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Daniel Kolenda
EducationSoutheastern University (Lakeland, Florida), Brownsville Revival School of Ministry (Pensacola, Florida)
Occupation(s)Missionary, evangelist, author, and pastor
EmployerChrist for all Nations (CfaN)
Known forPresident/CEO of Christ for all Nations,[1] massive evangelistic campaigns
TitlePresident and CEO of CfaN, Lead Pastor at Nations Church
Websitedanielkolenda.com

Daniel Kolenda is an American missionary, evangelist, author, and pastor, currently serving as the president and CEO of Christ for all Nations (CfaN) and the lead pastor at Nations Church[2] in Orlando, Florida.[3] He succeeded Reinhard Bonnke as head of CfAN following Bonnke's announcement of retirement plans in 2011 and took over after Bonnke's death in 2019.[4]

Biography[edit]

Kolenda is a fifth-generation preacher who attended the Brownsville Revival School of Ministry in Pensacola, and later graduated from the Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. He has led tens of millions of people to Christ through massive open-air evangelistic campaigns in some of the most difficult and remote locations on Earth.[5]

Kolenda was married with Rebekah Kolenda; in 2022, she filed a divorce lawsuit. The case is pending.[6]

Career[edit]

Kolenda's work includes hosting two internationally syndicated television programs and authoring eight books, with bestsellers such as LIVE Before You Die and Slaying Dragons.[7] He founded the CfaN Evangelism Bootcamp, aiming to "multiply labourers for the sake of the harvest," leading to the launch of hundreds of ministers and ministries.[8]

"Trump, 2019 and Beyond"[edit]

On July 6, 2019, Kolenda interviewed the prophet Jeremiah Johnson on his Christ for All Nations Facebook channel. Johnson, author of the book "Trump, 2019 and Beyond", reported that he had received a vision in which Donald Trump emerged as the biblical Nebuchadnezzar, and that the church should play the role of Daniel, supporting the leader chosen by God for a new global stage of spiritual revival. During the interview, Kolenda tried to present himself impartially, denying that he was a Trump enthusiast, and that the prophecy should be understood from a spiritual point of view.[9]

Kolenda in The Send Brazil[edit]

In February 2020, Kolenda, with other The Send cofounders (Lou Engle, Michael Koulianos, Todd White, Brian Brennt, Teo Hayashi and Andy Byrd), was in Brazil for the first edition of The Send outside the United States. The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, made a surprise appearance and declared at the stage that he "is a believer in Jesus and that Brazil belongs to God."[10]

About the event, Kolenda posted in his Facebook page:[10]

God is raising up this generation to go out and be His hands and feet to spread the Gospel. The average age at all 3 stadiums was 24! #TheSend Brazil was a historical day for this country![10]

Kolenda and the pandemic[edit]

Speaking in relation to the pandemic, in a YouTube live on May 29, 2020 ("COVID-19 Prophetic Panel with Daniel Kolenda"), Kolenda urged his viewers not to put "their eggs in one basket", whether these were self, government or doctors. That all these baskets had holes, and that the only basket with no holes was God's.[11] A few days earlier, on May 11, 2020, he had declared on the Christ for all Nations UK Facebook page, that no sickness or disease could stand in the presence of God and called on his readers to be "a light in the darkness" and not "cower in fear like those in the world whose only hope is in science, medicine, politics and economics."[12]

The "little god" controversy[edit]

Kolenda has been denounced as an apostate and heretic by conservative currents of evangelicalism.[13] This is due to his defense of the "little-god theology", which presupposes that Christians have the potential to become divine (or God-like) creatures,[14] something that is implicitly defended by Mormonism and also by the Catholic Church.[13][15]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Live Before You Die: Wake Up to God’s Will for Your Life (2012)
  • The Judgment Seat of Christ (2016)
  • Unlocking the Miraculous: Through Faith and Prayer (2016)
  • Freedom from Debt. Biblical Keys to Financial Abundance (2017)
  • Slaying Dragons: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Warfare (2019)
  • Conquering Fear: A 60-Day Devotional (2020)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Christ for all Nations
  2. ^ "Our Leadership - Nations Church". Nations Church. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Biography of Evangelist Daniel Kolenda". The New Man. November 3, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Udodiong, Inemesit (November 23, 2017). "Everything you need to know about Reinhard Bonnke's successor". africa.businessinsider.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Daniel Kolenda's Evangelistic Campaigns". Christ for all Nations. April 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "KOLENDA, REBEKAH VS KOLENDA, DANIEL PAUL III". UniCourt. April 6, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Daniel Kolenda's Media Presence and Publications". CfaN. April 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "CfaN Evangelism Bootcamp". CfaN. April 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Kolenda, Daniel (July 6, 2019). "Trump, 2019 and Beyond". Facebook. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "A Historic Event Marks a Generation Hungry for God — The Send Brazil". MB. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  11. ^ "Daniel Kolenda combats Covid-19 fears along with answers from a prophetic panel". US Christian News. 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  12. ^ Kolenda, Daniel (May 11, 2020). "Immune to Fear". Christ for all Nations UK. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "False Teacher of the Day #48: Daniel Kolenda". The Dissenter. July 29, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Hux, Clete (March 21, 2018). "Are Christians "Little gods"?". Apologetics Resource Center. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "Why Did The Word Become Flesh?". Holy See. Retrieved April 24, 2024.

External links[edit]

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