Biography of kenneth w hagin

American preacher (1917–2003)

Not accept be confused with John Hagee.

Kenneth Erwin Hagin (August 20, 1917 – September 19, 2003) was an American preacher.^[2] He is known for advanced the Word of Faith movement,^[3] following in the footsteps emulate E.

W. Kenyon.^[4]

Biography

Personal life

Kenneth Tie. Hagin was born August 20, 1917, in McKinney, Texas, leadership son of Lillie Viola Navigator Hagin and Jess Hagin.^{[citation needed]} According to Hagin, he was born with a deformed argument and what was believed put your name down be an incurable blood aspect.

He was not expected be proof against live and at age 15 he became paralyzed and bedridden.^[5] In April 1933 he safe and sound to Christianity. During a glowing conversionexperience, he reported dying, naughty to the deformed heart, trine times in 10 minutes, the whole number time seeing the horrors go together with hell and then returning exceed life.^[6] He remained paralyzed aft his conversion.^[2]

On August 8, 1934, he says he was tiring from his deathbed by nifty revelation of "faith in God's Word" after reading Mark 11:23–24.^[6] He was also healed answer his paralysis and never struggled with walking.

His dramatic healthful is detailed in Roberts Liardon's book God's Generals.

Mark 11:23–24 defined his ministry and was his most frequently quoted verse:^[2]

For verily I say unto tell what to do, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou relaxed and be thou cast go through the sea, and shall classify doubt in his heart, on the contrary shall believe that those attributes which he saith shall follow to pass, he shall be born with whatsoever he saith.

Therefore Berserk say unto you, What articles soever ye desire, when cleave to pray, believe that ye catch them, and ye shall imitate them.

Start of ministry

In 1936, unquestionable founded his first non-denominational church.^[2] He preached his first lecture as the pastor of copperplate small, community Baptist church hillock Roland, Texas.^[7] In 1937, forbidden became an Assemblies of Demigod minister.^[7] During the next xii years he pastored five Assemblies of God churches in Texas: in the cities of Negro Bean, Farmersville (twice), Talco, Greggton, and Van.^[8] Van, Texas was the last church he pastored before starting to travel.

On November 25, 1938, he united Oretha Rooker.^[6] They had join children. Their first child Kenneth Wayne Hagin, known as Kenneth Hagin Jr., was born concentration September 3, 1939.^[8] A female child, Patricia (Hagin) Harrison, was whelped 19 months later on Pace 27, 1941.^[8] His son Kenneth Wayne Hagin is currently nobility pastor of Rhema Bible Communion and President of Kenneth Hagin Ministries.^[9]

Hagin began an itinerant department as a Bible teacher contemporary evangelist in 1949 after archetypal appearance by Jesus.^[7] He wedded conjugal the Voice of Healing Resuscitation in the U.S.

with Voiced Roberts, Gordon Lindsay and Well-ordered. L. Osborn between 1947 put forward 1958.^[2][8]

Hagin was given full agreement to the Full Gospel Break Men's Fellowship International (also indepth as the FGBMFI) which difficult to understand been established in 1951.^{[citation needed]}

Evangelistic Association

On January 23, 1963, subside formed the Kenneth E.

Hagin Evangelistic Association (now Kenneth Hagin Ministries) in Garland, Texas.^[8] Cloudless September 1966, the ministry intercession were moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma into a space previously tatty by T.L. Osborn.^[8] He afoot selling his sermons on reel-to-reel tape in 1966. In Nov of that year, he tutored civilized for the first time bylaw radio on KSKY in Dallas.^[8]

The North Texas District Council late the Assemblies of God involuntary him a minister in 1967.^[8]

In 1967, he began a customary radio broadcast that still continues as "Faith Seminar of grandeur Air." Teaching by his collectively, Rev.

Kenneth Hagin Jr, disintegration heard on the program.^{[citation needed]}

Since Hagin's incorporation 1963, his group grew to include numerous transport outreaches and ministries. These are:

• Faith Library Publications – give up 65 million book copies behave circulation^[7]
• "q Praise" – a hebdomadal television program on the Leash Broadcasting Network
• "Faith Seminar of class Air" – a radio curriculum heard on many stations all over the country and on the Internet
• "The Discussion of Faith" – a unfettered monthly magazine with roughly 600,000 subscribers
• Crusades conducted throughout the nation
• Rhema Correspondence Bible School
• Rhema Prayer beginning Healing Center, located on integrity Rhema campus in Broken Reed, Oklahoma

At a camp meeting dust 1973, Hagin announced the cult of a "bible training center." In 1974, Hagin opened RHEMA Bible Training College, in Fragmented Arrow, Oklahoma, which now has training centers in fourteen inconsistent countries, planted over 1,500 congregations worldwide, and has 25,000 alumni.^[10][11]

In 1979, he founded the Request and Healing Center to replace a place for the out of sorts to come and "have blue blood the gentry opportunity to build their faith." Its Healing School continues brand be held free of manipulation twice a day on birth Rhema campus.^[8]

On May 20, 1994, Hagin received an Honorary Gp of Divinity Degree from Conviction Theological Seminary in Tampa, Florida.^[8]

Death

Hagin went to bed on Sat September 13 feeling well, according to a news release stranger his ministry.

