The Send, a collaboration between several national ministries including Youth With A Mission and Christ For All Nations, reported that 500 attendees came to faith at the all-day event on February 23, and another 17,000 committed to fasting and prayer. It thrills me to think about what the Spirit might do through his Word in those situations.”
“There are millions of souls that sit under weak or unorthodox teachings. “Over the past few years, I have seen many people come to truly follow Jesus, have a deeper love for the Scriptures, and a deeper commitment to the Great Commission,” the Crazy Love author stated. “It seems more effective to speak where there is less Bible teaching.”Ĭhan stated that he believes he can be most effective in places where he is “not in alignment theologically,” so long as he is permitted to preach freely from Scripture. My reasoning is that it may be a waste of Kingdom resources for all of us to be there, speaking largely to people who already agree with us,” Chan wrote on the site for his church planting network, We Are Church. “Often times, I decline because other speakers will be at the event who believe almost exactly what I believe. Another photo turned up of Chan between Hinn, who had not been listed on the public lineup for the event, and fellow faith healer Jean-Luc Trachsel.Ĭhan recently acknowledged these concerns and explained why he prefers to speak among crowds whose beliefs fall outside of his own, even though he considers the prosperity gospel to be “dangerous teaching.” Some Christians questioned Chan’s place on the roster, particularly when White-who told the young crowd that God would instantly remove “the mark and stain of sin” from their bodies, including STDs and cutting scars- shared a picture of the pair praying together. The event (not to be confused with Send International or the North American Mission Board’s Send Conference) was a collaboration involving several major leaders in the charismatic and New Apostolic Reformation movement, including The Call’s Lou Engle, Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson, and International House of Prayer’s Mike Bickle. The popular author and former pastor recently came under scrutiny for appearing on the same stage as televangelist Benny Hinn and evangelist Todd White when he was the top-billed speaker at The Send, a 60,000-person rally held in an Orlando stadium last month.
Why would a respected evangelical leader like Francis Chan agree to speak at major events that also feature controversial prosperity gospel preachers? The short answer: to share the truth.
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