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IntroductionEvangelicalism (/ˌiːvænˈdʒɛlɪkəlɪzəm, ˌɛvæn-, -ən-/), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "born again", in which an individual experiences personal conversion; the authority of the Bible as God's revelation to humanity (biblical inerrancy); and spreading the Christian message. The word evangelical comes from the Greek (euangelion) word for "good news". Its origins are usually traced to 1738, with various theological streams contributing to its foundation, including Pietism and Radical Pietism, Puritanism, Quakerism, Presbyterianism and Moravianism (in particular its bishop Nicolaus Zinzendorf and his community at Herrnhut). Preeminently, John Wesley and other early Methodists were at the root of sparking this new movement during the First Great Awakening. Today, evangelicals are found across many Protestant branches, as well as in various denominations around the world, not subsumed to a specific branch. Among leaders and major figures of the evangelical Protestant movement were Nicolaus Zinzendorf, George Fox, John Wesley, George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, Billy Graham, Bill Bright, Harold Ockenga, Gudina Tumsa, John Stott, Francisco Olazábal, William J. Seymour, Martyn Lloyd-Jones. The movement has long had a presence in the Anglosphere before spreading further afield in the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries. The movement gained great momentum during the 18th and 19th centuries with the Great Awakenings in Great Britain and the United States. In 2016, there were an estimated 619 million evangelicals in the world, meaning that one in four Christians would be classified as evangelical. The United States has the largest proportion of evangelicals in the world. American evangelicals are a quarter of that nation's population and its single largest religious group. As a transdenominational coalition, evangelicals can be found in nearly every Protestant denomination and tradition, particularly within the Reformed (Continental Reformed, Presbyterian, Congregational), Plymouth Brethren, Baptist, Methodist (Wesleyan–Arminian), Lutheran, Moravian, Free Church, Mennonite, Quaker, Pentecostal/charismatic and non-denominational churches. (Full article...) Topics |
Tomlin performing in 2013. |
Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4, 1972) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas, United States, who has sold over 7 million records. He is a member of Passion Conferences and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Some of his most well-known songs are "How Great Is Our God", "Our God", "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" and his cover of "Good Good Father".
Tomlin has been awarded 23 GMA Dove Awards, a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for his 2012 album And If Our God Is for Us..., and two RIAA certified platinum albums. Because of his songs' popularity in many contemporary churches, Time magazine stated he may be the "most often sung artist anywhere". Tomlin's 2013 album Burning Lights debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the fourth CCM album in history to do so. (Full article...)Worship in 2013 |
Lakewood Church is a non-denominational evangelical Christian megachurch located in Houston, Texas. It is among the largest congregations in the United States, averaging about 45,000 attendees per week. The 16,800-seat Lakewood Church building, home to four English-language services and two Spanish-language services per week, is located at the former Compaq Center. Joel Osteen is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church with his wife, Victoria, who serves as co-pastor.
It has 368 full-time and part-time staff. (Full article...)MacArthur in 2013 |
John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. (born June 19, 1939) is an American Protestant pastor and author eho hosts the internationally syndicated Christian radio and television program Grace to You. He has been the pastor of Grace Community Church, a non-denominational church in Sun Valley, California since February 9, 1969. He is currently the chancellor emeritus of The Master's University in Santa Clarita and The Master's Seminary.
MacArthur is a proponent of expository preaching, and has been acknowledged by Christianity Today as one of the most influential preachers of his time. MacArthur has written or edited more than 150 books. His MacArthur Study Bible, has sold more than one million copies, receiving a Gold Medallion Book Award. (Full article...)Logo since 2021 |
International Justice Mission is an international, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization focused on human rights, law and law enforcement. Founded in 1997 by lawyer Gary Haugen of the United States, it is based in Washington, D.C. All IJM employees are required to be practicing Christians; 94% are nationals of the countries they work in.
IJM works to combat sex trafficking, child sexual exploitation , cybersex trafficking, forced labor slavery, property grabbing, and police abuse of power, and addresses citizenship rights of minorities. The bulk of IJM's work focuses on sex trafficking. IJM's close coordination with third-world police agencies and the resulting arrests and deportations of sex workers have generated criticism from human rights and sex worker organizations over its mission and tactics. (Full article...)Image 1Evangelical revivalist Billy Graham in Duisburg, Germany, 1954 (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 2Depiction of a camp meeting (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 3Lyman Stewart, co-founder of Union Oil (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 4Services at the Pentecostal Church of God in Lejunior, Kentucky, in 1946 (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 5Monument in Enfield, Connecticut commemorating the location where Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God was preached (from First Great Awakening)
Image 6Scofield Bible, 1917 edition (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 7Moral Majority founder Jerry Falwell with President Ronald Reagan in 1983 (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 8Collection box for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, circa 1850. (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 9Jonathan Edwards was the most influential evangelical theologian in America during the 18th century (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 10Wheaton College campus, Illinois (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 11An event at Gateway Church, Texas (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 12Jonathan Edwards' 1741 sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" (from First Great Awakening)
Image 13Dwight Moody, founder of the Moody Bible Institute (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 14Jonathan Edwards' 1741 sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 15Socially conservative evangelical Protestantism has a major cultural influence in the Bible Belt, covering almost all of the Southern United States, including all states that fought against the Union in the Civil War. (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 16TheCall rally in 2008, Washington, D.C., near the United States Capitol (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 17John Nelson Darby, considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 18Congregation at Angelus Temple during 14-hour Holy Ghost service led by Aimee Semple McPherson in Los Angeles, California, in 1942. (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 19Philadelphia's Second Presbyterian Church, ministered by New Light Gilbert Tennent, was built between 1750 and 1753 after the split between Old and New Side Presbyterians. (from First Great Awakening)
Image 20Charles Grandison Finney, the most prominent revivalist of the Second Great Awakening (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 21Germantown Mennonite Meetinghouse, built 1770 (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 22Billy Graham in 1954 (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
Image 23Cyrus Scofield, author of the Scofield Reference Bible (from Evangelicalism in the United States)
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