Even though in popularity and power the younger Copeland has overtaken his elder Hagin, in the eyes of his disciples, the man who is referred to as “Dad Hagin” at Rhema Bible Institute is still the grand old man of Faith. As we will see in chapter 4, Hagin claims to be the man who first received the “revelation” on which the Faith movement is based. Indeed, not only does Kenneth Hagin stand in the forefront, for many in the Faith movement he is also “the Prophet”: the Revelator of the gospel of faith, health, and wealth. Charles Capps, who bills himself as “a Spirit-filled farmer from England, Arkansas,” and who speaks at many national and local Faith conferences, states that “most of my teaching came from Brother Kenneth Hagin” and that Hagin was “the greatest influence of my life.”6 Even so prominent a preacher of charismatic renewal as John Osteen, pastor of the Lakewood Outreach Center, Houston, Texas, gratefully acknowledges Hagin as his introduction to the Faith movement and proclaims, “I think Brother Hagin is chosen of God and stands in the forefront of the message of faith.”7 Many other ministers of the Faith movement also acknowledge Hagin as their spiritual father. Price, a prominent Faith preacher and founder of the 14 thousand member Crenshaw Christian Center of Inglewood, California, can make the incredible claim that “Kenneth Hagin has had the greatest influence upon my life of any living man.”5 Price received a great deal of help from Hagin in the early days of his Faith ministry, and Hagin is still a frequent speaker at his church in California. Nevertheless, at least in spiritual matters, when Hagin speaks, Copeland still listens.įrederick K. Bring the money when you can.” So young Kenneth Copeland memorized those tapes and another great ministry was launched.4Īccording to recent polls and press, Copeland is now the ex officio leader of the Faith movement. He took one look at the old car and told him, “Just go ahead and take the tapes. Buddy Harrison, my brother-in-law, was managing the ministry then. He offered to trade the title to his car for them. The student was deeply in debt, but he desperately wanted my father’s tapes. Ken Hagin, Jr., recounts the beginning of Copeland’s relationship with his father this way:Ī poverty-stricken student from Oral Roberts University attended my father’s Tulsa seminars in the mid ’60s and got turned onto the Word of God. Although he briefly attended Oral Roberts University, Copeland points to Hagin as his mentor, not Roberts. The founding father of the Faith movement is commonly held to be Kenneth Erwin Hagin, the man termed by Charisma magazine as “the granddaddy of the Faith teachers,”1 and “the father of the Faith movement.”2With his country Texan accent and a disarming “good ol’ boy” charm, Hagin’s teachings on faith, healing, and prosperity have been foundational for almost every major minister of the Faith movement.3 Even the other heavyweights of the Faith movement readily admit that Hagin’s teaching and leadership were the key both to their own success, and that of the movement.įor instance, the heir apparent to Hagin’s throne, Kenneth Copeland, frequently acknowledges Hagin as his spiritual father. The Relationship Between Kennth Hagin and E. Ruth Kenyon Houseworth, taped interview, Lynnwood, Wash., Feb. It’s very difficult for some people to be big enough to give credit to somebody else. They’ve changed it a little bit and added their own touch. Kenneth Hagin, Jr., “Trend toward the Faith Movement,” Charisma (Aug.
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Almost every major faith ministry of the United States has been influenced by his ministry. But he has had a great effect on many of the well-known faith ministers of today. However, as he points out, it’s nothing new it’s just the preaching of the simple ageless gospel. Hagin, with being the “Father” of the so-called faith movement.
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People frequently credit my father, Kenneth E. The True Father of the Modern Faith Movement More about “ Word of Faith…False teachers.“, posted with vodpod