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| accessdate = 2008-02-03}} States Bickle is director of IHOP |
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</ref> of the [[International House of Prayer]] (IHOP), president of Friends of the Bridegroom (FOTB)<ref>{{cite web |
</ref> of the [[International House of Prayer]] (IHOP), president of Friends of the Bridegroom (FOTB)<ref>{{cite web |
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| date = May 22, 2007 |
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| pages = pp. 5 |
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| title = IRS Form 990 |
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| url = http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2006/742/938/2006-742938033-03245726-9.pdf |
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| accessdate = 2008-02-03}} Lists Bickle as president of FOTB. |
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</ref>, and co-founder of The Joseph Company of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = The Joseph Company: Meet the Team |
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| url = http://www.ihop.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=1000021270 |
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Bickle was formerly the pastor of the Kansas City Fellowship<ref>{{cite web |
Bickle was formerly the pastor of the Kansas City Fellowship<ref>{{cite web |
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Bickle has authored or co-authored numerous books. |
Bickle has authored or co-authored numerous books. |
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The primary focus of his teachings is to prepare the body of Christ for the last stage of human history. His teachings focus on growing in love for God, and encourage living new Testament Christianity. He is most well known for his teachings on Song of Solomon. |
The primary focus of his teachings is to prepare the body of Christ for the last stage of human history. His teachings focus on growing in love for God, and encourage living new Testament Christianity. He is most well known for his teachings on Song of Solomon. |
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The Joseph Company is a marketplace ministry organization that operates in conjunction with IHOP. One of their goals is to encourage the ministry of "Treasure Bringers" within the church, whose "greatest joy is plundering the wealth of the world for their Lord."<ref>{{cite news |
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| first = Bob |
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| title = Six Kingdom Callings of Marketplace Christians |
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| newspaper = FOTB Missions Base Journal |
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| Date = July 2004 |
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| pages = 14 |
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| URL = http://web.archive.org/web/20041208215255/http://fotb.com/journals/pdf/FOTB+Missions+Base+Journal+July+04.pdf |
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</ref> |
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==Criticism== |
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Bickle's theology and methods have been challenged by many [[Cessationalists|Cessationalist]] Christians,<ref>{{cite web |
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| first = G. Richard |
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| date = 2001 |
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| title = Growing Pains in the Prophetic |
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| publisher = Personal Freedom Outreach |
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| url = http://www.pfo.org/growingpains.htm |
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| accessdate = 2008-02-03}} |
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</ref>, as well as some Pentecostal/Charismatic Christians<ref>{{cite web |
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| last = Strom |
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| first = Andrew |
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| date = November 3, 2004 |
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| title = Why I Left the Prophetic Movement |
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| publisher = revivalschool |
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| url = http://www.revivalschool.com/leaving3.html |
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| accessdate = 2008-02-03}} |
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</ref>, who assert he is in error in some of his practices and beliefs. Their criticism, warranted or not, focuses mainly on the basis of his theology, his allegorical interpetation of the [[Song of Songs]],<ref>{{cite web |
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| first = Mike |
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| title = Session 1 Introduction to the Song of Solomon |
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| Date = 2007 |
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| url = http://www.ihop.org/Publisher/File.aspx?id=1000002054 |
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| accessdate = 2008-02-03}}</ref> and the moral failings of some of the prophets that he has promoted, including Bob Jones<ref>{{cite book |
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| date = Fall, 1989 |
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| publisher = audiotape |
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| first = Mike |
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| title = "Visions and Revelations" Mike Bickle interviews Bob Jones}} Background info on Bob Jones |
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</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| title = Examining Bob Jones's Shepherd's Rod |
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| Pages = paragraph 11 |
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| Publisher = Cephas Library |
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| url = http://www.cephas-library.com/evangelists/bob_jones_shepherd_rod.html |
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| accessdate = 2008-02-03}} Naked prophecies, Paragraph 11</ref> and [[Paul Cain]]<ref>{{cite web |
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| last = Joyner |
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| first = Rick |
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| coauthors = Bickle, Mike and Deere, Jack |
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| title = Special Bulletin, No. 37 |
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| Date = October 25, 2007 |
