Why some are leaving the Purpose Driven church

Paul Proctor — Our Survey Said!: “the overwhelming majority of ‘church switchers’ let me know that they had left to find a more traditional church because of three things:
1. Rick Warren’s teachings and growing influence at their former church.
2. The Purpose Driven agenda had recently been implemented at their former church.
3. Their former church had become too contemporary. ”

Other reasons given for their leaving included: former churches had gone liberal, seeker sensitive, CGM, church growth methodology, Willow Creek, Emergent, new age, Alpha, Prayer of Jabez, teaching heresy, playing loud music, rock and roll, preaching watered-down message, not being fed spiritually, the Word of God was replaced with jokes, stories, drama, psychology and social gospel, the full counsel of God was not being preached, the doctrine was not sound, unbiblical teachings prevailed in Sunday school, pastor preached from The Message Bible, no sense of reverence, pastor preached topically rather than “expositionally,” no hymns were sung, only praise ditties performed, depravity and debt-heavy building programs ensued, etc, etc, etc… many things I personally believe are directly related to the top three reasons.

So, as I predicted in last week’s article, my findings were vastly different from those reported in the Christian Post.”

Of course those that took part in this poll are quite different than the average reader of the Christian Post. They are more biblical orientated.