Love his Teachings,hes lead by the spirit of God!We love you Pastor kerry shook and family.God keep you all safe through this Hurricane Ike

the poor man's joel osteen of Houston is what I see when I see him on tv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RSY6qfUo-E

will show you that Kerry is more intrested in itching ears than preaching the gospel

2 timothy 4:3-4

at first I liked FOTW, then I longed for some "old fashioned" lessons, songs( I know) and not from some orchestra that I later saw at Pappacito's having drinks..I always thought the music group were members (I thought "what a bunch of talent in 1 place" but I later found out, they are HIRED

Pastor Kerry,
You press buttons the other churches are afraid to push or they are too holier than thou to push. Thanks for keeping it real.
Blondell

doxdox: Kerry was born the son of a preacher who started in Arkansas. His father became pastor of Champion Forest Baptist in North Houston. Kerry went to Baylor University where he met and married his wife. Kerry, however, never completed more than a year of seminary.

He's definitely gotten by on personality, rather than talent. He's also a micro-manager and burns through people near him at an alarming pace. Not unlike another well-known person from Arkansas, Bill Clinton. By the way, Bill went to Kerry's father's church when he was a child...

FOTW is a feel good, watered down, unbiblically founded (no elders) church. It's OK for seekers who don't want to hear about sin, repentance, or hell. I am just afraid that many people who truly think they are saved will end up in hell because of Kerry Shook - but they will feel good about themselves when they get there. Save your money and just buy a good self-help book.

Have you ever read his biography?? I have looked everywhere, on-line, multiple search engines, wikipedia, at his websites, his church literature. All I can find is that he was born in 1962 and is the innovative pastor of Fellowship of the woodlands. Nothing else, not where he was born, what he did before he came to Texas, not where he went to seminary.... absolutaly nothing. I find this very odd for a man who runs such a large church and has just finished a book. Is there something he is hiding???

What a great man...He has given hope to lost people...it is about the lost NOT MONEY! but it takes money to get drill water wells...it takes money to give 4000 kids Christmas...it takes money to feed 15k people a day...Keep it up Kerry God is watching and is pleased..

My entire faith has been tested by this man and his church. He speaks so eloquently and passionately about the Bible, God and Jesus. I became so filled with the spirit, then it all came crashing down when I discovered out he is a complete fraud and in it for the money. I wonder if any of it is true or is the whole thing a giant scam? How do I know this? Well in our time of need, they turned their back on us, our phone calls were ignored for weeks, and then when we did get a call we were told to try and find a small group that could help us. We spoke only to secretaries, never to a single pastor. We were devastated. We gave so much and believed so strongly, and were ignored. They love to take in the checks, but when there is real need they dont give anything back. Try to talk to Pastor Kerry you cant he is isolated and untouchable. He doesnt even shake hands with the congregation after service. Then we find out it will cost you $2000, to get married in the new chapel, and the web site says dont even ask for a senior pastor to marry you, they are simply to busy. WHAT??? After we gave above and over out tithe to build the new chapel we still have to pay 2 grand to get married in our own church? Also he never reads from the bible, he simply uses small excerpts to make points. Most of these are so out of context they dont even fit with the subject his discussing. He speaks more like a self help Guru rather than a man of God. He is a huge admirer and friend of Rick Warren and must have learned trade from him. I really believe that there was something to this church, then the TV cameras moved in, the compassion was replaced by the almighty dollar and it all came crashing down. He will always appeal to the mindless sheep who think spending an hour a week in church is the answer to all the worlds problems, but we are moving on, looking for a place that has more compassion, more love and more of the true word.

Kerry Shook is the innovative Pastor of Fellowship of The Woodlands, a unique mega-church that exists to present the timeless truths of God's Word in a real and relevant way, that creatively communicates and connects to a thirsty generation. His message and style is reaching thousands applying life application principles from the Bible. Always fresh, informative and entertaining!

i feel great every time i leave church with him and look forward to the next time i hear him talk he is very kind and compassionate . he takes time to talk to any one that need him and always has a great message. you should be honored to listen to him he really cares about his people and wants the best for them thank you pastor shook

My family and I have attended FOTW regularly for 3 years now. At first we really enjoyed it and thought the fresh approach to God's word was invigorating. But, as the seats begin to fill up and the television spots began to air more and more, we began to notice that the TV camera became more and more important to Pastor Shook than his live congregation. He spent the majority, if not all of his sermon looking directly into the cameras. He quickly developed an "I" problem. " I'm starting MY new series" or "I have named this series so and so", or " I have created this sermon topic..." you get the point. The church is about the body of Christ doing good works for Christ and serving and glorifying him. Pastor Shook seems to be trying to take more and more personal credit for things when it is the will of God and the spirit of Christ moving through the church body of Christ that is actually getting the job done. This bothers me greatly. The other thing that I can't agree with is that Pastor Shook does not have to answer to anyone directly concerning the money and how it is used in regards to the church or otherwise, hence the big house comments. I'm not saying that the man does not have a God given right to live well or be blessed, but there are better uses for this kind of money as he is harping for more tithes and building contributions from the congregation! We have recently changed churches to the Crossing on Research Forrest and have been much happier and are being lead by a truly humble, god fearing, pure word of God teaching Pastor (Randy Harvey) who loves the Lord with his heart and soul and is not afraid to let his emotions show when preaching, he even plays bass in the praise band!! You have access to him whenever you need it and he is always delighted to talk with you. When is the last time anyone can say they have done that at FOTW!!! Pastor Shook is not accessible. He has forgotten the flock that has gotten him where he is today. I wish all of the FOTW members and Pastors all the best. I hope they see this and take some of what was said to heart. God bless you all!