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| url = http://web.archive.org/web/20041027045030/www.morningstarministries.org/pages/special_bulletins/SB_Current.html |
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| accessdate = 2008-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |
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| last = Grady |
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| first = J. Lee |
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| title = Prophetic Minister Paul Cain Issues Public Apology for Immoral Lifestyle |
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| publisher = Charisma Magazine |
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| date = March 2005 |
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| url = http://www.charismamag.com/display.php?id=10627 |
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| accessdate = 2008-01-28}} |
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</ref>. |
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Criticism has spanned several decades, from contemporary critic Rev. Keith Gibson, director of the Kansas City office of the [http://arcapologetics.org/kansas-city-office.htm Apologetics Resource Center]to a Kansas City Pastor, Rev. Ernie Gruen, who authored a controversial report entitled [http://www.intotruth.org/kcp/Abberent%20Practises.pdf Documentation of the Aberrent Practices and Teaching of the Kansas City Fellowship]in 1990<ref>{{cite book |
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| first = Ernest J. |
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| title = Documentation of the Aberrent Practices and Teaching of the Kansas City Fellowship |
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| publisher = [http://www.intotruth.org/changes.html Banner Ministries], later [http://intotruth.org intotruth.org] |
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| url = http://www.intotruth.org/kcp/Abberent%20Practises.pdf |
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| accessdate = 2008-02-03}}</ref>. |
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Shortly after Gruen's report was released Bickle and his church affiliated with the Association of Vineyard Churches (AVC) as he received much needed moral support from John Wimber.<ref>{{cite book |
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| last = Poloma |
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| first = Margaret M. |
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| title = Main Street Mystics: The Toronto Blessing & Reviving Pentecostalism |
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| pages = pp. 151 |
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| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=JuokG3nJmAYC&printsec=frontcover#PPP1,M1 |
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| isbn = 13: 9780759103535 |
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| publisher = AltaMira Press |
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| location = Walnut Creek, CA |
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| date = 2003}}"Despite the accusations of 'false prophecy and misconduct' directed at Bickle, Wimber stood by the Kansas City prophets and encouraged Bickle to bring his church into the AVC."</ref> As to the criticism, Bickle responded "We were tempted to say that the attacks were all of the devil. In retrospect, we see that God’s hand in all of this - even using the things that came from Satan’s hand as well. Some of the criticisms were valid (especially concerning our pride) others were not."<ref>{{cite book |
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| last = Bickle |
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| first = Mike |
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| coauthor = Sullivant, Michael |
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| title = Growing in the Prophetic |
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| isbn = 10: 0884194264 |
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| publisher = Charisma House |
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| date = 1996}} |
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</ref> |
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==Books== |
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* Watch of the Lord by Mahesh Chavda, Bonnie Chavda and Mike Bickle (1989) |
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* Passion for Jesus: Perfecting Extravagant Love for God (1994) |
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* Growing in the Prophetic by Mike Bickle (1996) |
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* The Singing God by Sam Storms and Mike Bickle (1998) |
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* The Pleasures of Loving God by Mike Bickle (2000) |
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* Bridal Intercession by Gary Wiens and Mike Bickle (2001) |
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* Leaving Laodicea by Jeanne Terril and Mike Bickle (2001) |
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* Praying the Bible by Wesley Campbell, Stacey Campbell and Mike Bickle (2003) |
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* After God's Own Heart by Mike Bickle (2003) |
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* The Relevant Church by Jennifer Ashley, Mike Bickle and Mike Howerton (2004) |
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* Unrelenting Prayer by Bob Sorge and Mike Bickle (2004) |
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* Marketplace Christianity by Robert Fraser and Mike Bickle (2004) |
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* The Rewards of Fasting by Mike Bickle and Dana Candler (2005) |
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* The Seven Longings of the Human Heart by Mike Bickle and Deborah Hiebert (2006) |
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* Loving God by Mike Bickle (2007) |
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* Passion for Jesus: Cultivating Extravagant Love for God by Mike Bickle and Jack Deere (2007) |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 00:03, 6 February 2008
Mike Bickle is the president),[1] and director,[2] of the International House of Prayer (IHOP), president of Friends of the Bridegroom (FOTB)[3], and co-founder of The Joseph Company of Kansas City.[4]
Bickle was formerly the pastor of the Kansas City Fellowship[5] which is now known as Metro Christian Fellowship. In that role he was Senior Pastor to the so-called "Kansas City Prophets" in the 1980s and 1990s, a group which included Bob Jones, Francis Frangipane, John Paul Jackson and Paul Cain. In regards to the moniker "Kansas City Prophets" Bickle is quoted as saying: "I hated that name."[6]
Bickle has authored or co-authored numerous books.
