The ICC is an offshoot of the International Church of Christ, founded by Kip McKean in 2012, 9 years after getting kicked out of the ICOC (McKean founded and was leader of the ICOC) (Whatever is said of the ICC here, as far as I know, can also be said of the ICOC.

2022年8月2日 · By the way, since you mentioned "study series," I'll be finishing this up in the next week or two, a new analysis comparing 1) the ICOC 1990's First Principles/Making Disciples, 2) the ICOC 2020 Staten Island-Big Apple-New York ICOC First Principles series, and 3) …

2018年7月3日 · ICOC is a dangerous cult that preys on vulnerable college students. Mind control, brain washing, emotional coercion are a few of the tactics they use. Formed and structured like a pyramid scheme.

2021年3月21日 · Type ICOC cult into your web browser and you will find lots of information. My husband and I youth pastor at a church where 2 of our kids got sucked into the local ICOC church in Seattle. They were hit up on a college campus.

The icoc is the only reason I exist too. We left after the Henry Kreite letter but my parents never really left the icoc mindset. Every few years they hop to a new church, and they tend to prefer the ones with high social control like the icoc.

2024年2月26日 · 1. Recruiting/Bible Study Series/”Study the Bible” (cult-like) A hallmark characteristic of the ICOC and the ICC is their use of a bible study series to recruit members. On the surface, it just looks like a bible study. But this series has been used since the early days of the ICOC to indoctrinate and sometimes alienate recruits.

2023年8月26日 · The ICOC and ICC like to cherry-pick and/or redefine what a cult is. They might say, "Oh, Jesus and his followers were part of a sect." Or they might hand-wave and say "Oh, everyone who does what Jesus demands is going to be accused of being in a cult."

2022年9月6日 · I think that ICOC members are obsessed with torturing ex-members and here is why. I joined the ICOC through one of my close friends. This person, who we will call Onyx, completely manipulated myself and my family. I attended the ICOC college ministry at my university, unaware of their cult-like tendencies and disturbing past.

2021年11月19日 · Don't do it!! I was in this cult for 22 years. I've been out for 20 years now and have only felt "normal" for the past 3-5 years. Lots of counseling helped too. The members are all very nice, but it is based on one man's twisting of the Bible. It's a cult and it's dangerous!!!

2020年1月17日 · Not OP. They aren’t a cult, but they do have some bad teachings on primary issues, for instance that baptism is required for salvation. ICOC people also believe that they are the only denomination that teaches the Bible faithfully.