Filling the Blanks With Fuller The Original Five 1 John 4:5 " They are of the world:

therefore speak they of the world and the world heareth the!""

#"$" Fuller % &arold O'kenga % #hristian Freedo! Foundation &enrietta (ears % )ouis &" $vans Jr" *i'hard #" &alverson Billy +raha! Bill Bright J" $dwin Orr % ,r!in +esswein %

1 John -: 4./ "&e that saith 0 know hi! and keepeth not his 'o!!and!ents is a liar and the truth is not in hi!" But whoso keepeth his word in hi! verily is the love of +od perfe'ted: here1y know we that we are in hi!" &e that saith he a1ideth in hi! ought hi!self also so to walk even as he walked" " #"$" Fuller &arold O'kenga J" $dwin Orr ,r!in +esswein and &enrietta (ears were friends and 'o.workers who layed the groundwork for the workers who prepared to follow the! and 1e'o!e "world 'hangers" and "e2penda1les for #hrist" " Working together they esta1lished the e'u!eni'al 'a!pus !ove!ents whi'h has 1e'o!e the

!ethod of 'ontinual 'hange as de!onstrated in arti'les su'h as Joel3s +lo1al 4oli'e For'e" The 'o!1ined resour'es in these arti'le tra'es the !ove of *e'onstru'tionis! and (anifest 5ons of +od 6o'trine into the 3evangeli'al3 and funda!entalist 'hur'h whi'h we dis'uss in our other arti'les as well"" The goal is a 3theo'ra'y3 whi'h does not fit with Bi1li'al do'trine 1ut rather the apostasy of the anti'hrist" The a''eptan'e of the various !ove!ents and their tea'hings all 'o!1ines into the attitude and spirituality ne'essary for the eventual worship of the 1east"

#" $" Fuller was founder of Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary in 4asadena #," (r" Fuller was one of the earliest speakers on #hristian radio" &is "4ilgri!s &our" and "Old Fashioned *evival &our" laid the groundwork for a glo1al !inistry that has trans'ended deno!inational 1arriers and whi'h for!ulated the e'u!eni'al pastoring evident throughout 'hur'hes and television and radio evangelis!" The radio shows eventually siphoned off 'hur'h dollars into the glo1al !ove!ent and nu!erous other para 'hur'h organi7ations" 6r" Fuller taught at &enrietta (ears3s Forest &o!e #hristian #onferen'e #enter and pro!oted (ears and her Forest &o!e 'onferen'es on his radio show the Old Fashioned *evival &our" Fuller would announ'e the 'onferen'es and en'ourage his listeners to attend in order to work toward revival whi'h he and the others had as the ulti!ate goal"

&arold O'kenga ..Ordained !inister of the 4res1yterian #hur'h in 1891 and was a pastors assistant at 4itts1urgh3s First 4res1yterian #hur'h fro! 189:.9" &e then 1e'a!e pastor at 4oint Bree7e 4res1yterian #hur'h 4itts1urgh fro! 1891.9/" &e !oved to the 4ark 5treet #hur'h Boston (, in 189/ re!aining there until 18/8" &e was with Fuller fro! 184;.1854 as president and then as a trustee fro! 1858./9" &e was also 6ire'tor of the #hristian Freedo! Foundationand a !e!1er of 4resident Tru!an3s #lergy!en3s (ission to $urope in 184;" &e taught at &enrietta (ears3s Forest &o!e #hristian #onferen'e #enter" 5ee: The #hristian Freedo! Foundation whi'h shows it3s history with Bill Bright $d (',teer The *eligious *oundta1le #ry for *enewal 5o<ourners and *i'hard 6e=os and so on" Besides 1eing first 4resident and 'o.founder of Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary &arold O'kenga was along with J" $dwin Orr #o.Founder of the >ational ,sso'iation of $vangeli'als in184-" &e served as 4resident of 1oth the >ational ,sso'iation of $vangeli'als and the World $vangeli'al Fellowship whi'h are !erely the national and world organi7ations of the sa!e thing"#hristianity Today whi'h was the >ew $vangeli'alis! report had its 1irth in 185/ as the 1rain'hild of Billy +raha! and his father.in.law 6r" )" >elson Bell" 6r" O'kenga was #hair!an of the Board fro! 185/. 18?5" 0n 18// he was one of three featured speakers at the World #ongress on $vangelis!" &is 'areer whi'h involved a radio !inistry found hi! also leading tours to the &oly )and and !issionary <ourneys to ,sia ,fri'a and )atin ,!eri'a" &e also prea'hed in ,ustralia >ew @ealand ,fri'a the Orient and $urope"

6r" O'kenga also helped found +ordon.#onwell Theologi'al 5e!inary Ahttp:BBwww"g'ts"eduBA in 18/8 and was 4resident of it and +ordon #ollege fro! 18/8.18?5" "The #onwell 5'hool of Theology and +ordon 6ivinity 5'hool !erged in 18/8 through the efforts of philanthropist J" &oward 4ew 6r" &arold J" O'kenga and 6r" Billy +raha!"""6r" O'kenga the long.ti!e pastor of Boston3s histori' 4ark 5treet #hur'h 1e'a!e the new institution3s first president" 6r" O'kenga retired in 18;8 1ut !aintained an a'tive e!eritus relationship with the s'hool and served as !e!1er of the Board of Trustees until his death in 18?5" 6r" Billy +raha! is #hair!an $!eritus of the Board of Trustees" For an understanding and analysis of J" &oward 4ew and their grants % C#li'kD The ,sso'iation of Theologi'al 5'hools E,T5F !entioned in our previous arti'le is also a 4ew re'ipient" 0n 188/ ,T5 re'eived a grant fro! 4ew #harita1le Trusts and has also re'eived grants fro! the )illy $ndow!ents and the *o'kefellers" 0n Thy Will 1e 6one authors #ol1y and 6ennett wrote ">elson C*o'kefellerD knew as did !u'h of the nation that Barry +oldwater had refused to disavow support for the ultrarightist John Bir'h 5o'iety" &e also knew"""that +oldwater and the Bir'h 5o'iety were 1oth heavily funded 1y J" &oward 4ew owner of one of 5tandard Oils !a<or rivals the 5un Oil #o!pany"" C#ol1y p" 459.454D Wy'liffe Bi1le Translators re'eived large funds of !oney fro! >elson *o'kefeller #rowell Trust CGuaker OatsD the +len!eade Trust C4ewD and the )illy Foundation the li1eral Ford Foundation and others" Cp" 5/8D"

&enrietta (ears developed #hristian $du'ation and founded +ospel )ight 4ress" (ears was one of the Horiginal fiveI who have influen'ed the dire'tion of those 'onne'ted to Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary and !any other people" 6r" &enrietta (ears was raised Baptist under the !inistry of W" 6" *iley" 0n 18-? she 1e'o!e the 6ire'tor of #hristian $du'ation at &ollywood First 4res1yterian #hur'h in &ollywood #alifornia" While there she founded Forest &o!e #hristian #onferen'e #enter in the 5an Bernardino (ountains of 5outhern #alifornia" &er influen'e was widespread as she prea'hed to thousands of young people" 6r" #" $" Fuller pro!oted (ears and her Forest &o!e 'onferen'es on his radio show the Old Fashioned *evival &our" Fuller would announ'e the 'onferen'es and en'ourage his listeners to attend in order to work toward revival whi'h he and the others had as their ulti!ate goal" +ospel )ight 4ress whi'h 1e'a!e +ospel )ight 4u1lishing a division of whi'h is *egal Books has a we1site" Fro! the +ospel )ight we1site "&enrietta #" (ears was one of the great Bi1le tea'hers of the -:T& 'entury" While #hristian $du'ation 6ire'tor at First 4res1yterian #hur'h of &ollywood she 1uilt one of the largest 5unday 5'hools in the world and wrote 'urri'ulu! that was in su'h high de!and that to pu1lish it she founded +ospel )ight in 1899" 5u'h nota1le #hristian leaders as *i'hard #" &alverson )ouis $vans Jr" and Bill Bright were a!ong her students"""184/: 4raise Books pu1li'ations was esta1lished to distri1ute youth songs"""+)"5ervi'es 1egan in 1881 to !eet the needs of +ospel )ight 4u1li'ations for state.of.the.art distri1ution and infor!ation !anage!ent 'apa1ilities" +)"5ervi'es was laun'hed as a freestanding entity in 1889 with full servi'es to >av4ress Joy of )iving

and +ospel )ight" We have sin'e added WaterBrook 4ress Ea division of *ando! &ouseF ,glow 0nternational +lo1al &arvest #hur'h +rowth 0nstitute and J5 4rayer Tra'k""""" http:BBwww"gospellight"'o!Binfo"ht!l )ouis &" $vans Jr" was the son of the )ouis &" $vans 5r pastor of &ollywood 4res1yterian #hur'h" 0n the living roo! of &enrietta (ears ho!e )ouis $vans Jr" started his "&ollywood #hristian +roup" whi'h !e!1ers in'luded *oy *ogers and 6ale $vans" The group was 'haplained 1y J" $dwin Orr fro! 1848.1851" &enrietta presented her theology as "the #ause of #hrist " whi'h !eant winning the world to #hrist and esta1lishing #hristianity as the guiding for'e in so'iety Cre'ontru'tionist theologyD through evangeli7ation of the world" The Fellowship of the Burning &eart esta1lished 1y (ears at Forest &o!e was where she en'ouraged her students to 1e willing to die for "the #ause of #hrist"" 5he laid her hands on the! to re'eive her !antle hen'e re'eiving within the!selves a "1urning heart"" 0n 184; she gave a spee'h at The Forest &o!e whi'h resulted in !otivating and 'alling what were later 'alled the "a''epta1le anointed evangelists" na!ely Billy +raha! *i'hard &alverson Bill Bright and several others" *i'hard #" &alverson .181/.1885 Ordained as a 4res1yterian !inister in 184&alverson served as 'haplain to the J"5" 5enate for fourteen years fro! 18?1.1885" Before 1e'o!ing a !inister &alverson pursued a 'areer as an entertainer in the 189:s while in &ollywood" &alverson was a prolifi' author with su'h works as +ospel for the Whole of )ife The Word of a +entle!an The Ti!elessness of Jesus #hrist Walk with +od 1etween 5undays 4rayers Offered 1y the #haplain of the J"5" 5enate We The 4eople and !any !ore" , !e!1er of the Fellowship of the Burning &eart &alverson along with =onette Bright was influential in having the 5enate de'lare the >ational 6ay of 4rayer" &e was !anaging 6ire'tor of Forest &o!e #hristian #onferen'e +rounds #alif" in 184-"and was at that ti!e 184-.1844 assistant !inister of )ynwood 4res1yterian #hur'h Kansas #ity (o" &e 1e'a!e dire'tor of Forest &o!e #hristian #onferen'e in 1844 as well as !inister of First 4res1yterian #hur'h #oalinga #alif" until 184;" Fro! there he 1e'a!e !inister of new life at First 4res1yterian #hur'h &ollywood #alif" fro! 184;.5/" 0n 185; he 1e'a!e !inister of Fourth 4res1yterian #hur'h Washington 6"#" &alverson was ,sso'iate e2e'utive dire'tor of 0nternational #hristian )eadership Washington 6"#" in 185/ and was president of #on'ern (inistries 0n'" E'harita1le foundationF" &e was 'hair!an of 1oard of dire'tors World =ision 0n'" a !e!1er of advisory 1oard >avigators and Orient #rusades (ission" ,'tive in prayer 1reakfast !ove!ent 185/..""" Billy +raha! L 0n 18;4 6r" +raha! 'onvened the e'u!eni'al )ausanne #onsultation on World $vangelis!" &e is a for!er Board !e!1er of Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary and endorses 4ro!ise Keepers" ,t 6r" +raha!3s ,!sterda! 3?9 two of the !ain speakers were 6r" 4aul Monggi #ho and 6r" 4at *o1ertson 1oth of who! are 'haris!ati's" Organi7ations in'lude Billy +raha! #enter Billy +raha! 5'hools of $vangelis! Billy +raha! $vangelisti' ,sso'iation" The Billy +raha! $vangelisti'

,sso'iation also has a nu!1er of affiliated organi7ations in'luding World Wide 4i'tures World Wide 4u1li'ations Blue *idge Broad'asting and the #hristian Broad'asting ,sso'iation the Billy +raha! $vangelisti' ,sso'iation of #anada and the +raha! Fund for $vangelis!" &onorary #o.'hair of the )ighthouse (ove!ent Billy +raha! has pla'ed his seal of approval on !any e'u!eni'al ventures" 6r" +raha! spoke at the 1848 Forest &o!es #onferen'e" ,lthough 'lai!ing to know the )ord Jesus #hrist and an $vangeli'al evangelist he prayed for the filling of the &oly 5pirit there and fro! that ti!e forward stayed in 'onta't with &enrietta (ears seeking her 'ounsel" Billy +raha! 1e'a!e an "a''epted anointed evangelist" along with Bill Bright and *i'hard &alverson all !e!1ers of the Fellowship of the Burning &eart" 6"*" *iley &enrietta (ears3s pastor in (inneapolis and 4resident of >orthwestern 5'hools 1elieved that his !antle was to 1e passed on to Billy +raha! <ust as $li<ah3s passed to $lisha" +raha! at first re<e'ted the idea of *iley3s i!partation" &owever when *iley 'alled for +raha! 1efore he died 6r" Billy +raha! a''epted his !antle and su1seNuently 1e'a!e a'ting 4resident of >orthwestern 5'hools" CBilly +raha! Just ,s 0 ,!: The ,uto1iography of Billy +raha!O 5an Fran'is'o: &arper #ollins @ondervan 188; pp"119.115D ,t that ti!e while still tea'hing at the #onferen'e J" $dwin Orr !et with +raha! and was persuaded that +raha! had re'eived *iley3s !antle" Orr then laid hands on +raha! to re'eive his !antle" Fro! that ti!e forward his 'rusades were guided 1y the planting done 1y ,r!in +esswein prayer !eetings" +raha! would not a''ept any invitation to prea'h unless e'u!eni'al representation.in'luding *o!an #atholi' 'lergy.was present" That is still his poli'y today" ,ll that attend are given 'ounselors fro! their own deno!ination and en'ouraged to go 1a'k to that 'ongregation regardless of how Bi1li'ally unsound it !ay 1e" ,''ording to +roup Wat'h whi'h sour'ed various do'u!ents """"0n the late 184:s +raha! had 1e'o!e the favorite evangelist of !edia 1arons Willia! *andolph &earst of the #alifornia &earst dynasty and &enry )u'e head of Ti!e 0n'" +raha! 1e'a!e the spearhead of their anti'o!!unist 'a!paign"E9F )u'e and &earst pro!oted +raha! who during the 185:s prea'hed that: "CeDither #o!!unis! !ust die or #hristianity !ust die""E9F" """"+raha! !aintained his 'onne'tions to the 'orporate world in the 18/:s and 18;:s" The organi7ing 1oard of his 1:.day 'rusade in (adison 5Nuare +arden in 18/8 'a!e fro! the highest e'helons of the 1usiness world" They in'luded $l!er $ngstro! 'hair!an of the e2e'utive 'o!!ittee of the 1oard of dire'tors of *#, #orpO +eorge #ha!pion 'hair!an of #hase (anhattan BankO *oger &ull 'hair!an of the 1oard of the (utual )ife 0nsuran'e #o!panyO and 6r" W" >a2ey &ar!an head of +enes'o"E?F" """"Billy +raha! was the head of the Mouth for #hrist an organi7ation esta1lished in the 184:s that worked worldwide to revitali7e evangeli'al #hristianity in the 184:s"" """"+raha! was on the 1oard of the #hristian $!1assy a diplo!ati' re'eption e!1assy where the #a!pus #rusade for #hrist planned to evangeli7e !e!1ers of #ongress the !ilitary and the <udi'iary" The $!1assy 'losed after 5o<ourners !aga7ine did an

e2pose on it in the !id.18;:s"E?F 0n 18?8 Billy +raha! was the re'ipient of the >ational *eligious Broad'asters 4resident3s ,ward given annually to an outstanding !inistry" &is radio progra! "&our of 6e'ision" re'eived the ,ward of (erit for e2'ellen'e in progra! produ'tion"E5F +raha! is the honorary 'hair!an of ">ew )ife -::: " an evangelisti' !ove!ent working to fulfill the prophesy for the !illeniu! 1y evangeli7ing all people of the world 1y the year -:::"E/F" "C#>43s D$dward =" &ill is the pastor of the 15::.!e!1er (t" @ion Baptist #hur'h in )os ,ngeles" &ill is an a'tive !e!1er of the (oral (a<ority the lo11y group of the *eligious *ight a'tive in the *eagan years" The Billy +raha! $vangelisti' ,sso'iation the (oral (a<ority and the #a!pus #rusade for #hrist along with 1illionaire >elson Bunker &unt and 6allas #ow1oy owner #lint (ur'hison supported &ill3s war on poverty" &ill is a strong 'riti' of the federal poverty progra!"E4F" "9" 5ara 6ia!ond 5piritual Warfare EBoston (,: 5outh $nd 4ress 18?8F" 4" John 5alo!a 000 O!inous 4oliti's E>ew Mork >M: &ill and Wang 18?4F" 5" ">ews fro! >*B " >ational *eligious Broad'asters annual 'onvention newsletter 18?8" /" >ational *eligious Broad'asters #onvention >ews 18?8" ?" 6e1orah &untington and *uth Kaplan "Whose +old 0s Behind the ,ltarP #orporate Ties to $vangeli'als " #onte!porary (ar2is! Winter 18?1.18?-"" http:BBwww"pir"orgBgwB ,''ording to the Wheaton ,r'hives Biography on Billy +raha! "The B+$, only held 'rusades in pla'es where they had 1een invited 1y a large nu!1er of lo'al pastors and laypersons although the organi7ation re'eived so !any su'h invitations that the evangelists 'ould virtually pi'k the pla'e they wanted to go" 5taff would investigate ea'h invitation to see if there was wide support for the !eeting and then a de'ision would 1e !ade whether to a''ept the offer or not"""0n the early 185:s the >avigators another evangelisti' group developed a syste! for following up on the #hristian nurture of 'onverts at B+$, 'rusades" ,t first >avigator staff !e!1ers were loaned to the B+$, to supervise 'ounseling and follow.up 1ut 1y the late 185:s B+$, staff had taken over" #harles *iggs left the >avigators to take 'harge of 'rusade 'ounseling and follow.up"" http:BBwww"wheaton"eduB1g'Bar'hivesB1io"ht!l The 'on'ept of individuals re'eiving Jesus #hrist did not take pre'eden'e" 0nstead nu!1ers and 'onverting "people groups" was and still is the fa'tor that !otivates !any 3evangeli'als3 due to the theology of "new evangeli'alis!"" ,s spokes!an for the ">ew $vangeli'alis! " 6r" +raha! has 'ou'hed his theology in #hristian ter!s while en<oining with every glo1al group possi1le" 6r" +raha! also 1elieves that Jesus #hrist is not the only way to the Father" ('#all3s January 18;? arti'le "Why 0 #an3t 4lay +od ,ny!ore" Nuoted 6r" +raha! as saying "0 used to 1elieve that pagans in far.off 'ountries were lost..were going to hell..if they did not have the +ospel of Jesus #hrist prea'hed to the!" 0 no longer 1elieve that""""+raha! on'e 1elieved that Jews too were lost if they did not 'onvert to

#hristianity" Today +raha! is willing to leave that up to +od"""0 a! far !ore tolerant of other kinds of #hristians than 0 on'e was" (y 'onta't with #atholi' )utheran and other leaders"""has helped !e hopefully to !ove in the right dire'tion" 03ve found that !y 1eliefs are essentially the sa!e as those of orthodo2 *o!an #atholi's for instan'e" They 1elieve in the =irgin Birth and so do 0" They 1elieve in the *esurre'tion of Jesus and the 'o!ing <udg!ent of +od and so do 0" We only differ on so!e !atters of later 'hur'h tradition"C as 'ited in >ew >eutralis! 00 pp-8.9:D John 14:/ "Jesus saith unto hi! 0 a! the way the truth and the life: no !an 'o!eth unto the Father 1ut 1y !e"" ,'ts 4:1- ">either is there salvation in any other: for there is none other na!e under heaven given a!ong !en where1y we !ust 1e saved"" - John 1:8.11 "Whosoever transgresseth and a1ideth not in the do'trine of #hrist hath not +od" &e that a1ideth in the do'trine of #hrist he hath 1oth the Father and the 5on" 0f there 'o!e any unto you and 1ring not this do'trine re'eive hi! not into your house neither 1id hi! +od speed: For he that 1iddeth hi! +od speed is partaker of his evil deeds"" *o!ans 1/:1;.1? ">ow 0 1esee'h you 1rethren !ark the! whi'h 'ause divisions and offen'es 'ontrary to the do'trine whi'h ye have learnedO and avoid the!" For they that are su'h serve not our )ord Jesus #hrist 1ut their own 1ellyO and 1y good words and fair spee'hes de'eive the hearts of the si!ple"" , *eligious >ews 5ervi'e dispat'h fro! Jr1ana 0llinois a1out 18;/ read "Billy +raha! the evangelist urged here that evangeli'als 3a''ept unity in diversity3 and avoid divisiveness over su'h !atters as Bi1li'al inerran'y 'haris!ati' pheno!ena and politi'al a'tivis!"" C as 'ited in >ew >eutralis! 00 p" 9:D 0 Thessalonians -:19 "For this 'ause also thank we +od without 'easing 1e'ause when ye re'eived the word of +od whi'h ye heard of us ye re'eived it not as the word of !en 1ut as it is in truth the word of +od whi'h effe'tually worketh also in you that 1elieve"" Besides getting a "5tar" on the &ollywood Walk of Fa!e 6r" +raha! was awarded a Te!pleton 4ri7e for 4rogress in *eligion in 18?-" The Te!pleton awards deal with e'u!eni'al and >ew ,ge ventures whi'h show "progress in religion"" +raha! has also re'eived honors fro! the ,nti.defa!ation )eague of B3nai B3rith and the >ational #onferen'e of #hristians and Jews as well as re'eiving the #ongressional (edal in 188/" )uke /:-/ Woe unto you when all !en shall speak well of youQ for so did their fathers to the false prophets" *e the 4erspe'tives #urri'ulu! "The on.going work of evangeli7ing the world espe'ially the unrea'hed people groups where there is presently no 'hur'h or witness is a pri!ary responsi1ility of #hristians everywhere" There is no 'ourse of whi'h 0 know

that will infor! inspire and !otivate #hristians for world evangeli7ation like the 4erspe'tives 'lass" 0t will stret'h your !ind war! your heart and stir your will"" .Billy +raha!"" 5ee also: Wheaton Bio Ahttp:BBwww"wheaton"eduB1g'Bar'hivesB1io"ht!lO and 6e'eptions and )ying 5igns R Wonders for !ore on Billy +raha!"

