The Elephant Wins

The most controversial part of the Elephant Room inviting T.D. Jakes to participate is not whether or not it's permissible or advisable to have a conversation with someone who cannot affirm Trinitarian orthodoxy and who preaches a prosperity gospel.

Rather, the bigger problem (as I see it) is that James MacDonald defended the decision under the idea that the Elephant Room is all about "Getting brothers together who believe in salvation by grace alone through faith alone but normally don't interact." Further, their site explains that the motivation behind the Elephant Room is "a dual desire to challenge and unite this generation's pastors." (My emphasis in both quotes.)

For me, the most sobering and painful commentary on this controversy has been penned by Thabiti Anyabwile and Anthony Carter, who have both labored winsomely and heroically for a reformation in the black church and see this invitation as a tremendous setback for the cause of grace and truth. I'd encourage you to consider their perspective on something like this.