Lighthouse Trails Publishing to Make Contact with Over 100 Christian Leaders to Warn About "Jesus Calling"
SEE: http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/newsletters/2016/newsletter20160229.HTM; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
For nearly 14 years, Lighthouse Trails has been trying to warn Christian leaders and the body of Christ of the spiritual deception that has entered the church. While thousands of Christians have responded favorably to the work we do, and we believe our material and the material of our authors has influenced, either directly or indirectly, tens of thousands of believers, the sad reality is tens of millions (if not hundreds of millions) of proclaiming Christians throughout the world are following leaders who will not warn them about spiritual deception, even when it is warned about in the Bible. In an ongoing effort to warn the church, Lighthouse Trails has put together a spreadsheet with the names of over 100 Christian leaders. We have now collected mailing addresses to all these names. While we have given away thousands of copies of books, booklets, and DVDs to leaders, professors, missionaries, pastors, and church members since 2002, we have never had a list with names and addresses so that we could send materials to a large number of leaders all at once. Now that we have this database, we are going to begin sending these 100+ leaders booklets on a regular basis with the hope of stirring them to discerning action.
While we realize our efforts in this mailing project to leaders may end up being futile, we are motivated by a sense of desperation as we witness the snowballing effect taking place in the church with regard to Christians becoming seriously deceived and deluded.
Because most Christian leaders are not even talking about Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling, the first booklet we are sending out to these leaders is Warren B. Smith’s new booklet, 10 Scriptural Reasons Why Jesus Calling is a Dangerous Book.
The following is a cover letter we will be including with the booklet. Below that, we have listed the 100+ leaders who will be getting this booklet and subsequent ones. As the Lord provides and leads, we will send out a new booklet to these men and women every two or three months. Please take a look at the names we have listed below, and if you know of a leader whom we have not listed and feel we should, please e-mail us at editors@lighthousetrails.com, and we will take your suggestion into serious consideration. Please include that person’s organization name and mailing address so we can include him or her on the list. Keep in mind, the names we have chosen are primarily considered influential leaders of the evangelical church.
We hope our efforts will encourage you to continue the good fight for the contending of the faith. For those who may be feeling dismayed at the struggle in their own efforts to contend for the faith, please read “The Unacknowledged War and the Wearing Down of the Saints” by Cedric Fisher.
OUR LETTER TO CHRISTIAN LEADERS
Dear Christian Leader:The List of Leaders We Are Reaching Out To
Sarah Young’s perennial best-selling book, Jesus Calling, has sold over 15 million copies since it was first published in 2004. It continues to be enthusiastically read around the world and is available in over 20 different editions in English alone. With the book more popular than ever, there are entire Sarah Young’ sections in Christian bookstores that feature Jesus Calling and other related products. Sadly, most Christian leaders are either unaware of the book’s serious problems or are just choosing to stay away from the growing controversy surrounding Jesus Calling. Whatever the case, few, if any, warnings are being issued by those in Christian leadership.
In case you happened to be unaware of the problems involving Jesus Calling, we have enclosed our recently published Lighthouse Trails booklet titled 10 Scriptural Reasons Why Jesus Calling is a Dangerous Book. Hopefully, it will help you to understand why Sarah Young’s book is such a threat to the spiritual well-being of today’s church.
Sincerely in Christ,
The Editors at Lighthouse Trails Publishing
(Not all of the names below are those in deception. This list has a variety of persuasions within the evangelical camp. We are compelled to send each of these people specific information on various important issues that are basically not being addressed in the church today.)
| First Name | Last Name | Organization |
| Randy | Alcorn | Eternal Perspective Ministries |
| John | Ankerberg | John Ankerberg Ministries |
| Kay | Arthur | Precept Ministries International |
| Ted | Baehr | Movie Guide |
| Mark | Bailey | Dallas Theological Seminary |
| Jim | Bakker | Morningside Church |
| Gary | Bauer | American Values |
| Alistair | Begg | Truth for Life |
| Steve | Berger | Grace Chapel |
| John and Lisa | Bevere | Messenger International |
| Pat | Boone | Actor and Activist |
| Brian | Broedersen | Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa |
| Kirk | Cameron | c/o Liberty University |
| Pastor Tom | Carter | Dinuba First Baptist Church |
