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Encyclopedia > C. Peter Wagner

Charles Peter Wagner (1930-) is a former professor of Church Growth at Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission. He coined the term Third Wave. He is the founder of Global Harvest Ministries, and co-founder of the World Prayer Center. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The expression Third Wave was coined by Christian Theologian C Peter Wagner around 1980 to describe the recent historical work of the Holy Spirit. ... Global Harvest Ministries is a parachurch organisation committed to helping Christians contribute to the spread of the Gospel and Church planting around the world. ... The World Prayer Center, located in northern Colorado Springs,Colorado, exists as an extension of Charismatic Spiritual warfare beliefs. ...


Wagner and his wife, Doris, live in Colorado Springs and were attending New Life Church (pastor Ted Haggard) in 2004. They have three adult children, and seven grandchildren. Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ... The New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. is a megachurch, founded and led by Ted Haggard. ... Ted Haggard (born 1956), known to his congregants as Pastor Ted, is the founder and pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.. He is currently the head of the National Association of Evangelicals and the founder/head of the Association of Life-Giving Churches. ...

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Life and ministry

From 1956-1971 the Wagners were missionaries with the South American Mission and Andes Evangelical Mission where they ministered in Bolivia. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...


In 1971 Wagner became a professor of Church Growth at the School of World Mission (Fuller Theological Seminary). He and Donald McGavran established the school as a popular and influential organisation within the Evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic movements internationally. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Fuller Theological Seminary, located in Pasadena, California, is the largest multidenominational seminary in the world. ... Donald McGavran is a missionary of the mid to late twentieth century. ... The word evangelicalism usually refers to a tendency in diverse branches of conservative Christianity, typified by an emphasis on evangelism, a personal experience of conversion, biblically-oriented faith, and a belief in the relevance of Christian faith to cultural issues. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... The Charismatic Movement is a movement that began with the adoption of certain Pentecostal beliefs—specifically what are known as the bibilical charisms of Christianity: speaking in tongues, prophesying, etc. ...


In 1981 Wagner replaced McGavran as head of the faculty. Wagner retired from his position there in 1998 to focus on his own areas of ministry. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...


In 1982 Wagner teamed up with John Wimber, the founder of the Vineyard Movement, to create a new course at Fuller called "Signs, Wonders and Church Growth". Since that point, Wagner has been formally associated with Charismatic teaching and theology. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Wimber (born February 25, 1934 in Peoria, Illinois, died November 17, 1997) was a charismatic pastor and one of the founding leaders of the Vineyard Movement. ... The Vineyard Movement is a combination renewal and church planting movement which can also be considered a Christian denomination. ...


Areas of teaching and controversy

Spiritual Mapping


Identificational repentance


The ministry and role of Apostles and Prophets in the church today


Demonic deliverance


Education

  • B.S. Rutgers University (summa cum laude), 1952
  • M.Div. Fuller Theological Seminary, 1955
  • Th.M. Princeton Theological Seminary, 1962
  • M.A. Fuller Seminary School of World Mission (Missiology), 1968
  • Ph.D. University of Southern California (Social Ethics), 1977

1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Selected works

  • Latin American Theology. Radical or Evangelical,Life Publisher House,1971.
  • Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help Your Church Grow, Regal Books, 1979, 1994, 2005.
  • Strategies for Church Growth, Regal Books, 1987.
  • How to Have a Healing Ministry, Regal Books, 1988.
  • Prayer Warrior Series, Regal Books, 1992-1997.
  • The New Apostolic Churches
  • Churchquake!, Regal Books, 1999.
  • Changing Church, Regal Books, 2004.
  • Breaking Strongholds in Your City
  • Freedom from the Religious Spirit", Regal Books, 2005.

Relevant Biographical Source

  • George M. Marsden, Reforming Fundamentalism: Fuller Seminary and the New Evangelicalism (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1987), pp. 292-295. ISBN 0802836429

Critical Assessments

  • Paul G. Hiebert, "Biblical Perspectives on Spiritual Warfare," in Anthropological Reflections on Missiological Issues (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994), pp. 203-215. ISBN 0801043948
  • A. Scott Moreau, "Religious Borrowing as a Two-Way Street: An introduction to animistic tendencies in the Euro-North American context," in Christianity and the Religions, Edward Rommen and Harold Netland, eds. (Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1995), pp. 166-183. ISBN 0878083766
  • Robert J. Priest, Thomas Campbell and Bradford A. Mullen, "Missiological Syncretism: The New Animistic Paradigm," in Spiritual Power and Missions, Edward Rommen, ed., (Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1995), pp. 143-168.

See also

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A belief held by many Charismatic and Pentecostal Christians and promoted by Kingdom Now theology, Territorial Spirits are thought to be demons who rule over certain geographical areas in the world. ... The expression Third Wave was coined by Christian Theologian C Peter Wagner around 1980 to describe the recent historical work of the Holy Spirit. ... The World Prayer Center, located in northern Colorado Springs,Colorado, exists as an extension of Charismatic Spiritual warfare beliefs. ... What if someone came along and said we have been doing church without a true foundation. ...

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C. Peter Wagner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (377 words)
Charles Peter Wagner (1930-) is a former professor of Church Growth at Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission.
Wagner and his wife, Doris, live in Colorado Springs and were attending New Life Church (pastor Ted Haggard) in 2004.
Wagner retired from his position there in 1998 to focus on his own areas of ministry.
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