R. Vivian Pietsch
Vivian Pietsch (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a 25-year former member of the NAR. Her research specialty is in the New Apostolic Reformation and C. Peter Wagner. She is an enterprise business leader and a Garrett Fellow for discipleship, systematic theology, and leadership courses at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She has delivered conference sessions on the Church Growth and New Apostolic Reformation for the Society of Professors in Christian Ministry (SPCM) and the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). She contributed to A Daily Greek Devotional: 365 Devotions on the Greek New Testament (Northeastern Baptist Press, 2023) and has written for International Review of Mission, Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, and Christian Education Journal.
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The New Apostolic Reformation: A Brief Bibliography
In our essay in this issue (see “The Framing of a Movement” on page 32), we provided a broad framework for identifying and evaluating the New Apostolic Reformation. The following resources will be helpful if you desire to learn more about how the movement understands itself and how to understand it from a truly biblical perspective. […]
The Framing of a Movement: Defining the New Apostolic Reformation
Imagine a religious movement that has no formal organization, no official leaders, and no confessional statement, yet its churches are among the most influential and fastest growing in the world. Now imagine that some of this movement’s most prominent representatives—perhaps because of its unorthodox beliefs and controversial practices—deny its very existence. How do you identify such a movement? […]
