The author of this book, President of Southwest Radio Church Ministries, was the member of a church that went from a mission in 1975 to the number two Baptist Church in Oklahoma in 2004. In 2004 his church adopted, through a new pastor, the Purpose Driven Church format. What happened at Pastor Hutchings’ church has also happened to thousands of churches across the nation in changing from a traditional and fundamental doctrinal position to a contemporary and informal style of Purpose Driven Church service. Dr. Rick Warren works on the principle to attract the non-churched and non-Christians by a worship setting in which they would feel “comfortable”. This would mean removing Christian traditional emblems like the cross, contemporary music, and informing the “old pillars” they could go if they did not approve. Dr. Warren has stated that he has “trained” or retrained 600,000 pastors in how to establish Purpose Driven Churches, which in many cases means to take over already established churches. As documented in this book, Dr. Warren has said that the five basic fundamentals of the Christian faith are too narrow, that fundamentalists are the biggest enemies we have, and we need to bring the Protestants, Catholics, Muslims, and all religions together to stop wars, heal the sick, and feed the hungry. Dr. Warren has ignored the advice of men like Charles Spurgeon who warned, “The devil’s biggest lie is that we can win souls with entertainment”. One of the problems facing churches that have gone Purpose Driven is that when the “old pillars” left, the remaining younger attendance provides little or no financial support and the church ministry suffers or ends. A tract based on chapter 12 of this book, “Is Your Church Going Purpose Driven, How Can You Tell”, has been disseminated worldwide. Every church member, and especially pastors, should read about the other side of the Purpose Driven Church controversy presented in this book. Brother Hutchings says that the most frequent question they get from their nationwide listenership is, “Where can I find a good church.”

The Dark Side of the Purpose Driven Church

Religion & Spirituality

Hutchings, Noah

Christian Books & Bibles

Defender Pub Llc

This book is about the life and times of Noah Hutchings, president of Southwest Radio Church. It takes the reader from the time Pastor Hutchings was born in 1922 up to the present. In this book he reveals his own personal life, his ups and downs; times of blessings and times of sorrow; triumphs and failures; war-time service; and testimony of 47 years in Christian service, including many missionary tours and journeys around the world. There is also a year-by-year chronology of world and national events that made newpaper headlines. 
This is not the average autobiography, and some may find parts of the book disturbing. Other parts may cause the reader to laugh. But through the book is the unfolding of an experience that proves that all things do work together for good, to those who love God and are the called according to God's plan and purpose. And, if you do the best you can, with the talents God has given you, in the time He has given you, although you might never be rich, the Lord will give you treasures beyond your wildest dreams.

As It Is in the Days of Noah

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Hearthstone Pub.

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