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Acquire the Fire Leadership Institute. It was later announced in July 2014 that the new internship would be suspended for the 2014–2015 academic year, with second-year interns participating in a scaled-down road tour called Go Teams. Teen Mania said that prospective students in the cancelled program would be refunded on their payments toward the $ 8,400 tuition, although some parents complained of the short notice. The proposed new program never took place as Teen Mania filed for bankruptcy in 2015.
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Academy, explained that ESOAL had "changed dramatically and metamorphosized(sic) over the years" and would now be called PEARL (an acronym for Physical, Emotional, and Relational Learning). Hasz said that the revamped event will be "similar to the last several years," but the military rank names that previously were used have been replaced with team-building names.
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Communications Director later told reporters that the Honor Academy had in fact stopped their mortgage payments in November 2013 leading to default and foreclosure, but that Luce hid "the full nature of the situation" to raise donations. Luce has denied these reports, saying the ministry has only missed one payment, in November 2013. He described the foreclosure as "
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Acquire the Fire ("ATF") was a yearly youth conference that was presented in over 30 major cities in the United States and Canada. These conferences consisted of
Christian teachings, full-length stage dramas, worship via song, and live concerts. ATF / Battle Cry producers adopted a militaristic tone,
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in Tulsa. The bankruptcy filing disclosed that the ministry had "total assets of $ 528,874 and total liabilities of $ 2,124,874." News reports cited Teen Mania's IRS 990 forms that listed "fiscal 2012 revenue of $ 13.8 million, expenses of $ 14.8 million and assets of negative $ 5.2 million." Former
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Ministries suspended ESOAL/PEARL, indefinitely. In a statement, Hasz maintained that "those lessons learned through ESOAL and PEARL will still be taught" at Honor Academy. The intern who founded the Recovering Alumni website says she considers this "a small victory" but
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Its primary program included "Acquire the Fire" events, described by one writer as "a mix of pep rally, rock concert and church service," that were held in over 30 cities across the United States and Canada each year. The ministry focused much of its energy towards its domestic and overseas mission
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techniques in order to "stretch" participants "emotionally and physically." Some interns who participated in the event describe it as abusive and authoritarian, questioning the spiritual value of activities like rolling down a hill repeatedly. Injuries including cuts, bruises, infections, sprains,
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interviewed several former staff and board members who expressed concerns about Teen Mania's use of funds, citing such problems as the default and foreclosure on the Garden Valley campus, high debt load, "reckless spending," and an "unusual transaction" in which millions of dollars of Teen Mania's
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Academy had nearly 1,000 participants per year, resulting in seven-figure profits for Teen Mania. However, enrollment numbers declined to fewer than 100 as of 2014. In 2014, following the foreclosure on the Garden Valley campus, Ron Luce announced that the program
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program for high school graduates and college students. Honor
Academy interns performed most of the day-to-day functions of the different ministry programs through ministry placements. Teen Mania reports there are over 5,000 graduates of the Honor Academy. In order to participate in the Honor
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Academy Administration on June 13, 2011. In a video announcement from his blog, David Hasz, the
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gave Teen Mania a two out of four star rating, with an overall score of 48.05 points out of 70, a financial score of 38.97 / 70, and an accountability & reliability score of 70/70. Charity
Navigator listed Teen Mania as the third-most insolvent charity in the United States, with over $ 5.2
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delivered the opening invocation at the Battle Cry stadium event in Detroit on April 8, 2006. One of the first "Battle Cry Leadership Summits" was held at the church headed by Arlington Group member Harry Jackson in November, 2005. Ron Luce has spoken before at least two political conferences
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ministry. Young people were sent on missions projects of between one and eight weeks in the United States and overseas. To date Global Expeditions reported having sent 67,783 missionaries on the field to 69 countries and has documented 1,324,637 reported decisions for Christ.
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In February 2014 the ministry changed its name to "Teen Mania International" as part of a move from Garden Valley to Dallas after defaulting on the mortgage on their campus. In May 2014, Teen Mania announced that it would be expanding its work to include overseas churches.
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reported a three-part story on the Honor Academy's optional "ESOAL" retreat (an acronym for the "Emotionally Stretching Opportunity of a Lifetime"). The yearly 48- to 90-hour event would test participants with extreme exercise, sleep deprivation, unpleasant food and other
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reported that each participant of the 2011 PEARL was required to visit an on-site clinic after completion of the event. Of the 272 participants, 42 were said to have physical concerns "such as feeling faint, sprained ankles or knees, or potential breathing issues."
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In 2014 and 2015, Acquire the Fire cancelled many events due to financial difficulties attributed to ATF youth music leader and treasurer Jonathan Bimp, leading to criticism from many church leaders who said they did not receive refunds of the money they had paid.
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Following criticism from many church leaders who had not received refunds for canceled Acquire The Fire Events, Teen Mania's former director of international operations was quoted as saying, "They're now at a point where they can't pay back people."
