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Vineyard Church By Shannon Cooper
BOOKSI. PRIMARY, POPULAR BOOKS ABOUT THE VINEYARD CHURCH
Campbell, Wesley. Welcoming a Visitation of the Holy Spirit. Orlando: Creation House, 1996.
Chevreau, Guy. Catch the fire: The Toronto Blessing: An Experience of Renewal and Revival. London: Marshall Pickering, 1994.
Fish, Melinda. The River is Here: Receiving and Sustaining the Blessing of Revival. Grand Rapids: Chosen Books, 1996.
Fitch, Peter. Learning to Suffer Well. Stafford: Vineyard International.
Jackson, Bill. The Quest for the Radical Middle. Stafford: Vineyard International, 1999.
Martinez, Peter. How to Prioritize a Church: Five Priorities for the Grapevine Vineyard Christian Fellowship. Ann Arbor: Grapevine Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 1990.
Mayberry, Richard. Preparing for Revival. Stafford: Vineyard International, n.d.
Mitchell, Costa. A Practical Guide to Discovering Intimacy in Marriage. Stafford: Vineyard International, n.d.
---. Learning to Love Yourself. Stafford: Vineyard International, n.d.
Morphew, Derek. Breakthrough- Discovering the Kingdom. Stafford: Vineyard International, n.d.
Springer, Kevin. Power Encounters Among Christians in the Western World. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988.
---. Riding the Third Wave: What Comes After Renewal, Introduction and Afterword by John Wimber. Basingstoke: Marshall Pickering, 1987.
Venter, Alexander. Doing Church- Building From the Bottom Up. Stafford: Vineyard International, n.d.
Wimber, John. Power Healing. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987.
---. Study Guide to “Power Healing”. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987.
II. SECONDARY, SCHOLARLY BOOKS ABOUT THE VINEYARD CHURCH
Miller, Donald E. Reinventing American Protestantism: Christianity in the New Millennium. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997.
Porter, Stanley E. The Nature of Religious Language: A Colloquium. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996.
Stockitt, Robin. St. Ignatius and John Wimber in Dialogue. Cambridge: Grove Books, 2000.
III. SECONDARY, POPULAR BOOKS ABOUT THE VINEYARD CHURCH
Albrecht, Daniel E. Pentecostal/Charismatic Spirituality: Looking Through the Lens of Ritual. Ann Arbor: U.M.I., 1993.
Beverly, James A. Holy Laughter and the Toronto Blessing: An Investigative Report. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
Brown, Michael L. From Holy Laughter to Holy Fire: America on the Edge of Revival. Shippensburg: Destiny Image Publishers, 1996.
Coggins, James R. and Paul G. Heibert. Wonders and the Word: An Examination of Issues Raised by John Wimber and the Vineyard Movement. Winnipeg: Kindred Press, 1989.
Foster, K. Neill. Help! I Believe in Tongues: A Third View of the Charismatic. Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship, 1975.
Hanegraaff, Hank. Counterfeit Revival: Looking for God in All the Wrong Places. Nashville: W Publishing Group, 1997, 2001.
Hilborn, David. ‘Toronto’ in Perspective: Papers on the New Charismatic Wave of the Mid 1990’s. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2001.
Kuglin, Robert J. The Toronto Blessing: What would the Holy Spirit Say?. Camp Hill: Horizon, 1996.
Neitz, Mary Jo and Marion S. Goldman. Sex, Lies, and Sanctity: Religion and Deviance in Contemporary North America. Greenwich: JAI Press, 1995.
Oropeza, B.J. A time to Laugh: The holy laughter Phenomenon examined. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1995.
Percy, Martyn. The Toronto Blessing. Oxford: Latimer House, 1996.
Pietersen, Lloyd. The Mark of the Spirit? A Charismatic Critique of the “Blessing” Phenomenon. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 1998.
Porter, Stanley E. and Philip J. Richter. The Toronto Blessing, or Is It?. London: Darton, Longman, and Todd, 1995.
Pytches, David. Come, Holy Spirit: Spiritual Gifts in the Local Church. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1985.
Robeck Jr., Cecil M. Charismatic Experiences in History. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1985.
