Jan Markell

[heartablaze]

So my Dad enjoys listening to Jan Markell, a Jewish Christian who has a discernment ministry podcast. Has anyone heard of her? She has guests on every episode talking about one controversial topic or another: the emerging church, the peace treaty with Iran, International House of Prayer, etc. They are prettymuch always promoting a DVD or some other material through her podcast. She seems to be on the extreme right and has an emphasis on eschatology.

To me, some of her episodes seem very useful, like the Social Justice episode about how the emerging church forgets about the gospel in trying to find social justice. But a lot of what she has to say sounds very sensational and absolutist. I admit that sometimes I listen to her just for the crazy factor. What outrageous thing will she say next?

But I also haven't really researched the guests or sources for her information, so I don't know what to think about what she has to say. Is it twisted? Is it at least based on fact in some way or form?

Anyone listen to her? Heard of her? What do you think?

[Chaotic Void]

I've not heard of her, but I'm generally leery of self-professed discernment ministries. Mostly because the ones that I've seen are "Loose Cannon for Christ," types that go witch-hunting (where a 'witch' is anyone who disagrees with them).

ETA: Having given her stuff a quick skim, my suspicions may be confirmed. Will do more looking later.

[Teallaura]

I've not heard of her, but I'm generally leery of self-professed discernment ministries. Mostly because the ones that I've seen are "Loose Cannon for Christ," types that go witch-hunting (where a 'witch' is anyone who disagrees with them).

ETA: Having given her stuff a quick skim, my suspicions may be confirmed. Will do more looking later.

Um, CV, wouldn't that be true of any one in a seriserious debate or dispute? I mean you wouldn't expect a witch hunt where they agreed...

[KingsGambit]

Um, CV, wouldn't that be true of any one in a seriserious debate or dispute? I mean you wouldn't expect a witch hunt where they agreed...

"Discernment ministries" generally refer to websites that do little other than condemn other Christians with little, if anything, positive to say of their own.

[Teallaura]

Ah, that would be the kind I would avoid, yes.

[Chaotic Void]

Um, CV, wouldn't that be true of any one in a seriserious debate or dispute? I mean you wouldn't expect a witch hunt where they agreed...

You shouldn't necessarily expect a witch-hunt where someone disagrees either. Calling someone out for openly denying the Trinity? Yes please. Calling for a pastor's head on a platter because he's not a Futurist? That's just dangerous.

[Teallaura]

Ah, gotcha.

[heartablaze]

ETA: Having given her stuff a quick skim, my suspicions may be confirmed. Will do more looking later.

Have you done any more looking around since this post?

[Chaotic Void]

Have you done any more looking around since this post?

I've read a few articles on her site (Located here, as well as an article or two that she's cataloged, and googled a couple folks whose books she recommends.

Yeah, my suspicions were confirmed. I didn't find much on various groups, aside from the usual Anti-Catholic diatribes and the passive-aggressive, "If they don't have the same focus as I do, they're lukewarm." She and her associates seem to have an all-too-common unhealthy focus on End Times, 'Murican Values, and conspiracy theory type stuff that I see all too often on the internet (especially when I have friends who post stuff like this on Facebook all the time).