LeClair said that Blanchard's first statement was placed on the website at about 5pm [EST/Georgia, 7/21/05], that it was removed because they want to make sure, because people are saying a lot, and that after prayer they "wanted to look over it again" to make sure it was right. LeClair encouraged Press to pray for Blanchard, because all Blanchard wants is "unity" within the body of Christ, because Satan wants to "kill and destroy" and have "half-truths" that "aren't totally true."

Press assured LeClair that both he and his colleagues love Blanchard, then asked if she knew if Blanchard would respond to the letter. LeClair said she did not know, that she had not talked to Blanchard, but Phyllis Hendry did. Press said he hoped to hear from Blanchard, unless Blanchard wants his statement to speak for itself.

On July 22, 2005, Ken Blanchard's second statement--which underwent extensive revision when compared to his July 21 statement--appeared on his Lead Like Jesus website. While Blanchard proclaims his belief in Jesus, as with his first statement, there is no admission of sin and repentance; no mention of the removal of his name from books written by New Age authors; no mention of his immediate departure and total separation from New Age organizations such as the Hoffman Institute and Heartland Circle; and no mention of the removal of New Agers from his Lead Like Jesus Board of Directors; only the recognition that his longtime promotions of the New Age Movement are "problematic," along with the promise to "exercise better discernment in the future."

Blanchard's statement reads in part:

"Recently, it was brought to my attention that some of my endorsements and book forewords are for books written by authors who espouse concepts that are contrary to Christian teachings. I did not realize that this was the case when I wrote these endorsements and forewords. But now after further study and discussions with other followers of Jesus whom I respect and admire, including the staff at Watchman Fellowship, I understand why these are problematic and I promise that I will exercise better discernment in the future" (Ken Blanchard's statement of July 22, 2005 ). 

It is important to note that while Blanchard professes a belief in Jesus as his Lord, Savior, and greatest leader, based on his statements, he is terribly confused at this point, and fails to recognize the glaring, clear-cut difference between mere mistakes and sin. Indeed, if Blanchard isn't saved, he has fallen prey to the counterfeit Jesus (2 Corinthians 11:3-4), it is this type of confusion that could very well result in his spending eternity in hell--totally separated from God. Needless to say, this would be tragic, not only for Blanchard, but for others who have fallen prey to the twisted terminology spell of the New Age Movement and the false Christ that dominates it.

It is also important to note that both of Blanchard's statements mention his discussions with, respect of and admiration for the staff at Watchman Fellowship, a well known cult outreach ministry that was among the first to cite Blanchard as "New Age":

"In A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul can be found at least 38 New Age or Mormon contributors or attributions, including M. Scott Peck, Steve Andreas, Sai Baba, Martin Buber, Gandhi, William James, Joseph Campbell, Leo Buscaglia, Napoleon Hill, Norman Vincent Peale, Benjamin Hoff, Ken Blanchard, Canfield, Hansen, and T.M. promoter Harold Bloomfield" (Craig Branch, Chicken Soup for

the Soul Reviewed, The Watchman Expositor, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1997; emp. added). 

Finally, in his July 25, 2005 Ken Blanchard Update, James Walker, President of Watchman Fellowship, Inc., echoed Blanchard's statement and further confused the issue by using words such as "ignorance," "problematic," and the admittance of "error," as opposed to pointing out the presence of sin in Blanchard's life and his immediate need for repentance, as a result of his years of involvement with the New Age Movement. Walker's Update lacks clarity, and fails to answer important lingering questions pertaining to Ken Blanchard and his plans to totally separate from the New Age Movement.