C peter wagner biography template
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Peter Wagner, a key figure among charismatic Christian leaders world-wide, died on October 21st. The fact that many people in the UK may have never heard of him, let alone read one of his many books, does not take anything away from the fact of his enormous importance in the charismatic as well as the wider evangelical scene. In this short piece, I am concerned neither to write a hagiography nor a critique of his thinking. Others will, no doubt, be doing both these things at some point in the future. What I wish to do is to point out how the ideas coming from one man can achieve huge influence over the way that many ordinary Christians think. At this point I think I can safely say that his legacy in the charismatic world is a mixed one. He was a man of many ideas. Whether all these ideas deserved to achieve so much influence in Christian charismatic thinking is a debatable point.
In his early days Wagner served as a missionary in Bolivia under the auspices of the South American Mis
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The eschatological worldview of C. Peter Wagner and the New Apostolic Reformation
THE NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION
Introduction
A recent in-depth study entitled, A New Apostolic Reformation? A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement, co-authored by Holly Pivec and R. Douglas Geivett () highlights that "many Christians in the United States go to their traditional churches every Sunday morning unaware of the existence of a Reformation that has been underway since the s -a religious movement that has radically transformed other churches throughout their city and the world". Grace Wyler (), the political editor at Business Insider, describes "the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) as the fastest-growing religious movement you've never heard of." R. D. Geivett () explains that the New Apostolic Reformation is: "A new religious movement led bygd men and women who claim to be prophets and apostles. They claim they have authority and functions akin to those of the
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C. Peter Wagner
American missionary and author (–)
Charles Peter Wagner (August 15, – October 21, ) was an American missionary, writer, teacher and founder of several Independent Charismatic Christian organizations. He is known for leading and building the New Apostolic Reformation, a network in the Apostolic-Prophetic movement. In his earlier years, Wagner was known as a key leader of the Church Growth Movement and later for his writings on spiritual warfare.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early Life
[edit]Wagner was born in in New York City.[2]
Education
[edit]Wagner was trained at Fuller Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Fuller's School of World Missions. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in social ethics in He was ordained by the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.[3]
Missionary work
[edit]Wagner served as a missionary in Bolivia under the South American Mission and Andes