According to their web site (www.vineyards.org) there are vineyard churches in over 80 countries with approximately 600 Vineyard churches in the United States alone. They call themselves one of the fastest growing church-planting movements in the world, which is quite possible considering their very small beginnings were a mere twenty years ago. Today, not only are there are 850 Vineyard churches
worldwide, but they also boast of an international church planting movement, a publishing house and a music production company. This phenomenal growth, (an average of over 42 churches a year), begs the question.. What are the Vineyard churches about? What doctrine do they espouse? What are their beliefs?
John Wimber & The Vineyard
I believe that the only accurate evaluation of any movement begins by looking at the roots. As it is written, A good tree cannot produce evil fruit, nor can an evil tree produce good fruit. Origin determines everything when it comes to spiritual evaluation. So many times we make our own judgments about things and get burnt! So take a step back into recent history and examine one of the main roots of the Toronto Blessing Phenomena; John Wimber and the Vineyard. Looking At Lonnie Frisbee: A Real Jesus Freak?
Lonnie Frisbee, who many believed was gifted with great power from God after being extraordinarily commissioned and sent. He became influential in the histories of two large church movements – Calvary Chapels and Vineyards, and it is alleged that because he practiced homosexuality and died of AIDS, his part in the formation and growth in these churches has been marginalized and all but written out of history books. Testing The Fruit of The Vineyard Movement
The church is asleep during a time it needs to be the most alert; the following pages will begin by tracing how the church has been lulled into this stupor. Although Satan's poison has devastatingly seeped into most of our churches today, this article will focus on how it has permeated the Vineyard Fellowships due to my personal involvement with this movement. A Visit to the Vineyard Church in Anaheim, CA
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