Bill Bright LEd" July 18 -::9F C5ee also #>4 BrightD attended 4rin'eton Theologi'al 5e!inary in 184/ and in 184; enrolled as a !e!1er of the first 'lass of Fuller se!inary" Bright is part of FullerIs =ision for ,6 -::: R Beyond >etworks R Task For'es 1889 that is " $vangelis!: Bill Bright"" &e is 4resident and founder of #a!pus #rusade for #hrist R involved in )ausanne #onsultations" Being a sales!an Bill Bright 1rought into 1eing the watered.down non.offensive !arketa1le version of the +ospel in his "Four 5piritual )aws" 1ooklet of whi'h Bill de'lares "!illions have re'eived #hrist""" While holding Bi1li'al truth it is Nuite si!ply not the +ospel as prea'hed 1y the apostles" (any never get 1eyond "+od loves you and has a plan for your life" 1elieving that is all they really need to know" 0t was in 184; that Bright <oined (ears3s dis'ipleship group known as "the Fellowship of the Burning &eart"" &enrietta layed hands hands on Bill to i!part to hi! her !antle and re'eive hi! into the Fellowship of the Burning &eart" 6ue to (ears influen'e and guidan'e he and several friends pledged "a1solute 'onse'ration to #hrist"" &e and his wife lived with &enrietta (ears for eleven years and used her ho!e as the 'enter for the e!erging #a!pus #rusade for #hrist" 0n 1851 Bill had a vision for taking the world for #hrist" &e sought the 'ounsel of his 'losest friends in'luding Wil1ur (" 5!ith &enrietta (ears Billy +raha! *i'hard &alverson 6awson Trot!an Efounded The >avigators in 1894F #yrus >elson 6an Fuller and J" $dwin Orr" J#), 'a!pus was ###3s first !ission field" #a!pus #rusade for #hrist is the 'ollegiate !inistry of #a!pus #rusade for #hrist 0nternational " a fa!ily of !ore than 5: !inistries worldwide"" , list of J5 (inistries and 4ro<e'ts is found at http:BBwww"'''i"orgB!inistriesB with 0nternational (inistries at http:BBwww"'''i"orgBinternationalB The original Board (e!1ers of the #a!pus #rusade E1851F in'luded: &enrietta (ears Billy +raha! 6awson Trot!an 6an Fuller J" $dwin Orr" The !ain theology 1ehind ### is that ours Cin 185:D is the last generation 1efore the 5e'ond #o!ing whi'h 'a!e fro! the )atter *ain4ente'ostal !ove!ent of the late 184:s and early 185:s" 5in'e that parti'ular generation is 1asi'ally gone and we are still awaiting the )ord3s !u'h desired return these along with !any other false predi'tions !erely 1ring sha!e to our )ord" >o one knows the day or hour" 0t was the latter days when the apostles were on the earth" 0t is that !u'h 'loser to the hour and we need to 1e a1out our (aster3s 1usiness prepared for &is return 1ut 'ertainly not 'ontinually and falsely predi'ting we know when that will 1e" We don3t know..only +od knows the day and the hour and the very !o!ent" (atthew -4:9/ 4- "But of that day and hour knoweth no !an no not the angels of heaven 1ut !y Father only"" "Wat'h therefore: for ye know not what hour your )ord doth 'o!e""

,!ong his !any ventures Bill Bright ta'kled Berkley Jniversity #a!pus in 18/;" >ot su''eeding with an open presentation of the +ospel Bright had so!e of his staffers appear as hippies under the guise of the #hristian World )i1eration Front E#W)FF" ,''ording to *i'hard Gui1edeau2 in"0 Found 0t: the 5tory of Bill Bright and #a!pus #rusade E&arper and *ow 18;8F p" 9"#hristian World )i1eration Front was in the 1eginning a front organi7ation for #a!pus #rusade"""!ost of our staff didn3t even know a1out the plan" Only a1out half a do7en of us were aware of what was happening and it was a test" There was a powerful radi'al !ove!ent a!ong the students then and we were trying to figure out whi'h route to take whether we as a !ove!ent should adopt a radi'al 'ounter'ultural approa'h on 'a!pus in order to 1e all things to all people that we !ight win the! for #hrist"" #W)F3s 5piritual #ounterfeits 4ro<e't rose up in 18;9 to e2pose do'trinal deviations" - #orinthians ?:-1 4roviding for honest things not only in the sight of the )ord 1ut also in the sight of !en 1 4eter -:1- &aving your 'onversation honest a!ong the +entiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers they !ay 1y your good works whi'h they shall 1ehold glorify +od in the day of visitation"

Ja'k 5parks and the #hristian World )i1eration Front . One of three founding fathers of the #hristian World )i1eration Front E#W)FF on the Berkeley 'a!pus of the Jniversity of #alifornia in 18/8" , for!er statisti's professor and #a!pus #rusade worker 5parks felt the need to 1egin a 'a!pus outrea'h to left.wing student a'tivists" 0n 18;5 he and a nu!1er of other #a!pus #rusade !e!1ers !ade the !ove into the $astern Orthodo2 'hur'h" (ost re'ently he has worked on the Orthodo2 5tudy Bi1le while 'ontinuing to tea'h at 5t" ,thanasius ,'ade!y" Ja'k 5parks and the #hristian World )i1eration Front is 'ited as suffering a split due to the in'reased !easures of authority i!posed 1y the leadership" *ev" &u1ert )indsey "&oly &u1ert" wrote of his part of #W)F: "The end of su'h tight 'ontrol had its 1eginning one ,pril !orning in 18/8 when three 'a!pus 'rusade for #hrist staffers and their wives arrived on 'a!pus" The !en were / ft" 9 4at (atri'ianas for!er !e!1er of the 'a!pus 'rusade for #hrist wrestling tea! 6r" Ja'k 5parks for!er professor at 4enn" 5tate and Fred 6yson" ,fter they had introdu'ed the!selves 4at (atri'iana3s said "We would like you to <oin us in starting a #hristian World )i1eration Front" We want to 'ondu't Bi1le studies and workshops and lead Bi1le raps on 'a!pus"" http:BBwww"1rotherhoward"'o!Bvietna!"ht! 4atri'k (atris'iana owner of Jere!iah Fil!s was the 'o.'hair!an and 'o.founder of the #hristian World )i1eration Front fro! 18/8 through 18;-" &e is a !e!1er of the #>4 Bright was awarded a Te!pleton 4ri7e for 4rogress in *eligion in 188/ "&e3s <ust the kind of !an 0 had in !ind when 0 started the progra! twenty.five years ago 1e'ause

he3s an e2a!ple to every1ody of all religions that it3s possi1le to have progress in religion"" .stated 5ir John Te!pleton founder of the Te!pleton 4ri7e for 4rogress in *eligion" Bright donated the S1 !illion honorariu! to support the national !ove!ent of prayer and fasting" Bill also supports the 4erspe'tives #urri'ulu! and endorsed the 'ontroversial $vangeli'als and #atholi's Together" &e 1elieves "There are tens of !illions of true 1elievers a!ong the #atholi's who don3t 1elieve that salvation is so!ething you 'an work for" (any are refor!ers like )uther"" On his ###0 site whi'h 'lai!s 4:.5: 'onversions daily 6r" Bright states """"we have helped train have already taken the gospel to !ore than one 1illion people during the past forty years . tens of !illions have indi'ated their desire to re'eive and follow #hrist"""""0t is our prayerful o1<e'tive to help take the gospel to over si2 1illion 1y the year -::: with at least one 1illion re'eiving #hrist and one !illion 'hur'hes 1eing planted" This will 1e a''o!plished 1y !illions of trained #hristians fro! thousands of 'hur'hes of all deno!inations and hundreds of !ission groups working together in o1edien'e to our )ord3s 'o!!and" 6r" Billy +raha! is serving as the honorary #hair!an of >ew)ife -::: and 6r" Ted $ngstro! 4resident $!eritus of World =ision is 'hair!an of the 0nternational #o!!ittee of *eferen'e""""" #a!pus #rusade hosts the we1site Fasting and 4raying A http:BBwww"fastingprayer"'o!A "a resour'e !inistry for #a!pus #rusade for #hrist 0nternational" (ission: To en'ourage and eNuip #hristians to e2perien'e a deeper inti!a'y with Jesus #hrist through the 1i1li'al dis'ipline of prayer and fasting resulting in revival and spiritual awakening toward the fulfill!ent of the +reat #o!!ission"" 5tarted 1y Bill Bright it was as a result of having e'u!eni'al fasting and prayer 'onferen'es" Bright wrote in the &istory "our nation has offi'ially forgotten +od and failed to o1ey &is 'o!!ands E6euterono!y 'hapters ? and -?F" 0 think pri!arily of the 'olossal insult to our heavenly Father when we 1etrayed &i! and the trust of our Founding Fathers 1y re!oving prayer and Bi1les fro! our s'hools" The 1asis for our !oral and spiritual integrity as a nation is gone""http:BBwww"fastingprayer"'o!Bhistory"ht! 0n 1884 Bright fasted 4: days during whi'h he 'lai!s to have re'eived a "prophe'y fro! +od" that a !ighty revival is 'o!ing" &e then issued a 'all for hundreds of li1erals 'haris!ati's and new.evangeli'als to gather in Orlando 6e'e!1er 5.; to fast and pray for revival" ,n e'u!eni'al 0nvitation #o!!ittee in'luded su'h individuals as #>43s $"=" &ill Ja!es 6o1son 4at *o1ertson and )arry Burkett and others like *o1ert 5'huller #harles #olson Ja'k &ayford W"," #riswell #harles 5tanley 4aul #rou'h )uis 4alau and Bill +othard" For #hu'k #olson 5ee: $vangeli'als and #atholi's Together The "Fasting R 4rayer" 'onferen'e held in >ove!1er of 1885 united 9 5:: evangeli'als and 'haris!ati's" The 0nvitationB&ost #o!!ittee for this event in'luded !any of those fro! 1884 plus #>43s Ti! and Beverly )a&aye and others like 6i'k $ast!an #hu'k

5!ith Bill ('#artney 5hirley 6o1son 4aul #edar Ted $ngstro! EWorld =isionF Joseph 5towell E(oodyF and Joseph ,ldri'h E(ultno!ahF" The 188/ 'onferen'e in'reased it3s 'o!!ittee to in'lude (a2 )u'ado &enry Bla'ka1y )oren #unningha! EMW,(F +reg )aurie 6ennis *ainey *andy 4hillips E4ro!ise KeepersF Josh ('6owell #>43s 6" Ja!es Kennedy &oward &endri'ks and >eil ,nderson" CB6(: BrightAhttp:BBwww"rapidnet"'o!B%<1eardB1d!B4sy'hologyB'''B'''"ht!D Jesus 'learly re1uked pu1li' displays of prayer and fasting and then pro'eeded to tea'h how to pray" (atthew /:5.; ",nd when thou prayest thou shalt not 1e as the hypo'rites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the 'orners of the streets that they !ay 1e seen of !en" =erily 0 say unto you They have their reward" But thou when thou prayest enter into thy 'loset and when thou hast shut thy door pray to thy Father whi'h is in se'retO and thy Father whi'h seeth in se'ret shall reward thee openly" But when ye pray use not vain repetitions as the heathen do: for they think that they shall 1e heard for their !u'h speaking"" While fasting is a Bi1li'al 'on'ept group.fasting is not" Fasting is a private a'tivity 1etween the 1eliever and the )ord" 0t is not to 1e "advertised"" (atthew /: 1/.1? . (oreover when ye fast 1e not as the hypo'rites But thou when thou fastest anoint thine head and wash thy fa'eO that thou appear not unto !en to fast 1ut unto thy Father whi'h is in se'ret: and thy Father whi'h seeth in se'ret shall reward thee openly"" Those who advo'ate Bi1li'al diso1edien'e are not to 1e 'onsidered Bi1li'ally sound"

The Jesus Fil!Bvideo funded in 18;? 1y #>43s >elson Bunker &unt and produ'ed 1y Bill Bright R 4aul $shle!an was produ'ed at a 'ost of S/ !illion is used in pro!oting ,6-::: R Beyond initiatives" The Jesus Fil! is also featured on the #a!pus #rusade for #hrist 0ntIl" ho!epage" Chttp:BBwww"'''i"orgBwhois<esusB'hoi'e"ht!lD ,''ording to one sour'e "the fil! J$5J5 has 1een translated into !ore than 4;: languages and reportedly 1een viewed 1y !ore than 1"/ 1illion people around the world" The fil! was finan'ed and sponsored 1y #a!pus #rusade for #hrist 0nternational" 0t was produ'ed 1y John &ey!an #annes Fil! Festival award winner" Warner Brothers handled the initial release in >orth ,!eri'an theaters"" C0n 4lain 5ightA www"inplainsite"orgB4age-BJesusBTheTTJesusTTFil!BtheTT<esusTTfil!"ht!lD The Jesus Fil! we1site Ahttp:BBwww"<esusfil!"orgBA 1oasts "$very two se'ondsU so!eti!es in the !idst of glo1al 'haos and 'onfli'tUso!eone indi'ates a de'ision to re'eive #hrist as personal 5avior as a result of seeing the "J$5J5" fil!"""Through use 1y The J$5J5 Fil! 4ro<e't and !ore than 1 185 #hristian agen'ies this powerful fil! has 1een seen 1y !ore than 4 1illion people worldwide""",s a result !ore than 198 !illion people have indi'ated de'isions to a''ept #hrist as their personal 5avior and )ord"""" "Jesus" is pro!oted 1y *ando! 5tory3s fro! The Tou'h of Jesus 1y 4aul $shle!an" 5i!ply 5upernatural

, young 'ouple fro! southern 0ndia de'ided that +od was 'alling the! to the 4ioria region in the north" 0n addition to the la'k of response to everything they did they e2perien'ed a dis'ouraging and de1ilitating ti!e of illness" The water was infe'ted with disease and very often the entire fa!ily was si'k" One day the father C!issionaryD felt espe'ially ill" &e went to the do'tor to get so!ething to ease his pain" When he 'a!e ho!e fro! the do'tor that night he 'ollapsed on the doorway of his ho!e and died" 5everal weeks later a "J$5J5" fil! tea! 'a!e into this area and the govern!ent offi'ials instead of stopping it said "We want to see this"" They had usually stopped anything having to do with #hristianity 1ut the governor of the area Nuite i!pressed with the fil! gave his per!ission for it to 1e shown and he said it should 1e prote'ted" The fil! tea! 'a!e to the village where the 'ouple fro! the Friends3 (issionary 4rayer Band had lived" The people there said that on the night the !issionary died so!e 'louds had appeared in the sky and on the 'louds a larger.than.life !an walked over their 1arren hills shedding tears" &e went to a tree and pi'ked a 1ran'h fro! it and the 1ran'h withered" Finally the pi'ture of the !an faded fro! the sky" The villagers thought perhaps +od was displeased with the! 1e'ause they had not a''epted the !essage of the !issionary" When the fil! rea'hed the point where Jesus is 1apti7ed and &is fa'e is seen for the first ti!e the 'rowd suddenly roared" The tea! stopped the fil! to ask what the shouting was a1out" "0t3s hi!Q" they e2'lai!ed" "The !an we saw walking in the 'loudsQ" (ost of the villagers 'a!e to #hrist that night" The people 'onne'ted the fil! with the !issionary and the !an they had seen in the 'loud" , *ando! 5tory fro! The Tou'h of J$5J5 1y 4aul $shle!an The J$5J5 Fil! 4ro<e't is a !inistry of #a!pus #rusade for #hrist 0nternational"""""http:BBwww"<esusfil!"orgB'gi.1inBtou'hrando!story"'gi To eNuate any !an as 1eing what Jesus #hrist looks like and to have this "vision" look identi'al to a non.#hristian does not align with Bi1li'al truth" 0t is in *evelation that a "pi'ture" of #hrist is given and the ,postle John3s rea'tion to seeing &i!: *evelation 1:1-.1; ",nd 0 turned to see the voi'e that spake with !e" ,nd 1eing turned 0 saw seven golden 'andlesti'ksO ,nd in the !idst of the seven 'andlesti'ks one like unto the 5on of !an 'lothed with a gar!ent down to the foot and girt a1out the paps with a golden girdle" &is head and his hairs were white like wool as white as snowO and his eyes were as fla!es of fire: ,nd his feet like unto fine 1rass as if they 1urned in a furna'eO and his voi'e as the sound of !any waters" ,nd he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his !outh went a sharp two.edged sword: and his 'ountenan'e was as the sun shineth in his strength" ,nd when 0 saw hi! 0 fell at his feet as dead" ,nd he laid his right hand upon !e saying unto !e Fear not: 0 a! the first and the last:" 0n 6aniel and other 5'riptures we see the sa!e rea'tion when +od has revealed &is &oly presen'e to so!eone: They fall on their fa'es in fear..as dead totally

overwhel!ed with &is presen'e" This is hardly the rea'tion of the villagers who "saw" the vision" (any are suggesting that 1y supporting the ventures of Bill Bright and his asso'iates they are 'o!pleting the reNuire!ent of pu1lishing the +ospel in all nations" They 1elieve they are ushering in the return of #hrist" 0f that were so then we !ust apply ,)) the 5'riptures to )ast 6ays ti!e fra!e" (atthew -4:-4 "For there shall arise false #hrist3s and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wondersO inso!u'h that if it were possi1le they shall de'eive the very ele't"" 00 Thessalonians -:9 8 ")et no !an de'eive you 1y any !eans: for that day shall not 'o!e e2'ept there 'o!e a falling away first and that !an of sin 1e revealed the son of perdition" " "$ven hi! whose 'o!ing is after the working of 5atan with all power and signs and lying wonders"" 0 Ti!othy 4:1 ">ow the 5pirit speaketh e2pressly that in the latter ti!es so!e shall depart fro! the faith giving heed to sedu'ing spirits and do'trines of devils"" 5$$: )ying 5igns R Wonders: The future appearan'e of Jesus dis'ussed in 5'ripture 1y whi'h the "vision" !ust 1e evaluated on states: ,'ts 1:11 "Vthis sa!e Jesus whi'h is taken up fro! you into heaven shall so 'o!e in like !anner as ye have seen hi! go into heaven"" 0 Thessalonians 4:1/ "For the )ord hi!self shall des'end fro! heaven with a shout with the voi'e of the ar'hangel and with the tru!p of +od: and the dead in #hrist shall arise first"" ,nd until that appointed ti!e . &e1rews ?: 1 "VWe have su'h an high priest who is set on the right hand of the throne of the (a<esty in the heavens"" 1 John 9:- "Beloved now are we the sons of +od and it doth not yet appear what we shall 1e:1ut we know that when he shall appear we shall 1e like hi!O for we shall see hi! as he is"" By these 5'ripture3s whi'h !ust 1e our sour'e of truth 'ould the "vision" 1e our )ord Jesus #hristP "The "vision " whi'h the villagers saw that was identi'al to the a'tor 'ould 1e a trial run of so!ething like 4ro<e't Blue Bea! whi'h Ja'k =an 0!pe and others dis'uss" Blue Bea! is an alleged +overn!entB>,5, Bother agen'iesI laser pro<e't whi'h produ'es holographs" =arious sour'es suggest that satellites have 1een strategi'ally pla'ed to use this laser te'hnology to pro<e't holographi' i!ages onto the earth3s surfa'e hen'e the "vision"" The various "sightings " whi'h relate to the Jesus Fil! !ay 1e !an.!ade pheno!ena staged to eli'it an e!otionally 'harged response to the fil!"