Sanford, Agnes Mary White. The Healing Gifts of the Spirit. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1984.
Satre, Lowell J. All Christians are Charismatic: Sharing Faith, Fruit, Charismas. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988.
Snail, Thomas Allan. The Love of Power, or, The Power of Love: A Careful Assessment of the Problems Within the Charismatic and Word-of-Faith Movements. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1994.
Wagner, C. Peter. Spiritual Power and Church Growth. Altamonte Springs: Strang Communications Company, 1986.
---. The Third Wave of the Holy Spirit: Encountering the Power of Signs and Wonders Today. Ann Arbor: Servant Publications, 1988.
---. Your Church Can Grow. Ventura: Regal Books, 1979.
ARTICLES
SECONDARY, SCHOLARLY ARTICLES ABOUT THE VINEYARD CHURCH Chase, Elise. “Power Evangelism.” Library Journal 11(1986): 207. McMinn, Lisa. “Y2K, The Apocalypse, and Evangelical Christianity: The Role of
Eschatological Belief in Church Responses.” Sociology of Religion
62 (2001): 205-220.
Percy, Martyn. “The Morphology of Pilgrimage in the ‘Toronto Blessing.’”
Religion 28 (1998): 281.
Perrin, Robin D. and Armand L. Mauss. “Strictly Speaking…: Kelly’s
Quandary and the Vineyard Christian Fellowship.” Journal for
the Scientific Study of Religion 6 (1993): 125-35.
Perrin, Robin D. et al. “Examining the Sources of Conservative Church
Growth: Where are the New Evangelical Movements Getting Their
Numbers?” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 3 (1997):
71-80.
Poloma, Margaret M. and Lynette F. Hoelter. “The ‘Toronto Blessing’: a
Holistic Model of Healing.” Journal for the Scientific Study of
Religion 37 (1998): 257-272.
SECONDARY, POPULAR ARTICLES ABOUT THE VINEYARD CHURCH “A Christian Top 10.” Alberta Report 6 February 1995: 34. Aikman, David. “All Fall Down.” The American Spectator November 1995: 67-68.
Alford, Dean. “Coffee That Cares.” Christianity Today 5 October 1998: 32.
Ammerman, Nancy T. “New Life for Denominationalism.” The Christian Century
15 March 2000: 302-307.
Beverly, James A. “Toronto’s Mixed Blessing.” Christianity Today 11 September
1995: 22-27.
Beverly, James and Tim Stafford. “God’s Wonder Worker, An Interview with John
Wimber.” Christianity Today 14 July 1997: 46-7.
Bird, B. “Church, Para Church Locked in Legal Battle.” Christianity Today 18 August 1989: 40.
“Charismatic Leader John Wimber Dies.” The Christian Century 21 November1997: 1218. Corelli, Rae. “Going to the Mat for God.” Maclean’s 13 March 1995: 56-57.
Dart, John. “Wanted: Megapastors. Can Successors Find Success?” The Christian
Century 10 April 2002: 22-3, 25-8.
Ferraiuolo, Perucci. “Ousted Radio Pastor to Join Calvary Chapel Staff.” Christianity Today 8 February 1993: 64.
Gilmor, Verla. “Churches Reject ‘Worship Tax.’” Christianity Today 6 September 1999: 22. Hamilton, Michael S. “The Triumph of the Praise Songs.” Christianity Today 12 July 1999: 28-35.
Kaveney, Roz. “Toronto Blessings.” New Statesman & Society 8(1995): 56.
Kellner, Mark A. “Bible Prophecy Sales Boom.” Christianity Today 3 December 2001: 22. Lee, Helen. “Spiritual Renewal Sweeps Schools, Restores Students.” Christianity
Today 15 May 1995: 50.
Lester, Toby. “Oh, gods!” Atlantic Monthly 289 (2002): 37- 45.
Lovelace, Richard F. “The Surprising Works of God.” Christianity Today 11 September 1995: 28-32.
Maxwell, Joe. “Is Laughing for the Lord Holy?’ Christianity Today 24 October 1994: 78-79.
