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Not to be confused with Benny Hill.
Benny Hinn
OccupationTelevangelist
SpouseSuzanne Harthern

Tofik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn (born December 3, 1952) is a controversial televangelist, best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades" – revival meeting/faith healing summits that are usually held in large stadiums in major cities.[1]

History

Benny Hinn was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Greek father and an Armenian mother [citation needed].

He was raised within the Greek Orthodox Church, and attended Georges Vanier Secondary School in Toronto, Canada, where he was known as Teufik Hinn.

He states that his father was the mayor of Jaffa; and that as a child, he was socially isolated and handicapped by a severe stammer, but was nonetheless a first-class student.[1]These claims, however, have been disputed by some of his critics.[2]

He has written that on December 21, 1973, he traveled by charter bus from Toronto to Pittsburgh to attend a "miracle service" conducted by evangelist Kathryn Kuhlman. Although he never met her personally, he often attended her “healing services” and has often cited her as an influence in his life.[1]

He founded the Orlando Christian Center in 1983. During its heyday the church averaged over 10,000 in attendance[citation needed]. In 1999, he handed the church (by the time renamed to the World Outreach Center) to Clint Brown and moved to Grapevine, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, while maintaining the legal entity “World Outreach Center Benny Hinn Ministries”[citation needed]. His former church was renamed Faith World Church under pastoring of Clint Brown, author of 250 praise songs and 14 albums, who merged his Orlando church with Hinn's.

He is married to Suzanne Harthern and lives in Dana Point, California.

Ministry and theology

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Benny Hinn is well known for his flamboyant, highly theatrical and often controversial style of ministry[2], at which members of the congregation and the choir are frequently "slain in the Spirit" en masse, and purported healings of medical conditions, whether Lou Gehrig's disease, AIDS, arthritis[3] or cancer[3], are televised from the stage.[4]

He hosts a thirty-minute show, This Is Your Day, on various Christian television networks, including Trinity Broadcasting Network, Daystar Television Network, Revelation TV, The Christian Channel, Vision TV, INSP Networks, and The God Channel. He also organizes regular "Miracle Crusades" – revival meeting/faith healing summits that are usually held in large stadiums in major cities.

His teaching is similar in many respects to the Word of Faith doctrine, with a particular emphasis on healing.

According to Ole Anthony, for the film Leap of Faith Steve Martin "modeled the evangelist character on Benny Hinn".[5]

Criticism and Controversy

Although his ministry is popular with Charismatics, many Christians are uncomfortable with certain aspects of his teaching and his lavish lifestyle. He lives in an ocean-front mansion valued at an estimated $8.5 million in an exclusive gated community in Dana Point, California, travels by private aircraft, and stays in hotel rooms costing upwards of $3,000 per night.[6] In December 2006, he sent out a mailing asking for donations towards a new Gulfstream G4SP jet valued at an estimated $36 million.[7]

In March 2005, Ministry Watch, an independent evangelical organization which reviews Christian ministries for financial transparency and efficiency and advises potential donors accordingly, issued a Donor Alert stating that "the reported exorbitant spending of the Hinn family reveals that BHM has far more money than it needs to carry out its ministry" and advising Christians to "prayerfully consider withholding contributions to Benny Hinn" while praying for his restoration and repentance.[8] Benny Hinn Ministries is not a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

Bibliography of Hinn's writings

  • Benny Hinn,. Kathryn Kuhlman: Her Spiritual Legacy and Its Impact on My Life. W Pub Group. ISBN 0-7852-7888-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Benny Hinn,. Good Morning, Holy Spirit. Nelson Books. ISBN 0-7852-7176-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Benny Hinn,. He Touched Me an Autobiography. Nelson Books. ISBN 0-7852-7887-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Benny Hinn,. The Anointing. Nelson Books. ISBN 0-7852-7168-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Benny Hinn,. Welcome, Holy Spirit How You Can Experience The Dynamic Work Of The Holy Spirit In Your Life. Nelson Books. ISBN 0-7852-7169-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Benny Hinn,. This Is Your Day for a Miracle. Orlando, FL: Creation House. ISBN 0-88419-391-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Benny Hinn,. The Biblical Road to Blessing. Nashville, Tenn: Thomas Nelson Inc. ISBN 0-7852-7517-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Benny Hinn,. Miracle Of Healing. Nashville, Tenn: J. Countryman. ISBN 0-8499-5399-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Benny Hinn,. The Blood. Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House. ISBN 0-88419-763-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Benny Hinn,. Going deeper with the Holy Spirit. Benny Hinn Ministries. ISBN 1-59024-039-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Benny Hinn,. Lord, I Need a Miracle. Nashville, Tenn: Thomas Nelson Inc. ISBN 0-8407-6251-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Benny Hinn, Good Morning, Holy Spirit, chapter 2
  2. ^ a b Bloom, John (2003-08). "The Heretic". D Magazine. Retrieved 2006-10-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b [Australia's Crusade Begins with Powerful Anointing http://www.bennyhinn.org/articles/articledesc.cfm?id=167]
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Secrets of the Psychics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "The Miracles and the Money". Transcript of CNN Impact. March 16, 1997. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
  6. ^ McKeown, Bob (2004-12). "Do You Believe in Miracles?". The Fifth Estate. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2006-10-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ ""Dove One" brochure" (PDF). Benny Hinn Ministries. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
  8. ^ MinistryWatch.com: MinistryWatch.com Recommends that Donors Withhold Giving to Benny Hinn Ministries


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