1 4eter 1:;.? W That the trial of your faith 1eing !u'h !ore pre'ious than of gold that perisheth though it 1e tried with fire !ight 1e found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus #hrist" Who! having not seen ye loveO in who! though now ye see hi! not yet 1elieving ye re<oi'e with <oy unspeaka1le and full of glory"X 0t has 1een suggested that if an $nglish.speaking person were to view the Jesus Fil! he would think that it a''urately presents the +ospel !essage" &owever when translated to other languages the fil! is 'onte2tuali7ed to !ake the !essage !ore palata1le to various religious groups" For e2a!ple the &indu 1eliever sees gestures to the forehead and other pra'ti'es fa!iliar to $ast 0ndians" The su1tle !essage is that Jesus 'an 1e added to the other household gods" Therefore the 'lai!s that there have 1een !illions of 'onversions as a result of the Jesus Fil! are highly suspe't sin'e the +ospel has not 1een a''urately portrayed" $ven worse the (ission ,!eri'a and #a!pus #rusade glo1al !apping pro<e'ts are logging "'rowd 'onversions" Ewhoever has seen the Jesus Fil! is registered as a'onversionF into their data 1anks" We 'ould analy7e these visions 1ased on what has taken pla'e for instan'e in ,fri'a where #haris!ati'Bpente'ostal tea'hers and their tea'hings were e!1ra'ed in the early 18::3s 1e'ause the !anifestations de!onstrated were no different than what was already seen in sha!anis!" Those who did not 1e'o!e free of the o''ult pra'ti'es and turn fro! the! 1y honestly a''epting Jesus #hrist as )ord and 5avior !erely !oved 1a'k into those origins" 0t is the sa!e in every 'ountry in'luding >orth ,!eri'a" The foundation 'on'ept is the 4ara1le of the 5ower and also Building upon What FoundationP..Jesus #hrist +od3s Word or so!ething else" 5$$: 5ins of "the father"% #harles F" 4arha! R What &appened in ,fri'aP , three.part arti'le in #hristianity Today a1out Bill Bright and his vision of taking the gospel to the entire world whi'h originally had the goal of 1eing fulfilled 1y 18?: in'luded these thoughts "We3re ending this !illenniu! and people are e2pe'ting so!ething wonderful to happen " says Bright" "We have !o!entu! and if we don3t harness every opportunity we3ll failUthe +reat #o!!ission won3t 1e fulfilled and people will drift away" We are 'hallenging tens of thousands of people not to !ake any plans 1ut to help fulfill the +reat #o!!ission 1y the end of the year -:::""""&is e!phasis on "spiritual 1reathing"Ua dis'ipline he 'ontrived that involves e2haling 'onfessed sins and then inhaling 'leansing and e!powering of the &oly 5pirit U"http:BB'hristianitytoday"aol"'o!B'tB;t?B;t?14'"ht!l 5piritual 1reathing is no different than other o''ult pra'ti'es disse!inated 1y others like *i'hard Foster of *enovarY" 5in'e the +reat #o!!ission a''ording to #a!pus #rusade has not 1een fulfilled 1y the end of the Mear -::: what are we to thinkP Where in 5'ripture does it say that the +reat #o!!ission was to 1e fulfilled 1y the end of -:::P Will all these people who supposedly have 'o!e to know the )ord through ### fall away 1e'ause they weren3t really saved 1ut were 'aught up in the e!otion of a 'rusade or were swept up in the fervor of the !o!entP 0s their fo'us on Bill Bright another organi7ation or on Jesus #hristP For *enovarY 5ee: *enovarY and the #hristian (ysti'

5'ripture does say that """"this gospel will 1e prea'hed in all the world for a witness unto all nationsO and then shall the end 'o!e"" (atthew -4:14 ,nd (ark 19:1: ",nd the gospel !ust first 1e pu1lished a!ong all nations"" +od3s word will never return void regardless of the intent 1ehind the presentation" &owever the gospel 1eing prea'hed for a witness is different than the do!inionist 'on'ept of 1ringing in the Kingdo! of +od on earth so that #hrist will return" We have no 'ontinuing 'ity on this earth" >or is there a Bi1li'al suggestion that all will 'o!e to know the )ord Jesus #hrist" *ather !any are going to fa'e +od3s wrath due to their re<e'tion of Jesus #hrist" - Thessalonians 1:?.8 "0n fla!ing fire taking vengean'e on the! that know not +od and that o1ey not the gospel of our )ord Jesus #hrist: Who shall 1e punished with everlasting destru'tion fro! the presen'e of the )ord and fro! the glory of his powerO"

The )ighthouse (ove!ent initiated 1y Bill Bright and whi'h site is hosted 1y ### states www"lighthouse!ove!ent"'o!BintroBwhos0nvolvedBinde2"aspPsidZ: "Jnder the 1anner of (ission ,!eri'a !ore than ;: deno!inations with 1?: ::: lo'al 'hur'hesand95: !inistries have already 'aught the visionQ 0n January 1888 these leaders 'a!e together for the (ission ,!eri'a annual !eeting enthusiasti'ally adopting the )ighthouse strategy now 'alled the )ighthouse (ove!ent to rea'h the vision of #ele1rate Jesus -:::"""" "The )ighthouse (ove!entB(ission ,!eri'a #oalition is an outgrowth of the )ausanne (ove!ent and is a 'ooperative effort with The ,6-::: R Beyond (ove!ent plus s'ores of deno!inations !inistry networks servant !inistries and lo'al 'hur'hes" 0nvolve!ent in the )ighthouse (ove!entB(ission ,!eri'a reNuires the following: $a'h !e!1er !ust 1e 'o!!itted to Jesus #hrist as )ord and the fulfill!ent of &is +reat #o!!ission" $a'h !e!1er !ust 1e willing to sign the )ausanne #ovenant without reservation"" www"lighthouse!ove!ent"'o!BintroBknowing+odB'ovenant"aspPsidZ: =onette Bright 'o.founder of #a!pus #rusade is founder and a past 'hair!an of the >ational 4rayer #o!!ittee and served for nine years as 'hair of the >ational 6ay of 4rayer Task For'e" 5he 1e'a!e a !e!1er of the )ausanne #o!!ittee for World $vangeli7ation and served as 'hairperson of the 0nter'ession Working +roup fro! 18?1 to 188:" 5he helped draft legislation whi'h 1oth houses of #ongress unani!ously approved setting aside the standing date for the >ational 6ay of 4rayer the first Thursday in (ay 1y an a't of #ongress" *e'ently she was given the title ")ifeti!e &onorary #hair!an" of the >4# whi'h site states their historyAhttp:BBwww"gospel'o!"netBnp'B1a'kground"ht!l:

"The >4# was founded in 18;8 and has given 1irth to !any united prayer initiatives 1oth in the Jnited 5tates and within other nations Eespe'ially through its develop!ent of the 0nternational 4rayer ,sse!1lyF" The >4# a'tually 1egan as a su1'o!!ittee on prayer at the 0nternational #ongress on World $vangeli7ation held in )ausanne 5wit7erland" Out of the )ausanne gathering 'a!e the J"5" )ausanne #o!!ittee now (ission ,!eri'a and ,!eri'a3s >ational 4rayer #o!!ittee" (e!1ers of 1oth (ission ,!eri'a and the >4# adhere to the )ausanne #ovenantAhttp:BBwww"lausanne"orgB'ovenant"ht!l" The >4# fosters a nu!1er of pro<e'ts in'luding: the >ational 6ay of 4rayerO the >ationally Broad'ast #on'ert of 4rayerO 4rayQ (aga7ineO the >ational #on'ert of 4rayer """ 6eno!inational 4rayer )eaders >etworkO and others""

J" $dwin Orr who died in 18?; was #o.Founder of the >ational ,sso'iation of $vangeli'als E>,$F in the J"5" in 184-" 0n 184? he earned a do'torate in ",wakenings" at O2ford" 0t was Orr who laid hands on Billy +raha! at Forest &o!es so he 'ould "1e filled" with the &oly 5pirit whi'h of 'ourse is 4ente'ostalB#haris!ati' do'trine" Orr was an ordained Baptist !inister and was professor of Fuller3s 5'hool of World (ission fro! 18// forward" Fro! 1899.184- he was with 0nternational #hristian )eadership in Washington 6"#" and fro! 184; forward he was 'haplain of !ission to the a'ade!i' 'o!!unity le'turing in universities and 'olleges throughout world" 0n 18;9 he 1e'a!e dire'tor of the O2ford ,sso'iation for *esear'h in $vangeli'al ,wakening" One 1io states "6r J" $dwin Orr was a leading s'holar of revivals who pu1lished detailed 1ooks a1out evangeli'al awakenings"" http:BBwww"'hristianword"orgBrevivalBorr"ht!l ,nother 1iography reveals """"0n 18// Orr 1e'a!e a professor at Fuller 5e!inary3s 5'hool of World (ission a position he held until 18?1" Besides his tea'hing and writing he greatly sti!ulated the study and understanding of revivals and evangelis! through his founding in 18;4 and 'ontinuing leadership of the O2ford *eading and *esear'h #onferen'e on $vangeli'al ,wakenings""""&e was an advisor of Billy +raha!3s fro! the start of that evangelist3s 'areer a friend of ,1raha! =ereide and helped shape the prayer 1reakfast !ove!ent that grew out of =ereide3s 0nternational #hristian )eadership""""http:BBwww"wheaton"eduB1g'Bar'hivesBguidesB955"ht![9 Orr developed the groundwork for Bill Bright3s #a!pus #rusade for #hrist and Billy +raha!Is Wnew understanding of the work of the &oly 5pirit"X Orr an O2ford se!inarian traveled as a historian and theologian to !a<or 'ities and universities glo1ally to prepare the way for e'u!enis! on 'ollege 'a!puses" One resear'her wrote "The e'u!eni'al groups on 'a!pus who were pre.'onditioned 1y Orr to look for a 3great end.ti!e harvest3 and sweeping "revival" !ove!ent or "awakening" prepared the way for Bill Bright3s e'u!eni'al !inistry" The su''ess of #a!pus #rusade for #hrist was a dire't result of the groundwork layed 1y Orr" Orr3s vou'hing for Billy +raha!s "new understanding of the work of the &oly 5pirit" whi'h he 'onveyed in letters to key workers paved the way for his su''ess in !inistry as well""

The >,$ history reveals the roots of this !assive organi7ation and so!e of it3s influen'e"" """"The ,sso'iation tra'es its 1eginnings to ,pril ;.8 184- when a !odest group of 14; people !et in 5t" )ouis with the hopes of reviving the fortunes of evangeli'al #hristianity in ,!eri'a""""0nstead of a'ting like 1rothers E#hristiansF they a'ted like rivals weakening the possi1ilities of !eaningful #hristian witness" This was parti'ularly disheartening to the *everend J" $lwin Wright of the >ew $ngland Fellowship the !an whose ideas and energies !ore than any other single individual resulted in the for!ation of >,$"""&e followed in the footsteps of his father a Free Will Baptist !inister turned Free (ethodist !inister who left his deno!ination to start an independent 4ente'ostal !inistry 'alled the First Fruits &arvesters ,sso'iation in *u!ney >ew &a!pshire" ,fter graduating fro! the (issionary Training 0nstitute at >ya'k >ew Mork Enow >ya'k #ollegeF in 18-1 he was ordained 1y his father to the work in *u!ney"""in 18-8 he transfor!ed First Fruits &arvesters into the >ew $ngland Fellowship" *ather than 'ontinuing a !inistry devoted to 4ente'ostal distin'tives the new fellowship would serve a 1roader 'onstituen'y 1y operating a su!!er 'onferen'e to inspire and 1ring together evangeli'als of all stripes throughout >ew $ngland" This was not his only 'hange" 0n 1894 Wright 1e'a!e a #ongregationalist 1eing re'eived on profession of faith into the !e!1ership of 4ark 5treet #hur'h in Boston" The new e''lesiasti'al 'o!!it!ent proved 1enefi'ial to the >ew $ngland Fellowship enhan'ing Wright3s relationship with a nu!1er of e!erging evangeli'al leaders in'luding one who would play a role in >,$ the *everend &arold John O'kenga"""the fellowship did !ore than 1ring >ew $nglanders togetherO 1y hosting su'h pro!inent personalities as Willia! B" *iley of (inneapolis Will &oughton of >ew Mork #harles Fuller of )os ,ngeles and Walter (aier of 5t" )ouis Wright e2panded the hori7ons of >ew $nglanders""" """""Whereas the funda!entalist !ove!ent that prefigured >,$ was largely the do!ain of Baptists #ongregationalists and 4res1yterians in the northern part of the Jnited 5tates >,$ fro! the 184- 'onferen'e on e!1ra'ed nu!erous #hristians in the 4ente'ostal &oliness and ,na1aptist traditions" 4ente'ostalis! whi'h had 1een kept at ar!3s length 1y !ost funda!entalists had 1e'o!e part of the 'onservative allian'e"""" """"0n 185? )ife (aga7ine 'alled attention to an e!erging "Third For'e" in #hristianity alongside 4rotestantis! and #atholi'is! whi'h was "the !ost e2traordinary religious pheno!enon of our ti!e"" ,lthough the arti'le did not !ention >,$ it identified a!ong the new for'e five deno!inations that 'o!prised nearly two.thirds of >,$3s !e!1ership: ,sse!1lies of +od #hur'h of +od E#levelandF 0nternational #hur'h of the FoursNuare +ospel 4ente'ostal #hur'h of +od and the 4ente'ostal &oliness #hur'h""""http:BBwww"nae"netBa1out.history"ht!l 4lease 5ee: 5ins of the Father: #harles F" 4arha! et'" """", key a''o!plish!ent of >,$""" was its role in the for!ation of the World $vangeli'al Fellowship in 1851" Both J" $lwin Wright and #lyde Taylor had sensed the need for an >,$ on the international level that would 1e a 'ounterpart to the World #oun'il of #hur'hes for!ed in 184?" ,n e2ploratory !eeting with the British $vangeli'al ,llian'e was held in #larens 5wit7erland followed 1y two 'onsultations in 185: in )ondon and Boston with representatives fro! the Jnited 5tates $ngland and

eleven $uropean nations" 0n ,ugust 1851 ninety.one leaders fro! twenty.one 'ountries attended the 0nternational #onvention of $vangeli'als in the >etherlands where the World $vangeli'al Fellowship was offi'ially 'onstituted"""" """",nother >,$ initiative in the 185:s with long.range 'onseNuen'es was the for!ation of a 'o!!ittee in 185; to e2plore the possi1ility of a new translation of the Bi1le" EThe >ational #oun'il had five years earlier released the *evised 5tandard =ersion 1ut the new translation did not prove popular a!ong !any evangeli'als"F The >,$ 'o!!ittee 1egan !eeting with a si!ilar 'o!!ittee 'o!!issioned 1y the #hristian *efor!ed #hur'h in 18/1" By 18/5 the two 'o!!ittees for!ed an independent #o!!ittee on Bi1le Translation and two years later the >ew Mork Bi1le 5o'iety Etoday the 0nternational Bi1le 5o'ietyF 1e'a!e the offi'ial sponsor" 0n 18;? the first 'opies of the >ew 0nternational =ersion of the Bi1le 'a!e off the presses" The presses would not stopO ten years after initial pu1li'ation !ore than fifty !illion 'opies would 1e distri1uted throughout the $nglish.speaking world""""http:BBwww"nae"netBa1out.history"ht!l 4lease see: Bi1le #o!parison #harts The >,$ we1site lists !e!1ers 1y deno!inations organi7ations s'hools asso'iations R networks and lo'al asso'iations"

,r!in +esswein is 8- and the founder of the (inisterIs 4rayer Fellowship and The *evival 4rayer Fellowship" +esswein started 4a'ifi' 4alisades #onferen'es out of whi'h 'a!e 4rayer *evival Fellowship" The purpose was to get pastors together to pray for their 'ities" $ventually 4rayer *evival Fellowships were started in every J"5" 'ity as well as glo1ally" These pre'ipitated today3s e'u!eni'al prayer 1reakfasts" C*i'hard (" *iss )atter *ain p"18D 0t was #" $" Fuller3s suggestion that !otivated ,r!in +esswein to !ove to )os ,ngeles" &e is a 5enior ,dvisor on ,!eri'aIs >ational 4rayer #o!!ittee and president of (inisters3 4rayer Fellowship 1ased at Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary" ",r!in has 1een a lo'al 'hur'h pastor evangelist revivalist and !entor to 'ountless people in 'ountless 'ountries of the world" &e has 1een an ad<un't fa'ulty !e!1er at Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary" Today he gives priority as a fa'ulty !e!1er in The #ollege of 4rayer"" Fro! the ho!epage of The #ollege of 4rayer "+od is pouring out &is &oly 5pirit in these days and &e is !o1ili7ing a !ighty !ove!ent of pre.revival prayer"""""0t is not enough for a 'hur'h to 1e a praying 'hur'h holy and strengthened and eNuipped" Our !ission is to see lo'al 'hur'hes revived so that +od will then 1e a1le to work through those lo'al 'hur'hes to radi'ally i!pa't their 'o!!unity and their world"": ,s ,ndrew (urray wrote in his land!ark 1ook Key to the (issionary 4ro1le! we need to return to 4ente'ost" ")et us give ourselves anew to prayer that the 'hur'h !ay 1e restored to her pente'ostal state" )et us 1y faith yield wholly to the 5pirit and re'eive &i! 1y faith to fill us" )et us give ourselves to prayer for the power of the 5pirit in the life and work. of the 'hur'h at ho!e and a1road" The 4ente'ostal 'o!!and to prea'h the gospel to every 'reature is urgent all the !ore fro! having 1een negle'ted so long"

4rayer 1rought pente'ost" 4rayer still 1rings it" But few feel how weak our power in prayer is"" This return to the 4ente'ostal pattern is su!!ari7ed in what ,r!in +esswein 'alls "+od3s )aw of *evival"" The vision of the #ollege of 4rayer was 1irthed in the heart of ,r!in +esswein in 1891 while pastoring a 'hur'h in )ong 0sland >ew Mork" When the &oly 5pirit 1rought revival to his 'ongregation +od 'alled hi! into the !inistry of revival prayer" This 1urden led ,r!in to 1e involved in the great revival in >orway and has 1een a 'atalyst for revival prayer for al!ost seven de'ades" 6avid Bryant refers to ,r!in +esswein as 35enior 5tates!an of the 4rayer (ove!ent"3 "+od has used 4rayer 5u!!its throughout >orth ,!eri'a and the world to pla'e a passion for revival within the hearts of #hristian leaders""http:BBwww"'ollegeofprayer"orgBroots"ht! The need to 1e filled with the &oly 5pirit is a''o!plished when we a''ept Jesus #hrist" The &oly 5pirit was poured out at 4ente'ost as a fulfill!ent of prophe'y and pro!ise" >ot setting aside the i!portan'e and 'o!!and for all to wat'h and pray prayer didn3t 1ring 4ente'ost..+od3s pro!ise to send &is #o!forter 1rought the &oly 5pirit" ,''ording to various other sour'es ,r!in who was a friend of those !entioned also prepared the way 1y traveling to 'ities glo1ally and setting up e'u!eni'al prayer !eetings for pastors and lay workers" +esswein also trained up these groups in the e2pe'tation of a "great end.ti!e harvest" and "revival" !ove!ent" The e'u!eni'al prayer groups prepared the way for Billy +raha!" 6r" +raha! would not travel to a 'ity unless +esswein3s e'u!enis! had 1een su''essful there to esta1lish a pastors group that would "sponsor" his 'rusade" There is no dou1t that there are !any sin'ere #hristians who have 1een swept up into the !any !ove!ents and organi7ations not 'onsidering the full Bi1li'al i!pli'ations" ,ll these people yesterday and today are looking for a !assive worldwide *evival" They want a so'iologi'al 3people !ove!ent3 that is 'hara'teri7ed 1y what they 'all a powerful !anifestation of the &oly 5pirit" This !anifestation a''ording to the! will result in a glo1al !ove!ent that 'hanges 'o!!unities 'ultures and so'iety" These sa!e !anifestations are viewed as having re'urred throughout history as pro!oted 1y the writings of people like J" Orr" The e2pe'ted revival !ust 1e evident in it3s affe'ting large nu!1ers rather than an individual who repents and 'o!es to know and serve our )ord Jesus #hrist" ,nything less would 1e viewed as a failure" &istory does reveal the patterns of "sweeping revivals" where !any are indeed swept up in the e!otional fervor 1ut history also reveals as we dis'uss in our other arti'les that these !ove!ents invaria1ly were fo'used on !anifestations and a1errant and 1i7arre signs and wonders" The reasons that history also reveals that ea'h of these !ove!ents died down is 1e'ause !any that were involved did not stay involved" Their 3'o!!it!ent3 'ould 1e suggested to 1e 1ased on a need for !anifestations 'rowd fervor and signs and wonders rather than 1eing rooted in Jesus #hrist" 0n other words it 'annot 1e a personal revival 1ased on Bi1li'al truth and o1edien'e" We3re to "walk 1y faith not 1y sight""

By tea'hing the false do'trine that there is to 1e a se'ond 3latter rain3 outpouring of the spirit whi'h was fulfilled in ,'ts - these leaders tea'h their followers to fully e2pe't to see that outpouring and wat'h for the "signs" of it appearing" The &oly 5pirit was poured out upon all flesh at the day of 4ente'ost whi'h was a fulfill!ent of the prophe'y of Joel - whi'h !any also wish to 'lai! as their own" The &oly 5pirit indwells ea'h and every person that a''epts Jesus #hrist as )ord and 5avior" &e has re!ained &e a1ides with us still and a''ording to the pro!ise &e will never leave us or forsake us" 0t is an affront and 1lasphe!y to the a1iding &oly 5pirit of +od to look for another spirit 'all upon another spirit invoke another spirit or parti'ipate in the pagan !anifestations of another spirit" C5ee: )ying 5igns and Wonders 5hepherds in 6isguise 4ente'ostal Tongues and The 0nner $'stasyD The false tea'hing of *evival worldwide is <ust that false" Our 1eliefs !ust 1e 1ased on the Word of +od" (any that advo'ate this idea also 1elieve these are the very last days and have overlooked that +od has said that there will 1e a great falling away..!eaning those who appear to have known the )ord Jesus #hrist will turn away unto false tea'hing and the a''eptan'e of the anti.'hrist" 0t is not referring to those who are already involved in the o''ult..the o''ult does not turn away to the o''ult" 0t is in referen'e to the para1le of the sower and the seed as e2plained 1y Jesus in (atthew 19: 1?.-9" We3ve shown this sa!e tea'hing in the arti'les su'h as "The 3god3 in $very (an" 5ins of the Father #harles 4arha! and !any others throughout our we1site" - Thessalonians -:9 ")et no !an de'eive you 1y any !eans: for that day shall not 'o!e e2'ept there 'o!e a falling away first and that !an of sin 1e revealed the son of perditionO"

>e2t 5e'tion: Fuller: The $vangeli'al "Think Tank" 4revious 5e'tion: >ew $vangeli'alis!

