THE NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION

In 1996 Dr. C. Peter Wagner and Fuller Theological Seminary hosted a "National Symposium on the Postdenominational Church".

This name, Postdenominational Church has now been changed to New Apostolic reformation. (NAR)

Dr. C. Peter Wagner, in his book, Churchquake, states "In virtually every region of the world, these new apostolic churches constitute the fastest growing segment of Christianity."

Joseph Thompson in his article, Apostolic Reformation Churches, asserts:

In Lagos, Nigeria, Dr. David Oyedepo recently completed the largest church facility in the world, seating an approximate 53,000 people. In addition to this mega sanctuary, their campus also consists of a Bible college, residential quarters and various other facilities that enhance their outreach to the city. Judging by the more than 47,000 attendees in one service, they are doing an excellent job of impacting their region. This phenomenon is not limited to Africa alone. In the United States, Churches like Bill Hybels', Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, TD Jakes', Potters House in a Dallas suburb, Ted Haggard's, New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado and many others too numerous to mention, are all examples of new apostolic churches that have an apostolic mandate to their cities and are changing the spiritual climate of whole cities. In addition to these churches are the para-church ministries that are also affecting the spiritual atmosphere of their cities and impacting people on a global scale. James Dobson's Focus on the Family and Chuck Colson's Prison Fellowship are just two of such outstanding ministries restoring hope to the family and restoration and love for the incarcerated. In the United Kingdom, the fastest growing churches are the new apostolic churches such as Matthew Ashimolowo's Kingsway International Church. In only seven years his more than 7,000-member church has impacted the city of London in many spheres of society including the local government. Kingsway has become a significant regional church that is doing a wonderful job of ministering to the African Diaspora in London among many other ethnic groups.

In Kiev, Ukraine, the two largest churches are new apostolic churches. The pastor's of both these churches are Africans. This global perspective of the church with a strong emphasis on world missions is a mainstay of the new apostolic churches. At New Life Church in Colorado Springs, it is standard practice for the youth group to do at least two international missions trips each year. This serves to strengthen their understanding of the global church as well as the value of their tithes and offerings in fulfilling the call to cross-cultural missions. In South and Central America the new apostolic reformation churches are responsible in large part for what the West has come to recognize as an outpouring of revival. Spearheading this movement are people like Ed Silvoso, Claudio Freidzon, Sergio Scattaglini, Pablo Bottari and Carlos Annacondia among others.

One of the pillars of this NAR is the Latter Rain Movement's restoration of Apostles and Prophets for the last days into a triumphal and overcoming church of the Endtimes. This type of teaching is also known as Dominion Theology. (For further info on the Latter Rain see http://www.apologeticsindex.org/l39.html , for further info on Dominion Theology see: http://www.apologeticsindex.org/d35.html).

The overall goal of this movement is to ultimately take over the leadership of all churches everywhere, which will inevitably result in the overthrow of the standards of orthodoxy and doctrine that the churches have upheld for the past 2000 years.

For further information on NAR see

http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/newapostolic.html

The International Coalition of Apostles.
The Dangers of The New Apostolic Reformation.

©2004 by John Hayworth