It has been awhile, so I wanted to give some brief excerpts on a couple things until I’m able to sleep better at night. When it gets hot and the A/C conks out, the C-Pap machine is impossible to wear.

1. The baby is doing well and so is mama bear. We have names picked out and we’re looking for midwives in order to deliver more naturally.

2. A certain minister in Portland is up to no good. He is ‘reconstucting’ Salt Lake (his word), helping Montreal and Santiago, Chile, and trying to influence Mexico and Latin America. In any case, I realize that what I believe in regard to him can come across as cruel or reactionary. So let me state my concerns with Thomas ‘Kip’ McKean plainly:

Kip McKean is teaching a doctrine that unbiblically adds to the saving faith necessary to become a Christian. The unessential items he adds are: 1. becoming a disciple prior to baptism, 2. the necessity of a discipling partner, 3. the requirement to be in a small group. Discipling as demonstrated by the 28+ year career and teachings of Kip are not in line with what Jesus commanded.

In addition, he has taught on several occasions that autonomy is wrong citing the need for overseeing evangelists for other churches. It has become plain that he does not believe his congregation needs oversight, but that he is more than qualified to oversee most other congregations. Despite several attempts to work with Kip, he has not responded to any form of cooperation with evangelists in other chruches. It appears that if he is not the overseer, then he wants no part in working with other churches.

Lastly, in listening to the past five months of his sermons and reading his numerous articles, it has become clear that Kip is selfish and will only think about himself above others. The church is about his dream, not the dreams of others and certainly not about the dreams of Jesus in this present generation.

For these three reasons, I believe that Kip should be avoided. He does not teach sound doctrine. He only believes in his own teachings and methods. As evidenced by his family life and church history, he destroys many that are a part of his life. He will not compromise and has demonstrated an inability to listen to others. Therefore, I urge everyone to publically denounce his teaching and leadership. It is my ardent prayer that God will have mercy on all our souls and that I will see him in Heaven. May God grant him mercy for all the divisiveness, pain, suffering, and destruction he has wrought in the world. However, he is a false teacher teaching a false gospel.

If you want a version of the above statement with Scriptures, I’ll be happy to post it.

3. I look forward to camping this weekend with my entire congregation. It will be fun.