![]() ![]() Many people wonder why the charismatic movement is in its current state of failure and apostasy today – this is because it was derailed from the outset by self-elected leaders who were more interested in appeasing Rome and their own aggrandisement than truly following the Lord!īill Ligon gives a graphic example of the abuses of the Shepherding Movement in his book: Discipleship: The Jesus Way (Logos, 1979): James 3:1 tells us with very good reason that few within the body of Christ should be teachers. “individualism and lack of maturity” due to either their own inability or unwillingness to live and walk by the Spirit (Galatians 5:25-26). Ironically the FL5 were incompetent to address the faults they alleged existed within the Charismatic Movement i.e. This evil movement focused on a regime of extreme authority and submission within the church which later became known as “heavy shepherding”. Shepherding was initially introduced in 1973 by the FL5 at a Christian Growth Ministries (CGM) conference in Leesburg, Florida it was then enlarged upon at a further CGM men's gathering in Montreat, North Carolina in 1974. ![]() In their arrogance and pride the FL5 proceeded to inflict their oppressive regime onto unsuspecting believers with disastrous results. The fleshly idea of “covenant relationship” (as with other false teachings of Derek Prince) finds its theological precedent in the Old Testament not the New. In other words, this idea of “covenant relationship” was a direct usurpation of the New Covenant and a denial of the cross of Christ. The grace of the New Covenant, the in-dwelling of the Holy Spirit, and faith are sufficient - we should never add to the scriptures (Deuteronomy 4:2 Proverbs 30:6). The New Testament tells us that on conversion believers have entered into the New Covenant with Jesus Christ - by default believers are also in covenant with one with another. Right from the outset the FL5 committed heresy by going beyond what is written(1 Corinthians 4:6) by entering into an extrabiblical “covenant relationship”with one another. The Shepherding Movement (also known as the Discipleship Movement) operated primarily in the United States, though the teachings were distributed worldwide through the Christian magazine 'New Wine'. From 1970 the so called “Fort Lauderdale Five” (FL5) - Derek Prince, Don Basham, Bob Mumford, Charles Simpson and Ern Baxter (former Campaign Manager for proven false prophet and heretic William Branham) worked together in what they termed “covenant relationship". His daily radio broadcast, Derek Prince Legacy Radio still broadcasts to audiences around the world and his teachings are regularly broadcast on apostate channels like God TV, TBN and Revelation TV.ĭerek Prince has the dubious reputation as one of the founders of the unmitigated disaster known as the Shepherding Movement. He also studied Hebrew and Aramaic, at Cambridge University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He was highly intelligent and educated as a scholar of Greek and Latin at Eton College and Cambridge University in England and he held a Fellowship in Ancient and Modern Philosophy at King’s College. He was born to a British family in India and he had an impressive résumé as well as a commanding personality. Derek Prince (1915-2003), was a well-known Bible teacher and author and founder of Derek Prince Ministries International. ![]()
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