Maxwell, Joe and Heather Johnson, et al. “Vineyard Founder Wimber Dies.” Christianity Today 12 January 1998: 58
Miller, Donald E. “The Reinvented Church: Styles and Strategies.” The Christian
Century 116 (1999): 1250-1253.
Neff, David. “Wimber’s Wonders.” Christianity Today 9 February 1998: 15.
Olsen, Ted. “Calvary Chapel Drops Dobson.” Christianity Today 9 December 2002: 13.
Ostling, Richard N. and Helen Gibson. “Laughing for the Lord.” Time 15 August 1994: 38. “Out with the Old, In with the New.” Canada and the World Backgrounder 63 (1998): 28-31.
Parrot, Les and Robin D. Perrin. ‘The New Denominations.” Christianity Today 11
March 1991: 29-33.
Preston, Gene. “The Toronto Wave.” The Christian Century 16 November 1994: 1068-9.
Rabey, S. “Maranatha! Music comes of age.” Christianity Today 29 April 1991: 44. Redman, Robert R. “Welcome to the Worship Awakening.” Theology Today 58
(2001): 369-383.
Stafford, Tim. “Fruit of the Vineyard.” Christianity Today 17 November 1989: 35-
36.
---. “Testing the Wine from John Wimber’s Vineyard.” Christianity Today 8 August
1986: 17-22.
Stafford, Tim and Beverly James. “God’s Wonder Worker.” Christianity Today 14 July 1997: 46-47.
“Toronto Blessing too ‘exotic.’” The Christian Century 3 January 1996: 5-6.
“Updates.” Christianity Today 6 March 2000: 22.
“Vineyard Severs Ties with ‘Toronto Blessing.’” Christianity Today 8 January 1996:
66.
“Wimber Breaks Silence to Answer Vineyard Critics.” Christianity Today 9 March
1992: 66-68.
Wimber, John. “Signs, Wonders, & Cancer.” Christianity Today 7 October 1996: 49.
“Wimber Parts with Two Associates.” Christianity Today 17 August 1992: 48.
Woodard, Joe. “A Popular Men’s Movement Under Fire.” Alberta Report 7 April 1997: 44.
---. “John Wimber Giveth and Taketh Away.” Alberta Report 5 February 1996: 2-3.
---. “Loving the Sinner.” Alberta Report 21 February 1994: 35.
---. “Making a Joyful Noise unto the Lord.” Alberta Report 22 May 1995: 40.
Woodward, Kenneth L. and Jeanne Gordon. “The Giggles are for God.” Newsweek 20 February 1995: 54.
COMPUTER RESOURCES
I. POPULAR PRIMARY SOURCES BY THE VINEYARD CHURCH
Popular primary sources: (official) website(s) by the Vineyard Church. Look for the official website of the Vineyard Church. This category includes information about the Vineyard Church, its location, leaders, beliefs, practices, and activities.
The Vineyard Church This website is the official Homepage of the Vineyard Church.
The Vineyard USA This website has information about the Vineyard Church and links to more than 500 local churches. http://www.vineyardusa.org
Toronto Airport Vineyard Church This is the home site of the Toronto, Ontario Vineyard Christian Fellowship, one of the largest and often most controversial of the Vineyard Churches.
Vineyard House Church This is the website of a Vineyard Church located in the United Kingdom, with links to other major Vineyard Websites. http://www.vineyardchurch.org/
Doin’the Stuff This is the official website regarding John Wimber’s life and ministry, as well as the lives and ministries of many other well known Vineyard Pastors. http://www.doin-the-stuff.com/
Popular Primary Sources: individual articles posted on the internet by members of the Vineyard Church or local Vineyard Churches.
What Is Church This is a website by a Vineyard Pastor who shares his journey into the Vineyard Church movement, with contact information.
