A Matter of Basic Principles: Bill Gothard & the Christian Life

A Matter of Basic Principles: Bill Gothard and the Christian Life is an analysis of the ministry, teachings and institution which Bill Gothard heads up. Are his teachings biblical? Does he himself live the according the "principles" which he lays upon others or does he live by a double standard? Does he bring his followers closer to God or into legalistic bondage? Is he resolving youth rebellion and bringing families closer together or splitting families and churches? This is the first comprehensive analysis of Bill Gothard in over 20 years and is endorsed by a number of leading Evangelicals and Christian media.

Don Veinot is co-founder (along with his wife and co-author, Joy) and President of Midwest Christian Outreach, Inc., a national apologetics ministry and mission to new religious movements based in Lombard, IL. He, along with his wife of 31 years, Joy, has been involved in discernment ministry as missionaries to New Religious Movements since 1987. They are frequent guests on various radio and television broadcasts. They are staff researchers and writers for the Midwest Outreach Journal as well as articles in the CRI Journal, PFO Quarterly Journal, Campus Life Magazine and other periodicals. Don was ordained to the ministry by West Suburban Community Church of Lombard, IL, at the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem, Israel in March of 1997.

Ron Henzel is completing his Master's degree in Biblical Studies at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL and is Senior Researcher for Midwest Christian Outreach, Inc. He and his wife, Wendy, belonged to a spiritually abusive group (with an evangelical statement of faith) in the Wheaton area for 5 1/2 years. They are the proud parents of their adopted son, Benjamin.