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. Image File history File links http://www. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria CountyGR6, Illinois. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Vineyard Movement is a combination renewal and church planting movement which can also be considered a Christian denomination. ...

He was raised in a non-religious family but converted to Christianity in May 1963 after some years as keyboard player in the band The Righteous Brothers. In the following years he attended a Quaker church in Yorba Linda ,CA. During this time, he led hundreds of others to convert to Christianity. By 1970, he was leading 11 different Bible study groups that involved more than 500 people.[1] The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

In 1974 he became the Founding Director of the Department of Church Growth at the Charles E. Fuller Institute of Evangelism and Church Growth, which was founded by the Fuller Theological Seminary and the Fuller Evangelistic Association. He directed the department until 1978. In this time a House Church began to form in his home. This group began to embrace some of the beliefs of the Charismatic movement. This resulted in a split with the Quaker church that this group belonged to. Fuller Theological Seminary, located in Pasadena, California, is one of the largest seminaries in the United States. ... House church is an informal term for a group of Christians gathering regularly or spontaneously in a home or on grounds not normally used for worship services, instead of a building dedicated to the purpose. ... Charismatic is an umbrella term used to describe those Christians who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first century Christian Church, such as healing, miracles and glossolalia, are available to contemporary Christians and ought to be experienced and practiced today. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ...

Wimber pastored this new church, which would later become known as the Anaheim Vineyard Christian Fellowship, from 1977 to 1994. Eventually, it out grew his home and began to meet elsewhere. After initially joining Calvary Chapel, the church had some differences with the Calvary Chapel leadership, relating mainly to the practice of 'spiritual gifts'. As a result, they left Calvary Chapel to join a small group of churches started by Kenn Gullikson, known as Vineyard Christian Fellowships. Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational, bible only, christian church and has over a thousand affilliated churches world-wide. ...

John Wimber became a well-known speaker at international charismatic conferences with a focus on what he called "Power Evangelism" and healing through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is important to note that, while considered by many to be a charismatic teacher, Wimber himself (along with the leaders of the Vineyard Movement) repeatedly rejected the charismatic label as applying to their teachings. Charismatic is an umbrella term used to describe those Christians who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first century Christian Church, such as healing, miracles and glossolalia, are available to contemporary Christians and ought to be experienced and practiced today. ... Power Evangelism is the move of God through a Christian to touch and change the life of a person to open a door in their heart to hear the Gospel. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Charismatic is an umbrella term used to describe those Christians who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first century Christian Church, such as healing, miracles and glossolalia, are available to contemporary Christians and ought to be experienced and practiced today. ... Charismatic is an umbrella term used to describe those Christians who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first century Christian Church, such as healing, miracles and glossolalia, are available to contemporary Christians and ought to be experienced and practiced today. ...

Wimber took an approach to the Charismatic which was somewhat different than that of peers and predecessors. This new approach led a friend, C. Peter Wagner, to coin the phrase, "The Third Wave of the Holy Spirit" to describe the concept he taught (and to some current labels with their pre-set negative connotations). The Third Wave differed from classic Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement, foremost, in their approach to speaking in tongues. Whereas the previous groups had emphasized the gift of tongues as the only evidence for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, Wimber and those he influenced emphasized that it was just one of the many spiritual gifts taught in the Bible. This teaching revolutionized what was a major theological stumbling block to some mainstream evangelicals (the idea of "spritual gifts" in our present-day world), and Wimber held influence with a number of them, most famously Jack Deere, C. Peter Wagner, and Wayne Grudem. Gordon-Conwell Missiologist J. Christy Wilson also mentions Wimber in his book "More to be Desired Than Gold". 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 Bible (tanak/h in hebrew language) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity... Evangelicalism, in a strictly lexical, but rarely used sense, refers to all things that are implied in belief that Jesus is the savior. ... Charles Peter Wagner (1930-) is a former professor of Church Growth at Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission. ... Wayne Grudem is a Protestant Christian theologian and author. ...

Wimber also differed from contemporaries in his rejection of the Word of Faith movement, and the associated doctrines and showiness. The pursuit of authenticity was core to Wimber's idea of church, and this was reflected in the worship as well. It has been suggested that Health and Wealth Gospel be merged into this article or section. ...

John Wimber died of a brain haemorrhage on November 17th 1997.

Books

John Wimber has written several books that became influential in the Charismatic Movement, among them

• Power Evangelism
• Power Healing

External links

• Doin' The Stuff Wimber merchandise
• John Wimber resources at the Father's House Vineyard