Footnotes 19" http:BBwww"tiu"eduBprBBiosB&enry"ht! #opyright " ,ll arti'les are the sole property of 5eek+od"'a and =i'ky 6illen" ,ll 5'ripture King Ja!es =ersion unless otherwise stated"

Filling the Blanks With Fuller T&$ FJ))$* $=,>+$)0#,) 3T&0>K T,>K3 - #orinthians 11:9.4 " But 0 fear lest 1y any !eans as the serpent 1eguiled $ve through his su1tlety so your !inds should 1e 'orrupted fro! the si!pli'ity that is in #hrist" For if he that 'o!eth prea'heth another Jesus who! we have not prea'hed or if ye re'eive another spirit whi'h ye have not re'eived or another gospel whi'h ye have not a''epted ye !ight well 1ear with hi!"" 0nfor!ation reveals that !any in today3s leadership and organi7ations were as a result of involve!ent with Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary in so!e way" Fullers goal was to devise and i!ple!ent strategies and !ethodologies that a''ording to >an'y Flint who worked with John Wi!1er """" run the ga!ut fro! introdu'ing hereti'al do'trine to !anipulation of spiritual for'es through the 1ringing down of "fire" fro! heaven virtually all po'kets of resistan'e to this glo1al !ove!ent have 1een over'o!e""" )iterally thousands of 'hur'h leaders have 1een trained and "deployed" into "power" positions fro! this se!inary"" Our own resear'h would 'on'ur with these state!ents" The following are <ust so!e of the individuals who have 'ontri1uted to fra!ing the hereti'al do'trine 1eing taught at Fuller and spread throughout the world today as ">ew $vangeli'alis!"" 6avid Bryant *i'hard Foster 6i'k $ast!an 4hill Butler *o1ert +rant Jay +ary

6onald ('+avran *alph Winter #" 4eter Wagner John Wi!1er 6r" ,rthur +lasser +eorge $ldon )add Jay +ri!stead

6onald ('+avran 1?8;.188: , !issionary edu'ator author and a !inister in the #hristian #hur'hB6is'iples of #hrist 6onald ('+avran was founding dean of Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary3s 5'hool of World (ission in 4asadena #,"C18/5.;1D 5erving as a Jnited #hristian (issionary 5o'iety !issionary in his native 0ndia fro! 18-9 to 185; he later worked as a professor at 0ndianapolis3s #ollege of (issions E185;./:F and as a dire'tor at >orthwest #hristian #ollege 0nstitute of #hur'h +rowth C18/1./5D 1efore <oining Fuller in 18/5" There he 1e'a!e senior professor of !issions in 18;1.188:" &e was also 6ire'tor of the )illy $ndow!ent *esear'h in #hur'h +rowth in )atin ,!eri'a fro! 18/5.18/;" , 1iography is found at Wheaton ar'hives" Ahttp:BBwww"wheaton"eduB1g'Bar'hivesBguidesB1;?"ht![9:1 0n addition ('+avran le'tured and founded 'hur'hes around the Jnited 5tates and wrote nu!erous 1ooks a!ong the! &ow to Tea'h *eligion in (ission 5'hools &ow #hur'hes +row Jnderstanding #hur'h +rowth #ru'ial 0ssues in (issions To!orrow The $ye of the 5tor!: The +reat 6e1ate in (issions and The #lash 1etween #hristianity and #ultures" &is arti'les appeared in 0nternational *eview of (issions (issiology $vangeli'al (issions Guarterly #hristianity Today and other periodi'als" &e was also a writer of news and views 'olu!n in Jnited #hur'h *eview 0ndia 1849. 4; and editor of #hur'h +rowth Bulletin 18/4.8:" &e was a !e!1er of the >ational ,sso'iation of 4rofessors of (issions and the ,!eri'an 5o'iety of (issiology" Besides founding the Fuller 5'hool of World (issions ('+avran developed the !ethodology of W'onte2tuali7ationX of the gospel for ea'h 'ulture and whi'h tea'hing is found in the 4erspe'tives'urri'ulu!" &is Bridges of +od E1854F originally titled "&ow 4eoples Be'o!e #hristian" is viewed """"as the 'lassi' su!!ons for !issionaries to utili7e the "1ridges" of fa!ily and kinship ties within ea'h people group there1y pro!oting "people !ove!ents" to #hrist"""To #hristiani7e a whole people the first thing not to do is snat'h individuals out of it into a different so'iety" Thus a #hristward !ove!ent within a people 'an 1e defeated either 1y e2tra'ting the new #hristian fro! their so'iety Ei"e" 1y allowing the! to 1e sNuee7ed out 1y their non.#hristian relativesF or 1y the non.#hristians so do!inating the #hristians that their new life in #hrist is not apparent"""" 0t is i!portant to note that the the group de'ision is not the su! of the separate individual de'isions" The leader !akes sure that his followers will follow" The followers !ake sure that they are not ahead of ea'h other" &us1ands sound out wives""",s the group 'onsiders 1e'o!ing #hristina tension !ounts and e2'ite!ent rises" 0ndeed a prolonged infor!al vote.taking is under way" , 'hange of religion involves 'o!!unity 'hange" Only as its !e!1ers !ove together does 'hange 1e'o!e healthy and 'onstru'tive"" C4erspe'tives *eader p"B.19;. 14:D ('+avrans !ethodology of "people !ove!ents" and the idea that 'ultures were to 1e "redee!ed" 1y "rede!ptive analogies" are glo1ally e!1ra'ed" ,''ording to ('+avran the fo'us of the 'hur'h is not to save individuals or dis'iple the! although he points out that is not to 1e forgotten" &owever "e2tra'tion evangelis!" that is to save one person out of the "'onte2t" of his so'iologi'al 3unit3 is a set1a'k to glo1al evangeli7ation" &e 1elieved that when Jesus said to !ake 3dis'iples of the nations3 &e !eant literally the entire >,T0O>5 in'luding the govern!ents" Jesus said &e 'o!es to the individual" >o one else 'an !ake us #hristian.. that is a true follower of #hrist" C5ee: #arrying (y #rossD

*evelation 9:-: " Behold 0 stand at the door and kno'k: if any !an hear !y voi'e and open the door 0 will 'o!e in to hi! and will sup with hi! and he with !e"" John /:44 " >o !an 'an 'o!e to !e e2'ept the Father whi'h hath sent !e draw hi!: and 0 will raise hi! up at the last day"" The idea that a group !ust 'o!e to know #hrist rather than an individual in order for one to !ake it in #hrist is entirely un.Bi1li'al" Keeping in !ind that !any have a''epted #hrist when hearing the !essage of salvation in a group foru! 4aul wrote in ,'ts 19:4? ",nd when the +entiles heard this they were glad and glorified the word of the )ord: and as !any as were ordained to eternal life 1elieved"" Think of the e2a!ple of >oah the dis'iples and !any others who stood outside the !asses and yet re!ained faithful" Jesus said: (atthew 1::95.9? "For 0 a! 'o!e to set a !an at varian'e against his father and the daughter against her !other and the daughter in law against her !other in law" ,nd a !an3s foes shall 1e they of his own household" &e that loveth father or !other !ore than !e is not worthy of !e: and he that loveth son or daughter !ore than !e is not worthy of !e" ,nd he that taketh not his 'ross and followeth after !e is not worthy of !e"" (atthew 1::9-.99 "Whosoever therefore shall 'onfess !e 1efore !en hi! will 0 'onfess also 1efore !y Father whi'h is in heaven" But whosoever shall deny !e 1efore !en hi! will 0 also deny 1efore !y Father whi'h is in heaven"" (atthew 1:: -1 ,nd the 1rother shall deliver up the 1rother to death and the father the 'hild: and the 'hildren shall rise up against their parents and 'ause the! to 1e put to death" ,nd ye shall 1e hated of all !en for !y na!e3s sake: 1ut he that endureth to the end shall 1e saved"" To endure !eans having the power to finish..whi'h 'o!es fro! resting in #hrist" 0t was not 1ased on group dis'ussion or 'onsensus or a fa!ily dis'ussion whether "they should do it""" 0t was 1ased on +od drawing individuals to &i!self" John /:/5 Jesus said ",nd he said Therefore said 0 unto you that no !an 'an 'o!e unto !e e2'ept it were given unto hi! of !y Father"" *o!ans 8:15.1/ 1? "For he saith to (oses 0 will have !er'y on who! 0 will have !er'y and 0 will have 'o!passion on who! 0 will have 'o!passion" 5o then it is not of hi! that willeth nor of hi! that runneth 1ut of +od that showeth !er'y" 1? Therefore hath he !er'y on who! he will have !er'y and who! he will he hardeneth"" Our walk with #hrist 'annot 1e 1ound 1y who walks with us or who re<e'ts or hates us" C5ee:4erse'ution Free #hristianityD ,''eptan'e of #hrist and spiritual growth are do!inated 1y what Jesus taught in (atthew 19:1?.-9 " &ear ye therefore the para1le of the sower" 18 When any one heareth the word of the kingdo! and understandeth it not then 'o!eth the wi'ked one and 'at'heth away that whi'h was sown in his heart" This is he whi'h re'eived seed 1y the way side" But he that re'eived the seed into stony pla'es the sa!e is he that heareth the word and anon with <oy re'eiveth itO Met hath he not root in hi!self 1ut dureth for a while: for when tri1ulation or perse'ution ariseth 1e'ause of the word 1y and 1y he is offended" &e also that re'eived seed a!ong the

thorns is he that heareth the wordO and the 'are of this world and the de'eitfulness of ri'hes 'hoke the word and he 1e'o!eth unfruitful" But he that re'eived seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word and understandeth itO whi'h also 1eareth fruit and 1ringeth forth so!e an hundredfold so!e si2ty so!e thirty"" What ('+avran was pro!oting was re'onstru'tionistBdo!inionist theology whi'h we3ve shown to 1e part of far to !any lives" The 'on'ept of a 3'ulturally relevant3 !essage in'orporates pagan pra'ti'es into #hristianity" 0n other words the 'ulturally relevant gospel is not the +ospel of Jesus #hrist" 0f indeed it was ne'essary to 'hange the gospel and !ake it 3'ulturally relevant3 then we would have to 'on'lude that a Bi1li'ally si!ple !essage of salvation would never 1e a''epted in various 'ultures" &owever that theology is easily disproved 1y "+od3s 5i!ple 4lan of 5alvation " whi'h tra't has 1een distri1uted worldwide in 11- languages" Over 54: ::: ::: 'opies have 1een distri1uted 1y the year -::: with wonderful testi!onies as a result" For those who suggest that for e2a!ple a !usle! or 3afri'an3 are needing a 3'ulturally relevant gospel3 one !erely needs to read the various testi!onials su'h as: Kisu!u Kenya: (any souls have 1een won to #hrist through reading +545""" Kisu!u Kenya: 0 re'eived your tra't"""0 re'eived Jesus #hrist as !y 5avior" 0 read this tra't to another 'reature like !e and he 1elieved in Jesus" There are now 1-: 1elievers""" +hana West ,fri'a: """after reading it C+545D 0 got saved"""0 1elieve if we share these tra'ts !any people will 1e saved through the!"" Old J!uahia >igeria: 0 a! the Traditional *uler in this village" We offer sa'rifi'es 1y killing goats and 'o'ks for long life and prote'tion all the days of our lives" 0 now 1eleive that Jesus #hrist died for !e was 1uried and rose fro! the dead" For the first ti!e in !y life the true gospel rea'hed !y heart and !ade !e whole" 4lease help !y village to re'eive this true gospel )agos 5tate >igeria: """0 was a (osle! 1efore 0 de'ided to give !y life to the )ord Jesus #hrist after reading +545" 0 reali7ed 0 had never heard the !essage of salvation as a (osle!" This was June 15 -:::" 0t has not 1een easy 'hanging !y religious 1a'kground" 0 know for sure +od has a reason for !aking !e do so" 0 1elieve &e will see !e through to the e2pe'ted end""""" C$2'erpts fro! 5alvation Testi!ony )etters =ol" 1-O )ifegate 0n'D 4aul warned in - #orinthians 11:9 " But 0 fear lest 1y any !eans as the serpent 1eguiled $ve through his su1tlety so your !inds should 1e 'orrupted fro! the si!pli'ity that is in #hrist" We dis'uss the use of #ulture in the arti'le Taking the (ark of the Beast" The root word of #ulture is 'ult..that is !aking a 'ult of one3s 'usto!s arts 'onvenien'es and traditions" There are not a variety of 1eliefs and gospels in the Word of +od" There is one +ospel One faith and One Body" >o !atter what we 'o!e out of we are all 1e'o!e new re<e'ting the things that are not 'o!pati1le with the Truth in +od3s Word"

,''epting the )ord Jesus #hrist is an individual de'ision and is not nor 'an it 1e 1ased on "people group" a''eptan'e" $phesians 4:9 "$ndeavouring to keep the unity of the 5pirit in the 1ond of pea'e" There is one 1ody and one 5pirit even as ye are 'alled in one hope of your 'allingO One )ord one faith one 1aptis! One +od and Father of all who is a1ove all and through all and in you all"" +alatians 1:/.8 "0 !arvel that ye are so soon re!oved fro! hi! that 'alled you into the gra'e of #hrist unto another gospel: Whi'h is not anotherO 1ut there 1e so!e that trou1le you and would pervert the gospel of #hrist" But though we or an angel fro! heaven prea'h any other gospel unto you than that whi'h we have prea'hed unto you let hi! 1e a''ursed" ,s we said 1efore so say 0 now again 0f any !an prea'h any other gospel unto you than that ye have re'eived let hi! 1e a''ursed"" 4aul and the other dis'iples 'ould not have known of the 3ne'essity3 of 3'onte2tuali7ing the gospel3" *ather they re<oi'ed as individuals fro! all !anner of 1a'kgrounds turned their lives over to #hrist 1y the si!pli'ity of "their gospel"" 1 Thessalonians 1:; 5o that ye were ensa!ples to all that 1elieve in (a'edonia and ,'haia" For fro! you sounded out the word of the )ord not only in (a'edonia and ,'haia 1ut also in every pla'e your faith to +od.ward is spread a1roadO so that we need not to speak any thing" For they the!selves show of us what !anner of entering in we had unto you and how ye turned to +od fro! idols to serve the living and true +odO ,nd to wait for his 5on fro! heaven who! he raised fro! the dead even Jesus whi'h delivered us fro! the wrath to 'o!e"

*alph Winter L Winter is the founder of the J5 #enter for World (ission 4asadena #, Ahttp:BBwww"us'w!"orgBA whi'h was a dire't result of strategies developed at Fuller" *alph Winter spent ten years there as professor of !issions at the 5'hool of World (ission" Winter was also instru!ental in for!ing a !ove!ent 'alled Theologi'al $du'ation 1y $2tension the Willia! #arey )i1rary pu1lishing house the ,!eri'an 5o'iety of (issiology the 4erspe'tives 5tudy 4rogra! and the 0nternational 5o'iety for Frontier (ission" The J5 #enter for World (issions is an u!1rella organi7ation whi'h oversees the outrea'h !inistry of the entire glo1al evangeli'al 'hur'h" Joint initiatives fall under the )ausanne 1anner ,6-::: and Beyond (ove!ent +#OW$ and nu!erous others" Of the 4::: plus groups that partner with J5#W( are the (ission ,viation Fellowship Wy'liffe Bi1le Translators 0ntervarsity Fellowship #a!pus #rusade for #hrist Billy +raha! $vangeli'al ,sso'iation #hristian $du'ators ,sso'iation and other organi7ations and groups working in #hristianity" J5#W( is divided into: 5trategyO (o1ili7ationO Training whi'h su1divides into World #hristian Foundations 4erspe'tives #lasses and Frontier 5ervi'e #orpsO and the final division 1eing 5ervi'es" 0t physi'ally houses over 9:: !issionary resear'hers in do7en3s of institutes" 0t3s +lo1al (apping 4ro<e't E+(4F is a 'o!puter data 1ank that 'o!piles data gathered 1y Wy'liffe Bi1le Translators World =ision and all the other agen'ies J5#W( houses" The Willia! #arey 0nternational Jniversity progra!s allow

!issionaries a way around 3'losed to !issionaries3 'ountries 1y offering a degree in Tea'hing $nglish to 5peakers of Other )anguages" 0f one reads his various writings parti'ularly in 4erspe'tives we would note that *alph Winter 'hanged the new 'ovenant in #hrist 1a'k to the ,1raha!i' 'ovenant" Winter 1elieves and instills in his tea'hings that there is one 'ovenant in the Bi1le the ,1raha!i' 'ovenant" 0n his way of thinking the 'hur'h is to take the Bi1li'al law and standard to all nations whi'h a''ording to hi! 1oth the Jews and Jesus failed in their "!ission" to do" &e 'lai!s that Jesus 'a!e to re.iterate the ,1raha!i' 'ovenant and the 'hur'h has now 1een assigned the "se'ret !ission" to 1ring it to 'o!pletion" http:BBwww"perspe'tives"orgBinde2"ht!l *alph Winter3s intent of i!ple!enting Bi1li'al law 'orrelates with our resear'h on the &e1rew *oots !ove!ent and su1seNuent resear'h into it3s roots and 'onne'tions whi'h span into every deno!ination" The various 1ran'hes all lead into two things whi'h all are 1eing leavened with and that is gnosti'is! and the o''ult" Winter along with Jay +ary and others developed the 4erspe'tives #urri'ulu! whi'h has 1een e!1ra'ed worldwide" The World >etwork of *eligious Futurists presents the arti'le "What (ean These 5tonesP The Wat'hword #onsultation *eport fro! #olorado 5prings 1y Jay +ary and Todd Johnson" 0t shows Winter3s influen'e and the e'u!eni'al 'onne'tions" """"Jnder the auspi'es of the #hristian Futures >etwork so!e 1/ leaders gathered in #olorado 5prings on (ar'h 15.1/ 1888 to !ark the -:th anniversary of ", #hur'h for $very 4eople 1y the Mear -:::""" We affir!ed that ", #hur'h for $very 4eople 1y the Mear -:::" was a 'all to a new generation" 0n 18;8 it fo'used the 'all to "frontier !issions " whi'h 6r" *alph Winter had 1een giving sin'e the 18;4 )ausanne #ongress" 6uring the 'onsultation Winter o1served that the wat'hword 1rought a paradig! shift toward rea'hing peoples rather than <ust 'ountriesO toward for!ing 'hur'hes rather than <ust winning souls" We re<oi'ed in the fa't that the Wat'hword gave 1irth to the 4erspe'tives 5tudy 4rogra! and the #ale1 4ro<e't whi'h e2posed thousands of people to the power of unrea'hed peoples thinking and shaped the life 'alling of hundreds of !issionaries" 0n the late 3?:s the se'ond half of the wat'hword "1y the year -:::" gave 1irth to an ,6-::: vision" ,s we entered the 38:s national evangelis! strategies 'onfessional de'ades of evangelis! and !ission and inter'ession strategies were all e!powered toward the 1:B4: window 1y the !illennial !ilestone"" http:BBwww"wnrf"orgBnetworksBwat'hrep"ht! We know that the original 'all to the 18;4 )ausanne #ongress was put out 1y Billy +raha!" "4erspe'tives" was designed to follow.up 'onverts of Billy +raha! 0ntervarsity Fellowship and #a!pus #rusade outrea'hes and 'rusades and is widely 1eing used for the training of field workers for Wy'liffe Bi1le Translators" The prin'iples 1ehind 4erspe'tives are to get individuals edu'ated in restoration do!inion and !anifested sons of +od theology and to see to it that these individuals are effe'tive in infiltrating "key" positions glo1ally who then are strategi'ally a1le to i!ple!ent the agenda" (any naive #hristians have 1een sedu'ed into this progra! 1e'ause they si!ply do not re'ogni7e the theology of the writers their resour'es or their theology in the various 'hapters within the 'ourse"

