PURPOSE
The Christian Sentinel publications hope to be a voice of biblical reason in the face of secular and religious trends that shipwreck the faith of many. It sees the souls of those for whom Christ died as precious and worth fighting for against the forces of deception that are on the increase in these perilous times. It believes that if the scriptural injunction to expose the unfruitful works of darkness (Eph. 5:11) is followed then many believers will be able to use caution when confronted with counterfeit Christianity. It hopes to enlighten, encourage, and equip the saints in the defense of the faith.
However, the Christian Sentinel does not want to exclusively focus on what’s wrong in today’s church and society. It also wants to report on the good news that is happening and pay tribute to today’s saints who are risking so much to share the love of Jesus around the world. A wise man once said that when you hold up the brass serpent, make sure to hold up the cross of Christ as well. The serpent represents the sins of the world and the cross represents the remedy. The Christian Sentinel wants to glorify our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and serve His true followers.
Christian Journalism for Discerning Believers in Perilous Times
The Christian Sentinel is a publication of Eastern Christian Outreach (EChO), a ministry that started in 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to help young people coming out of religious cults. EChO sponsored week-end fellowships at the Jersey Shore and had a home Bible study where ex-cultists could get together, share their experiences, and study God’s word with like-minded people. Bill Alnor was the founding leader who also organized groups of believers to hand out tracts and evangelize cultists in the east coast. Bill was also active writing for several Christian publications on the subject of cults and was a daily newspaper reporter in the Philadelphia area.
In 1987 Bill met Jackie Miller, an apologetics student at Simon Greenleaf University and publisher of the New Age Alert newsletter. They married later that year and joined forces documenting and writing about cults as well as cultic trends in the church. Bill and Jackie Alnor began The Christian Sentinel magazine in 1991 that published periodically until 1999. Since moving to the Corpus Christi, Texas area in 2002 they have managed an on-line version of the magazine which is now updated monthly.
William
Alnor is a professor at Texas A&M
University - Kingsville, where he directs the journalism program, advises
the university newspaper, and advises a campus Christian student
fellowship. He oversees the work of the Christian Sentinel’s
publications and ministry.
Professor Alnor is the author of four books, Soothsayers of the Second Advent; UFOs in the New Age; Heaven Can’t Wait, and UFO Cults and the New Millennium. He has also authored hundreds of articles and investigative reports in many magazines and journals. He has appeared on numerous radio and television shows including 20/20, Inside Edition and A Current Affair.
While working on his graduate degrees, he planted a church that became Calvary Chapel Living Waters of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is the former executive director of EMNR (Evangelical Ministries to New Religions) and coordinated two successful national conferences on cults and false religious movements. He is the former news editor of the Christian Research Journal under the directorship of the late Walter Martin, the original Bible Answer Man and the former editor of National and International Religion Report. You can contact Bill at bill@cultlink.com.
Jackie Alnor assists in all areas of the
ministry. She is a researcher, writer, and fledgling webmaster. She
monitors Christian television and collects documentation on televangelism
while taping and transcribing videos that are widely quoted. Her articles
appear in many newsletters, magazines, and E-zines. She has presented her
video clips at conferences and produced the video The Great Apostasy:
The Lost Sign that has distributors in America and England.
Jackie is the former secretary/treasurer of Evangelical Ministries to New Religions (EMNR). She has been a paid consultant to various organizations researching televangelism. Her video clips have been used on several video documentaries, even some appearing on the GodStuff segment of Comedy Central’s Daily Show. She continues monitoring Christian television, collecting documentation while investigating crooked TV preachers. Jackie networks with several other discernment ministries to warn the church of spiritually dangerous trends. You can contact Jackie at jackie@cultlink.com.
Bill and Jackie Alnor are popular conference speakers. They are currently working on more books and video projects. Bill is collecting data on apostasy in the mainline denominations and Jackie is gathering documentation on the errors of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).