littleone
July 29th, 2005, 10:37 PM
Letter to Ken Blanchard:
From Bud Press, Director - Christian Research Service
July 21, 2005
Ken Blanchard, Co-Founder
Lead Like Jesus
1229 Augusta West Pkwy
Augusta GA 30909
Phone: (706) 863-8494
FAX: (706) 863-9372
www.leadlikejesus.org (http://www.leadlikejesus.org/)
Re: With love and concern
Dear Ken:
I spoke with a representative of Lead Like Jesus on July 19, and was assured this letter would be provided to Phyllis Hendry, then to you. It is my prayer that you receive this letter in the way it was written, in the spirit of love and concern.
After reading Dr. David Jeremiah's July 14 e-mail to Mrs. Deborah Dombrowski of Lighthouse Trails Publishing (of which Dr. Jeremiah made public), I was prompted to write this letter and ask you a few questions. But first, a few quotes from Dr. Jeremiah's letter:
"During our time together over lunch, I asked Ken about his relationship with
the Lord. He told me his story. It is a thrilling story of his having been 'around Christianity' for years without understanding the importance of a personal relationship, and then through a series of remarkable events, realized that knowing about Jesus Christ was not enough. So he made the decision to invite Christ into his life. His words to me were, 'I finally closed the deal.' There is not one doubt in my mind about the genuineness of Ken Blanchard’s faith. He is a humble man who is seeking to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ."
"Ken Blanchard is not a New-Age Guru. I just talked to him again on the phone, and he is hurt that he is being described in such a way. He is a new Christian who admits that he has made mistakes in the past. Before becoming a believer, and even as a new believer, he endorsed books based upon his friendship with the authors and not on the content of the book itself. Ken is not a seminary graduate; he is a businessman and author. I know that he is saddened that his name has been used in the past to endorse things that he does not now believe.
"But Ken has a tremendous heart to honor the Lord, and he has asked several Christian leaders, including Henry Blackaby, to help him and give him counsel so that he does not make these mistakes again. While I cannot promise you that Ken will not make another mistake in judgment going forward, I know that he is growing in his understanding of his faith, and it is his desire to honor the Lord and not be a stumbling block to anyone" (Dr. David Jeremiah, letter to Deborah Dombrowski of Lighthouse Trails Publishing, July 14, 2005; click HERE (http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/jeremiahlettertous.htm) for the complete text).
Dr. Jeremiah seems confident that you are now a Christian. If this is indeed true, I compel you to consider the following to help rectify the damage caused by your prior and current involvement with the New Age Movement:
Repent of your sins and publicly renounce the Hoffman Institute.
Have your name removed from the Hoffman Institute's Board of Advisors.
Have your Spirituality in Business interview with the president of the Hoffman Institute removed.
Separate yourself from New Agers such as Laurie Beth Jones and Mark Victor Hansen, and remove them from the Lead Like Jesus National Board.
Cancel "The Ken Blanchard Companies" involvement and participation with the Heartland Circle, and refrain from being involved in the future.
Renounce and retract your endorsements from books written by New Age authors, and apply the Biblical test to all authors and books in the future. This would include contacting all of the publishers of these books to make sure they remove your name from any future printings of said books.
Announce your repentance, renouncements and retractions publicly, for all the world to see, making it clear that you now believe that New Age teachings--including Yoga and other forms of Eastern style meditations--are not only contrary to God's holy word and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but extremely dangerous to the spiritual welfare of Christians.
Set the record straight immediately and on your own, as opposed to allowing others to speak for you and make excuses for you.
Surround yourself with solid, Bible-based Christians who will not compromise their walk with Christ, patronize you, or use you for personal gain, but will tell you the truth, even if it offends or hurts your feelings.
A typo in an article is a mistake. Turning off the freeway onto a wrong exit is a mistake. Dialing a wrong number is a mistake. But claiming to be a Christian while promoting, supporting and recommending the New Age Movement at the same time is sin. This is not an issue of making mere mistakes, but rather of committing sin.
http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/jeremiahlettertous.htm
This is one of the reasons I quit listening to him and his statement about "my good friend Billy Hybels".
