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Mystical Drift: How New Age Language Is Repackaged in Today’s Church
Equipping You in Grace – September 10, 2025
Host: Dave Jenkins
Show Summary
In this Worldview Watch installment, Dave Jenkins examines how mystical and New Age
language has drifted into Christian spaces, why it appeals, how it differs from biblical
spirituality, and how believers can guard against it by holding fast to God’s Word.
- Recognize popular phrases and practices “baptized” with Christian vocabulary
- Understand the cultural appeal and spiritual risks of mystical drift
- Contrast mysticism with biblical spirituality rooted in Scripture
- Practical guardrails for churches, families, and personal devotion
Key Scriptures: Hebrews 12:2; John 17:17; Romans 12:2; Colossians 2:8; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:3
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Episode Outline
- Defining Mystical Drift — why language matters for worship and discipleship
- Why It Appeals — personal, humble-sounding, “empowering,” and inclusive
- Biblical Spirituality vs. Mysticism — union with God through revealed truth
- Where It Shows Up — worship lyrics, prayer practices, retreats, preaching
- Dangers — undermining Scripture’s sufficiency; confusing the gospel
- Guardrails — test all things by Scripture; keep Christ central; disciple intentionally
Worldview Watch – September Lineup
- Sept 1 – The Crisis of Deconstruction
- Sept 3 – The Lie of Progressive Christianity
- Sept 8 – CRT and the Gospel
- Sept 10 – Mystical Drift (this episode)
- Sept 15 – Removing New Age from Your Home: A Biblical Path to Freedom
- Sept 17 – Feelings Over Truth
- Sept 22 – Biblical Discernment vs. Cultural Conformity
- Sept 24 – Holding the Line
- Sept 29 – Listener Q&A
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
