1. John Richard Wimber was an American pastor, Christian author and musician.
27 Facts About John Wimber
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John Richard Wimber was born on February 25,1934, in Kirksville, Missouri, to Basil and Genevieve Estelynn Wimber.
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John Wimber grew up outside of a religious or faith-based belief system until he became a Christian at the age of 29.
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John Wimber was recognised as a talented musician, and he first played as a professional at the age of 15 at the Dixie Castle in Orange, California.
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Four years later, in 1953, John Wimber won a first prize at the Lighthouse International Jazz Festival.
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John Wimber was a pianist and singer in The Paramours group, later known as The Righteous Brothers, from 1962 to 1963, as well as a manager for The Righteous Brothers during this period.
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John Wimber converted to Christianity in 1963, immediately enrolled in Azusa Pacific College, and majored in Biblical Studies.
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John Wimber then took a pastoral position with the Yorba Linda Friends Church.
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John Wimber was the Founding Director of the Department of Church Growth at the Charles E Fuller Institute of Evangelism and Church Growth from 1974 to 1978, which was founded by the Fuller Theological Seminary and the Fuller Evangelistic Association.
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John Wimber was on staff at Yorba Linda Friends Church.
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John Wimber eventually left the Quaker denomination after being discouraged from operating in the gifts of the Spirit.
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John Wimber formed a house church that would eventually grow into the Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Anaheim in 1977.
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John Wimber strongly espoused Kingdom theology, and this approach to the charismatic differed from many of his peers and predecessors.
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John Wimber's teaching revolutionized what was a major theological stumbling block to some mainstream Evangelicals, and normalized the demonstration of "signs and wonders" in current times.
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Services led by John Wimber often included activities, described as Holy Spirit manifestations, where congregants appeared to be drunk, dazed, or uncoordinated.
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John Wimber held a complementarian view of gender roles, however his theology on various issues changed throughout the years.
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John Wimber believed firmly in who God was calling and anointing.
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In 2006, his daughter-in-law, Christy John Wimber planted and led a Vineyard Church in Yorba Linda for eleven years.
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Wimber leaned towards complementarian John was known for growing in his theology and practice.
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In spite of his complementarian convictions, John Wimber permitted at least two notable exceptions: both Jackie Pullinger and Ann Watson served as the senior leaders of their respective congregations.
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John Wimber was very outspoken about maintaining authenticity and doing nothing for religious effect.
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John Wimber was dissatisfied with the way some services were run, was "angry with what appeared to be the manipulation of people for the material gains of the faith healer," "pushing people over and calling it the power of God," and accepting money for healing ministry.
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John Wimber was not against manifestations in a service as long as they were real actions of God and not "fleshly and brought out by some sort of display, or promoted by somebody on stage".
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John Wimber's teaching influenced many Christians, both inside and out of the Vineyard movement.
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John Wimber had a deep desire to be active in helping the poor.
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John Wimber strongly emphasized signs and wonders, which he referred to as "Doin' the Stuff", the priesthood of every believer and that every Christian has the ability to prophesy and heal the sick.
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John Wimber documented the Vineyard as a Movement beginning with back to Our Roots series which was completed in 2008.