#" 4eter Wagner EB" 189:F" &e is known as a !issions strategist and heads the 6epart!ent for #hur'h +rowth at Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary sin'e 18;1" ,ll strategies and !ethodologies for the ,6-::: R Beyond for whi'h he was a 'oordinator and the )ausanne #onsultations were developed at Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary 1eginning in the 189:s and are spearheaded 1y 4eter" Wagner 'o.authored (#51: 5igns and Wonders with John Wi!1er and took the 'ourse glo1ally to every 'ontinent" &e and John were the i!ple!enters of the 3restoration3 of the !issing "holy spirit" and reintrodu'tion if the 3gifts and !ission3 to the 'hur'h" ,''ording to various sour'es the 4ost.deno!inational #hur'h (ove!ent and ,d-::: Jnited 4rayer Tra't 5piritual Warfare !ove!ent whi'h were spearheaded 1y #" 4eter Wagner in'luded 'o. leaders su'h as Fran'is Frangipane E'o.pastor with *euven 6oron . who works under dire't authority of )atter *ain leader Ja!es WattF $d 5ilvoso Ted &aggard #indy Ja'o1s Ja!es (orro'o John 6awson $sther 0lnisky )arry 5to'kstill )arry )ea and !any others" 4eter3s !e!1erships in'lude: )ausanne #o!!ittee for World $vangeli7ation E18;4. 18?8FO ,!eri'an 5o'iety of (issiologyO 5o'iety for 5'ientifi' 5tudy of *eligionO ,sso'iation of 4rofessors of (issionO $vangeli'al (issiologi'al 5o'ietyO ,!eri'an 5o'iety for #hur'h +rowth Efounding presidentFO and the ,!eri'an )ausanne #o!!ittee" 5ee our arti'les $J$#T:4art 1OR6ark ,ngels et'" for further on #" 4eter Wagner and his influen'e" #" 4eter WagnerIs +lo1al &arvest (inistries E188-F http:BBwww"glo1alharvest!inistries"orgBinde2Tflash"pht!l..#" 4eter Wagner in asso'iation with Ted &aggard C'o.founderD #hu'k 4ier'e and +eorge Otis CThe 5entinel +roupD 4eter is 4resident and 6oris Wagner serves as $2e'utive =i'e 4resident of +lo1al &arvest (inistries" 5he assisted her hus1and at Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary in se'retarial and !anagerial operations fro! 18/4 to 1881 during 4eterIs tenure as a 4rofessor of #hur'h +rowth in the 5'hool of World (ission" 0t was here that 6oris perfor!ed duties as the (ission 4ro<e't 6ire'tor for the #harles $" Fuller 0nstitute for $vangelis! and #hur'h +rowth and resear'h li1rarian for the 5'hool of World (ission" 6oris has served as the $2e'utive 6ire'tor of the ,6-::: Jnited 4rayer Tra'k sin'e 188-" 6oris who has 'o!pleted her 6o'tor of 4ra'ti'al (inistry training with Wagner )eadership 0nstitute and is an ordained !inister" 5he spe'iali7es in training up the Body of #hrist for the !inistry of deliveran'e" CBio Ahttp:BBwww"glo1alharvest!inistries"orgBho!e"NryP06Z89D 6r" #harles 6" "#hu'k" 4ier'e is =i'e 4resident of +lo1al &arvest (inistries" #hu'k has 1een involved with leading and !o1ili7ing inter'essors for the worldwide prayer !ove!ent this past de'ade" &e is an ordained !inister and serves as 4resident of +lory of @ion 0nternational (inistries in 6enton Te2as" http:BBwww"glory.of.7ion"orgB This !inistry fa'ilitates the vision of other apostoli' !inistries worldwide" +lory of @ion 0nternational also develops and 'overs the $agles of +od ,postoli' 0nter'essory Tea!s that are sent on key prayer assign!ents worldwide" &e presently serves on various national Boards of !inistries within the J"5" in'luding ,glow 0nternational . J"5" +enerals of 0nter'ession +lo1al 5trategi' 4rayer >etwork and the 0nternational 5piritual Warfare >etwork" #hu'k 'oordinates prayer for !any of the !a<or spiritual

events and gatherings around the world" &e also serves as ,ssistant #oordinator and (o1ili7ing ,postle of the J"5" 5trategi' 4rayer >etwork" Efor!erly the 5piritual Warfare >etworkF along with #indy Ja'o1s of +enerals of 0nter'ession" &e is a !e!1er of the 0nternational #oalition of ,postles and the ,postoli' #oun'il of 4ropheti' $lders" CBioAhttp:BBwww"glo1alharvest!inistries"orgBho!e"NryP06Z84D - #orinthians 11: 9 "But 0 fear lest 1y any !eans as the serpent 1eguiled $ve through his su1tilty so your !inds should 1e 'orrupted fro! the si!pli'ity that is in #hrist"" +lo1al &arvest (inistries: "5in'e prayer is the pre'ursor to every great !ove of +od a fully eNuipped nerve 'enter with data and infor!ation a1out prayer needs throughout the world ena1le inter'essors to pray intelligently" +lo1al &arvest (inistries networks prayer !inistries deno!inations 'hur'hes and 'ell groups for this purpose" This 'reates a united prayer front that opposes 5atan3s atte!pt to divide and isolate 1elievers and 1lind so !any to the +ospel of Jesus #hrist"" http:BBwww"glo1alharvest!inistries"orgBinde2Tflash"pht!l 6ivisions of +lo1al &arvest (inistries "To affe't spiritual 1reakthroughs this de'ade it is essential to provide ti!ely infor!ation for prayer to the Body of #hrist" The *esear'h and 5trategi' #o!!uni'ations 6ivision !anages this fun'tion through resear'h strategi' prayer pro'essing and !o1ili7ation" "Through the O1servatory *esear'h #enter spiritually relevant infor!ation and strategi' prayer points are 'olle'ted and 'o!!uni'ated to the 'hur'h worldwide" Two other ways to 'onne't for prayer are through our 1i.!onthly newsletterO the +lo1al 4rayer >ews and our e!ail prayer update the 4rayer >ews ,lert"http:BBwww"glo1alharvest"orgBo1servatory "5piritual (apping . +eorge Otis Jr" "Otis has taken a strategi' leadership position in 'on'eptuali7ing and designing resear'h !ethodologies for spiritual !apping" &e dire'ts the spiritual !apping 6ivision of the Jnited 4rayer Tra'k"" >ote: +eorge Otis3 5entinel +roup Ahttp:BBwww"sentinelgroup"orgB was founded in 188: an was an e2tension of Otis3 earlier work with the )ausanne #o!!ittee for World $vangelis! whi'h was laun'hed 1y Billy +raha!" 5taff are a "1alan'e" 1etween evangeli'als and 'haris!ati's 1ut des'ri1e the!selves as 3'onservative 'haris!ati'"" 5entinel resear'hers re'orded supposed spiritually transfor!ed 'o!!unities and in 1888 released a video do'u!entary 'alled Transfor!ations Ahttp:BBwww"sentinelgroup"orgBresour'esBite!pg"'f!Pite!idZ11 "0!agine a 'o!!unity where 8- per'ent of the population is 1orn.againO where 'ity <ails have 1een 'losed for la'k of 'ri!eO where agri'ultural produ'tivity has rea'hed 1i1li'al proportions"""Journey with host +eorge Otis Jr" to transfor!ed 'o!!unities on three 'ontinents" )earn how the power of prayer 'an deliver si!ilar results in your own neigh1orhood "" CsentinelAhttp:BBwww"sentinelgroup"orgBW,W9"ht!lD

5entinels !inistry involves showing inter'essors how to deal with the "spiritual pathology" of their 'o!!unity" "0f there is an o1stru'tion to +od3s power and presen'e"""the se'ular world refers to this pro'ess of dis'overy as either 'ultural geography or epide!iologi'al surveillan'e"""we prefer to 'all the dis'ipline "spiritual !apping""C'ity 'hangers Ahttp:BBwww"sentinelgroup"orgBW,W4"ht!lD 5entinel partners with !any in'luding 4rayQ (aga7ine #iti*ea'h 0nternational the World 4rayer #enter and is involved with the Jnited 4rayer Tra'k of the ,6 -::: and Beyond (ove!ent the J"5" 5piritual Warfare >etwork and the Wagner )eadership 0nstitute" C#onne'tions Ahttp:BBwww"sentinelgroup"orgBW,W5"ht!lD Transfor!ations 00 is a 'onferen'e video presentation on 'ity transfor!ation whi'h is 1illed as a sweeping revival that transfor!s whole 'ities for #hrist" &owever there is no proof that any of the 3transfor!ations3 have taken pla'e" *ather ungodly living goes on" "5trategi' 4rayer is our 'onne'tion with the glo1al prayer""""http:BBwww"glo1alharvest!inistries"orgBho!e"NryP06Z149 'o!!unity of

"The !o1ili7ation ele!ent of +lo1al &arvest (inistries is 'alled the $agles of +od" This !inistry fun'tion is a <oint effort of various internal and e2ternal !inistries" These ever.ready and spiritually !ature inter'essor tea!s 'an !o1ili7e within 4? hours to travel to and pray on.site when the &oly 5pirit 'alls"""" "+&( 'onferen'es are key ti!es to re'eive i!partation and understanding for prayer spiritual warfare deliveran'e propheti' !inistry and the >ew ,postoli' *efor!ation"""" 0nternational #oalition of ,postles Ahttp:BBwww"apostlesnet"netB: """" E0#,F we1site presents various arti'les on the apostoli' !ove!ent event s'hedules !e!1er na!es and 'onta't infor!ation" (e!1er sele'tion is 1y invitation fro! an e2isting 0#, !e!1er" The we1site is password prote'ted for !e!1ers only"" Wagner )eadership 0nstitute EW)0F E188?F http:BBwww"wagnerleadership"orgB% """"a non.traditional training organi7ation offering diplo!a progra!s for individuals who want to !ove to a higher level of effe'tiveness and spiritual power" "The fa'ulty of W)0 is !ade up of !ature and su''essful apostles prophets evangelists pastors and tea'hers" Fa'ulty and )eadership of W)0 in'lude: : #" 4eter Wagner ,listair 4etrie Bill &a!on Bo1 Be'kett #hu'k 4ier'e 6avid 5hi1ley 6ean 5her!an John $'khardt John Kelly John (a2well Kingsley Flet'her 6oris Wagner )arry 5to'kstill )awren'e Khong (i'hael Brown (ike Bi'kle $l!er Towns Frank &a!!ond +eorge Barna +eorge Otis Jr" Ja'k 6eere Ja'k Taylor *i'e Broo'ks *oss 4arsley To!!y Tenney Winkie 4ratney and: ,li'e 5!ith Ce2e'utive dire'tor of the J5 4*,M$* #$>T$* O a !e!1er of ,!eri'a3s >ational 4rayer #o!!ittee the 0nternational *e'on'iliation #oalition D http:BBwww"usprayer'enter"org

$ddie 5!ith Cfounder R president of the J5 4*,M$* #$>T$*O a !e!1er of ,!eri'a3s >ational 4rayer #o!!ittee the J"5" )ausanne #o!!ittee (ission ,!eri'a the 0nternational 5piritual Warfare >etwork the World 4rayer ,dvisory #oun'il and the 0nternational *e'on'iliation #oalitionD #indy Ja'o1s Cpresident R 'o.founder of +enerals of 0nter'essionO an 0nternational ,dvisor.,t.)arge for Wo!en3s ,glow Fellowship and a !e!1er of ,glow3s 0nternational 4rayer #oun'ilD #harles Kraft Cprofessor in his 91st year at the 5'hool of World (ission Fuller 5e!inaryD #he ,hn C&arvest *o'k #hur'h senior pastor and &*#3s affiliated &arvest 0nternational (inistries or &0(" &*# was for!erly known as =ineyard #hristian Fellowship of +reater 4asadena and )ou and Therese $ngle were the ,sso'iate 4astorsD http:BBwww"harvestro'k'hur'h"orgB John ,rnott Cof the Toronto ,irport =ineyardD http:BBwww"ta'f"orgB 6ut'h 5heets C5enior 4astor of 5prings &arvest Fellowship in #olorado 5prings #oloradoO was on the fa'ulty of #hrist for the >ations 0nstituteO is an instru'tor for #hristian )ife 5'hool of TheologyO serves as an advisor on the >ational Board of ,glow 0nternational is a guest le'turer at Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary D $d 5ilvoso 6ire'tor of the 5trategi' 4rayer $vangelis! 6ivision Ted &aggard C 1egan >ew )ife #hur'h whi'h now has over / ::: !e!1ersO 'o. founder World 4rayer #enterO founder of #hristian 0nfor!ation >etwork" #0> helped 'oordinate over 44 ::: ::: inter'essorsO involved in 4ray Through the Window 0 00 and 000O on the 1oard of the >ational ,sso'iation of $vangeli'als the #olorado 5prings ,sso'iation of $vangeli'als +lo1al &arvest (inistries $very &o!e for #hrist and the #enter for #hristian.Jewish 6ialogueD The 5piritual Warfare >etwork E5W>F >OW .. 5trategi' 4rayer >etwork...#alled "+ideons ,r!y " """"it e!erged fro! the )ausanne 00 #ongress in (anila in 18?8" The first international !eeting +ideon3s ,r!y was held at the Kwang )i! 4rayer (ountain in Korea in 1889 1y invitation only" Three hundred attended"""The se'ond international !eeting the World #ongress on 0nter'ession 5piritual Warfare and $vangelis! was held in O't" 188? in +uate!ala #ity Ehosted 1y &arold #a1alleros and the $l 5haddai #hur'hF""""The third gathering of the 5piritual Warfare >etwork o''urred in O'to1er 1888 in 5el'\k Turkey" Known as #ele1ration $phesus the third asse!1ly was also the 'ul!inating event for the role of +lo1al &arvest (inistries in the 1:B4: Window" 5hortly after #ele1ration $phesus our !inistry re'eived fro! the )ord the dire'tion of our ne2t prayer assign!ent.the 4:B;: Window Chttp:BBwww"glo1alharvest!inistries"orgBho!e"NryP06Z-:4D""""+lo1al &arvest (inistries is hosting +ideon3s ,r!y 00Chttp:BBwww"glo1alharvest!inistries"orgBho!e"NryP06Z-:5D " The O'to1er -::1 event will 1e held in &annover +er!any" +ideon3s ,r!y 00 is the forth international

gathering of the 5piritual Warfare >etwork.whi'h has re'ently 1een rena!ed the 5trategi' 4rayer >etwork"""" W5W> is an i!portant se'tion of the J5 4rayer Tra'k spe'iali7ing in inter'ession spe'ifi'ally dire'ted to weaken the territorial spirits or prin'ipalities and powers whi'h o1stru't the spread of the +ospel"X +ideons ,r!y 00 Ahttp:BBwww"glo1alharvest!inistries"orgBho!e"NryP06Z-:5...""""The !onth of O'to1er has now taken its pla'e as the !ain !onth of prayer for the !odern glo1al prayer !ove!ent" Our 4raying Through the Window initiatives took pla'e in O'to1er 1889 1885 188; and 1888" They all targeted the 1:B4: Window" >ow our first entire !onth of prayer for the 4:B;: Window will fall right in seNuen'e na!ely O'to1er -::1" 4eter Wagner 1egan serving as the #oordinator of the ,6-::: Jnited 4rayer Tra'k in 1881" ,6-::: 0nternational Offi'e in #olorado 5prings 'losed on 91 (ar'h -::1" " Thus the ,6-::: R Beyond (ove!ent will for!ally 'lose on that day although we pray the vision of a 'hur'h for every people and the gospel for every person will love on in the hearts !inds and spirits of 'ountless 'hur'hes !inistries and +od s people around the world even growing until &e 'o!esQ" CFinalAhttp:BBwww"ad-:::"orgBre1:4:-"ht!D "The 4rayer Tra'k was a strategy to partner like.!inded !inistries and inter'essors to pray for the unrea'hed peoples of the 1:B4: Window A http:BBwww"ad-:::"orgB1:4:1ro'"ht!Ea region stret'hing east fro! 5pain and >orth ,fri'a to Japan and 0ndonesiaF" +lo1al &arvest (inistries E+&(F was founded to ad!inistrate the 'oordination of this effort as !illions of inter'essor prayed "Through the Window" " ,6-::: ,nd Beyond: Jnited 4rayer Tra'k "C0t was theD 'entral 'atalyti' !ove!ent of the de'ade for syn'hroni7ing the nu!erous worldwide for'es for evangelis! that +od has 1een preparing for these ti!es"" %5piritual (apping . +eorge Otis Jr" C5entinel +roup Ahttp:BBwww"sentinelgroup"orgB.. Otis wrote the 1ook The +od They >ever Knew in 18?-D "Otis has taken a strategi' leadership position in 'on'eptuali7ing and designing resear'h !ethodologies for spiritual !apping" &e dire'ts the spiritual !apping 6ivision of the Jnited 4rayer Tra'k"" %5trategi' 4rayer $vangelis! 6ivision. 6ire'tor of the 5trategi' 4rayer $vangelis! .$d 5ilvoso "Vhelping 'hur'hes and #hristian leaders dis'over pra'ti'al ways of i!ple!enting this in their 'ities 5'ores of 'ities in !any nations are in one stage or another of i!ple!enting this state.of.the.art strategy for evangeli7ing their 'ities"" 0nternational *e'on'iliation 6ivision . John 6awson CMouth With , (issionB MW,( 0nternational 6ire'tor for Jr1an (inistriesD

"V seeks to deal with su'h 'onfli't in a #hristian way using Bi1li'al prin'iples like identifi'ational repentan'eV" seeks to dis'over an'ient and !odern wounds of in<usti'e pride and pre<udi'e and to heal the! in a Bi1li'al wayUthat is to say without self. righteous a''usation or dishonest 'over.up" " 5ee: ,6-::: for e2panded infor!ation" $2'erpts fro! a !e!o written 1y 4eter Wagner dated 1; (ay 1888 'overing the plans for the future of the ,6 -::: R Beyond Jnited 4rayer Tra'k and 5piritual Warfare >etwork C5W>D"http:BBwww"ad-:::"orgB ..The Future "The future of the ,6-::: Jnited 4rayer Tra'k" The ,6-::: (ove!ent goes out of e2isten'e at the end of the year -::: and the final 'ele1ration will 1e held in Jerusale! over that >ew Mears 6ay of -::1" )uis Bush3s 0nternational Offi'e in #olorado 5prings will 'lose" """ all the ,6-::: tra'ks will 'ease to e2ist as part of the ,6-::: (ove!ent per se at that ti!e"""" 5o!e will 'ontinue independently """ 4rayer Tra'k will transition into new wineskins" Our new wineskin is the World 4rayer #enter""" The !a<or outward sy!1ol of this will 1e to 'hange the title of 4rayer Tra'k >ews to 4rayer #enter >ews 1eginning with the January.(ar'h -::: issue" ,t that ti!e the list of the leaders of the Jnited 4rayer Tra'k and the 5piritual Warfare >etwork whi'h have appeared on the 1a'k page of every issue will no longer appear" 0nstead the staff of the World 4rayer #enter will 1e listed" 0 have re'ently written to +eorge Otis Jr" E#o.'oordinator and 6ire'tor of the 5piritual (apping 6ivisionF John 6awson E6ire'tor of the *e'on'iliation 6ivisionF and $ddie and ,li'e 5!ith E#oordinator and $2e'utive 6ire'tor of the J"5" 4rayer Tra'kF infor!ing the! of the 'hange as of -::: and re'o!!ending ways that we !ight 'ontinue our relationship in the World 4rayer #enter" 0 plan on writing in a si!ilar vein to $d 5ilvoso E6ire'tor of the 5trategi' 4rayer $vangelis! 6ivisionF""" The 5piritual Warfare >etwork" The 5W> 'a!e into the ,6-::: (ove!ent as a 'ondition of !y a''epting the invitation fro! )uis Bush to 'oordinate the Jnited 4rayer Tra'k in 1881" """ While the 5W> and the 4rayer Tra'k have 1een separate organi7ations they have 1y agreed upon design 1een 'losely asso'iated through the de'ade""" !any Jnited 4rayer Tra'k 'oordinators have dou1led also as 5piritual Warfare >etwork 'oordinators" ,s 0 have said you are the key players in the 0nternational 5piritual Warfare >etwork" 0 do not see the 5piritual Warfare >etwork phasing out as will the Jnited 4rayer Tra'k"""" 0 will 'ontinue indefinitely as the international 'oordinator of the 5W> and !y offi'e will 1e the international offi'e" """ 0 a! swit'hing fro! a top.down to a 1otto!.up !anage!ent style"""" (y goal is to have the world 'overed 1y 'oordinators"""0 will e2er'ise !y role as international 'oordinator only on the initiative of geographi'al 'oordinators fro! now on and 0 will support the W5W> only where 0 a! in relationship with a 'oordinator who wishes to have the 'overing and support of the international offi'e""""http:BBwww"glo1alharvest!inistries"orgBho!e"NryP06Z9:; #" 4eter WagnerIs World 4rayer #enter CW4#DA http:BBwww"glo1alharvest!inistries"orgBho!e"NryP06Z41 "The World 4rayer #enter is a trans.deno!inational effort spearheaded 1y two #hristian leaders"