I have attended Fellowship for 8 years now. Some criticism is way off base, some is not. However the 1 thing that I totally disagree with is the Vanilla Christianity statement. Vanilla indicates plain, boring, without innovation. That is the last thing that Fellowship is. I came from a background of traditional hymns, where a guitar would have been blasphemy. The music here is like a concert with Christian rock and music from pop, rock and rap as well. Also great guests speakers like Mary Lou Retton, Stephen Baldwin, and Kurt Warner. When you walk in and the Pastor is on stage with Motocross bikes jumping over his head on a dirt tract set up on stage.... well Vanilla is not the description Id use. Love it or hate it, its not Vanilla Christianity.

Listen, this Church may not be for everyone, but the criticism here is ridiculous and unfounded. The name calling and the insinuations are not necessary. I do attend the Fellowship. I have never recruited anyone, but if asked Im not afraid to encourage people to attend. I have not found it to be full of yuppie snobs, just a lot of regular people. Some rich, some not, but with membership of 15,000 a weekend you cannot categorize each member in one sweeping statement. People come from The Woodlands, but also from Conroe, Spring, Magnolia and other smaller communities in the north Houston area. The church started with 8 members, and grew to this, so the message, the atmosphere and the devotion must be there and must be good. I was a former catholic who attend church on Christmas and Easter, I was always very suspicious of mega churches and televangelists. Now Im a devout believer who is involved, and I only reached this point after going through multiple churches and finding a home here. This church is alive, its fun and its open to all, no pretense, no dress code. I hear the I want to attend a small church statement all the time, well small churches that are alive and teaching the word will grow, and thats what has happened here. As far as the money.... just ask, they are happy to show you where it goes, I know some of it goes to the missions around the world, in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and across Asia and Europe. Millions went to help with Katrina and the Tsunami. And lots go back into the church for youth programs and ministries; there are no secrets about it. Bottom line, if you have never attended, then you do not know of what you speak, if you have and dont like it, hey thats ok too, find the right church for you, but just because this is not it doesnt mean there is something wrong with it, it has changed thousands of lives, including my own. After 37 years of waiting to get the wafer so I could leave, and never listening to a single service, I actually have found that wow, the bible not only has a message, but its teachings are as valid and as useful today as they were thousands of years ago.

I notice that when someone says innovative Pastor it's a code word for " he makes stuff up as he goes along" Stay away !

Metaphysics. Vanilla-Feel good Christianity. Laodicea.

This church is all about money. They are heavy into recruiting, and it's clear that's because they want your cash. The message is like personal success, with a sprinkling of the Bible here and there. The video they showed on their website a while back geared toward telling teens to say no to sex showed a teenager rolling around on a Segway, asking walkers-by (including embarassed senior citizens)when they first had sex.

Many of the people I've met who go to the church are so into the recruiting, that their children have asked my child to go to lock-ins at local game centers where the admission price was more than $50. It's constant, constant marketing, and in the process, God is given a backseat to Kerry Shook.

They're building a huge mega place with a bookstore, cafe, children's entertainment places, etc., where these scary people can only have to encounter more of their own. It's like a Brave New World, with Kerry Shook at the helm. The women are like Stepford Wives.

I hope someone does an expose on where the money's going...soon.

I attended fellowship of the woodlands and the youth ministry was horrible. I have never been in a church with so many clicks, snobby people. In the time we went there, nothing seemed to go right at home. It seemed like Pastor Kerry never had the time to talk to us when we went to him for questions. What really disturbed me was that every thing he said was on a teleprompter, or script! Even the PRAYERS! Very unreal and fake. I no longer attend his church.

Kerry's teaching sound too canned to me , a lot of it is probably true but I get the impression it is something he learned from books, tapes and favorite speakers i.e. Bill Hybils ,etc. not some deep lessons God taught him personally through life's experiences. Kerry sounds like he's talking to children with a very low I.Q. hence the gimmicky object lessons and visual aids every week, they are just plain silly and down right childish.Of course people have been subject to these type of ministers for so many years they have become very dumb and now they must be talked to on that kind of level. Kerry seems like a baby Christian himself, I think he avoids controversial issues and I get the impression that he's probably interested in personal success ,fame and popularity above all things. Kerry uses a worldy teaching approach and popular entertainment methods guaranteed to draw crowds but it is all building with wood,hay and stubble, it will all be consumed and destroyed in the fire that is coming! I am sorry for Christians who are really seeking and they attend this kind of church of but they won't be there much longer after digging in to God's Word and learning some solid things for a change. You will be in real trouble if you depend on people like Kerry Shook to teach you the Word of God ,when the storms of life come Kerry's teachings just won't stand up to serious testing!

I have attended many churches through the years and caught up on my naps while attending. Then we found FOTW. My kids actually look forward to going.Yes its theatrical and entertaining,So What! I say whatever it takes to get the message of Jesus across.. go for it!

I don't know where the previous poster got the idea Pastor Kerry is a 'feel good preacher', as that does not reflect Pastor Kerry at all! He delivers very powerful, very Bible-based message and tells it like it is, with no compromise. This month's series 'Ocean: exploring the depths of God's love' was extremely powerful!

Joel Blow-steen's cousin from The Woodlands, Texas. Same feel-good nonsense, just pakaged for yuppies.

Todays sermon LOVE Cannot be topped by any one. After reading Swdenborg Heaven and Hell your sermon hit a direct BULLS EYE. Directly on target, I would be greatly gratified if you could send me the words of James Garner's epitataph (and youres)you repeated near the end of todays sermon. I must repeat those words to MayBelle. appreciatively J W Kalk