| Dan | Cathy | Chick-fil-A |
| Matt | Chandler | The Village Church |
| Gary | Chapman | |
| Bryan | Chappell | Grace Presbyterian Church |
| Roberta | Combs | Christian Coalition of America |
| Ray | Comfort | Living Waters |
| Jim | Daly | Focus on the Family |
| Mart | DeHaan | Our Daily Bread |
| Dr. James | Dobson | Family Talk |
| Joni | Eareckson-Tada | Joni and Friends |
| Jack | Eggar | Awana CEO President |
| Dr. Tony | Evans | Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship |
| Pastor Jonathan | Falwell | Thomas Road Baptist Church |
| Jerry | Falwell | Liberty University |
| Joseph | Farah | World News Daily |
| Dr. Ronnie | Floyd | Southern Baptist President Crosschurch |
| Jim | Garlow | Skyline Church (La Mesa, CA) |
| Norman | Geisler | Summit Ministries |
| Louie | Giglio | Passion City Church |
| Franklin | Graham | Samaritan’s Purse |
| Dr. Jack | Graham | Prestonwood Baptist Church |
| Anne | Graham-Lotz | AnGel Ministries |
| David | Green | Hobby Lobby Stores Inc |
| Pastor John | Hagee | Cornerstone Church |
| Ken | Ham | Answers in Genesis |
| Hank | Hanegraaff | Bible Answer Man |
| Jack | Hayford | The Church on the Way |
| Pastor Skip | Heitzig | The Connection |
| Hugh | Hewitt | The Hugh Hewitt Show |
| Pastor Jack | Hibbs | Real Life With Jack Hibbs |
| Pastor Dave | Hocking | Hope for Today |
| Dr. Michael | Horton | Westminster Seminary |
| Pastor Bill | Hybels | Willow Creek Community Church |
| Pastor Robert | Jeffress | First Baptist Church |
| Pastor David | Jeremiah | Shadow Mountain Community Church |
| Bill | Johnson | Bethel Church |
| Pastor Timothy | Keller | Redeemer Presbyterian Church |
| Pastor R T | Kendall | R T Kendall Ministries |
| The | Kendrick Brothers | Film makers |
| Dan | Kimball | Vintage Faith Church |
| Ben | Kinchlow | 700 Club |
| Dr Tim | LaHaye | Southern California Seminary |
| Dr. Richard | Land | President-Southern Evangelical Seminary |
| William | Lane Craig | Biola University |
| Pastor Greg | Laurie | Harvest America |
| Nancy | Leigh DeMoss | Revive Our Hearts |
| Mike | LeMay | Stand up for the Truth |
| Hal | Lindsey | Hal Lindsey Ministries |
| Pastor Max | Lucado | UpWords |
| Pastor Fred | Luter | Franklin Avenue Baptist Church |
| Dr. Erwin | Lutzer | Moody Church |
| Pastor John | MacArthur | Grace Community Church |
| Mike | Macintosh | Horizon Christian Fellowship (Calvary Chapel) |
| James | McDonald | Walk in the Word |
| Josh | McDowell | Josh McDowell Ministry |
| Janet | Mefferd | Janet Mefferd Today |
| CEO Santiago “Jimmy” | Mellado | Compassion International |
| Eric | Metaxas | The Eric Metaxas Show |
| Joyce | Meyer | Joyce Meyer Ministries |
| Chuck | Missler | Koinonia House |
| Albert | Mohler | Southern Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Beth | Moore | Living Proof Ministries |
| Elisa | Morgan | Women of Faith |
| Dr Joel | Mullinex | Rejoice in the Lord |
| Pastor Joel | Osteen | Lakewood Church |
| Luis | Palau | Luis Palau Association |
| Sarah | Palin | |
| Tony | Perkins | Family Research Counsel |
| John | Piper | Bethlehem Baptist Church |
| Dennis | Pollock | Spirit of Grace Ministries |
| Thom | Rainer | LifeWay Resources |
| Dave | Ramsey | The Lampo Group |
| Dave | Reagan | Lamb and Lion Ministries |
| Ron | Rhodes | Ron Rhodes Ministries |
| Pastor Raul | Ries | Calvary Chapel Golden Springs |
| Pat | Robertson | 700 Club Christian Broadcasting Network |
| James & Betty | Robison | LIFE Outreach International: LIFE TODAY |
| Rev. Samuel | Rodrigues | New Season Christian Worship Church |
| Joel | Rosenberg | Trident Media Group |
| Dennis | Rydberg | Young Life Service Center |
| Philip | Ryken | Wheaton College |
| Pastor Tim | Savage | Camelback Bible Church |
| Mark | Schoenwald | HarperCollins Christian Publishing |
| Bobby | Schuller | Crystal Cathedral Church |
| Jay | Sekulow | American Center for Law and Justice |
| Gary | Smalley | Smalley Relationship Center |
| Larry | Spargimino | Southwest Radio Church Ministries |
| Dr Charles | Stanley | First Baptist Church |
| Brad | Stine | Christian Comedian |
| Cameron | Strang | Relevant Media Group |
| Steve | Strang | Charisma Magazine |
| Jimmy | Swaggart | Jimmy Swaggart Ministries |
| Leonard | Sweet | SpiritVenture Ministries |
| Chuck | Swindoll | Insight for Living Ministries |
| Tim | Tebow | Tim Tebow Foundation |
| Jack and Rexella | Van Impe | Jack Van Impe Ministries International |
| Pastor Joe | Van Koevering | Gateway Christian Center |
| Sheila | Walsch | musician |
| Pastor Rick | Warren | Saddleback Church |
| David A.R. | White | Founder Pure Flix Movies |
| Dr George | Wood | Assemblies of God president |
| Dr Rick | Yohn | Men of the Word |
| Dr Ed | Young | The Winning Walk |
| Pastor Michael | Youssef | Leading the Way |
| Ravi | Zacharius | International Ministries |
| Charisma | magazine | |
| Board of Director | Bible Study Fellowship | |
| Aviel | Schneider | Israel Today |
| Kimm | Carr | Community Bible Study |
| Michael | Farris | Home School Legal Defense Association |
| Marvin | Olasky | World Magazine |
| Dr. Jeff | Meyers | Summit Ministries |