$a'h was 'alled to play a strategi' role with the #enter" They are: 6r" #" 4eter Wagner of +lo1al &arvest (inistries and 4astor Ted &aggard of >ew )ife #hur'h #olorado 5prings #olorado"" The World 4rayer #enter is ho!e for two !inistries <oined to serve the 'hur'h and !o1ili7e prayer for the lost" +lo1al &arvest (inistries 'olle'ts and 1road'asts strategi' prayer reNuests spiritual !apping data and reports evangelisti' 1reakthroughs" >ew )ife #hur'h under the dire'tion of *ev" Ted &aggard has !o1ili7ed over forty lo'al 'hur'hes for -4B; prayer at the World 4rayer #enter" World 4rayer #enter E, division of >ew )ife #hur'hF trains and !o1ili7es lo'al 'hur'h prayer leaders under the 1anner of the >ational ,sso'iation of )o'al #hur'h 4rayer )eaders E>,)#4)F" http:BBwww"nal'pl"netB "5in'e prayer is the pre'ursor to every great !ove of +od a fully eNuipped nerve 'enter with data and infor!ation a1out prayer needs throughout the world ena1le inter'essors to pray intelligently" +lo1al &arvest (inistries networks prayer !inistries deno!inations 'hur'hes and 'ell groups for this purpose" This 'reates a united prayer front that opposes 5atan3s atte!pt to divide and isolate 1elievers and 1lind so !any to the +ospel of Jesus #hrist" "

>e2t 5e'tion: 3Think Tank3 #O>T0>J$6 4revious 5e'tion: The Original Five

*esour'es: 6ia!ond 5ara" *oads to 6o!inion: *ight.Wing (ove!ents and 4oliti'al 4ower in the Jnited 5tates >M: +uilford 4ress 1885" 5alvation Testi!ony )etters =ol" 1-O )ifegate 0n'O (onrovia 0ndiana" we1site: http:BBwww"godssi!pleplan"org 4erspe'tives On The World #hristian (ove!ent , *eader % *evised $dition E1885FO #opyright 18?1 188- 1y The 0nstitute of 0nternational 5tudiesO *evised 188edition 1885

$ditors: *alph Winter: Founder J"5" #enter for World (issionsO 5teven #" &awthorne: 6ire'tor of #urri'ulu! 6evelop!ent 0nstitute of 0nternational 5tudiesO ,sso'iate $ditors:6arrell *" 6orrO Bru'e +raha!O 4u1lished By: Willia! #arey )i1rary Ewhi'h is at J"5" #enter for World (issions 4asadena #alifornia F ,sh1rook John $" >ew >eutralis! 00 &ere 0 5tand Books Ohio 188#opyright " ,ll arti'les are the sole property of 5eek+od"'a and =i'ky 6illen" ,ll 5'ripture King Ja!es =ersion unless otherwise stated"

Fuller3s $vangeli'al 3Think Tank3 #O>T0>J$6

John Wi!1er 6r" ,rthur +lasser +eorge $ldon )add Jay +ri!stead 6avid Bryant

*i'hard Foster 6i'k $ast!an 4hill Butler *o1ert +rant Jay +ary

- #orinthians 11:14.15 ",nd no !arvelO for 5atan hi!self is transfor!ed into an angel of light" Therefore it is no great thing if his !inisters also 1e transfor!ed as the !inisters of righteousnessO whose end shall 1e a''ording to their works""

John Wi!1er Founder of the =ineyard (ove!ent and worked 'losely with #" 4eter Wagner in 4ower $vangelis! R #hur'h +rowth" $leven of our arti'les 'over various aspe'ts of John Wi!1er3s tea'hings" ,s well we have his testi!ony tape and have resear'hed his 1a'kground and tea'hings" Jtili7ing Fuller !ethodologies whi'h he helped to develop Wi!1er prea'hed "Kingdo! >ow3 restoration and do!inionist theology" (any of his pu1lished songs whi'h have infiltrated all deno!inations 'ontain those !essages although !ost "evangeli'als3 for e2a!ple would not re'ogni7e the !eanings 1ehind the!" &e also taught as did and do the others the e2pe'tation of a 3great end. ti!e harvest and revival3" Wi!1er traveled on Fuller3s 1ehalf for four years in the early 18;:3s and su''essfully introdu'ed #ho3s 'ell 'hur'h theory in his "#hur'h +rowth" se!inars" ,fter he left Fuller he effe'tively took restoration theology to !ost of the !a<or deno!inations of the world" &is se!inars in'luded &ealing Ehow to healQF 6avidi' worship Ehow to get 31eyond the veil3 and into the throne roo!QF &oliness Eperfe'tion in the physi'al 1ody of the saints . !anifested sons theologyF signs and wonders apostoli' offi'es et'" all of whi'h are part of (anifest 5ons of +od heresy" ,''ording to >an'y Flint who worked dire'tly with John and 'orro1orated fro! other sour'es

" John is dire'tly responsi1le for pro!oting eNuipping and developing !ethodologies that resulted in the a1errant "!anifestations" 'alled the "Toronto Blessing"" The !a<or players in this !ove!ent were all personally trained 1y Wi!1er and had dire'tly re'eived their tea'hing of and entry into E1y the laying on of handsF what they 'all the 3&oly 5pirit3 dire'tly fro! Wi!1er" 4astors who pro!ote and operate in this sa!e "power" for'e are the !a<or "players" in the 4ro!ise Keepers !ove!ent" This thinly veiled politi'al 'onstituen'y is operating 1ehind the s'enes to 'hange our govern!ent using the !assive nu!1ers of their 'onstituen'y as leverage to gain entry into the law. !aking pro'ess"" - #orinthians 11:1-.19 "But what 0 do that 0 will do that 0 !ay 'ut off o''asion fro! the! whi'h desire o''asionO that wherein they glory they !ay 1e found even as we" For su'h are false apostles de'eitful workers transfor!ing the!selves into the apostles of #hrist""

6r" ,rthur +lasser . developed the !ethodology on e'u!enis!" , 1io 'on'erning 6r" +lasser in'ludes the following infor!ation:

""""18;: Joined !issions fa'ulty of Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary in 4asadena #alifornia 18;1.18?: 6ean of the 5'hool of World (ission at Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary 18;- ,ttended the !eeting of the World #oun'il of #hur'h3s #o!!ission of World (ission and $vangelis! in Bangkok Thailand 18;- Founding !e!1er of the ,!eri'an 5o'iety of (issiology 18;4 ,ttended the 0nternational #ongress on World $vangeli7ation in )ausanne 5wit7erland 18;/.18?$ditor of the ,5(3s <ournal (issiology 18?: ,ttended the !eeting of the World #oun'il of #hur'h3s #o!!ission of World (ission and $vangelis! in 5ydney ,ustralia 18?-.18?9 4resident of the ,!eri'an 5o'iety of (issiology"""" http:BBwww"wheaton"eduB1g'Bar'hivesBguidesB4-1"ht![9 6r" +lasser defined the te'hnology of "progression of 0ntegration theory" whi'h is the !ethodology e!ployed for e'u!enis!" 0t is su''essfully used to integrate do'trines with "people groups" glo1ally" The four steps of integration are : 1F #o!!uni'ation Edialog and 'onsensusF getting people together so they 'an "talk" and find areas of agree!ent and rea'h a "'onsensus" The !ost su''essful strategy for i!ple!enting "'o!!uni'ation" has 1een to hold e'u!eni'al prayer !eetings" This has 1een e!ployed at the 'ity level.regional level national level glo1al level and has 1een utili7ed in areas or vo'ations of interest Ese'retaries et'F and a!ong 'ultural groups" $2a!ples would also in'lude pastors prayer 1reakfasts wo!ens prayer organi7ations E,glowF Business!en EF+B(0F deno!inations et'" #on'erts of 4rayer (ission ,!eri'a and the )ight&ouse (ove!ent" -F Fellowship . due to dialog and 'onsensus individuals and groups now 1egin to like one another have 'a!araderie and a''ept their "unity in diversity""

9F #o.operation . get together around a 'o!!on goal or pro<e't "agreeing to disagree" . e2a!ples would in'lude (ar'h for Jesus #ele1rate Jesus Billy +raha! #rusades 5piritual Warfare 'onferen'es +enerals of 0nter'ession 4ro!ise Keepers 4ost. deno!inational 'hur'h se!inars" 4F ",sso'iation" is the fourth and final step of integration.. this is 'reating a whole new organi7ational identity . e2a!ples in'lude ,ntio'h >etworks and #ell 'hur'hes non. deno!inational 'hur'hes.. people left their deno!inations and re.grouped into a new "for!" su'h as the !ega.'hur'hes" +eorge" $ldon )add . 1811.18?- known for his HKingdo! >owI . restoration theology" John Wi!1er 'redits )add with his understanding of restoration theology" 6ue to the intelle'tual elitis! and pride en'ouraged at Fuller a''ording to +eorge (arsden in *efor!ing Funda!entalis! ")add saw his 'alling as a1ove all to 'orre't evangeli'al s'holarship3s general la'k of prestige" &is a!1ition as he so!eti!es told his students was to write a 1ook in 1i1li'al studies that every s'holar in the field would have to respe't"" Cas 'ited on >ew >eutralis! 00 p"8D This desire to 1e a''epted and estee!ed 1y #hristian and worldly s'holars and <ournalists is not uniNue to Fuller adherents 1ut has per!eated throughout "#hristian" so'iety"

Ordained a Baptist !inister in 1899 he pastored First Baptist #hur'h (ontpelier =t" fro! 189/.4- and then Blaney (e!orial Baptist #hur'h Boston (ass" fro! 184-.45" &e 1e'a!e an instru'tor at +ordon #ollege of Theology and (issions Enow +ordon. #onwell 6ivinity 5'hoolF Wenha! (ass" fro! 184-.45 asso'iate professor of >ew Testa!ent and +reek 184/.5: head of depart!ent of >ew Testa!ent 184/.48" 0n 185:.5- he was asso'iate professor at Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary 4asadena #alif 1e'o!ing professor of 1i1li'al theology 185-.." &e was also in 185- )e'turer at Western #onservative Baptist Theologi'al 5e!inary and 5outhwestern Baptist Theologi'al 5e!inary in 18/-O Olson (e!orial )e'turer Bethel Theologi'al 5e!inary 185/O >ils )und (e!orial )e'turer >orth 4ark 5e!inary 18//O visiting s'holar 5taley Foundation 18;-"

Jay +ri!stead . Founded with 6ennis 4ea'o'ke the #oalition on *evival E#O*F in 18?4"Ahttp:BBwww"refor!ation"netBinde2"ht! "The #oalition on *evival E#O*F is a network of evangeli'al leaders fro! every !a<or deno!inational and theologi'al perspe'tive who share a vision for and a 'o!!it!ent to worldwide revival renewal and refor!ation in #hur'h and so'iety" #O*3s 1asi' !ission is to en'ourage and help the universal #hur'h of Jesus #hrist to o1ey +od3s #ultural (andate and the +reat #o!!ission" #O*3s founding dire'tor is 6r" Jay +ri!stead who also helped found the 0nternational #oun'il on Bi1li'al 0nerran'y"" http:BBwww"refor!ation"netB'orB<ay1io"ht!O http:BBwww"refor!ation"netB'orB0#B01kgrnd"ht! For 6ennis 4ea'o'ke 5ee: 5hepherding

#O*3s two !a<or purposes a''ording to 5ara 6ia!ond "was to unify politi'ally a'tive evangeli'al pastors who differed on i!portant theologi'al points espe'ially es'hatology""" +ri!stead and !any #O* !e!1ers were post.!illenialists who 1elieved that their !andate was to esta1lish +od3s kingdo! on earth nowO only after 1elievers3 !illenial reign would #hrist return" #O*3s se'ond purpose was to develop a series of working papers on how to apply do!inion theology to #hristian *ight a'tivis! in !ore than a do7en spheres of so'ial life""" the idea was to en'ourage a'tivists to try to "take do!inion" over se'ular institutions"" C6ia!ond 3*oads3 p" -4;D Jay +ri!stead3s #O* drafted the W1; Worldview 6o'u!ents X whi'h involved 'ell groups for HsheepI and pastors" http:BBwww"refor!ation"netB'orB'ordo's"ht![worldview """",''ordingly in the spring of 18?4 our theologians took a Wheli'opter viewX of - ::: years of the #hur'hIs theology fro! every histori' deno!ination and 1oiled it all down into the 4,rti'les of the $ssential of a #hristian World =iewChttp:BBwww"refor!ation"netB'orB'ordo'sB4-,rti'les"pdfD"""" ",fter the 1; World =iew 6o'u!ents were 'reated we wrote the (anifesto for the #hristian #hur'h A Chttp:BBwww"refor!ation"netB'orB'ordo'sB(anifesto"pdfD whi'h is a tru!pet 'all to the #hur'h to repent unify 1e holy and re1uild the 'ivili7ation upon the Bi1le" 0t identifies the -: points on whi'h the #hur'h !ust stand and the a'tion it !ust take to fulfill its task in the world" ,t our final national 'onferen'e in Washington 6"#" we had a sole!n asse!1ly at the )in'oln (e!orial on July 4 18?/ and for!ally signed the (anifesto as a 'ovenant with +od and with ea'h other to live and !inister in o1edien'e to the Bi1le and to spend our lives for the 'ause of advan'ing the Kingdo! of +od" We 1elieve that no #hristian leader who opposes the points set down in the (anifesto really understands the real 1attle in whi'h we are now engaged or is properly Nualified to lead others in #hristian !inistry" We see this (anifesto and the do'trinal 1asi's set down in the 4- ,rti'les as pra'ti'al plu!1 lines 1y whi'h to !easure the #hur'hIs a'tivities and individual #hristians at this 'riti'al point in history" The (anifesto was signed 1y a large per'entage of the !a<or national #hristian leaders in ,!eri'a""" Fro! 18?; to 18?8 #O* sponsored a series of dis'ussions and de1ates 1etween a wide range of theologians 'on'erning the Kingdo! of +od" Out of these de1ates #O* developed the ,rti'les of ,ffir!ation and 6enial on the Kingdo! of +od" Chttp:BBwww"refor!ation"netB'orB'ordo'sB(anifesto"pdfD These -5 arti'les des'ri1e how the Kingdo! of +od i!pa'ts so'iety during this present age" The Kingdo! of +od is a 'entral tea'hing of the >ew Testa!ent and 'annot 1e negle'ted without loss to the #hur'h and the #hur'h3s influen'e upon so'iety" The -5 arti'les define the Kingdo! as 1oth the universal rule of #hrist over all things and &is spe'ial rule over the redee!ed as well as the penetrating influen'e of the Word of +od and the &oly 5pirit in the world in areas su'h as law govern!ent e'ono!i's and ethi's""""#O* has also sponsored a new 'onsensus effort to deal with serious heresies that 'hallenge the !odern 'hur'h: the 0nternational #hur'h #oun'il"Ahttp:BBwww"refor!ation"netB0##B''F*,($"ht! The #hur'h #oun'il is patterned after the $'u!eni'al #hur'h #oun'ils of the First (illenniu!" The #hur'h #oun'il is developing a set of 'onsensus do'u!ents Etheologi'al white papers and affir!ations and denialsF that set forth 1i1li'al orthodo2y in nearly two do7en areas of theology"" http:BBwww"refor!ation"netB0##B''do'u!ents"ht!

The e'u!eni'al >ational 5teering #o!!ittee (e!1ers Ahttp:BBwww"refor!ation"netB'orBsteering'te"ht!A in'ludes politi'al as well as 3'hur'h3 groups and in'ludes su'h na!es as: John Be'kett 4resident 0nter'essors for ,!eri'aO (r" *on Boeh!e 6ire'tor Mouth with a (issionO *evive ,!eri'aO *ev" W" Wellington Boone 4astor R Founder (anna #hristian Fellowship #hur'hesO (r" +ary 6e(ar 4resident ,!eri'an =isionO (r" Ted 6e(oss 4resident #hristian Business (en3s #o!!ittee O (rs" +ladys 6i'kel!an $2e'utive 6ire'tor >ational 6ay of 4rayerO *o1ert 6ugan 6ire'tor >,$.4u1li' ,ffairsO (i'hael Farris 4resident &o!e 5'hool )egal 6efense ,sso'iation O (r" *oger Fle!!ing ,sst" J"5" 6ire'tor The >avigatorsO (r" 4eter +e!!a $2e'utive 6ire'tor>ational 4ro)ife 4oliti'al ,'tion #o"O 6r" 6uane +ish 4h 6"=i'e 4resident 0nstitute for #reation *esear'hO 6r" 6avid &oward )"&"6" +en" 6ire'tor World $vangeli'al FellowshipO 6r" 6" Ja!es Kennedy 4h"6" 4astor #oral *idge 4res1yterian #hur'hO 6r" Ti! )a&aye 6"(in" 4resident ,!eri'an #oalition for Traditional =aluesO 6r" &arold )indsell 4h"6" $ditor $!eritus #hristianity todayO $d (',teer 4resident*eligious *oundta1leO 6r" Josh ('6owell 6"6" 4resident Josh ('6owell (inistriesO *ev" Bo1 (u!ford 4resident )ife'hangersO 6r" +ary >orth 4h"6" 4resident0nstitute for #hristian $'ono!i'sO 6r" J"0" 4a'ker 4h"6" 4rofessor 5yste!ati' Theology *egent #ollegeO *ev" 6ennis 4ea'o'ke 4resident 5trategi' #hristian 5ervi'esO Jerry *egier 4resident Fa!ily *esear'h #oun'ilO 6r" *" J" *ushdoony 4h"6" 4resident #oun'il of #hal'edonO 6r" *o1ert 5i!onds Th"6" 4resident>ational ,sso'" of #hristian $du'"O 6r" Ja'k =an 0!pe 4h"6" 4resident Ja'k =an 0!pe (inistriesO 6r" *alph Winter 4h"6" +eneral 6ire'tor J"5" #enter for World (issions """" (any of these na!es are dis'ussed in our other arti'les" 0n 18?/ 6r" +ri!stead organi7ed pastors of the >ational ,sso'iation of $vangeli'als into Wa''ounta1ility groups"X

6avid Bryant L #on'erts of 4rayer 0nternational The 'urrent 'hair!an of the >4# is 6avid Bryant founder and president of #on'erts of 4rayer 0nternational" 4revious 'hair!en have in'luded >4# founder (rs" =onette Bright 'o.founder of #a!pus #rusade for #hrist 0nternational and 6i'k $ast!an international president for $very &o!e for #hrist" >ational #on'ert of 4rayer A http:BBwww"gospel'o!"netBnp'Binitiatives[radioA is a two. !inute daily radio 1road'ast sponsored 1y ,!eri'a3s >ational 4rayer #o!!ittee E,>4#F 4rayer leaders in'lude 6avid Bryant $ddie 5!ith $velyn #hristenson Jonathan +raf 6i'k $ast!an and !ore" The >ational #on'ert of 4rayer provides a prayer point ea'h day to en'ourage the J5, 'hur'h to pray for the nation" ,>4# a 'oalition of over 4:: national prayer leaders provides news a national prayer.events 'alendar arti'les and resour'es on prayer and links to !ore than /: prayer !inistries" Jnder the $2e'utive #o!!ittee 1ios we read that Bryant Ahttp:BBwww"gospel'o!"netBnp'Be2e'T'o!!tee"ht!l: """"for the past 15 years 6avid and his tea! have 'ondu'ted hundreds of 'itywide !ass prayer rallies for renewal and evangelis!O trained tens of thousands of pastors to fo'us their 'ongregations on spiritual awakening 1y prayer and 1i1li'al prea'hing and networked national leaders and

!inistries into 'oalitions that are working together toward +od.given revival"""6avid hosts a national radio progra! 'alled >ational #on'ert of 4rayer and is a freNuent speaker at 4ro!ise Keeper events and other !a<or 'onferen'es in the prayer !ove!ent" 6avid is also the author of three 1ooks on prayer and revival: The &ope at &and: >ational and World *evival for the -1st #entury EBaker BooksF 5tand in the +ap: &ow to 4repare for the #o!ing World *evival E*egal BooksF and (essengers of &ope: Be'o!ing ,gents for *evival for the -1st #entury EBaker BooksF"" E5ee also (F =ol 4:- p" 1-F

