We have all heard some version of the statement: “I love Jesus, I’m just not into theology.” Or, “I know the gospel, which is all the doctrine I need.” Or, “learning doctrine and theology is for those stuffy seminary types.” Or, “Jesus + Nothing = Everything.” Statements like these have an initial appeal. They sound […] Written by Jesse Randolph February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked