Reconciliation
between Evangelicals & Charismatics
From Dr. Charles Wisdom
June
2008
"I
thank the Lord for the wonderful way He is using you in this special
ministry. I pray you don't become discouraged. Sincere and well
meaning Brothers and Sisters may disagree with your ministry. It
(healing ministry) is, of course, somewhat out of the mainstream
of Evangelical ministry practice. Also, unfortunately, "Signs
And Wonders" ministry, of which healing ministry is a part,
historically has attracted persons whose use of Bibical materials
is often shallow. That is one reason I believe in your approach.
I see you "rightly dividing the Word" in your teaching.
( By the way: Jesus' ministry on earth was three-fold: preaching,
teaching and healing. Your ministry is valid.)"
Dr. Charles Wisdom is a former Chairman of the Trustees of
Houston Baptist University; Pastor Emeritus of First Baptist
Church in Katy, Texas; Senior Pastor of Waller Baptist Church
Other comments from Dr. Wisdom
"I
approve Brother William for many reasons:
1.
I think God has placed this calling on him and his wife: physical healing
as a means of leading people to place their faith in Jesus Christ.
Especially in developing countries God is using this ministry to open the eyes of unbelievers and give them hope for healing
and for eternal life.
2.
He is not an "extremist" in the healing
ministry. He believes in doctors and healing through
the means God has given us (medicine, etc). In addition, he
is not using this ministry for personal gain:
he is not making millions of dollars and flying all over the
world
in his own jet, etc. (I do not know the hearts of those healing
evangelists on TV. I will let God be their judge. However, I
am greatly concerned
that the love of riches, power, etc. is getting to some of
them!)
3. They
have humble, caring, Christ-honoring spirits. I believe they are
people of great integrity.
Bottom
line: go to his Training; you will be blessed. If God is calling
you to this ministry, you will get lots of
help from them."
March
2002 from Dr. Wisdom
"I
am happy to commend to you the person and ministry of Brother William [of
The Elijah Challenge]. The
Lord has gifted him with keen insight into biblical teachings on
POWER ENCOUNTERS and he handles this exciting and potentially controversial
subject with great wisdom. I have attended the seminar William
teaches and this led me to invite him to present it in the First
Baptist Church of Katy. Any pastor or lay leader will be greatly
blessed who sits at the feet of this gifted and humble servant
of the Lord."
From Pastor Roy Meadows
Brother
William and his wife are for real. They are faithful to the Word.
They are sweet and humble. I love them. I
encourage you to attend their Training.
Roy Meadows
Senior Pastor
Westland Baptist Church
1407 W. Grand Parkway S.
Katy, Texas
Received
from a Southern Baptist missionary in India who attended The
Elijah Challenge Training in Uttar Pradesh
"I
wanted to write and let you know, again, how much we appreciated
the teaching you brought to [our area].
We have applied much of your
teachings to our personal ministry and have seen much fruit in the
past couple of months from it. We had 12 student volunteers this
past summer and taught them all from your material about using their
God-given authority. As a result, several people have indicated decisions
for Christ due to healings and miracles.
A university professor from a large Christian college
even took your teachings with him and indicated a possibility of
including
it in his teachings this next year. We've also included it in our
trainings as we've been training hundreds of nationals in how to
plant churches. So thank you again for your influence and for your
teaching from God's word."
Reconciliation
between Evangelicals & Charismatics