*i'hard Foster L Guaker and Fuller graduate Eholds a do'torate in pastoral 'ounselingF *i'hard Foster is 'o.founder of *enovarY and 4rofessor of spiritual for!ation at ,7usa 4a'ifi' Jniversity in 5outhern #alifornia" Foster 1e'a!e an ordained 'lergy!an for the 5o'iety of Friends in 18/;" &e3s held pastoral positions in 3Friends3 'hur'hes sin'e that ti!e and 1e'a!e professor of theology and writer.in.residen'e 18;8 on at Friends Jniversity in Wi'hita and ad<un't professor at +eorge Fo2 #ollege fro! 18;4.18;8" &e is a !e!1er of the pu1li'ations 1oard of #alifornia Mearly (eeting of Friends" &e o1tained his B"," fro! +eorge Fo2 #ollege and 6"Th"4 fro! Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary" 4oliti'ally he is a 6e!o'rat" $ditor3s note: $!ail note: "We were told 1y *i'hard Foster3s !inistry that he is not a psy'hologist" 0 thought you !ight want to !ake this 'orre'tion on your Foster arti'les" +od 1less you"" 6e1orah 6o!1rowski )ighthouse Trails 4u1lishing . $nd of >oteD &is 1ook #ele1ration of 6is'ipline has 1een translated into #hinese +er!an 6ut'h 5panish 4ortuguese 5wedish Korean and Japanese" The pre!ise for #ele1ration of 6is'ipline lies in its opening lines: "5uperfi'iality is the 'urse of our age"""" The desperate need today is not for a greater nu!1er of intelligent or gifted people 1ut for deep people"" Foster defines a theologi'al solution to this "'urse" of superfi'iality 1y introdu'ing and e2a!ining twelve 1asi' #hristian prin'iples: four "inward dis'iplines" E!editation prayer fasting studyF four "outward dis'iplines" Esi!pli'ity solitude su1!ission servi'eF and four "'orporate dis'iplines" E'onfession worship guidan'e 'ele1rationF" 0n his endorse!ent of *i'hard Fosters 1ook "#ele1ration of 6is'ipline" )eighton Ford stated on p" -:9: "0 personally was greatly helped when 0 first read it and have re'o!!ended it widely" *i'hard Foster3s lu'id writing plus his e!phasis on dis'iplined gra'e have !ade this one of the nota1le 1ooks of our ti!e" 0 often refer to it """ 0 wel'o!e the new edition of 3#ele1ration of 6is'ipline3"" )eighton Ford is !arried to Billy +raha!3s sister and has 1een #hair!an of the)ausanne #o!!ittee for World $vangeli7ation"" Foster tea'hes all the te'hniNues of the >ew ,ge su'h as Nuietis! !antras 'entering Buddhis! Moga T" (" the e2er'ises of 0gnatius of )oyola $astern religion and so on" &e developed en'ounter group te'hniNues" Founded and leads The #hrysosto! 5o'iety whi'h !e!1ership is 'o!posed of gnosti's who in'lude (adeline )3$ngle of the >ew ,ge 5t" John the 6ivine #athedral in >ew Mork Karen (ains $ugene 4eterson author of The (essage and others"

The >avigators sponsored a *i'hard Foster 'onferen'e at their +len $yrie retreat 'enter and sent announ'e!ents to those on their own EThe >avigators3F !ailing list" The we1 arti'le a1out 6avid and Karen (ains presents these thoughts: WBoth 6avid and Karen (ains are on *enovar]3s "Board of *eferen'e".. *enovar] is an international >ew ,ge e'u!eni'al organi7ation that e!anates fro! the religious traditions of Guakeris! whose !essage is that today3s #hur'h is !issing out on so!e wonderful spiritual e2perien'es that 'an only 1e found 1y studying and pra'ti'ing the "!editative" and "'onte!plative" lifestyle "of early #hristianity"" V *enovar] espouses the use of the early pagan traditions of guided i!agery and visuali7ation astral pro<e'tion "@en" prayer te'hniNues for !editation Ei"e" Buddhis!F and Jungian psy'hology Ei"e" a 1lend of $astern !ysti'is! and *o!an #atholi' !ysti'al spiritual tradition whi'h ni'ely fits the >ew ,ge !odelF all as !eans of o1taining "personal spiritual renewal" in the lives of 1elieversV"" http:BBwww"rapidnet"'o!B%<1eardB1d!Be2posesB!ainsBgeneral"ht! 6o'u!entation regarding *enovarY and other !ysti'is! 1eing used to sedu'e far too !any is found in our arti'les su'h as *enovarY R The #hristian (ysti' 1 John 4:1 Beloved 1elieve not every spirit 1ut try the spirits whether they are of +od: 1e'ause !any false prophets are gone out into the world"

6i'k $ast!an L ,O+ 0nternational 4resident of $very &o!e For #hrist A http:BBwww"eh'"orgBa1outeh'"ht!lA also known as World )iterature #rusade a glo1al !inistry working in !ore than 11: 'ountries" Their (ission "$very &o!e for #hrist e2ists to serve !o1ili7e and train the #hur'h to a'tively pray for and parti'ipate in the syste!ati' personal presentation of a printed or repeata1le !essage of the +ospel of Jesus #hrist to every ho!e in the whole world adding new 1elievers as fun'tional !e!1ers of the Body of #hrist"" $very &o!e for #hrist was 1orn in 184/" *eferen'es on their we1 site in'lude Billy +raha! Ja'k &ayford and 4at *o1ertson" 6i'k is the originator of "The #hange the World 5'hool of 4rayer" that has taught !ore than !illion #hristians in 1-: 'ountries prin'iples of individual and 'orporate prayer" Fro! their =ision page: """"we are 'learly 'onvin'ed that it will reNuire the whole Body of #hrist to evangeli7e the entire world" 0n other words without unity the task of glo1al evangeli7ation is not possi1le" $very &o!e for #hrist re<oi'es in 1eing a part of an e!erging unity that is sweeping the Body of #hrist" $&#3s role in this unity has 1een to serve as a glo1al networking evangelis! strategy that has linked !ore than 4:: !ission agen'ies and indigenous 'hur'h groups in strategi' syste!ati' evangelis! to every ho!e in a nation resulting in !illions of initial 'onverts for saturation 'hur'h planting"""""Thirdly prayer alone will re!ove all the o1sta'les that li!it the total fulfill!ent of the +reat #o!!ission" 0t is 1e'ause of this 'onvi'tion that $&# gives so !u'h attention to prayer !o1ili7ation and training" 4rayer not only re!oves the o1sta'les that keep nations 'losed to the +ospel 1ut our prayers of inter'ession a'tually help re!ove the darkness

fro! the eyes of un1elievers when they do finally re'eive the +ood >ews" 0t is $&#3s 'o!!it!ent to intensive prayer !o1ili7ation that has 'aptured the attention of key !issiologists who 1elieve prayer is essential to the issue of "'losure" of the +reat #o!!ission in our generation"" http:BBwww"eh'"orgBvision"ht!l "One su'h leader is the noted 'hur'h growth e2pert and se!inary professor 6r" #" 4eter Wagner of Fuller 5e!inary Ein #alifornia J5,F" *eferring parti'ularly to $very &o!e for #hrist3s prayer involve!ent in the ,6 -::: and Beyond (ove!ent 6r" Wagner wrote: "The prayer 'o!!it!ent of $very &o!e for #hrist is going to play a key role in the su''ess of the ,6 -::: (ove!ent praying us through these ne2t few years as we seek to 1ring together all the resour'es of evangelis! that +od is pla'ing here on earth to syn'hroni7e and 'oordinate what +od is doing for this great harvest" 4rayer is the first step to take in 1ringing in that harvest""http:BBwww"eh'"orgBvision"ht!l 6i'k $ast!an is also the author of !ore than 1: 1ooks on prayer and evangelis! and 4resident of ,!eri'a3s >ational 4rayer #o!!ittee" The ,sse!1lies of +odIs $2e'utive 4res1ytery CTho!as TraskD has endorsed the 4ensa'olaBBrownsville *evivalO 'losely asso'iated with the Toronto ,irport =ineyard" The ,sse!1lies of +od is also partnered with the federal govern!entIs +O,)5 -::: L$du'ation *estru'turing" $very &o!e for #hrist is partnered with (ission ,!eri'a" The ,O+ and its 'onne'tions to the (essiani' !ove!ent #ho and so on is dis'ussed throughout the arti'les on our we1 site" The data.1asing and 'anvassing of every ho!e serves another purpose a''ording to >an'y Flint" """"They have effe'tively data.1ased the entire glo1e in the door to door 'anvassing that has 1een going on for the past fifteen years under the guise of rea'hing the "unrea'hed" and "hidden people groups" of the world" , thinly veiled desire to take over the world and i!ple!ent 1i1li'al theo'ra'y is pervading the entire ,6-::: agenda and they are ready to i!ple!ent their ne2t stage whi'h is to "'leanse the land" and unseat heavenly prin'ipalities and powers in high pla'es that resist their efforts to take over" This is a politi'al !ove!ent of the highest order and !ust not 1e 'onfused with anything even re!otely rese!1ling #hristianity" This is where +eorge Otis Jr" and the +enerals of 0nter'ession 'o!e inQ By "spiritually !apping" every sNuare in'h of the glo1e in huge data1ases they use a 'ell "grid" to !ark every po'ket or person of "resistan'e" to the !ove of the 3&oly 5pirit3" This is where the data1ase is effe'tively targeting ea'h and every 1eliever who resists the takeover" The spiritual !apping data1ase was developed at you guessed it the J5 #enter for World (issionQ

4hill Butler L 0nterdev founder and president L whi'h is a partnership fa'ilitating agen'y" &as a 1usiness degree fro! Bo1 Jones Jniversity" Fro! a Frontiers -::: 1io: "0nternationally a'knowledged e2pert in partnerships and strategi' allian'es" &as led develop!ent of strategi' allian'es and inter.organi7ational partnerships in !ore than twenty 'ountries" ,uthor of over fifty pu1lished arti'les and papers on strategi' allian'es organi7ational partners and 'o!!uni'ation" Traveled and worked in over ?: 'ountries 0nternational radioBT= news 'orrespondent 1854.18?/O final years for ,B# >ews"

0nternational 'o!!uni'ations 'onsultant with govern!ental and non.profit agen'ies and pro<e'ts in ,sia ,fri'a $urope and )atin ,!eri'a: 18/4.18?4 )ausanne 5enior ,sso'iate for 0nternational 4artnership 6evelop!ent #onsultant on 4artnership (issions #o!!issionBWorld $vangeli'al Fellowship #hair!an Task For'e for 4artnership 6evelop!ent ,6-:::: and Beyond (ove!ent 18;4..present: 4resident R 0nternational 6ire'tor of 0nterdev" The pioneer international organi7ation spe'iali7ing in strategi' allian'es and partnerships a!ong #hristian !inistries fo'used on evangelis! a!ong the unrea'hed people" 18;4..18?;: 6ire'tor for annual #a!1ridge #o!!uni'ations #ourse #a!1ridge $ngland 18/;..18;8: 4resident of 0ner'risto .. first international #hristian 'o!puter.1ased 'learinghouse for #hristian work opportunities" Fren'h +er!an British 0ndian and #hinese 'ounterparts were esta1lished""www"fdn"p'usa"orgBp'usaBw!dBieBfrontier-:::Bpre.'onferen'e"ht! Fro! the (issions Frontiers arti'le "6r" *alph Winter founder and general dire'tor of the J"5" #enter for World (ission re'ogni7es the 'hallenge of 'reating these partnerships: "4ainstakingly and with in'redi1le diplo!a'y he has 1een a1le to very patiently pull together what is now 45.55 strategi' partnerships"" This painstaking pro'ess is understood 1etter when it is re'ogni7ed that 0nterdev does not work to 'reate general agree!ents 1etween two or three players in any given field" *ather Butler advo'ates unani!ous very spe'ifi' agree!ents a!ongst all agen'ies working in any given region"" http:BB!issionfrontiers"orgB1888B1:Bphill"ht! Butler founded 0nter#risto in 18/; and left it in 18;8" """"With 0nter#risto Butler 'reated a 'learing house "a very si!ple idea" that would generate inNuiries 1y pro!oting the 'ause of world !ission in the !ass !edia" 0nter#risto """ would "get all the !ission agen'ies to 'ooperate in developing a data pool of opportunities fro! around the world"" They would then "!at'h the two and send reports to 1oth parties""""0nter#risto over'a!e a nu!1er of o1sta'les to 'oordinate their efforts with 0nter=arsity E0=F at several regional 'onferen'es akin to J*B,>," With 0= 'onvin'ed of the value the de'ision was !ade to integrate 0nter#risto into Jr1ana 3;: Eheld in 6e'" 18/8F"" """18?/ """ Butler and 0nterdev !oved !ore de'isively away fro! the narrower fo'us of 'o!!uni'ations 'onsulting and towards the 5trategi' $vangelis! 4artnership 1usiness..working at the field level to 'reate very spe'ifi' fun'tional partnerships a!ongst ea'h fa'et of the 1ody of #hrist"""The tre!endous growth of 0nterdev3s role in partnership develop!ent over the last ten years has led *alph Winter to des'ri1e Butler in flattering ter!s" "&e3s like the John *" (ott of our era " Winter says" "John *" (ott was the one !an who 1elieved in 'ooperation who ran around and esta1lished -- regional >ational #hristian #oun'ils whi'h are the histori'al eNuivalent to strategi' partnerships today"" 5$$: Wy'liffe

*o1ert +rant L , graduate of Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary" Founder and 'hair!an of the 1oard of the politi'al #hristian =oi'e Chttp:BBwww"'hristianvoi'e"we1--8"netBD O #hair!an of the ,!eri'an Ahttp:BBwww"af'o!!"'o!Baf'Baf'ho!e"ht!l Freedo! #oalition"

,''ording to their own infor!ation ",!eri'an Freedo! #oalition is an unin'orporated 1usiness trust for!ed to edu'ate "We The 4eople" a1out the The >ational $!ergen'y in Banking *elief ,'t of (ar'h 8 1899 and the a!end!ent to 5e'tion 5 E1F of the Trading with the $ne!y ,'t of O'to1er / 181;"" Fro! #>4 Joint 4ro<e'ts ,.6 A,!eri'an Freedo! #oalition C(oonBJnifi'ation #hur'h frontDother !e!1ers % ,lan +ottlie1 *o1ert +rant )ynn Fran'is Bou'hey )" Brent Bo7ell 000 Tho!as F" $llis )t" +eneral 6aniel O" +raha! +ary Jar!in 6r" (ildred Faye Jefferson 6r" W" #leon 5kousen (a<or +eneral John K" 5inglau1 5teven ," F" Trevino *i'hard =iguerie *ev" +rant has 'onfir!ed links 1etween his "#hristians" and (oonies with 1oth organi7ations reportedly 1eing fronts for the Jnifi'ation #hur'h of 5un (yung (oon" #>43s *o1ert +rant Fro! that arti'le: FounderB#hair!an of the Board #hristian =oi'e a politi'al a'tion group 'o!posed of largely 4ente'ostals 9- whi'h operates out of the &eritage Foundation O 4resident ,!eri'an #hristian #auseO #hair!an of ,!eri'an Freedo! #oalitionO a graduate of Fuller Theologi'al 5e!inary" (e!1er of $d (',teer 3s *eligious *oundta1le #oun'il of 5/ 99 5ee: *eligious *oundta1le "O for!er 'hair!an #oalition for *eligious Freedo!O 'o.pu1lisher 4residential Bi1li'al 5'ore1oard and the #andidates Bi1li'al 5'ore1oard" #oalition for *eligious Freedo! C#*FD 94 : 5tarted 1y *ep" +eorge &ansen in 18?4" #*F $2e'utive 'o!!ittee !e!1ers have in'luded Ti! )a&aye Jerry Falwell Ja!es *o1isonO *e2 &u!1ard 6" Ja!es Kennedy and Ji!!y 5waggart" """",''ording to #*F president 6an 5ills C#*FD has re'eived at least S5:: ::: fro! (oon sour'es" , pro!inent #*F spokesperson and e2e'utive 'o!!ittee !e!1er is Joseph 4aige"""4aige re'eived S/: ::: fro! the Jnifi'ation #hur'h for his s'hool whi'h in turn gave (oon a !u'h pu1li'i7ed honorary do'torate" 4aige is also a'tive in #,J5,"" C18?/D "the (oon organi7ation opened an international front in its 3religious freedo!" 'a!paign" ,''ording to (oon3s >ew Mork #ity Tri1une the World #oun'il on *eligious )i1erty EW#*)F was founded in 6e'e!1er 18?/"""The #hair!an of W#*) is Joseph 4aige and its " #hair!an of the >orth ,!eri'an #au'us is 6on 5ills" They have re'ruited 6r" *o1ert +" (uller assistant 5e'retary general of the Jnited >ations as 'hair!an of the #oun'il3s 0nternational ,dvisory #o!!ittee" The #oun'il3s headNuarters are in *aleigh >orth #arolina whi'h is also ho!e to 4aige3s 5haw 6ivinity 5'hool"" 95" For 6r" *o1ert +" (uller 5ee: World =ision: +lo1al $du'ationO )etter +eorge Otis was the honorary 'hair!an of "#hristians for *eagan" a #hristian =oi'e politi'al pro<e't" &al )indsey and Ti! )a&aye have 1oth 1een on the e2e'utive 1oard" 9/ For +eorge Otis 5ee: The #all 6# 4lusO The Fuller $vangeli'al Think TankO #haris!a With )atter *ain """"C,!eri'an Freedo! #oalitionD ,F# 4resident *o1ert +rant has said that he hoped to "re'ruit a 1road 1ase" fro! his 'onta'ts with #,J5, a politi'al ar! of the Jnifi'ation #hur'h""" +rant has said that he soli'ited 4hillip 5an'he7 president of #,J5, J5, and Bo &i 4ak president of #,J5, 0ntl for support for ,F#" 5an'he7 and 4ak agreed

to help ,F# 1y leaving ti!e on #,J5, progra! agendas for ,F# 1oard !e!1ers to des'ri1e the organi7ation and seek new !e!1ers" They also allowed ,F# a''ess to the na!es of parti'ipants in previous #,J5, 'onferen'es and granted the servi'es of one #,J5, staff !e!1er per state to do outrea'h to #,J5, "graduates" and en'ourage the! to <oin ,F#" The two #,J5, leaders also granted the servi'es of several #,J5, !e!1ers to help in the Washington 6"#" offi'e of the ,F#""" ,''ording to +rant state ,F# 'hapters are headed 1y the state dire'tors of #hristian =oi'e and the ,!eri'an #onstitution #o!!ittee E,##F a #,J5, pro<e't""" +rant founder and 'hair!an of the evangeli'al lo11y #hristian =oi'e said the ,F# has a1out /5 #,J5,B,## e!ployees a'ross the Jnited 5tates" #urrent and for!er !e!1ers of the ,!eri'an Freedo! #oalition have said that the !a<ority of ,F# ad!inistrative offi'ers..in'luding the e2e'utive dire'tor ad!inistrative dire'tor and pu1li'ations editor..are !e!1ers of the Jnifi'ation #hur'h and have 1een prin'ipals in #,J5, and ,##""" 0n a 6e'e!1er 18?; Knight.*idder arti'le +rant said that #,J5, 'ould veto ,F# state 1oard !e!1ers"""" 9; "#hristian =oi'e pioneered the use of 3!oral report 'ards3 to rate #ongressional and presidential 'andidates on issues fro! a1ortion to san'tions against *hodesia" The organi7ation was started in #alifornia in 18;/ under the na!e #iti7ens Jnited" 0n ,ugust 18;? the group 'hanged its na!e to ,!eri'an #hristians Jnited and in O'to1er 18;? to #hristian =oi'e 0n'" The original #hristian =oi'e dire'torate 'onsisted of *ev" *o1ert +rant a graduate of *ev" 5teuart ('Birnie3s #alifornia 0nstitute of Theology +ary Jar!in a long ti!e right.wing lo11yist and for!er dis'iple of *ev" 5un (yung (oon and #olonel 6onor E#olonel is his first na!e not a !ilitary titleF"""0n 18?? an investigative news feature on #B53 3West 5;th" do'u!ented ('Birnie3s history of fraudulent finan'ial dealings and featured elderly followers who! he has allegedly swindled 1y refusing to pay thousands of dollars of loans"" "0n 18?; leaders of the #hristian *ight for!ed the ,!eri'an Freedo! #oalition E,F#F"""*o1ert +rant CwasD an ,F# founder and president of #hristian =oi'e" With initial funding fro! the Jnifi'ation #hur'h the ,F# signified a !erger 1etween a1out 9: #hristian =oi'e field organi7ers and the state representatives of (oon3s ,!eri'an #onstitution #o!!ittee" ,t the ,ugust 18?; ki'k.off rally for the ,!eri'an Freedo! #oalition in Washington 6"#" (oon3s top aide Bo &i 4ak praised the 3!arriage3 1etween #hristian =oi'e and the ,!eri'an #onstitution #o!!ittee and said it 3shows what a great sense of hu!or +od has"3 ",s with other (oonie.influen'ed >ew *ight pro<e'ts the ,F# was organi7ed in su'h a way as to o1s'ure (oonie do!ination" The original offi'ers in'luded #hristian =oi'e 4resident *o1ert +rant 1la'k 'ivil rights leader *alph ,1ernathy *i'hard =iguerie and *i'hard 0'hord E6.(OF and Bo1 Wilson E*.#,F" ,fter their poor results in the 18?/ #ongressional ele'tions #hristian =oi'e leaders #olonel 6oner *o1ert +rant and +ary Jar!in had 'on'luded that #hristians alone 'ould not steer the 'ountry rightward" To 1e politi'ally effe'tive they argued #hristians would have to 1e 3uneNually yoked3 with non.1elievers and even ene!ies of #hristianity""" "0n (ay 18?? +rant was invited as the keynote speaker for the annual 'onferen'e of the ,nti.Bolshevik Blo' of >ations E,B>F whi'h in'luded !any of the sa!e anti. 5e!iti' $ast $uropean e!igre groups re'ruited 1y E#>43s F 6avid Balsiger3s *,(BO #oalition " With headNuarters in (uni'h and 'hapters throughout $urope and the Jnited

