Sadly, today’s churches, Christian retailers, and other evangelical organizations are rife with false teachers teaching false doctrine. Often, women (and sometimes pastors and elders) write to me, concerned over a particular teacher whose materials their church is using, and want to see evidence demonstrating whether or not this person is doctrinally sound and a good resource. The articles below are evidentiary findings on some of today’s most popular teachers, speakers, and authors for women (as well as a few male teachers, ministries, and current trends in evangelicalism). Please use them as teaching tools in the spirit of 2 Timothy 2:24-26 to help others understand the sin and false doctrine being promoted, keeping in mind that the people who follow them most likely simply don’t know they’re following false teachers.
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Please understand that this is not a comprehensive list of every false teacher in existence (there are thousands of them, so that would be impossible), and do not assume that just because you don’t see a particular teacher, ministry, or trend listed that he/she/it must therefore be doctrinally sound. I provide information here largely in answer to questions from my readers. In other words, if you don’t see it, it’s either because I haven’t been asked about it, or I haven’t had time to get to it yet. The names you see are simply some of the most well-known teachers my readers have inquired about.
Don’t see the name of the teacher you’re looking for in the lists below? Check out my article Is She a False Teacher? 7 Steps to Figuring It Out on Your Own. (Also, try typing the teacher’s name into the search bar.)
Looking for information on doctrinally sound or unsound Christian music? In addition to those listed below, check out my article The Mailbag: False Doctrine in Contemporary Christian Music.
You will see a few names in the lists below followed by a red asterisk (*). These are teachers I do not believe scripturally qualify for the label of “false teacher” yet, but are biblically problematic enough that I recommend you not follow them or use their materials. Please READ the linked information carefully, and do not make assumptions about a teacher merely by seeing her name listed below (with or without the asterisk).
The Top 5 Teachers I’m Most Often Asked About:
Beth Moore: Living Proof You Should Follow Beth No Moore
Lysa TerKeurst/Proverbs 31 Ministries: Leaving Lysa: Why You Shouldn’t Be Following Lysa TerKeurst or Proverbs 31 Ministries
Christine Caine: Christine Caine: Have No Regard for the Offerings of Caine
Alphabetical Listing of Teachers/Ministries
Organizations/trends are listed alphabetically by name.
Teachers are listed alphabetically by surname.
A
B
Bethel Church (Redding, CA)/Bethel Music
C
D
E
F
G
H
Hillsong/Brian & Bobbie Houston
I
International House of Prayer (IHOP)
J
K
L
M
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
N
O
P
Q
R
S
SBC Women’s Leadership Network
She Reads Truth (Myers / Williams)
T
V
W
Nancy (Leigh) DeMoss Wolgemuth*
Y
Yoga / “Christian” Yoga / “Holy” Yoga
Z
If you’d like to check out some great, doctrinally sound authors and teachers, click the “Recommended Bible Teachers” tab in the blue menu bar at the top of this page.
Michelle Lesley 