C. Peter Wagner

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C. Peter Wagner

Charles Peter Wagner (born August 15, 1930 in New York - † October 21, 2016 in Colorado Springs ) was an American evangelical theologian, evangelical missionary, missionary scholar, speaker, author and expert on church building , church growth and the apostolic movement. Wagner is considered the founder of the controversial concept of spiritual warfare .

Life

Wagner studied at Rutgers University in New Jersey , where he made a bachelor's degree in agricultural science in 1952 . After a conversion to the Christian faith, he attended the Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena , where he received a Master of Divinity in 1955. He later received a theological degree from Princeton Theological Seminary at Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Southern California .

In 1955 he was ordained by the Congregational Christian Conference. He and his wife worked as a missionary in the Bolivian Andes from 1956 to 1971 . From 1971 to 2001 he was Professor of Church Growth at the School for World Mission (now: School for Intercultural Studies) and Vice President of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. At first he studied with the school founder and church growth specialist Donald McGavran , later he taught together with Pastor John Wimber on the topics of signs, miracles and church growth until 1991. Then they parted ways because Wagner propagated active spiritual warfare for the church, in which Wimber was more sober was and refused.

Wagner became a member of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization in 1974 and served on the board of the Lausanne Movement for seven years . As the first chairman of the Lausanne Strategy Working Group , he focused on reaching unreached people groups with the gospel of Jesus Christ. In 1985, Wagner became the founding president of the North American Society for Church Growth and coined the term Third Wave to describe non-charismatic evangelicals who believe in signs and wonders. He was also the director and coordinator for the AD 2000 United Prayer Mobilization Track , an interdenominational prayer group. There he also coined the term 10/40 window , which encompasses the geographic world of Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.

In 1993 he was the founder and president of Global Harvest Ministries , a mission society, and founder and chancellor of the Wagner Leadership Institute , a neo-apostolic movement that seeks to establish new Christian churches or reform old ones.

Wagner died on October 21, 2016 after suffering from partial heart failure and having to undergo two operations.

Teaching

Wagner was one of the pioneers and systematists of community building, the community growth movement, and advocated systematic church planting. As early as 1993 at the Swiss Congress for Church Planting, he explained his visions and ideas, which were also inspired by the DAWN strategy . He believed that church planting was the most effective method of evangelism on this side of heaven.

Wagner later also taught that the Christian communities have orders for spiritual warfare (English: Spiritual Warfare ) and to rule (English: Dominion Mandate ) on earth, as Cindy Jacobs had already propagated. He adopted the idea of ​​the Seven Hills , which are to be occupied by modern apostles and prophets. This affected the areas of religion, family, education, media, government, arts / entertainment and business. He also led to the creation of spiritual maps (English: Spiritual Mapping ). He identified apostles and prophets around the world and after the year 2000 with Chuck Pierce propagated a breakthrough in this new Apostolic Reformation .

criticism

While his insights and contributions to church planting and growth are widely recognized, his more recent teachings on spiritual warfare, rule, and spiritual landscapes are controversial among Christians and are also rejected by many evangelical theologians because they are considered somewhat exaggerated and ultimately difficult to grasp and understand are checking.

Private

Wagner married Doris Mueller in 1950 and they had three children together.

Fonts (selection)

Wagner has written more than 70 books, which have also been translated into different languages.

  • Latin American Theology. Radical or Evangelical, Eerdmans, 1970.
  • Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help Your Church Grow, Regal Books, 1979, 1994, 2005. ISBN 0-8307-3697-2
  • Strategies for Church Growth, Regal Books, 1987. ISBN 0-8307-1170-8
  • How to Have a Healing Ministry, Regal Books, 1988. ISBN 0-8307-1297-6
  • The New Apostolic Churches, Regal Books 1998 ISBN 0-8307-2137-1
  • Churchquake! , Regal Books, 1999. ISBN 0-8307-1918-0
  • Changing Church, Regal Books, 2004. ISBN 0-8307-3278-0
  • Breaking Strongholds in Your City, ISBN 0-8307-1638-6
  • Freedom from the Religious Spirit, Regal Books, 2005. ISBN 0-8307-3670-0
  • Engaging the Enemy, Regal Books, 1991.
  • Prayer Warrior Series, Regal Books, 1992–1997:
    • Warfare Prayer: How to Seek God's Power and Protection in the Battle to Build His Kingdom, ISBN 0-8307-1534-7
    • Prayer shield: How to intercede for pastors, Christian leaders, and others on the spiritual frontlines, ISBN 0-8307-1573-8
    • Confronting the Powers: How the New Testament Church Experienced the Power of Strategic-Level Spiritual Warfare ISBN 0-8307-1819-2
    • Praying With Power: How to Pray Effectively and Hear Clearly from God, ISBN 0-8307-1919-9
  • Dominion: How Kingdom Action Can Change the World, Chosen Books, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8007-9435-4
  • The Book Of Acts: A Commentary, Regal Books, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8307-4595-1

German translations

  • Discover Your Spiritual Gifts: The Guide to Identifying and Understanding Your Spiritual Gifts. 1986 and William Carey Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-9441-0841-4 (several editions)
  • Lessons from Worldwide Revival - Spiritual Authority in Church Building. Projection J, Wiesbaden 1986
  • Territorial Powers - Levels of Strategic Warfare. Gottfried Bernard, 1991, ISBN 978-3-92596849-5
  • The offensive prayer. Part I of a trilogy on prayer. Projektion J, Wiesbaden 1992, ISBN 978-3-92535272-0
  • The fight with satanic angels. Gottfried Bernard, 1993, ISBN 978-3-9259-6854-9
  • The confrontation with the Queen of Heaven. Gottfried Bernard, 2001, ISBN 978-3-9347-7124-6
  • The realm of the Queen of Heaven. William Carey, 2001, ISBN 978-3-9441-0854-4
  • Apostles of the City: Renewal of our cities through leaders with vision. Down to Earth, Berlin 2002, ISBN 978-3-9359-9208-4
  • Apostle Today: Biblical Government for Biblical Power. William Carey Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-9441-0839-1
  • Apostles and Prophets: The Foundation of the Church. William Carey Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-9441-0840-7
  • The great transfer of wealth: The financing of the kingdom of God. William Carey, 2015, ISBN 978-3-9441-0867-4

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/october/apostolic-leader-and-authority-on-church-growth-c-peter-wagner-dies
  2. ↑ http://www.charismanews.com/us/60747-apostolic-pioneer-c-peter-wagner-goes-on-to-glory
  3. ↑ http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2016/october/in-memory-of-c-peter-wagner.html
  4. ↑ http://www.apologeticsindex.org/797-c-peter-wagner
  5. ↑ http://www.livenet.ch/magazin/gesellschaft/christen_in_der_gesellschaft/299594-prof_c_peter_wagner_verstorben.html Reinhold Scharnowski: Prof. Dr. Peter Wagner passed away. Livenet October 24, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Wagner, C. Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wagner, Charles Peter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Protestant missionary, missiologist and author
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , USA
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 2016
Place of death Colorado Springs , USA