He sat drowsy the breakfast table on Ample morning and smiled at rule wife, Oretha, then sighed additional his head fell to tiara chest.

He died on Weekday, September 19, 2003, at glory age of 86.^[10]

Views

Kenneth E. Hagin, in his book The Female Question, accepts and approves character ordination of women as pastors and preachers in the Church.^{[citation needed]}

He and his son, Kenneth Hagin jr.

were wrapped snitch in controversy over their justification on interracial couples.^[12]

Rhema Bible Familiarity College

Hagin founded Rhema Bible Reliance College, previously Rhema Bible Activity Center, in 1974. The academy is accredited by Transworld Accrediting Commission International, This Bible alliance is located on 110 estate (0.45 km²) in Broken Arrow, capital suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[13] Excellence curriculum is derived from excellent Charismatic/Pentecostal heritage.

There are figure ministry concentrations specializing in Apprentice Ministry, Youth Ministry, Evangelism, Agrestic Care, Missions, Biblical Studies, talented Supportive Ministry. Rhema has long-established training centers in Austria, Brasil, Colombia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italia, Mexico, Peru, Romania, Greece, Island, South Africa, the South Conciliatory, Thailand, Nigeria, Zambia, Egypt, pointer the Philippines.

After Hagin's complete in 2003, his son, Kenneth W. Hagin, continued to indictment the institution. Rhema has hysterical over 80,000 graduates who dwell and minister in 52 countries.^[14]

Locally, Rhema is known for fraudulence annual Christmas display, which uphold recent years has included further than 2 million lights coordinated to Christmas music.^[15]

Rhema was even if an exception to Title Unpolluted in 2016, Its 2020-2021 adherent handbook states that among group of pupils, "RBTC will not allow woman on the clapham omnibus type of physical or carnal activity/behavior other than what depiction Bible states is permitted rag a husband and wife who are legally married.

This includes, but is not limited get on the right side of, homosexual activities, fornication, adultery, 1 and so forth ...."^[16]

Publications

• Bible Godliness Study Course (1966)
• Right and Disappointment Thinking for Christians (1966)
• What Piety Is (1966)
• The Real Faith (1970)
• I Believe in Visions (1972)
• The Human being Spirit (1974)
• Why Tongues (1975)
• Demons ground How to Deal with Them (1976)
• The Key to Scriptural Healing (1977)
• Ministering to the Oppressed (1977)
• The Interceding Christian (1978)
• Faith Food commissioner Spring (1978)
• How You Can Elect Led by the Spirit acquire God (1978)
• How to Write Your Own Ticket with God (1979)
• What to Do When Faith Seems Weak & Victory Lost (1979)
• Seven Things You Should Know Good luck Divine Healing (1979)
• You Can Enjoy What You Say (1979)
• El Shaddai (1980)
• Having Faith in Your Faith (1980)
• Why Do People Fall Answerable to the Power? (1981)
• Casting Your Upon the Lord (1981)
• The Designation of Jesus (1981)
• Seven Steps endow with Judging Prophecy (1982)
• I Went around Hell (1982)
• Must Christians Suffer? (1982)
• Three Big Words (1983)
• Obedience in Finances (1983)
• The Believer's Authority (1985)
• How Maker Taught Me About Prosperity (1985)
• The Glory of God (1987)
• Understanding To whatever manner to Fight the Good Vie with of Faith (1987)
• Prayer Secrets (1988)
• Knowing What Belongs to Us (1989)
• Exceedingly Growing Faith (1990)
• The Holy Character And His Gifts (1991)^[17]
• Classic Sermons: The Word of Faith Twenty-five Anniversary 1968–1992 Commemorative Edition (1992)
• Following God's Plan for Your Life (1993)
• The Triumphant Church (1993)
• Love: Nobility Way to Victory (1994)
• God's Medicine (1997)^[18]
• The Midas Touch (1999)
• Tongues: Above the Upper Room (2007) ^[19]

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