The short answer is yes. We believe that it is not a commandment to bring obligation under the New Covenant, rather a precedent and protocol and holy tradition that God honours to this day bestowing manifold blessing on this act. There are many reasons as to why we believe in tithing to the local church that feeds your spiritual hunger and satisfies your Christian walk but we can only encourage you to practice the tithe. There is no compulsion. Nor do we desire this in anyway through any form of harassment. The truth is that the tithe was/is a minimum requirement under the Old Covenant. We are now under ambit of a far superior covenant and giving more to enable the extension of the Kingdom should be a great joy and privilege of your Christian lifestyle.

Jesus is undoubtedly and literally returning in triumph. When that is happening is not my business. I just tell people - be ready at anytime. Good way to live. It is my personal belief based personal theological study that pre-tribulation rapture is a flawed understand bordering on escapism mentality. I would lean more toward a mid-tribulation or pre-judgement (before the wrath of God in Revelation 16) understanding of the timing of the Rapture. But hey - just be ready in any event!  

No. That doesn't mean that I disagree with everything they teach or preach. You can't "throw the baby out with the bathwater" so to speak. As in all movements - there is always something flawed because imperfect human beings are involved. I've been in personal contact with many of their key leaders over the years. I've learned from some of the best voices of my generation. But I have also rejected a few ideas rebuked certain practices. In general, there isn't that much that I feel warrants alarm. My biggest contention and gripe is with "mystical experiences" that leaders and followers always seem to drift toward and value so highly that don't line up with Scripture. This often leads to false doctrine and sets a very low bar. Suddenly everyone is having "visions" and receiving angelic messages. That is all nonsense. Don't buy it.

We need to properly understand what this means. As a congregation member of a local church you are accountable to God alone for your life and lifestyle and as a member of a specific congregation you acquiesce to abiding by the rules and customs as set out by that assembly and in that you are accountable to the leadership or oversight of that particular church. As an itinerant minister or ministry it works very much differently. I am accountable to God for every action and every message. Let's not disguise this notion of an oversight committee to which a minister must submit to as anything other than a system of control exerted by some type of fraternal. Accountability is about relationship. In marriage you are accountable to your spouse. But it is based on covenant relationship and spiritual friendship. We have many international churches and ministers to whom we relate and as close spiritual allies and friends. These men and women have the right to speak into my life from God, call me out when necessary and guide us with wisdom and experience. 

I have no idea why churches are so reluctant in this day to even think along the lines of warfare prayer. Maybe because they consider it to be something the NAR promotes and they don't want to be seemed to be linked to that. But obviously this fear prevents them from following the clear New Testament biblical instruction to suit up in the armour of God. Now this is not some ceremonial fancy dress play date. This is a direct command to go to war. Spiritual war. The is always caveats to such a broad-stroke response and the most important of them is that much of how churches and people undertake spiritual warfare is completely wrong. They become casualties of the very war they wage due to sheer ignorance of scriptural principles and poor teachings. 

Yes. If it was good enough for Jesus then it's good enough for me. Is that good enough for you?