EXACTLY !!!! It's all Rick and his seeker sensitive gimmicks.....no Holy Spirit.
It saddens me to see how many people have fallen in line behind him.
There are so many things he has said that should send up red flags, but it seems he has dazzled many away from discernment.
You know the sin of pride is as prevalent in Pastors as it is in laymen.
Pastors want a big church, they want to be admired. I think they believe in their heart they are doing the work of God, but that is self delusion. "The heart is deceitful who can know it" the scriptures tell us.
They have works that are wood, hay and stubble and will be burned up.
Coming out of a church that pretty much swallowed Warren's programs whole, I have to say that some (won't paint all with the brush) churches that buy his seeker-sensitive approach have never learned what it means to follow and rely upon the empowerment of the Holy Spirit; they're mainly looking for a good program, implemented through proven principles of organizational management.