experienced divine healing during his youth, he placed special importance on healing and wanted all Christians to know that they had spiritual authority over sickness. Hagin Jr., 64, will continue to lead the Rhema church as well as all other facets of the Hagin ministry, which include Faith Library Publications, the Faith Seminar of theĪir radio program, and the Rhema Prayer and Healing Center.īecause Hagin Sr. His great legacy of faith will live on in the countless lives that have been healed, touched and changed through his ministry,” Hagin Jr. said his father did not simply practice what he preached. In fact, Hagin wrote a favorite phrase in his Bible that said: “The Bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it.” But neither Hagin nor his son, Kenneth Jr.–who currently pastors the 8,000-member Rhema Bible Church in Tulsa and leads the Rhema ministry–rarely addressed their critics or responded to accusations. McConnell in the 1988 book A Different Gospel. Hagin’s doctrines were sometimes criticized, most vehemently by D.R. In total, more than 23,000 students have graduated from the Rhema school, and it has campuses in 13 other nations. “The message of faith changed our lives,” said Daugherty, whose church is now one of Tulsa’s largest. Although Daugherty did not graduate from the Rhema school, he took classes there in 1978 after he and his wife, Sharon, prayed for God to show them how they could receive Bible training. “Brother Hagin had a divine assignment, and that was to teach God’s people about faith,” said Billy Joe Daugherty, pastor of Victory Christian Center in Tulsa. In all, more than 53 million copies of his 125 titles are in circulation, a Rhema spokesperson said. His best-selling book was The Believer’s Authority, which has sold more than 1 million copies. His own dramatic encounters with God in visions led him to write I Believe in Visions and I Went to Hell. Hagin’s many books provided instruction on the use of spiritual gifts. Most of them emphasize biblical prosperity, healing and the power of positive confession. He eventually formed a network of churches, the Rhema Ministerial Association International, which now serves 1,440 congregations. Hagin focused his message on healing and faith.
There’s no way I could have been released into my call without those teachings,” Moore said. “ teachings on faith and the gifts of the Holy Spirit laid the foundation for my ministry.
International evangelist Christie Moore of Twin Falls, Idaho, got her Bible training by listening to Hagin’s tapes and by attending a Rhema-affiliated church where the pastor based his sermons on Hagin’s messages. I learned from him that the Bible is applicable and powerful.”
“Of all the influences in my life, he influenced me the most. “When I heard Kenneth Hagin teach the Word 47 years ago it totally changed my life,” said Marilyn Hickey, whose ministry in Colorado has reached millions through television and conferences. Savelle, Keith Butler and Casey Treat–and by thousands of pastors and evangelists who either graduated from the Rhema school or were influenced by his books and recorded teachings. He was considered a spiritual father by many well-known charismatic ministers including Kenneth Copeland, Joyce Meyer, Jerry
Known internationally as the father of the Word of Faith movement, Hagin began his ministry in Texas in 1949 and later moved to Oklahoma to establish the Rhema Bible Training Center in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow. 19 after collapsing five days earlier in Tulsa, Okla., where his worldwide ministry has been based since 1966. Prominent charismatic Bible teacher Kenneth Hagin Sr. The prolific author founded the Rhema Bible Training Center
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