Leaving the Message | Cal Pierce: From John G. Lake to the Healing Rooms @LeavingtheMessage | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
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Cal Pierce's career in business and his leadership in the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International (FGBMFI) played a significant role in connecting him to Bethel Church and eventually reviving the healing rooms of John G. Lake. His experience in real estate and solar energy industries, along with his involvement in FGBMFI, gave him the network to organize conventions that featured prominent charismatic and Pentecostal figures. By the late 1990s, Pierce felt a strong spiritual calling that led him to reopen Lake’s healing rooms in Spokane, Washington. He believed that through prayer at Lake’s grave, he could absorb his spiritual anointing, and this practice, known as grave soaking, became central to his mission. Under Pierce’s leadership, the healing rooms grew into a global network, promoting faith healing while whitewashing Lake's controversial past.
Despite the movement’s expansion, concerns about its ethical foundation persisted. John G. Lake's life was marred by financial scandals and unverified healing claims, raising skepticism about his authenticity as a spiritual leader. Yet, the modern revival of his ministry by Cal Pierce and others within the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) relied on a selective retelling of Lake’s story. While many saw the healing rooms as a source of comfort, critics pointed out the dangers of perpetuating questionable practices in the name of revival. Pierce’s work reinforced NAR’s emphasis on supernatural experiences and grave soaking, contributing to a broader movement that often blurred the lines between faith and fraud.
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Weaponized Religion: From Christian Identity to the NAR:
Paperback: amazon.com/dp/1735160962
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Cal Pierce's career in business and his leadership in the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International (FGBMFI) played a significant role in connecting him to Bethel Church and eventually reviving the healing rooms of John G. Lake. His experience in real estate and solar energy industries, along with his involvement in FGBMFI, gave him the network to organize conventions that featured prominent charismatic and Pentecostal figures. By the late 1990s, Pierce felt a strong spiritual calling that led him to reopen Lake’s healing rooms in Spokane, Washington. He believed that through prayer at Lake’s grave, he could absorb his spiritual anointing, and this practice, known as grave soaking, became central to his mission. Under Pierce’s leadership, the healing rooms grew into a global network, promoting faith healing while whitewashing Lake's controversial past.
Despite the movement’s expansion, concerns about its ethical foundation persisted. John G. Lake's life was marred by financial scandals and unverified healing claims, raising skepticism about his authenticity as a spiritual leader. Yet, the modern revival of his ministry by Cal Pierce and others within the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) relied on a selective retelling of Lake’s story. While many saw the healing rooms as a source of comfort, critics pointed out the dangers of perpetuating questionable practices in the name of revival. Pierce’s work reinforced NAR’s emphasis on supernatural experiences and grave soaking, contributing to a broader movement that often blurred the lines between faith and fraud.
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