Send Revival This is a website of articles and links to other pro-Vineyard information. This website is of members of the Toronto Airport Vineyard Church who believe that the revival occurring there is wholly accurate and Scriptural. http://www.sendrevival.com/outbreaks/toronto/
“Power Evangelism” by John Wimber This article was written by John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard Churches. http://www.pastornet.net.au/renewal/journal10/b-wimber.html
II. POPULAR ANTI-CULT SECONDARY SOURCES BY NON-MEMBERS OF THE VINEYARD CHURCH
Popular (anti-cult) Secondary Sources: websites and individual articles posted on the internet about the Vineyard Church by conservative Christians
Straight is the Way This is an article posted on a website that includes a history of John Wimber, the founder of the Vineyard Church Movement, his philosophy of ministry, and warnings from Conservative Christians as to why the Vineyard Church is seen as a danger. http://www.straightistheway.com/warning/wimber/vineyard_church.html
Laugh This is a website where a Conservative Christian skeptically looks at the Vineyard Churches, specifically the Toronto Airport Vineyard and the signs and wonders purported there. There is also other information on books and articles. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4948/laugh.html
Eternal Word Television Network This is an article posted on the site of the Eternal Word Television Network, which is associated with Catholicism. This article explains this history of the Toronto Blessing as well as descriptions of key figures in Toronto as well as in the Vineyard Church. www.ewtn.com/library/SPIRIT/TORONTO.HTM
Apologetics Index This site is an invaluable resource on cults, sects, and new religious movements, especially the Vineyard Church and the Toronto Blessing. Links to a multitude of online articles, books, and websites can be found here. http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/r03.html
Weighed and Found Wanting by Pastor Bill Randles This is an online book about revival, in which Randles discusses the Vineyard Church movement, its founding, tenets and doctrine, as well as the Toronto Blessing. www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/9437/1.htm
CROSSWORK This is a site based from the home of Tricia Tillin, a woman who has concerns over the Toronto Blessing and the Vineyard Church movement and its impact on Christianity. She is a conservative Christian who maintains this website as a means of continuing her belief that the Signs and Wonders movement is heretical.
A Christian Perspective On Chakras And "The Revival" http://www.ncinter.net/~ejt/kundalini.htm
“Three Unusual Teachings Contradicting Bible in Toronto Ministry” by Antti Huima This article addresses a few of the teachings at the Toronto Airport Fellowship Church that contradicts Biblical teachings. http://www.niksula.cs.hut.fi/~ahuima/toronto/threepoints.html
Deception in the Church This is a website of Conservative Christian opinions on the Toronto Blessing and the Vineyard Church Movement. Links to various articles discussing these topics can be found here. http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/blessing.html
The Toronto Blessing and the Laughing Revival by Gary Gilley This article is written by a conservative Christian pastor who specifically uses the works of Rodney Howard Browne to explain the inaccuracies of the Toronto Blessing according to Scripture. http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/char/more/bless.htm
Miller Avenue Baptist Church This is a website of the Miller Avenue Baptist Church with links to articles relating to the Vineyard Church movement and the Toronto Blessing. http://www.w3church.org/toronto/toronto.html
Cephas Files This website is related to Cephas Ministries, an organization who seeks to alert Christians everywhere about the dangers of cults and other heretical movements. http://www.cephasministry.com/index_toronto_revival.html
“Would Jonathan Edwards Support the Toronto Blessing?” By Michael Haykin and Gary McHale This article discusses the belief among members of the Toronto Airport Fellowship that Jonathan Edwards would support their actions, beliefs, and manifestations. http://www.graceonlinelibrary.org/full.asp?ID=114
“The Toronto Blessing or Holy Laughter” by Ken Garrison This article by Ken Garrison discusses the Toronto Blessing and its relevance according to Scripture bases of revival. http://www.tzemach.org/articles/torbless.htm
“After the Toronto Blessing…gold fillings” by Simon Jenkins This 1999 article discusses the phenomenon of filling of teeth with gold at the Toronto Airport Vineyard Christian Fellowship. http://cargo.ship-of-fools.com/Features99/GoldFillings/TorontoGold.html
The Toronto Blessing, Hysteria, and Demon Possession This article deals with the goings on in Toronto and tests the occurrences to see if they are Scriptural. http://www.ccg.org/english/s/p149.html
“No Laughing Matter: Christianity in light of the Toronto Blessing” by Sharon Guthrie This article discusses the founding of the Vineyard Church Movement as well as the Toronto blessing and compares purported actions against what Scripture says to be true manifestations of the Spirit. http://sguthrie.net/toronto.htm
“Holy Laughter: Is it Biblical?” By Bill and Jackie Arnor This popular article from an anti-cult website specifically addresses the ‘Holy Ghost Bartender,’ Rodney Howard Brown. http://cultlink.com/sentinel/rhb.html
“Rodney Howard-Browne: An Eyewitness Report on the Canadian Escapades of the Holy Ghost Bartender” by Yves Brault This article discusses the antics of this Vineyard Pastor. http://www.pfo.org/intoxic.htm
III. POPULAR SECONDARY SOURCES ABOUT THE VINEYARD CHURCH
Popular Secondary Sources about the Vineyard Church; individual articles posted on the internet by newspapers, magazines, etc. that are written by someone other than a member of the Vineyard Church, an ex-Vineyard Church member, conservative Christian or skeptic.
