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The Association of Vineyard Churches, also known as the Vineyard Movement, is a neocharismatic evangelical Christian denomination〔Despite the fact that some might see denominational labels as divisive, the founder of the movement John Wimber said "The Association of Vineyard Churches – for better or worse – is a denomination." Nigel Scotland ''Charismatics and the New Millennium'' (Guildford: Eagle, 1995).〕 with over 1,500 affiliated churches worldwide.〔(Vineyard official history page )〕 The Vineyard Movement is rooted in the charismatic renewal and historic evangelicalism. Instead of the mainstream charismatic label, however, the movement has preferred the term ''Empowered Evangelicals'' (a term coined by Rich Nathan and Ken Wilson in their book of the same name) to reflect their roots in traditional evangelicalism as opposed to classical Pentecostalism. Members also sometimes describe themselves as the "radical middle" between evangelicals and Pentecostals, which is a reference to the book ''The Quest for the Radical Middle,'' a historical survey of the Vineyard by Bill Jackson. It has been associated with the "Signs and Wonders" movement,〔Nigel Scotland ''Charismatics and the New Millennium'' (Guildford: Eagle, 1995)〕 the Toronto blessing,〔 the Kansas City Prophets〔 and a particular style of Christian worship music.〔 The Vineyard operates a publishing house, Vineyard International Publishing. ==History== The first Local Church started when Kenn Gulliksen brought together two Bible studies, both meeting at the houses of singer/songwriters: Larry Norman and Chuck Girard.〔Bill Jackson, ''The Quest for the Radical Middle: The History of the Vineyard'' (1999):78.〕 In early 1975, thirteen groups met at the Beverly Hills Women's club. These Bible studies, and others like them, were attended by many popular actors/actresses and musicians including Bob Dylan.〔 Gulliksen's Vineyard had spun off sister churches. In 1977, John Wimber, an evangelical pastor and teacher on church growth, founded a Calvary Chapel in Yorba Linda, California.〔 Wimber's teaching on healing and the ministry of the Holy Spirit led to conflict. In a meeting with Calvary Chapel leaders, it was suggested that Wimber's church stop using the Calvary name and affiliate with Gulliksen's Vineyard movement.〔Jackson, Bill. "A Short History of the Association of Vineyard Churches" in ''Church, Identity, and Change: Theology and Denominational Structures in Unsettled Times''. David A. Roozen and James R. Nieman, Editors. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005. ISBN 0-8028-2819-1. p. 136.〕 In 1982, Wimber's church changed its name to the Anaheim Vineyard Christian Fellowship. Gulliksen turned over the churches under his oversight to Wimber, beginning his leadership of the Vineyard movement. Evangelist Lonnie Frisbee credits Gulliksen as founder of the Vineyard movement. Beginning in 1988, Wimber established relationships with prophetic figures such as Paul Cain, Bob Jones, and Mike Bickle who pastored Kansas City Fellowship, an independent church which would come under the Vineyard banner as Metro Vineyard (see Kansas City Prophets). For a time, these men had considerable influence on Wimber and the Vineyard—according to Jackson, Wimber's son was delivered from drug addiction through a prophetic word from Jones.〔Jackson (2005), p. 137.〕 However, there were those in the Vineyard who were skeptical, and Wimber himself became disillusioned over the restorationist teaching and failed prophecies of these men. Around 1991, Wimber began to distance himself from the prophetic movement, leading the Vineyard back to a church-planting direction, while Bickle's church withdrew and dropped the Vineyard label. The Vineyard Movement suffered a visible leadership vacuum after Wimber's death on November 16, 1997.〔(Vineyard Boise ), Introduction to The Quest For the Radical Middle by Bill Jackson〕 However, Todd Hunter, who served as National Coordinator since February 1994 and as acting Director of the Vineyard at the time of Wimber's death, became the National Director in January 1998 and served in that capacity until he resigned in May 2000.〔(The Board of AVC selects new National Director )〕 After Hunter's resignation, the National Board of Directors named Bert Waggoner of Sugar Land, Texas, as the new National Director. As of 2007, the Association of Vineyard Churches includes over 1,500 churches around the world, and this number continues to grow due to a strong priority placed on church-planting within the Vineyard mission.〔 In October, 2011, Phil Strout was selected by the National Board of Directors to succeed Waggoner as National Director in January 2013.〔(Official announcement ) of Phil Strout as new National Director, Vineyard USA website. Last accessed 2012-03-07.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Association of Vineyard Churches」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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