The primary focus of his teachings is to prepare the body of Christ for the last stage of human history. His teachings focus on growing in love for God, and encourage living new Testament Christianity. He is most well known for his teachings on Song of Solomon.
The Joseph Company is a marketplace ministry organization that operates in conjunction with IHOP. One of their goals is to encourage the ministry of "Treasure Bringers" within the church, whose "greatest joy is plundering the wealth of the world for their Lord."[7]
Criticism
Bickle's theology and methods have been challenged by many Cessationalist Christians,[8], as well as some Pentecostal/Charismatic Christians[9], who assert he is in error in some of his practices and beliefs. Their criticism, warranted or not, focuses mainly on the basis of his theology, his allegorical interpetation of the Song of Songs,[10] and the moral failings of some of the prophets that he has promoted, including Bob Jones[11][12] and Paul Cain[13][14].
Criticism has spanned several decades, from contemporary critic Rev. Keith Gibson, director of the Kansas City office of the Apologetics Resource Centerto a Kansas City Pastor, Rev. Ernie Gruen, who authored a controversial report entitled Documentation of the Aberrent Practices and Teaching of the Kansas City Fellowshipin 1990[15].
Shortly after Gruen's report was released Bickle and his church affiliated with the Association of Vineyard Churches (AVC) as he received much needed moral support from John Wimber.[16] As to the criticism, Bickle responded "We were tempted to say that the attacks were all of the devil. In retrospect, we see that God’s hand in all of this - even using the things that came from Satan’s hand as well. Some of the criticisms were valid (especially concerning our pride) others were not."[17]
Books
- Watch of the Lord by Mahesh Chavda, Bonnie Chavda and Mike Bickle (1989)
- Passion for Jesus: Perfecting Extravagant Love for God (1994)
- Growing in the Prophetic by Mike Bickle (1996)
- The Singing God by Sam Storms and Mike Bickle (1998)
- The Pleasures of Loving God by Mike Bickle (2000)
- Bridal Intercession by Gary Wiens and Mike Bickle (2001)
- Leaving Laodicea by Jeanne Terril and Mike Bickle (2001)
- Praying the Bible by Wesley Campbell, Stacey Campbell and Mike Bickle (2003)
- After God's Own Heart by Mike Bickle (2003)
- The Relevant Church by Jennifer Ashley, Mike Bickle and Mike Howerton (2004)
- Unrelenting Prayer by Bob Sorge and Mike Bickle (2004)
- Marketplace Christianity by Robert Fraser and Mike Bickle (2004)
- The Rewards of Fasting by Mike Bickle and Dana Candler (2005)
- The Seven Longings of the Human Heart by Mike Bickle and Deborah Hiebert (2006)
- Loving God by Mike Bickle (2007)
- Passion for Jesus: Cultivating Extravagant Love for God by Mike Bickle and Jack Deere (2007)
References
- ^ Parrish, John A. for IHOP (May 14, 2007). "IRS Form 990" (PDF). pp. pp. 18. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
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- ^ Parrish, John A. for FOTB (May 22, 2007). "IRS Form 990" (PDF). pp. pp. 5. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
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- ^ Tillin, Tricia (2003). "Kansas City Prophets: The Roots of the Revival". Banner Ministries. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ Hipp, Deb. "Return of the Prophets". Retrieved 2008-02-03.
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- ^ Bickle, Mike. "Session 1 Introduction to the Song of Solomon". Retrieved 2008-02-03.
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