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The New Apostolic Reformation is sometimes dismissed because it is not a formal organization with official membership. Yet C. Peter Wagner, who coined the term, repeatedly described it as a movement marked by restored apostles and prophets, extraordinary spiritual authority, apostolic networks, dominion theology, and new approaches to church government, prayer, worship, and revelation.
In this episode of NAR to Christ, Dawn Hill examines evidence from Wagner’s writings and public teachings. She is joined by Dave Jenkins to discuss the differences between biblical apostles and modern apostolic claims, the danger of revelation beyond Scripture, the Seven Mountain Mandate, declarative prayer, apostolic covering, and the authority and sufficiency of the Word of God.
Dawn also offers encouragement to those who have left the NAR or have loved ones still involved. There is hope in Jesus Christ alone. Christians do not need modern apostles, new revelation, or dramatic spiritual experiences. They need the Word of God rightly understood, faithfully taught, and carefully applied.
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Episode Highlights
- Why the New Apostolic Reformation is a movement rather than a formal organization
- How C. Peter Wagner defined the New Apostolic Reformation
- What Wagner meant by the Second Apostolic Age
- The extraordinary authority claimed by modern apostles
- How apostolic networks challenge biblical church government
- The relationship between the Seven Mountain Mandate and dominion theology
- The difference between biblical prayer and decreeing or declaring
- Why modern claims of apostles and prophets must be tested by Scripture
- The danger of seeking revelation beyond the written Word of God
- Hope and healing for Christians leaving spiritually abusive movements
Key Scriptures
- Ephesians 2:20
- 2 Timothy 3:16–17
Why This Matters
The church does not need restored apostles, new revelation, or spiritual personalities claiming extraordinary authority. Jesus Christ has given His church the sufficient and authoritative Word of God.
Christians must test every doctrine, prophetic claim, spiritual experience, and ministry practice according to Scripture. The Bible remains the final standard for Christian belief, church government, prayer, worship, and faithful living.
For those who have come out of the New Apostolic Reformation, the road forward may involve grief, confusion, and healing from spiritual abuse. Yet believers can rest in the sufficiency of Christ, grow in the truth of His Word, and become established in a faithful local church.
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Dawn Hill is a Christian blogger known as The Lovesick Scribe, and the host of The Lovesick Scribe Podcast. She is passionate about sharing the truth and pointing others back to Jesus Christ through the written Word as the standard of authority for Christian living and instruction while being led by the Holy Spirit into maturity. She is the author of NonProphet Woke: The Reformation of a Modern-Day Disciple. She writes articles for Christianity.com, Servants of Grace, and her blog posts have been shared by individuals such as Tim Challies. She will be featured in the upcoming docuseries, American Gospel: Spirit and Fire. She co-leads a women’s support group with Emily Massey called Snatched from the Flames, where they minister to women who have come out of the hypercharismatic and New Apostolic Reformation movement. She is a wife to Nicholas and a mother to Anabel and Ephraim. You can follow her on The Lovesick Scribe and Instagram.
