The Influence and Legacy of the Shepherding Movement on the Current Neo-Pentecostal Movement in South Africa

This essay focuses on the history, theology, and demise of the Shepherding movement, a discipleship network pioneered by five teachers, Charles Simp-son, Bob Mumford, Derek Prince, Don Basham, and Ern Baxter, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. These leaders aimed to provide meaning and order t...

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Main Author: Kelebogile T. Resane
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Language:English
Published: Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/1028
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description This essay focuses on the history, theology, and demise of the Shepherding movement, a discipleship network pioneered by five teachers, Charles Simp-son, Bob Mumford, Derek Prince, Don Basham, and Ern Baxter, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. These leaders aimed to provide meaning and order through house churches and cell groups to address the spiritual maturity of the Charismatic believers. Some key concepts of the Shepherding move-ment that impacted the Neo-Pentecostals will be discussed, namely submis-sions to authority; male leadership; ecclesiology; pastoral training and forma-tion; and church polity, emphasizing the apostolic and prophetic ministries. The second part of the essay highlights the current Neo-Pentecostal move-ment and how it has taken over the legacy of extra-biblical revelation from the Shepherding movement. This reveals the influence that the Shepherding movement has left, after it has been inherited by the Neo-Pentecostal move-ment.
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spelling doaj-art-03e06b26a66d40b78bdb6cbfeb4ab3a12025-01-29T09:01:20ZengAssociation for the Study of Religion in Southern AfricaJournal for the Study of Religion1011-76012413-30272021-12-0134210.17159/2413-3027/2021/v34n2a2The Influence and Legacy of the Shepherding Movement on the Current Neo-Pentecostal Movement in South AfricaKelebogile T. Resane0University of the Free State This essay focuses on the history, theology, and demise of the Shepherding movement, a discipleship network pioneered by five teachers, Charles Simp-son, Bob Mumford, Derek Prince, Don Basham, and Ern Baxter, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. These leaders aimed to provide meaning and order through house churches and cell groups to address the spiritual maturity of the Charismatic believers. Some key concepts of the Shepherding move-ment that impacted the Neo-Pentecostals will be discussed, namely submis-sions to authority; male leadership; ecclesiology; pastoral training and forma-tion; and church polity, emphasizing the apostolic and prophetic ministries. The second part of the essay highlights the current Neo-Pentecostal move-ment and how it has taken over the legacy of extra-biblical revelation from the Shepherding movement. This reveals the influence that the Shepherding movement has left, after it has been inherited by the Neo-Pentecostal move-ment. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/1028Shepherding movement, shepherd, Charismatic, Neo-Pentecostal, submission, authority
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The Influence and Legacy of the Shepherding Movement on the Current Neo-Pentecostal Movement in South Africa
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title The Influence and Legacy of the Shepherding Movement on the Current Neo-Pentecostal Movement in South Africa
title_full The Influence and Legacy of the Shepherding Movement on the Current Neo-Pentecostal Movement in South Africa
title_fullStr The Influence and Legacy of the Shepherding Movement on the Current Neo-Pentecostal Movement in South Africa
title_full_unstemmed The Influence and Legacy of the Shepherding Movement on the Current Neo-Pentecostal Movement in South Africa
title_short The Influence and Legacy of the Shepherding Movement on the Current Neo-Pentecostal Movement in South Africa
title_sort influence and legacy of the shepherding movement on the current neo pentecostal movement in south africa
topic Shepherding movement, shepherd, Charismatic, Neo-Pentecostal, submission, authority
url https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/1028
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