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Monvee: Profiles of the Mega-churched.
The challenge for any "Mega" organization, whether corporate or religious is how to move and motivate without splintering. The synchronization of the cogs is paramount to a controlled movement. Starting in December of 2009 a new form of Evangelism will be introduced to the Mega-Church set. It's called "Monvee"® and it's got a familiar flavor. If you've read about C. Peter Wagner's "Demonic Mapping" of the country, the cold chill up your spine could easily be the fruition of those efforts. Monvee is the brainchild of the Heartland mega-church in Rockford, IL and is about to take the nation's Mega-churches by storm. In January 2010, the official kickoff of Monvee is being headlined by Rick Warren and Condi Rice at some spectacular event yet to be announced. While the 700Club is currently scheduled to do a pre-release story this month on this new and exciting way to "mold and shape" the minds of both believers and non-believers. So what is Monvee? Specifically, it's very hush-hush. If you go to the website www.monvee.com you'll see a lot of information that says absolutely nothing. However, insiders have told me that it's a program that builds a psychological profile to tailor the teachings of the bible based on your "level of spiritual growth." What's the base-line for this profile? You are miserable, and don't even know it. Sure, that's the foundation of every cult in America, but the manner in which to persuade the target is willingly divulged in a psychological test. If a person is dealing with family issues, the focus of the evangelism is on that person's weakest point, the family. Predatory and perverse to be sure, but the evangelism is all done under the cloak of virtue, so I guess that makes it all right. Once a "spiritual growth" profile has been created, a teaching regiment is suggested that involves a whole library of books, CD's and DVDs. Later, another profile is administered to see if any "growth" has taken place and new learning material is offered for sale. Individual church leaders can track their congregants to see where they are "spiritually" as a whole, or individually. Provide their own "training material" or "classes" to help them develop (or conform) to that church's focus. The online software is also adaptive, meaning the more people who participate; the better it understands how to hammer a particular teaching. However, that's not even the most dangerous part. Like C. Peter Wagner's database collection of "demonic areas" of the country, Monvee data builds a personal profile that can be used and manipulated with other data, to easily push a political agenda. It wouldn't take much to find a collective common thread to pull, or wedge issue, when election time rolls around. For those who might consider this a Church/State violation, Monvee is the product of a private company. It's being touted as the eHarmony for God. If Monvee was simply a tool, used by the local church, one could easily dismiss these claims as some loony conspiracy theory. However, it's being pushed and widely accepted by the nation's Mega-churches and its leaders, like Rick Warren. What happens to all these "spiritual growth" profiles is yet unknown, but it would be worth millions to marketing companies all by itself. To politicians and would-be masters of the universe, the information is priceless. In truth, the Heartland Church isn't exactly known for its political agenda. In fact, one would be hard pressed to hear them discuss politics at all. So, why all of a sudden, the invite to uber-partisans and religious super-stars to launch a church program said to be, on its surface, a community support program? While there is absolutely no evidence to point to that says a sinister plot is afoot. But, quoting President Obama, "The stars are lining up."
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