I am not familiar with Rob Bell, as a matter of fact I have never heard of him. I was just reading his bio. What kind of a pastor is he who promotes homosexuality? No thanks.
He used to be considered evangelical. He left his church for the Oprah circus. That’s all you really need to know about him.
He started his fame with some youth videos called NOOMA. They taught wayward theology from the start but were more subtle so there was a long debate over what he was really saying. With each new book/video he produced the debate continued. Now no one debates. We all know.
I believe he attended Wheaton college. He was affiliated with some conservative names at the very beginning of his career. He attached himself to the Emergent Church people and has made a career out of leading people away from the Truth “once for all delivered to the saints.”
He is what I would call a classic example of a false teacher. The latest news cycle about him was about his promoting gay marriage and prophesying that the whole church would embrace it very soon.