On today's Contending for the Word show, Dave is joined by Michelle Lesley and they talk about Priscilla Shirer's teaching on contemplative prayer, biblical eldership, why Christians cannot partner with false teachers, and much more on this new Contending for the Word show. What You'll Hear on this Episode • The influence of Priscilla Shirer. • Why only biblically qualified men can preach in local churches. • Why Christians cannot partner with false teachers. • The dangers of contemplative prayer. • Examples of Priscilla's Shirer's false teaching. • What biblical prayer is and why it matters. • The dangers of modalism. About the Guest Michelle is a servant of Christ, wife, mom, women's discipleship blogger and conference speaker, and co-host of A Word Fitly Spoken. For more from Michelle please visit https://michellelesley.com/ Resources Mentioned in the Episode: https://bereanresearch.org/contemplative-prayer/ https://michellelesley.com/2015/09/18/going-beyond-scripture-why-its-time-to-say-good-bye-to-priscilla-shirer-and-going-beyond-ministries/ https://servantsofgrace.org/exposing-the-theology-of-dallas-willard/ https://servantsofgrace.org/exposing-the-dangerous-contemplative-teachings-of-richard-foster/ Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback Subscribe to Contend for the Word wherever you find podcasts: Website: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/contending-for-the-word/id1704686636?mt=2&ls=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/02aGgEF6NGt2dkmWH57jTQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.