Lifestyle

Some would suggest that deliverance ministry merely caters to weak-minded Christians looking for a quick fix. Hospital emergency rooms and ICUs are filled with people who need a “quick fix.” Some arrived there through their own fault and others by accident. In either case, they probably need to have some long-term rehabilitation once they are past the critical stage.

In the same way, deliverance offers a needed operation that must be followed up with long term lifestyle changes.

In the last several years I have spoken to hundreds of pastors and leaders who share the same concern: They recognize that there are spiritual and emotional needs among many of those they serve that exceed what can be met through psychological counseling. They observe obvious works of darkness that need to be confronted.

Yet the experience of these pastors with deliverance ministries has swung from the disastrous on one hand to the nonexistent on the other. I am convinced that the intention of the Holy Spirit is for deliverance to not become just another program, but to be a lifestyle for every believer. My passion is to see this vital ministry functioning in a biblically balanced manner, becoming a natural part of the fabric of every church.