August 29 - Are Evangelicals Seeking 'Dominion' Over Politics, Government?

News reports and rumors have been circulating since Rick Perry's Aug. 6 prayer gathering called "The Response," that evangelical members of a radical Christian sect called the "New Apostolic Reformation" (NAR) are seeking to take "dominion" over the earth through politics, media and other sectors. Church leaders, however, say the New Apostolic Reformation is not about dominating society or forcing Christian morals on America, but rather actively living out the Christian faith.

Forrest Wilder, a Texas Observer columnist who has been following the NAR and its influence on political figures, told The Christian Post that it is not a specific church, denomination or organization, but is a movement of an "interlocking array of churches, ministries, councils, personal friendships and alliances" that are connected for a common cause.

That common cause, Wilder argued, is to promote Christian dominion over society, culture and government through the influence of its ministries.

Jackson says of the NAR's mission, "It has to do with church planting, overseeing a number of these emerging, some would call, post-denominational churches. There really isn't a headquarters; there really isn't a movement."

However, a letter sent to CP under the promise of anonymity states, "The NAR is not an organization. No one can join or carry a card. It has no leader."

The NAR, Tabachnick said, "teach[s] quite literally that these 'mountains' have fallen under the control of demonic influences in society and therefore, they must reclaim them for God in order to bring about the kingdom of God on Earth."