Every Nation Churches & Ministries

Every Nation Churches & Ministries
Motto Every Nation, Every Campus
Formation 1994
Founder Phil Bonasso, Steve Murrell, Rice Broocks
Region
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America, Oceania
President
 Steve Murrell
Website everynation.org
Formerly called
 Morning Star International

Every Nation Churches & Ministries[1] is a worldwide organization of churches and campus ministries. The organization is located in seven regions around the world.[2] The president is Steve Murrell.

History

In 1994, American evangelists Phil Bonasso and Rice Broocks visited Victory (church) led by Steve Murrell in Manila, Philippines.[3][4][5] Together, they founded Morning Star International before changing the name in 2004 to Every Nation. As of 2015, Every Nation has churches in sixty-nine countries.[6]

Beliefs

Every Nation adheres to basic Evangelical Christian beliefs and is a member of the World Evangelical Alliance.[7]

Every Nation has not always embraced traditional Christian beliefs. One of Every Nation's prophets, Jim Lafoon, believes the church should rule nations. [8] . There has been no formal rejection of this position which has been identified.

There has been an affiliation with Peter Wagner's New Apostolic Reformation by Every Nation's leaders. The association is not limited to simpley Jim Lafoon, in 2002, Rice Brooks, published a book, Every Nation In Our Generation: Recovering the Apostolic Mandate [9]

Every Nation website no longer list any individuals as Apostles on their primary website, making it difficult to ascertain the actual beliefs of this organization. By looking at other sources one can find Every Nation's leader, Steve Murrell, also embraced this movement and discloses he is attending an International Apostolic Summit. Such activity by the leader of this church suggests this is still a belief system which is embraced by Every Nation Church. [10] This same link also reveals that Every Nation Church is part of the charismatic movement.

Publications

100 Years From Now by the president and co-founder, Steve Murrell, states: "100 Years From Now explores the importance of understanding mission, values, and culture in order to grow and sustain a movement."[11] The book details the multigenerational focus of the movement, with leaders desiring to pass on its vision by building its future through developing young leaders on campuses and within the Every Nation movement. Joey Bonifacio, an Every Nation pastor published The Lego Principle, which was cited by LifeWay Research president Ed Stetzer in an Outreach Magazine article examining successful practices for churches that prioritize membership growth not only in numbers, but in personal — or spiritual — development.[12] Bonifacio’s The Lego Principle argues the importance of discipleship based on the two greatest biblical commandments according to Jesus Christ, to “love God” and “love your neighbor.”[13]

According to its profile on the ECFA site, Every Nation Churches & Ministries' 2009 revenue was $3,358,141 and total expenses were $3,097,551.[14]

Media

The movie God's Not Dead was inspired by Rice Broocks' God's Not Dead book. Though it received poor critic reviews[15] and was produced on a small budget, it still managed to more than triple in profit.[16] The next movie, God's Not Dead 2, leads from Rice Broocks' Man, Myth, Messiah.[17] Rice Broocks is said to have written portions of the script[18] and appears in the movie along with his Man Myth Messiah book. The Blaze, an American TV Network, also featured Rice Broocks on their radio show (The Church Boys) and in an article on their website.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Every Nation Churches & Ministries, Official ECFA Website, USA, retrieved December 1, 2016
  2. ↑ Every Nation Regions , Official Website, USA, retrieved November 25, 2016
  3. ↑ Every Nation, History, Official Website, USA, retrieved November 10, 2016
  4. ↑ James K. Walker, The Concise Guide to Today's Religions and Spirituality, Harvest House Publishers, USA, 2007, page 139
  5. ↑ Ed Stetzer, Newspapers christianitytoday.com, Leadership Book Interview: Steve Murrell and Wikichurches, USA, November 22, 2011
  6. ↑ Ed Stetzer, Newspapers christianitytoday.com The Lego Principle: An Interview with Joey Bonifacio, April 8, 2015
  7. ↑ "Every Nation Statement of Faith".
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbOrHDc14MM
  9. ↑ https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/517GCCF4RPL._SX308_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
  10. ↑ http://stevemurrell.com/what-is-an-every-nation-church/
  11. ↑ Murrell, Steve (2013). 100 Years From Now. Nashville: Dunham Books. pp. back cover. ISBN 9781939447227.
  12. ↑ Stetzer, Ed (Nov 2015). "On the Path to Discipleship". Outreach Magazine (November/December).
  13. ↑ "Matthew 22:36-40English Standard Version (ESV)". Bible Gateway. Bible Gateway. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)
  15. ↑ Cronk, Harold (2014-03-21), God's Not Dead, retrieved 2016-04-25
  16. ↑ Cronk, Harold (2014-03-21), God's Not Dead, retrieved 2016-04-25
  17. ↑ Broocks, Rice (2016). Man Myth Messiah: Answering History's Greatest Question. United States of America: Thomas Nelson. pp. Back Cover. ISBN 978-0-8499-4856-5.
  18. ↑ Berglund, Taylor (Mar 2016). "When a Movie Becomes a Movement: How God's Not Dead transcended expectations and created a movement of young people who can defend their faith". Charisma (March/April): pg. 22.
  19. ↑ "'The Bible Is History': Pastor Breaks Down Evidence That He Believes Proves Both Jesus and the Gospels". The Blaze. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
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