“Defense of the Revival” by Richard Riss This is an online article written by an observer of the Vineyard Church in defense of a number of their practices and beliefs. http://www.grmi.org/renewal/Richard_Riss/defense.html
The Toronto Blessing Page This is a website with links to other books and articles written regarding the Toronto Blessing and the Vineyard church, as well as critiques of the books that are anti-Toronto Vineyard. http://members.iinet.net.au/~gregga/toronto/blessing.htmlc
Vineyard/Toronto Blessing: Pro & Con This is a website written from a neutral perspective on the Toronto Blessing and the Vineyard movement. The Unnamed author includes links to sites that are both for and against the movement. http://members.iinet.net.au/~gregga/toronto/blessing.html
John and Carol Arnott This article describes the ministry of these people, the pastors of the Toronto Airport Vineyard Church. http://cbn.org/700club/profiles/John_Carol_Arnott2.asp
“The Holy Ghost Bartender” by Michelle Bearden of the Tampa Tribune This is a report on Tampa Pentecostal preacher Rodney Howard-Browne, who is involved in the Vineyard Church. It is posted on Tampa Bay Online and News channel 8 website. http://www.rickross.com/reference/fundamentalists/fund28.html
The Toronto Blessing Discovery Page This page created by Dale Crow and offers the most comprehensive set to links, both pro and con to the Toronto Blessing phenomenon. Crow has explored the Toronto Blessing for a good many years and offers his own summary reflections. In addition, there area links to the Toronto Blessing Chat Room and to a "revival humor" page.
Richard Riss Homepage This link is the homepage of Richard Riss, a highly respected church historian, who specializes in revivals. His homepage provides information about the "reawakening of Christian faith," which has occurred in recent years through movements such as the Toronto Blessing. http://www.grmi.org/renewal/Richard_Riss/
IV. SCHOLARLY SECONDARY SOURCES ABOUT THE VINEYARD CHURCH
Scholarly Secondary Sources: articles about Vineyard Church by (identifiable) scholars of religion
University of Virginia This is a website under the direction of a late Sociology Professor at the University of Virginia in which a graduate student has written about the Vineyard Church movement. A history as well as links to other articles, books, and websites can be found here. http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/tbless.html
“The Toronto Blessing” by Dr. Nick Needham This is an article written by Dr. Nick Needham regarding the Toronto Blessing and the Vineyard Church movement. He speaks of the history of the Toronto Blessing and the Vineyard church. http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/toronto.htm
“The Toronto Phenomenon” By Arnold Fruchtenbaum This is an article that was originally published in the CTS Journal, from the Chafer Theological Seminary. The author discusses the Biblical accuracy of the Toronto Blessing in light of relevant Scripture. It is in two parts, both websites are listed below. http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/96a-03.htm -Part One http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/96b-02.htm -Part Two
“The Toronto Blessing?” By David Brown This scholarly article urges Christians everywhere to evaluate what is occurring in Toronto and elsewhere in similar situations. http://reformednet.org/refnet/cults/toronto/laugh.htm
Reviving Pentecostalism at the Millennium by Margaret Paloma This article by a Ph.D. at the University of Akron addresses the role of the Vineyard movement at the beginning of a new millennium. http://hirr.hartsem.edu/research/research_pentecostalism_polomaart4.html
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