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Devoted to raising awareness about dangerous religious groups, in particular, CTMI (Church Team Ministries International)

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  • About Us
    • Why This Site?
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    • Cult or Just Radical Christianity?
    • What Pastors Say
    • How CTMI Departs from Orthodox Biblical Teaching and Practice
    • CTMI in the Media
    • Testimonies
  • Contact Us

CTMI – A Cult or Just Radical Christianity?

Crucial evidence to help you decide

The history of this saga began when the lead pastor of the largest church in Hillcrest, KZN, announced that he thought that CTMI were a cultish church and shared his views with other local pastors.

In response to cult accusations, a pastor linked to CTMI, when interviewed by the press, said “its incorrect to call them a cult. These kids have simply become radical Christians”

Parents, who were confused by the change in behavior in their family members, only began to understand what was going on when they consulted the universally accepted “checklists” for unhealthy/cultish churches.

There are many of these lists with most being remarkably similar. Here is evidence under some of the headings  of one such list from widely recognised cult expert, Rick Ross, Director of the Cult Education Institute.

https://www.culteducation.com/

Please read all the evidence by clicking each mark of a cult below and then decide whether CTMI is cultish or simply radical Christianity?

 

Find out more below:

Excessive zeal and unquestioning commitment to leader/leaders
Questioning, doubt and dissent are discouraged
Leadership dictates how members should think, act and feel in great detail
People who leave and/or oppose are wrong and “evil”
Distance from family and former friends
Dubious practices justified – “ends justify the means” and therefore usually there is media controversy
Claim exclusive and exalted status – we have unique and only angle on truth
Leader usually self appointed and not accountable to anyone
Unreasonable fear of “outside” views – persecution complex
People who leave tell similar stories
Members radically alter personal goals and activities they had before joining group

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