How much more proof do we need that good preachers have bought the ticket?
From Bud Press, Director - Christian Research Service
July 21, 2005
Ken Blanchard, Co-Founder
Lead Like Jesus
1229 Augusta West Pkwy
Augusta GA 30909
Phone: (706) 863-8494
FAX: (706) 863-9372
www.leadlikejesus.org (http://www.leadlikejesus.org/)
Re: With love and concern
Dear Ken:
I spoke with a representative of Lead Like Jesus on July 19, and was assured this letter would be provided to Phyllis Hendry, then to you. It is my prayer that you receive this letter in the way it was written, in the spirit of love and concern.
After reading Dr. David Jeremiah's July 14 e-mail to Mrs. Deborah Dombrowski of Lighthouse Trails Publishing (of which Dr. Jeremiah made public), I was prompted to write this letter and ask you a few questions. But first, a few quotes from Dr. Jeremiah's letter:
"During our time together over lunch, I asked Ken about his relationship with
the Lord. He told me his story. It is a thrilling story of his having been 'around Christianity' for years without understanding the importance of a personal relationship, and then through a series of remarkable events, realized that knowing about Jesus Christ was not enough. So he made the decision to invite Christ into his life. His words to me were, 'I finally closed the deal.' There is not one doubt in my mind about the genuineness of Ken Blanchard’s faith. He is a humble man who is seeking to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ."
"Ken Blanchard is not a New-Age Guru. I just talked to him again on the phone, and he is hurt that he is being described in such a way. He is a new Christian who admits that he has made mistakes in the past. Before becoming a believer, and even as a new believer, he endorsed books based upon his friendship with the authors and not on the content of the book itself. Ken is not a seminary graduate; he is a businessman and author. I know that he is saddened that his name has been used in the past to endorse things that he does not now believe.
"But Ken has a tremendous heart to honor the Lord, and he has asked several Christian leaders, including Henry Blackaby, to help him and give him counsel so that he does not make these mistakes again. While I cannot promise you that Ken will not make another mistake in judgment going forward, I know that he is growing in his understanding of his faith, and it is his desire to honor the Lord and not be a stumbling block to anyone" (Dr. David Jeremiah, letter to Deborah Dombrowski of Lighthouse Trails Publishing, July 14, 2005; click HERE (http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/jeremiahlettertous.htm) for the complete text).
Dr. Jeremiah seems confident that you are now a Christian. If this is indeed true, I compel you to consider the following to help rectify the damage caused by your prior and current involvement with the New Age Movement:
Repent of your sins and publicly renounce the Hoffman Institute.
Have your name removed from the Hoffman Institute's Board of Advisors.
Have your Spirituality in Business interview with the president of the Hoffman Institute removed.
Separate yourself from New Agers such as Laurie Beth Jones and Mark Victor Hansen, and remove them from the Lead Like Jesus National Board.
Cancel "The Ken Blanchard Companies" involvement and participation with the Heartland Circle, and refrain from being involved in the future.
Renounce and retract your endorsements from books written by New Age authors, and apply the Biblical test to all authors and books in the future. This would include contacting all of the publishers of these books to make sure they remove your name from any future printings of said books.
Announce your repentance, renouncements and retractions publicly, for all the world to see, making it clear that you now believe that New Age teachings--including Yoga and other forms of Eastern style meditations--are not only contrary to God's holy word and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but extremely dangerous to the spiritual welfare of Christians.
Set the record straight immediately and on your own, as opposed to allowing others to speak for you and make excuses for you.
Surround yourself with solid, Bible-based Christians who will not compromise their walk with Christ, patronize you, or use you for personal gain, but will tell you the truth, even if it offends or hurts your feelings.
A typo in an article is a mistake. Turning off the freeway onto a wrong exit is a mistake. Dialing a wrong number is a mistake. But claiming to be a Christian while promoting, supporting and recommending the New Age Movement at the same time is sin. This is not an issue of making mere mistakes, but rather of committing sin.
http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/jeremiahlettertous.htm
This is one of the reasons I quit listening to him and his statement about "my good friend Billy Hybels".
How much more proof do we need that good preachers have bought the ticket?