It's amazing to look back and realize how many fads within evangelicalism and the charismatic movement have come and gone (well ... maybe not all really gone but they sure lost a lot of the initial lustre and promise!) over the last few decades.
Here are a few that came to my mind (not in any particular order) - and make sure to add your own if I missed some!
WWJD
The Four Spiritual Laws
The Jesus video campaigns (I still remember the growth rates for local churches that were predicted)
The Passion of the Christ (hailed as the greatest outreach opportunity ever!)
Promise Keepers
Bruce Wilkinson's Prayer of Jabez
Tommy Tenney's God Chasers
Yacov Rambsel's Bible Code
Kay Arthur's Precepts Ministries / Inductive Bible Study
Neil Anderson's 7 steps to freedom
Bob Larson's public exorcisms
John Wimber's Power Evangelism
Peter Wagner's Strategic Level Spiritual Warfare / Territorial Spirits Teaching
The Toronto Blessing / Laughing Revival
Willow Creek's Seeker Sensitive Evangelism
Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Church
Left Behind and the rapture debates
The Y2K hype
Inch deep "7-Eleven" Christian Worship Music
About a zillion books on church growth and leadership principles & methods
Allow me to ask the question: how many more flops and personal disappointments will it take before we stop putting our trust in "the next big thing"? Why are we so easily fooled into thinking that some magic principle or a few steps or formulas will fix our lives, reinvigorate our faith and bring revival to the nations?
What do you think will be the next big craze?
