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James Gordon Lindsay
James Gordon Lindsay was born and raised in an atmosphere of healing and Pentecostal experience. James Gordon Lindsay lahir dan dibesarkan dalam suasana penyembuhan dan pengalaman Pentakosta. He was born in Zion City, Illinois, on June 18, 1906. His parents were Thomas Lindsay and Effie (Ramsey) Lindsay. Ia dilahirkan di Sion City, Illinois, pada tanggal 18 Juni 1906. Orang tuanya adalah Thomas Lindsay dan Effie (Ramsey) Lindsay. They were followers of John Alexander Dowie, the famous healing evangelist. Mereka adalah pengikut John Alexander Dowie, penginjil penyembuhan terkenal. When the city went bankrupt after Dowie's decline, the Lindsays moved first to a Christian Community in California, Pisgah run by Finis E. Ketika kota itu bangkrut setelah's penurunan Dowie, yang Lindsays pindah pertama ke Komunitas Kristen di California, Pisgah dijalankan oleh finis E. Yoakum, and then to Portland, Oregon. Yoakum, dan kemudian ke Portland, Oregon. He was converted during a meeting led by Charles G. Parham, the initiator of the Pentecostal Movement in Topeka, Kansas. Dia bertobat selama pertemuan yang dipimpin oleh Charles G. Parham, inisiator Gerakan Pantekosta di Topeka, Kansas. He then developed relationship with John G. Lake, who started the the Divine Healing Missions in Spokane, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Dia kemudian mengembangkan hubungan dengan John G. Lake, yang memulai Divine Missions Penyembuhan di Spokane, Washington dan Portland, Oregon. Lindsay traveled with Lake on healing campaigns in California and the southern states. Lindsay bepergian dengan Danau pada penyembuhan kampanye di California dan negara-negara selatan. He eventually became a pastor of churches in California, but returned to Oregon where he married Freda Schimpf. Dia akhirnya menjadi seorang pendeta dari gereja di California, namun kembali ke Oregon di mana ia menikah Freda Schimpf.
Lindsay accepted a call to pastor a church in Ashland, Oregon in the early 1940's. Lindsay menerima panggilan ke pendeta sebuah gereja di Ashland, Oregon pada tahun 1940-an. By 1947 he had heard and met William M. Branham, who was having a significant healing and evangelism ministry. Pada tahun 1947 ia mendengar dan bertemu dengan William M. Branham, yang mengalami penyembuhan yang signifikan dan pelayanan penginjilan. He resigned and became Branham's campaign manager. Ia mengundurkan diri dan menjadi manajer kampanye Branham. In order to promote the campaigns Lindsay started the "Voice of Healing" in April 1948. Dalam rangka mempromosikan kampanye Lindsay memulai "Voice of Healing" pada bulan April 1948. Branham was struggling and announced that he was no longer going to be doing the evangelistic meetings. Branham berjuang dan mengumumkan bahwa ia tidak lagi akan melakukan pertemuan penginjilan. This was devastating to Lindsay, and his staff, since the focus had been on Branham's ministry. Hal ini sangat buruk bagi Lindsay, dan stafnya, karena fokus telah di kementerian Branham. Jack Coe had come on as a coeditor of the magazine. Jack Coe telah datang sebagai coeditor majalah. It began to focus on other ministries such as Jack Coe, Oral Roberts, and AA Allen. Hal ini mulai fokus pada departemen lain seperti Jack Coe, Oral Roberts, dan AA Allen. The Voice of Healing group sponsored a convention of healing evangelists in Dallas, Texas and Kansas City in 1950. Suara kelompok Penyembuhan mensponsori konvensi penyembuhan penginjil di Dallas, Texas dan Kansas City pada tahun 1950. Eventually some of the ministers involved developed their own magazines and the group became less diverse. Akhirnya beberapa menteri yang terlibat mengembangkan majalah mereka sendiri dan kelompok menjadi kurang beragam.
Lindsay, much like Charles Cullis 70 years before, felt there was a need for literature that covered the history, theology, and experience of healing. Lindsay, seperti Charles Cullis 70 tahun sebelum, merasa ada kebutuhan untuk sastra yang meliputi sejarah, teologi, dan pengalaman penyembuhan. He wrote more than 250 books and pamphlets, as well as being a regular contributor to the "Voice of Healing" magazine. Dia menulis lebih dari 250 buku dan pamflet, serta menjadi kontributor tetap pada "Suara Penyembuhan" majalah. Feeling a call to develop missions and evangelistic works, he sponsored international missions campaigns. He wrote literature that was sent all over the world through the Native Literature Work. Merasa panggilan untuk mengembangkan misi dan karya-karya penginjilan, ia mensponsori misi kampanye internasional. Dia menulis sastra yang dikirim ke seluruh dunia melalui Karya Sastra asli. He started a radio program and organized, with WA Raiford, the Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches and Ministers International. During 1956 he conducted a Winning the Nations Crusade with the goal of sending teams of ministers all around the world. Dia memulai sebuah program radio dan terorganisir, dengan WA Raiford, Injil Penuh Persekutuan Gereja-gereja dan Menteri Internasional. Pada 1956 ia melakukan Memenangkan Perang Salib Bangsa-Bangsa dengan tujuan pengiriman tim menteri di seluruh dunia. The Voice of Healing magazine changed its name to Christ for the Nations. Suara majalah Penyembuhan berubah nama menjadi Kristus untuk Bangsa. Lindsay died unexpectedly on April 1, 1973. Lindsay meninggal mendadak pada tanggal 1 April 1973. Lindsay's wife Freda and daughter Carole continue the work he began. Freda Lindsay istri dan anak perempuannya Carole melanjutkan pekerjaan ia mulai.