5tates the ,B> is nostalgi' for the days when the >a7is o''upied $astern $urope" 5'ott ,nderson and John )ee ,nderson authors of0nside the )eague des'ri1e the ,B> as: 3the largest and !ost i!portant u!1rella for >a7i 'olla1orators in the world""", pri!e 'riterion for !e!1ership appears to 1e fealty to the 'ause of >ational 5o'ialis!O ,B> offi'ers 'onstitute a virtual Who3s Who of those responsi1le for the !assa're of !illions of 'ivilians in the 1loodiest war in history"3 +rant3s pu1li' asso'iation with >a7i sy!pathi7ers drew no stor! of 'riti'is! fro! fellow evangeli'als"" 9? #olonel 6oner responding to reporters a1out (oonie finan'ing of the #hristian *ight and ,F# stated " #,J5, C(oon3s politi'al ar!D is an anti'o!!unist organi7ation" 0t3s a funding sour'e" #,J5, is anti'o!!unist and personally 03! for any1ody that3s anti'o!!unist" The (or!ons are the sa!e" 03! not going to lend 'reden'e to their organi7ation 1ut networking 03! happy to network with the!"" 98 #olonel 6oner is 6ire'tor of 6ennis 4ea'o'ke3s #oalition on *evival E#O*F whi'h Jay +ri!stead heads" 4ea'o'ke was a dis'iple of Bo1 (u!ford and his shepherding !ove!ent" #olonel 6oner has also 1een on the e2e'utive of 4ea'o'ke3s 'haris!ati' ,natole Fellowship whose goal is to gain influen'e in the *epu1li'an 4arty" Other e2e'utive 'o!!ittee !e!1ers have in'luded #>43s 6avid Balsiger and #onnie (arshner who represents 4aul Weyri'h3s Free #ongress Foundation" 4: 6ennis 4ea'o'ke3s #oalition on *evival E#O*F was 'o.founded and headed 1y Jay +ri!stead" Jay +ri!stead3s #O* (anifesto is the do'u!ent whi'h outlines #O*3s goals and o1<e'tives" The 195 #hristian a'tivists who signed the do'u!ent in 18?/ 'o!!itted the!selves to working for the reali7ation of #O*3s goals "until the day we die"" Those on the #O* steering 'o!!ittee in'lude other #>4 !e!1ers as well as re'ogni7ed shepherding !ove!ent leaders su'h as Bo1 (u!ford and $rn Ba2ter as well as Ja'k =an 0!pe" For 6ennis 4ea'o'ke (u!ford 6oner 5ee: 5hepherdingO Jay +ri!stead #hristian =oi'e whi'h 'lai!s to 1e the nation3s largest 'onservative #hristian lo11y se'retly <oined for'es with the Jnifi'ation #hur'h Cin ,ugust 18?;D a''ording to do'u!ents o1tained 1y the 4hiladelphia 0nNuirer" Together they !o1ili7ed grassroots 'onservative a'tivists nationwide hoping either to !ove the *epu1li'an 4arty rightward or 1uild a new hard.right J"5" politi'al party" Behind this large well.heeled allian'e 'alled the ,!eri'an Freedo! #oalition is 'onservative strategist and fund.raising genius C#>43sD *i'hard =iguerie res'ued fro! the 1rink of 1ankrupt'y in O'to1er 1y Bo &i 4ak a for!er Korean !ilitary.intelligen'e offi'er and (oon3s top J"5" operative" *ev" *o1ert +rant 'hair!an of the 'oalition initially denied then 'onfir!ed links 1etween his traditional #hristians and the (oonies" , !ain sour'e of the (oon !oney involved "hundreds of !illions (oon said in 18?4" see!s to 1e Japan" , national 1ar asso'iation panel there reported in July that a 'hur'h . organi7ed high.pressure sales s'he!e had 1ilked Japanese 'onsu!ers out of at least S1/5 !illion sin'e 18?: ter!ing that su! only the "tip of the i'e1erg"33 41 6r" Bo &i 4ak3s /:th Birthday #ele1ration Washington 6"#" ,ugust -/ 188: """"6r" 4ak uses the o''asion of his /:th 1irthday 'ele1ration to give his heartfelt thanks to several people in attendan'e in'luding #ongress!an 0'hord 6r" Bo1 +rant

,!1assador 5ang Kook &an ,!1assador 4hillip 5an'he7 and his wife and +ary Jar!in""" 4">ow 0 want to speak a1out 6r" Bo1 +rant" 6r" +rant3s pri!ary !ission nowadays is not leading ,F#" &is pri!ary !ission is to speak to visiting Korean groups""" The other day 0 <oked with hi! and 0 told hi! the Korean pu1li' is waiting for you 6r" +rant" """ They want you to 'o!e to Korea to run for the presiden'y" Mou have 'reated a 1ig 'onstituen'y" There is a 'ertain truth to it" 6r" +rant is 1e'o!ing very popular a!ong Korean intelle'tuals and leaders of Korea" But the !ore i!portant thing is this: 6r" +rant never on'e 'o!plained or e2'used hi!self never on'e" 5peaking to these groups is an additional duty" &e knows *everend (oon wants hi! to do it and that is good enough for hi!" &e is giving his heart and soul day in and day out pouring out his !essage tea'hing a1out ,!eri'a to these Korean people" >o one is telling the truth a1out ,!eri'a like *everend Bo1 +rant does" But he loves ,!eri'a" &e is 'onfident" &e is a !an of positive thinking" &e is a !an of love"" ">ow when the regional dire'tors 'o!e you usually 'o!e to his ho!e" &is 1ase!ent has 1e'o!e a 'on'lave of our ,F# regional dire'tors" &e loves to have our people 'o!e into his ho!e and use it and o''upy it" The other day 0 said 1less hi! who understands that the kingdo! of +od is the kingdo! of use" &e is using every 1it of everything he has for the sake of goodness" Of 'ourse Judy his lovely 1ride E0 know she is still a 1ride 1e'ause 0 was at their wedding in 4al! 5prings #aliforniaF supports hi! 'o!pletely"" "Bo1 +rant knows *everend (oon loves hi! and e2pe'ts hi! to a''o!plish great things" *everend (oon knows he is a great leader and even wants hi! to 1e'o!e president of the Jnited 5tates" 6r" +rant said no no 0 was 1orn in #anada" 0!possi1le" The #onstitution does not allow !e to run for the presiden'y" *everend (oon si!ply said let3s 'hange the #onstitution" (y only 1irthday plea to 6r" Bo1 +rant is this" 0 know 6r" +rant loves Jesus #hrist" &e is a tre!endous !an of +od and !an of #hrist" But 0 want to tell hi! 0 used to think that way too" 0 was already a #hristian for five years 1efore 0 1e'a!e a Jnifi'ation #hur'h !e!1er" 0 thought <oining the Jnifi'ation #hur'h was in so!e way a 1etrayal of Jesus #hrist" 0 a! sure all those Jesus.loving !inisters have that instin't"" "But in !y life of 6ivine 4rin'iple over 9:.so!e years 0 have 'o!e to the reali7ation that Jesus and *everend (oon are one" Jesus in heaven is sweating and la1oring to see to it that *everend (oon3s !ission here on earth is su''essful" That is the way Jesus3 !ission shall 1e fulfilled" This !ost poignant reali7ation 'a!e to !e: Jesus and *everend (oon are one" ,s !u'h as $li<ah and John the Baptist were one""""" 49 Korean #o!!ittee for 4ea'e in ,sia and the 4a'ifi' fro! the 6e!o'rati' 4eople3s *epu1li' of Korea to Washington 6"#" 44 *o1ert +rant and +ary Jar!in in attendan'e"E1885F ,!eri'a Mour Ti!e &as #o!e Washington 6# >ove!1er 19 18?? """"6r" 4ak speaks inti!ately and with great pride to all the ,!eri'an Freedo! #oalition and ,!eri'an #onstitutional #o!!ittee leaders after pledge servi'e""" +rant and Jar!in gave reports as leaders" 45

+ary Jar!in isBwas on the steering 'o!!ittee of >ational 4arents 6ay Foundation whi'h is 1ased with the ,!eri'an Freedo! #oalition !entioned a1ove" *o1ert +rant isBwas president of >ational 4arents 6ay Foundation" 4arents 6ay was esta1lished as a response to a (oonie holiday pro!oted 1y *ev" and (rs" (oon as the "True 4arents of (ankind"" end Nuote^

Jay +ary in 18;? re'eived his "#$*T0F0#,T$ 0> B0B)0#,) 5TJ60$5" fro! the0nternational 5'hool of Theology Ahttp:BBwww"leaderu"'o!BisotBinde2"ht!lA whi'h is a !inistry of Bill Bright3s #a!pus #rusade for #hrist" Jay +ary is a preterist and a futurist" "4reteris!" refers to the idea that Bi1le prophe'y has 1een fulfilled in the past although partial preterists 1elieve there is so!e yet to 1e fulfilled" (odern Full 4reteris! de'lares that allprophe'y was allegedly fulfilled in ," 6" ;: when the *o!ans destroyed Jerusale!" Todd 6ennis of the 4reterist ,r'hive writes Ahttp:BBwww"preteristar'hive"'o!B4reteris!Bdennis.toddT:1Tintro"ht!l: 0t is !y i!pression that 4reterist #hristianity sees !u'h !ore relevant propheti' fulfill!ent in this age than do Futurists" 0nstead of 1elieving that all prophe'y has 1een fulfilled 4reterists 1elieve that all Bi1le es'hatology has 1een fulfilled" 0n short the 4reterist view sees Bi1li'al end.ti!es events as referring to the end of the Old #ovenant not the end of the universe or 'hur'h age E'f" &e1 ?:19F" The 1iggest e2posure to the ter! "4reterist" in the -:th 'entury has 1een in 'o!!entaries on the 1ook of *evelation" The 4reterist view on the 1ook of *evelation is a 'o!plete departure fro! the Futurist view whi'h 1elieves that !ost of the 1ook is yet to 1e fulfilled" While partial 4reterists differ on how !u'h of the 1ook of *evelation has 1een fulfilled 4reterists are in agree!ent that the entire 1ook has 1een fulfilled in the spiritual and te!poral real!s" (ost 4reterists 1elieve that the 1ook of *evelation was written prior to the destru'tion of Jerusale! in ,"6";:" """" """"Those who 1elieve """ that all es'hatologi'al events are in the past are 'alled "4reterists " while those who 1elieve that only !any es'hatologi'al events are in the past Ewith !ore in the futureF are 'alled "partial 4reterists"" ,s 4reteris! is the position of total fulfill!ent in the past those who 1elieve in future fulfill!ents are only partial 4reterists" 4artial 4reteris! is another for! of Futuris!"""4artial 4reteris! 'rosses all deno!inational lines and is 'o!pletely 'onfor!a1le to !ost for!s of Futuris!""""4reterists so!eti!es 'alled "'onsistent 4reterists" or "full 4reterists " tea'h that a''ording to #hrist3s testi!ony E)uke -1:-- 9-F all prophe'ywas fulfilled in the first 'entury Ein'luding the se'ond 'o!ing of #hristF" The pra'ti'al appli'ation of this is that we have the fullness of salvation and rede!ption whi'h was only still pro!ised for the pre.,"6";: 1elievers"""" CopinionAhttp:BBwww"preteristar'hive"'o!B4reteris!Bdennis.toddTpT:1"ht!lD

Jpdate: Jay +ary is "5enior $ditor of 4resen'e !aga7ine"Awww"'hristianity"'o!BpartnerB,rti'leT6isplayT4ageB: 4T061/958_ #&061-:9:5_#006-9//;4 ::"ht!l 4resen'e !aga7ine Chttp:BBwww"livingpresen'e"orgBpresen'eBinde2"ht!D is a 1ran'h of )iving 4resen'e (inistriesAhttp:BBwww"livingpresen'e"orgBA whi'h was for!ed 1y a group of Bi1le s'holars in 6e'e!1er 188/" Ti! King is editor and pu1lisher of 4resen'e !aga7ine" The theology is full preteris! futuris! and what they have now ter!ed "Trans!illennialis!` ")iving 4resen'e (inistries is a nondeno!inational nonprofit organi7ation dedi'ated to spreading the gospel of Jesus #hrist through the !ass !edia" What !akes the organi7ation uniNue 'o!pared with other #hristian !edia !inistries is its e!phasis on the fulfill!ent of all Bi1le prophe'y .. in'luding "end ti!e" or "last days" events Ealso 'alled es'hatology Ahttp:BBwww"livingpresen'e"orgBwhat"ht![To #ov $s'hatologyF" The organi7ation asserts that the fulfill!ent of all Old Testa!ent prophe'y is at the 'ore of the gospel of Jesus #hrist and was fulfilled 1y the ti!e Jerusale! was destroyed in ,"6" ;:" The >ew Testa!ent !akes it 'lear that without the fulfill!ent of all Bi1le prophe'y sin re!ains unforgiven rede!ption re!ains in'o!plete eternal life re!ains unavaila1le and Ea''ording to (atthew 5:1;.18F the )aw of (oses .. with its festival o1servan'e priesthood and ani!al.sa'rifi'e syste! .. re!ains in effe't" ,lthough #hrist3s death on the 'ross provided the 1lood for atoning sin &e su1seNuently was reNuired to enter into heaven itself to present the sa'rifi'e E&e1rews 8:-4F" The 'o!pletion of &is &igh 4riestly work was !anifested in ,"6" ;: a1out 4: years after the 'ross when earthly Jerusale! and its te!ple were destroyed" This highly signifi'ant destru'tion ended the (osai' pra'ti'e of ani!al sa'rifi'e for atone!ent on'e and for all signifying that +od finally had "put away sin" through the atoning 1lood and priesthood of Jesus #hrist E&e1rews 8:-/F" "Trans!illennialis!` has 1een in the !aking for so!e 9: years" While its proponents do not tea'h at leading divinity s'hools they have pu1lished their resear'h in theologi'al <ournals for !ore than a de'ade" They also 1elong to a'ade!i' asso'iations su'h as the "5o'iety of Bi1li'al )iterature " the "#enter for (illennial 5tudies " "The ,!eri'an ,'ade!y of *eligion " and the "World Future 5o'iety"" http:BBwww"livingpresen'e"orgBlp!faN"ht![three (a2 King an independent s'holar and !inister in the 'hur'hes of #hrist founded living 4resen'e" 0n 18;1 the year following the release of &al )indsey3s )ate +reat 4lanet $arth (a2 King Nuietly pu1lished The 5pirit of 4rophe'y" This 98-.page 1i1li'al 1o!1shell 'lai!ed "es'hatology" or the study of last things properly understood pertained to the end of the Old #ovenant world rather than the end of ti!e" http:BBwww"livingpresen'e"orgB1ooksBpagesB9"sht!l 6espite 'riti'is! along traditional lines that envisioned a future 5e'ond #o!ing the fulfilled Bi1le prophe'y !ove!ent gathered stea!" The "preterist" view first spread

a!ong the #hur'hes of #hrist in the 3;:s and 3?:s and then a!ong *efor!ed 4res1yterians" Today Trans!illennialis!` is an international !ove!ent and is 'onsidered to 1e the fastest growing field of #hristian !illennialis!"""" Jay +ary was was !entored 1y *o1ert (uller for!er assistant se'retary general of the J> and who is also on the Te!ple of Jnderstandings Eat 5t" John the 6ivine #athedralF ,dvisory Board" +ary was founder of the +lo1al 5ervi'e Offi'e whi'h spawned B"$"+"0"> or Bi!ill$nnial +lo1al 0ntera'tion whi'h letterhead 1ore *o1ert (uller3s na!e" +ary who has pro!oted other >ew ,ger3s su'h as 6avid 5pangler 'alled (uller a "key person" in the organi7ations plans" For 6r" *o1ert +" (uller 5ee: World =ision: +lo1al $du'ationO )etter 0n 18;? he served with *alph Winter3s J"5" #enter for World (ission" Jay +ary helped to develop J5#W(3s 4erspe'tives study progra!" 18?/.18?8 he worked for #a!pus #rusade for #hrist as a 'onsultant and also 'onsulted as a planner for the )ausanne initiatives whi'h were started 1y Billy +raha!" &e helped develop the national younger leaders strategy whi'h 'ul!inated in )eadership 3??" &e was instru!ental in 1ringing a1out the )ausanne sponsored +lo1al #onsultation of World $vangeli7ation 1y ,6-::: and Beyond or +#OW$" (r" +ary3s 5tar of -::: we1site Ahttp:BBwww"starof-:::"'o!Bse!inarsBse!inars"ht! A is also another sour'e of his theology" ,t Brigada Ahttp:BBwww"1rigada"orgBtodayB1t85:51-"ht!l[*ef- A Jay +ary was applauded for his "'ele1rate Jesus" proposals" """"+ary 4: a #olorado 'onsultant who refers to hi!self as 3the (illenniu! 6o'tor 3 is top 'heerleader for a turn.of.the.'entury #hrist!as spe'ta'ular" &e has written a 1ook E"The 5tar of -:::"F 'ranked out press releases and 'reated an 0nternet foru! to pro!ote the idea"" ,s a !atter of fa't the author of the Ti!es arti'le see!s fairly positive toward Jay3s 1ook" &e writes "+ary3s 1ook offers a !ultitude of suggestions: religious pilgri!ages E*o!e for e2a!ple is reportedly e2pe'ting an e2tra 1: !illion visitors in -:::F Jesus video parties Ewat'hing Fran'o @efirelli3s si2.hour epi' "Jesus of >a7areth" with friends at ho!eF walking in a worldwide (ar'h for Jesus Ethis (ay -; and 'ontinuing ea'h year until -:::F attending plays su'h as "+odspell" or "Jesus #hrist 5uperstar " or !aking a spe'ial donation to 'harity" $ven a s!all a't is !eaningful he says Nuoting an an'ient prover1 "0t3s 1etter to light one 'andle than to 'urse the darkness"" For !ore on Jay +ary see the ,r'hives of Ahttp:BBwww"!issionfrontiers"orgBar'hive"ht! (ission Frontiers

"""The Bulletin of *alph Winter3s J"5" #enter for World (ission: July 18?; ,pril 18?? ,ug 18?? JulyB,ugust 1884" Or one 'an 3es'ri1e3 and see over 9:: !essages +ary" http:BBwww"es'ri1e"'o!BhistoryB-:::adBP1yZ,uthorRaZJaya-:+ary 1y Jay

Take note of +ary3s re!arks in su'h e!ails as e5'ri1e -:::,6 T-k: The (agi' (o!ent 6ate: 5un -4 6e' -::: 1-::9:-1 Ahttp:BBwww"es'ri1e"'o!BhistoryB-:::adB!-915"ht!l (r" +ary is a 5enior ,sso'iate of the World >etwork Futurists" CW>*FDAhttp:BBwww"!ille"orgBpeopleB<gary"ht!l" of *eligious

W>*F is a 1ran'h of the World Futures 5o'iety"Ahttp:BBwww"wfs"orgBfuturist"ht! &e presently serves as the 'o.'hair of the #hristian Futures >etwork Ahttp:BBwww"wnrf"orgBnetworksB'hristian"ht!Awhi'h is the #hristian "node" of World >etwork of *eligious Futures 5ee the atta'hed arti'le 3Jay +ary R The World Future 5o'iety3 for an understanding of these organi7ations" These have 1een <ust a few of the !any who have 'o!e out of Fuller" ,s we noted Billy +raha! was on the Board of Trustees and Bill Bright was there during the "think tank" years when the strategies were 1eing developed" 5'ripture tells us that """"this gospel will 1e prea'hed in all the world for a witness unto all nationsO and then shall the end 'o!e"" (atthew -4:14 ,nd (ark 19:1: ",nd the gospel !ust first 1e pu1lished a!ong all nations"" Jesus did not say how that would 1e a''o!plished or 1y who" &e si!ply pointed out that these things would 'o!e to pass 1efore the end 'a!e" Whatever the heart is 1ehind these !ove!ents +od3s Word is not 1ound 1y intent" 4aul wrote - Ti!othy -:8 "Wherein 0 suffer trou1le as an evil doer even unto 1ondsO 1ut the word of +od is not 1ound""

>e2t 5e'tion: Jay +ary R The World Future 5o'iety 4revious 5e'tion: Fuller: The $vangeli'al "Think Tank"

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