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Derek Prince was born in India to British parents and was a scholar of Greek and Latin, attending both Eton College and Cambridge University. [citation needed]At university he described himself as an atheist, but while serving with the British army in World War II, he began studying the Bible and became a Christian.
It was pioneered by five teachers: Charles Simpson, Bob Mumford, Derek Prince, Don Basham, and Ern Baxter, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. These leaders aimed to provide meaning and order through house churches and cell groups to address what they considered the lack of spiritual maturity of the Charismatic believers in the 1970s and early ...
As advocated by Derek Prince, members agreed to live in mutual accountability to protect their "purity in Christ." As was typical of most organizations influenced by Shepherding Movement teachings, this resulted in the organization developing clear authoritarian characteristics.
The bio on Derek Prince by Stephen Mansfield mentions the topic briefly but does not go into a lot of detail.168.12.16.36 14:43, 25 October 2006 (UTC) Don't know the answer to the above questions about Eldon Purvis, but he died on 1-23-2013 at the age of 80, so the respectable thing to do at this point is to just leave it alone.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Woodridge, Illinois, U.S. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (Mobile, Alabama), now known as Prince of Peace Church; Prince of Peace Votive Church, Nombre de Dios (mission), St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. Tigoni Conventual Priory (the Prince of Peace Conventual Priory), Tigoni, Nairobi Province, Kenya
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[1] [2] Since 1976, all doctrinal decisions have been made by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, [3] a group of elders at the denomination's headquarters. These teachings are disseminated through The Watchtower magazine and other publications of Jehovah's Witnesses , and at conventions and congregation meetings.
The founder of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City has been asked to refrain from teaching or preaching while allegations of “sexual immorality” are investigated, the organization ...