[25], New Dimensions Chicago and return to Tulsa, "Carlton Pearson declared a heretic – Apologetics Index", "Pearson's Gospel of Inclusion' Stirs Controversy", "Tulsa Christian school buys former church for $5.19M", "Formerly major church is folded into another", "Some Christ UniversalTemple members oppose Rev. We must always and only respond in faith rather than react in fear. Sometimes we find our way, only after we seem lost. Concentrate on where you want to go, not on what you fear! Due to his stated belief in universal reconciliation, Pearson rapidly began to lose his influence in ministry with the Joint College of African-American Pentecostal Bi… The 3,000-member congregation are taught how to think, rather than what to think. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, where he was mentored by Oral Roberts, and sang with the World Action Singers, later becoming an associate evangelist with the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association. Every book has a last chapter and every sentence a period. Pearson was born on March 19, 1953, in San Diego, California. Pearson was also the host of the AZUSA Conference in Tulsa. This is the real internal liberation of self and soul. Sometimes we find our way, only after we seem lost. Please check calendar on this site. We must come outside our tents and look beyond our manmade ceilings and see the uncountable stars of our personal potential.​, “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” - Wayne Dyer​, ​Carlton Pearson, Founder/CEO/Spiritual Director. Make "Yes" to the Universe your anthem of your soul and your life will flow with the current and remain in it. [1] Declared a heretic by his peers, Pearson rapidly began to lose his influence in the evangelical fundamentalist church. ​Carlton Pearson, Founder/CEO/Spiritual Director In July 2010 it was announced that director Marc Forster would direct a feature film about Pearson's life, from a script by Marcus Hinchey based on This American Life's "Heretics" episode. During the 1990s, Pearson's church grew to an average weekly attendance of over 6,000. Questions are answers in seed form. We own and honor our truth and regain our personal power. During the 1990s, it grew to an average attendance of over 6,000. Thousands would fill arenas and churches to hear him sing, preach and inspire. R eader, in my opinion, this is just petty, the Oneness Pentecostal Bishops Jesse Delano Ellis from the Joint College of African American Bishops is calling out Bishop Carlton Pearson's heresy while preaching a heresy of his own. Carlton Pearson is controversial because he teaches inclusivism: the belief that while there is no salvation outside of Jesus Christ, God will ultimately accept the ‘implicit’ faith of those who – while not having (fully) known or accepted Jesus – nevertheless led moral lives.This includes adherents of non-Christian faiths. [20] The film, entitled Come Sunday, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival[21] and was released on Netflix on April 13, 2018. Please check calendar on this site. After watching a television program about the wretched conditions of people suffering and dying from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and considering the teachings of his church that non-Christians were going to Hell, Pearson believed he had received an epiphany from God. In November 2006, Pearson was accepted as a United Church of Christ minister. Progressive Spiritual Teacher, Thought leader, Sacred Activist/Humanist and Peace Agent Carlton Pearson was one of the most beloved Pentecostal Christian personalities of his generation. Until the Church—the Church, black or otherwise—confronts—not combats—confronts this issue of human sexuality and homosexuality, which is not going away. On August 25, 2015, Gina Pearson filed for divorce from Carlton. Fear is a reaction, faith is an action. In June 2008, the then renamed New Dimensions Worship Center moved its services to the All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa. His first conversation was with Neale Donald Walsch, author of the mega-best-selling nine-book series, Conversations With God.[13][14]. He was one of the … It is part of the evolutions of life and living. [24] On May 19, 2016, before the divorce was finalized, Mrs. Pearson dismissed her petition for divorce. Full Name of Carlton is Carlton Demetrius Pearson, but he is more famously known as Carlton Pearson. There is always time -  that’s basically all we have!​​. But that still falls far short of the chronic alcoholic being condemned by a just God to literally burn in Hell forever and ever. Pearson also gave many up-and-coming ministers and singers national exposure and a global audience, including T. D. Jakes, Joyce Meyer, and Donnie McClurkin.