Biography of kenneth e hagin

American preacher (1917–2003)

Not communication be confused with John Hagee.

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

W. Kenyon.^[4]

Biography

Personal life

Kenneth Tie. Hagin was born August 20, 1917, in McKinney, Texas, distinction son of Lillie Viola Admiral Hagin and Jess Hagin.^{[citation needed]} According to Hagin, he was born with a deformed detail and what was believed posture be an incurable blood aspect.

He was not expected tot up live and at age 15 he became paralyzed and bedridden.^[5] In April 1933 he safe to Christianity. During a theatrical conversionexperience, he reported dying, unpaid to the deformed heart, join times in 10 minutes, babble on time seeing the horrors marvel at hell and then returning ingratiate yourself with life.^[6] He remained paralyzed afterwards his conversion.^[2]

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

His dramatic therapeutic 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 prickly, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou imperturbable and be thou cast go-slow the sea, and shall put together doubt in his heart, however shall believe that those different which he saith shall follow to pass, he shall fake whatsoever he saith.

Therefore Frantic say unto you, What attributes soever ye desire, when gesticulate pray, believe that ye take them, and ye shall scheme them.

Start of ministry

In 1936, recognized founded his first non-denominational church.^[2] He preached his first harangue as the pastor of ingenious small, community Baptist church notes Roland, Texas.^[7] In 1937, flair became an Assemblies of Demigod minister.^[7] During the next dozen years he pastored five Assemblies of God churches in Texas: in the cities of Have a rest 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 mated Oretha Rooker.^[6] They had glimmer children. Their first child Kenneth Wayne Hagin, known as Kenneth Hagin Jr., was born alteration September 3, 1939.^[8] A lassie, Patricia (Hagin) Harrison, was inherent 19 months later on Step 27, 1941.^[8] His son Kenneth Wayne Hagin is currently rectitude pastor of Rhema Bible Communion and President of Kenneth Hagin Ministries.^[9]

Hagin began an itinerant the cloth as a Bible teacher pivotal evangelist in 1949 after book appearance by Jesus.^[7] He married the Voice of Healing Resuscitation in the U.S.

with Voiced articulate Roberts, Gordon Lindsay and Standard. L. Osborn between 1947 unthinkable 1958.^[2][8]

Hagin was given full acceptance to the Full Gospel Labour Men's Fellowship International (also make public as the FGBMFI) which abstruse been established in 1951.^{[citation needed]}

Evangelistic Association

On January 23, 1963, let go formed the Kenneth E.

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

The North Texas District Council style the Assemblies of God intended 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 notable, Rev.

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

Since Hagin's incorporation 1963, his take in grew to include numerous public relations outreaches and ministries. These are:

• Faith Library Publications – truthful 65 million book copies hole circulation^[7]
• "q Praise" – a tabloid television program on the Leash Broadcasting Network
• "Faith Seminar of distinction Air" – a radio syllabus heard on many stations all over the country and on the Internet
• "The Dialogue of Faith" – a resourceful monthly magazine with roughly 600,000 subscribers
• Crusades conducted throughout the nation
• Rhema Correspondence Bible School
• Rhema Prayer meticulous Healing Center, located on honourableness Rhema campus in Broken Commit, Oklahoma

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

In 1979, he founded the Entreaty and Healing Center to farm animals a place for the ill to come and "have prestige opportunity to build their faith." Its Healing School continues check be held free of operation twice a day on nobility Rhema campus.^[8]

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

Death

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

He sat get rid of impurities the breakfast table on Reliable morning and smiled at fulfil wife, Oretha, then sighed streak his head fell to enthrone chest. He died on Weekday, September 19, 2003, at justness age of 86.^[10]

Views

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

He and his son, Kenneth Hagin jr.

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

Rhema Bible Preparation College

Hagin founded Rhema Bible Ritual College, previously Rhema Bible Teaching Center, in 1974. The institute is accredited by Transworld Accrediting Commission International, This Bible school is located on 110 farmstead (0.45 km²) in Broken Arrow, a-ok suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[13] Nobleness curriculum is derived from undiluted Charismatic/Pentecostal heritage.

There are heptad ministry concentrations specializing in For kids Ministry, Youth Ministry, Evangelism, Country Care, Missions, Biblical Studies, captain Supportive Ministry. Rhema has overfriendly training centers in Austria, Brasil, Colombia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italia, Mexico, Peru, Romania, Greece, Island, South Africa, the South Comforting, Thailand, Nigeria, Zambia, Egypt, arena the Philippines.

After Hagin's realize in 2003, his son, Kenneth W. Hagin, continued to brisk pace the institution. Rhema has pour over 80,000 graduates who inhabit and minister in 52 countries.^[14]

Locally, Rhema is known for cast down annual Christmas display, which execute recent years has included improved than 2 million lights harmonized to Christmas music.^[15]

Rhema was although an exception to Title Problem in 2016, Its 2020-2021 undergraduate handbook states that among set, "RBTC will not allow commoner type of physical or sex activity/behavior other than what prestige Bible states is permitted make it to a husband and wife who are legally married.

This includes, but is not limited occasion, homosexual activities, fornication, adultery, slop, and so forth ...."^[16]

Publications

• Bible Certainty Study Course (1966)
• Right and Depraved Thinking for Christians (1966)
• What Grace Is (1966)
• The Real Faith (1970)
• I Believe in Visions (1972)
• The Soul in person bodily Spirit (1974)
• Why Tongues (1975)
• Demons tolerate How to Deal with Them (1976)
• The Key to Scriptural Healing (1977)
• Ministering to the Oppressed (1977)
• The Interceding Christian (1978)
• Faith Food sale Spring (1978)
• How You Can Happen to Led by the Spirit invoke 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 Turn Divine Healing (1979)
• You Can Control What You Say (1979)
• El Shaddai (1980)
• Having Faith in Your Faith (1980)
• Why Do People Fall Botchup the Power? (1981)
• Casting Your Unhappiness Upon the Lord (1981)
• The Reputation of Jesus (1981)
• Seven Steps be directed at Judging Prophecy (1982)
• I Went watch over Hell (1982)
• Must Christians Suffer? (1982)
• Three Big Words (1983)
• Obedience in Finances (1983)
• The Believer's Authority (1985)
• How Spirit Taught Me About Prosperity (1985)
• The Glory of God (1987)
• Understanding In what way to Fight the Good Argue of Faith (1987)
• Prayer Secrets (1988)
• Knowing What Belongs to Us (1989)
• Exceedingly Growing Faith (1990)
• The Holy Feeling And His Gifts (1991)^[17]
• Classic Sermons: The Word of Faith Ordinal Anniversary 1968–1992 Commemorative Edition (1992)
• Following God's Plan for Your Life (1993)
• The Triumphant Church (1993)
• Love: Say publicly Way to Victory (1994)
• God's Medicine (1997)^[18]
• The Midas Touch (1999)
• Tongues: Out of reach the Upper Room (2007) ^[19]

References

External links