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Andrew Wommack

Role: Founder of Andrew Wommack Ministries & Charis Bible College
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado (8,650 ft elevation)
Ministry Founded: 1978
Age: 76 (as of 2025)
Years in Ministry: 57 years

Background​

Andrew Wommack is a prominent charismatic Bible teacher known for his balanced approach between Word of Faith and Grace theology. Born again at age 8, he experienced a life-transforming encounter with God at 18 that shaped his understanding of God's unconditional love. After serving as a chaplain's assistant in Vietnam (where he survived 21 direct hits on his bunker on his 21st birthday), he founded Andrew Wommack Ministries in 1978.

Personal Journey​

Spiritual Transformation (Age 18)​

  • Had been a "religious Pharisee" trusting in his own goodness
  • Experienced a profound encounter with God's glory that revealed his unworthiness
  • Spent 1.5 hours publicly confessing sins, expecting God's judgment
  • Instead received tangible love of God for 4.5 months
  • This experience taught him God's love is completely unconditional

Key Life Experiences​

  • Vietnam Service: Drafted at 20, served as chaplain's assistant
  • Marriage: Married Jamie in 1972, ministry partners for 50+ years
  • Miracles: Has witnessed multiple resurrections including his son Peter (dead 4+ hours in morgue) and his wife Jamie
  • Health: Overcame heart attack symptoms through faith over one year period

Theological Position​

Unique Balance: Grace + Faith​

  • Too much grace for faith people, too much faith for grace people
  • Rejected by both camps for 35 years until recent convergence
  • Core message: "You're saved by grace through faith" - not one or the other
  • Believes every believer already has supernatural faith; we need to learn how to use it

Key Revelations​

  1. Three-Part Being: Spirit, soul, body - spirit is already perfect and identical to Jesus
  2. Already Possess Everything: Don't need to get faith/healing/anointing - need to release what's already there
  3. Imagination as Spiritual Womb: Hebrew word "yetzer" means conception - where God's promises are conceived
  4. Hope = Positive Imagination: Seeing with heart what eyes cannot yet see

Ministry Impact​

Global Reach​

  • Budget: Over $100 million annually ($8+ million monthly)
  • Staff: 800 employees in Colorado, 1,100+ worldwide
  • Offices: 22 international offices
  • Bible Schools: 59 Charis Bible College campuses globally
  • Students: 9,000+ enrolled at any time, 15,000+ graduates over 31 years
  • Media: 6.5 billion people can access daily TV program across 16-17 networks
  • Gospel Truth Network: 24/7 Christian television network (gtnv.com)

Leadership Philosophy​

  • Extreme Humility: "I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer"
  • Delegation: Easily delegates because he recognizes others' superior abilities
  • Excellence: Attracts high-caliber volunteers and staff through seeking God first
  • Debt-Free: $200 million in assets, debt-free operations (recently took temporary $1.5M loan)

Personal Convictions​

Health & Healing​

  • Personal Practice: Won't go to doctors, trusts completely in divine healing
  • Non-Judgmental: Doesn't condemn others who seek medical care
  • Balanced Confession: Acknowledges physical symptoms but declares spiritual truth
  • Example: "I have this pain, BUT the Bible says by His stripes I'm healed"

Financial Philosophy​

  • Debt-Free Living: "Owe no man anything"
  • Transparent Communication: Rarely asks for money, but will communicate genuine needs
  • God's Provision: Trusts supernatural supply over natural methods

Relationship Dynamics​

With Will Hart/Iris Global​

  • Speaks at Iris Family Gatherings
  • Mutual respect and friendship with Will Hart
  • Appreciates Iris missionaries as "heroes"
  • Shares platform despite different ministry styles

Leadership Style​

  • Humble Confidence: Knows his limitations but stands firm on Word
  • Patient Maturity: 57 years of seeing God's faithfulness brings deep patience
  • Delegating Authority: Empowers others who are more gifted in specific areas
  • Consistent Character: Same principles privately and publicly

Unique Teachings​

Revolutionary Insights​

  1. Prayer & Fasting: Doesn't cast out demons - casts out unbelief that hinders faith
  2. Three Types of Unbelief: Ignorance, wrong teaching, natural focus
  3. Imagination Power: Biblical meditation means seeing yourself in God's promises
  4. Suffering Categories: Redeemed from self-inflicted suffering, not from persecution
  5. Spiritual Truth Priority: Don't deny physical reality, but declare greater spiritual reality

Controversial Positions​

  • Once Saved, Always Saved: "Kind of" - can't sin away salvation but mature believers can reject it
  • Age of Accountability: Children aren't held responsible until they understand God's law
  • Medical Care: Personal conviction against doctors but doesn't impose on others

Ministry Resources​

Publications​

  • 50+ books including "The Power of Imagination," "Living in the Balance of Grace and Faith"
  • 60+ booklets on various topics
  • Living Commentary with footnotes on 28,000+ of 31,000 Bible verses

Contact Information​

  • Website: awmi.net
  • TV Network: gtnv.com (Gospel Truth Network)
  • Location: Woodland Park, Colorado (near Colorado Springs)

Personal Characteristics​

Personality Traits​

  • Steady Temperament: "You can take a picture of me right now and that's the way I look on a roller coaster"
  • Word-Based: Bases life decisions on Scripture rather than feelings
  • Non-Emotional: Doesn't get excited about manifestations, gets excited about Word revelation
  • Consistent: Same message for 57 years, refined but unchanged core

Family Life​

  • Marriage: Jamie Wommack (50+ years), raised her from the dead once
  • Children: Joshua and Jonathan Peter (Peter was raised from dead after 4+ hours)
  • Lifestyle: Lives at 8,930 ft elevation, walks 5+ miles daily, never used profanity/alcohol/tobacco

Physical Practices​

  • Exercise: Averages 5+ miles daily walking at high altitude
  • Diet: Disciplined eating habits
  • Reading: Studies Bible daily for 57 years with rare exceptions
  • Fasting: Occasional 1-day fasts, longest was 10 days in the 1970s

Legacy & Impact​

Generational Influence​

  • Training thousands of ministers globally through Bible colleges
  • Balanced message bringing together grace and faith camps
  • Emphasis on believers' true identity in Christ
  • Practical application of supernatural living

Current Focus​

  • Building Program: $1 billion debt-free expansion planned
  • Media Expansion: Growing Gospel Truth Network
  • Leadership Transition: Mike and Carrie Pickett preparing to take over ministry
  • Global Missions: Expanding Bible college network worldwide

Key Quotes​

On Faith: "It's not a matter of me getting faith, getting healing, getting anointing... It's already there. It's a matter of me renewing my mind and releasing what I've already got."

On Humility: "The way you can tell if you're humble is your care cast over on the Lord. If you're taking care about things, if you're worrying about it, if you're staying up at night, it's because you haven't humbled yourself."

On Imagination: "Your imagination is your spiritual womb. It's where you conceive things. If you can't see it on the inside in your imagination you will never see it on the outside."

On Ministry: "The only thing I claim that I'm good at is just seeking the Lord and keeping the first thing, the main thing, the main thing."

On Confession: "I have this pain, but the Bible says that by his stripes I'm healed, and that's what I'm going on."