Frontpage Article Leadership The Courageous Example of John MacArthur It’s been impossible for me to miss the controversy that’s been brewing in Southern California between Governor Gavin Newsom and Sun Valley’s Grace Community Church as led by their pastor-teacher, John MacArthur. As a former member of Grace (and custodian), and graduate of The Master’s Seminary, it’s been interesting for me to consider his recent […] Written by Jon Benzinger August 14, 2020November 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Frontpage Article Student Ministry 3 Proven Ways to “Grow” Your Youth Ministry For decades the American church has sold a shallow “growth strategy” revolving around the notion that teenagers and college students need copious amounts of shenanigans to stay in the church and buy into Christianity. Youth Pastors famously emerged as 20-40-year old men spending their work week working on a promo skit to garner a response, […] Written by Costi Hinn July 31, 2020November 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Discernment Frontpage Article New Apostolic Reformation Can You Define Deception? The church’s greatest threat has never been from the outside, but rather, from deception within. The Bible is clear. Satan doesn’t show up at the foot of your bed with red horns and a pitch-fork claiming, “Here I am to distract and deceive you!” Neither do his false prophets. They are disguised in light; seeming […] Written by Costi Hinn June 14, 2018October 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Discernment Frontpage Article New Apostolic Reformation Top 3 Questions Defining Deception’s Readers are Asking Over the past 3 months our latest book, Defining Deception, has ended up in the hands of nearly 3000 people. Reviews are pouring in from people who claim a variety of denominational alliances and most (including Pentecostals and Charismatics) are calling the book a timely work with a balanced argument. So, for all the potential controversy the […] Written by Costi Hinn April 26, 2018October 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Discernment Frontpage Article Healing New Apostolic Reformation If You Can’t Heal ‘Em, Beat ‘Em? The following post is a modified portion of a chapter from “Defining Deception.” Why in the world does church history matter? That’s a question more Christians should be able to answer – and a highly important one at that. In his phenomenal work, Why Church History Matters, Robert F. Rea defines history as “the study […] Written by Costi Hinn February 28, 2018November 8, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Discernment New Apostolic Reformation Did a False Teacher Heal You? A few years ago an excited woman in her 20’s ran up to me one Sunday at church – she was a newer attendee who had been kicking the tires on our church for a few weeks when my last name must have clicked. It’s not like we talk about it every Sunday at Mission […] Written by Costi Hinn February 24, 2018November 8, 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