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Academy, individuals were required to raise their own financial support, which ranged from $ 650 to $ 850 per month depending on the specific program. These funds were a tax-deductible contribution directly to the ministry and were non-refundable.
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Teen Mania was not affiliated with a specific denomination; the organization worked with local churches of various denominations as a para-church organization, while providing its programs and other resources for youth, parents and church leaders.
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trips, operated under the title "Global Expeditions". Teen Mania operated a one-year-long residential leadership training program on its campus, titled the Honor Academy, aimed towards high school graduates, and college students.
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in the Honor Academy program, as described in personal accounts and video footage from several alumni and former staff spanning the past twelve years. The documentary won an investigative reporting award from the
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million in negative working capital. Teen Mania said it has reorganized its finances, and has appealed the ranking. In 2015, the rating was revised to one out of four stars, with an overall score of 66.39 / 100.
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and financial mismanagement. In its final years it faced significant financial difficulties, including a foreclosure on the campus, a lawsuit for breach of contract, and over $ 5.2 million in negative assets.
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and health and safety issues at the Honor Academy, publishing firsthand accounts from many other interns alleging mistreatment over the past 15 years to the present. In an interview in the
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article "Management Mania," which appeared in the May 3 edition of the magazine, included several false statements and misperceptions regarding the current state of Teen Mania Ministries."
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to substantiate their report. Edwards confirmed that the report was authentic and said "it was met with strong opposition from Ron Luce, who sought to maintain the status quo."
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in November 2014, seeking $ 174,124.73 in damages for breach of contract related to canceled Acquire The Fire events. On September 9, 2015, the 4th Judicial District Court in
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According to Honor Academy director David Hasz, "PEARL is not designed to be 'the event' that will spiritually change forever," and is "a small part of the Honor Academy."
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as a sociological model has been utterly discredited." However, Hanegraaff's assertion contradicts current scholarship such as
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which ended in 2007, was an organizing initiative of Teen Mania Ministries, started in 2005 and headed by Teen Mania founder
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Extreme Camps was an annual series of summer camps that was held at the campus in Garden Valley, Texas. Activities included
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satellite system. The U.S. version of this channel features a number of personalities and programs connected with the
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1580:"Faith-Filled Teens Take Radical Counter-Culture Message to Tens of Thousands of Peers Across United States"
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1144:"Compassion International Sues Teen Mania over Acquire the Fire"
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1615:"EXCLUSIVE: Ron Luce Speaks Out on Teen Mania's Debt, Overhaul"
1559:"Teen Mania Suspends Internship For One Year; Creates Go Teams"
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2170:"ESOAL: Past 'interns' reflect on Teen Mania program"
1386:"Teen Mania's Statement for Financial Accountability"
1211:"Ron Luce Talks About Teen Mania Going International"
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2014:"Teen Mania: Sound the Warning Bell on Teen Mania"
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1315:"Charity Navigator Rating - Teen Mania Ministries"
1197:"Teen Mania's Youth Ministry Relocating to Dallas"
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2388:"Evangelicals Fear the Loss of Their Teenagers"
1799:"'Values voters' call for congressional action"
1779:Vision America's "War on Christians" Conference
2413:"Pop culture versus God: Branded by the light"
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1452:"The Five Most Effective Models of Evangelism"
1365:"Teen Christians campaign against pop culture"
1259:"Financial woes force Teen Mania to shut down"
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2366:"Teen Mania Suspends Contentious Boot Camp"
2323:"Teen Mania Suspends Contentious Boot Camp"
2302:"Teen Mania Suspends Controversial Program"
2260:"The Honor Academy Announces the PEARL LTE"
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1510:"Honor Academy: Becoming an Intern"
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2192:"Do ESOAL Activities go too far?"
2126:"A look inside Teen Mania: ESOAL"
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1654:"Battle Cry: Battle Cry Partners"
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1678:Teen Mania Ministries.
1652:Teen Mania Ministries.
898:Teen Mania was sued by
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826:Oxford University Press
796:Tyler Morning Telegraph
675:Family Research Council
545:"Values Voters Summit".
116:3 on Board of Directors
2065:Mind Over Mania - CINE
1840:on September 26, 2007.
1826:(September 28, 2006).
835:ESOAL renamed to PEARL
561:Church of the Nazarene
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2461:National Public Radio
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1638:Miscellaneous notices
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135:Evangelical Christian
2146:Heath (2008-09-09).
1756:. The Christian Post
1735:"Battle Cry" Detroit
1361:Amanpour, Christiane
1033:on January 29, 2013.
749:Chapter 7 bankruptcy
619:Rodney Howard-Browne
581:Youth With A Mission
444:Battle Cry Coalition
192:Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
2597:32.53000; -95.54694
2588: /
2523:on October 31, 2015
2081:The Christian Post.
2016:. VM Life Resources
1949:, Charity Navigator
1561:. Teen Mania Alumni
1439:. December 9, 2006.
1342:. ninetyandnine.com
1235:. 17 December 2015.
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