Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke
A Biography

Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke is principally known for his Great Gospel Crusades throughout the Continent of Africa. The son of a pastor, Reinhard gave his life to the Lord at age nine, and heard the call to the African mission field before he was even a teenager. After attending Bible College in Wales, and his ordination in Germany he pastored a church and then went on to start missionary work in Africa. It was there, in the small mountain kingdom of Lesotho, that God placed upon his heart the vision of 'the continent of Africa, being washed in the precious Blood of Jesus' — an entire continent, from Cape Town to Cairo and from Dakar to Djibouti that needed to be reached and to hear the proclamation of the signs-following Gospel.

He began holding meetings in a tent that accommodated just 800 people, but, as attendance steadily increased, larger and larger tents had to be purchased, until finally, in 1984, he commissioned the construction of the world's largest mobile structure — a tent capable of seating 34,000 people! Soon, attendance at his meetings even exceeded the capacity of this huge structure, and he began open-air Gospel Campaigns with an initial gathering of over 150,000 people per service! Since then, he has conducted city-wide meetings across the continent with as many as 1,600,000 people attending a single meeting using towering sound systems that can be heard for miles.

It has now been some thirty-five years since Reinhard Bonnke founded the international ministry of Christ for all Nations (CfaN), which currently has offices in the United States, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Nigeria, South Africa, Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong.

Since the start of the new millennium, through a host of major events in Africa and other parts of the world, the ministry has recorded 55 million documented decisions for Jesus Christ.

As part of the discipleship-training program, 185 million copies of CfaN follow-up literature have been published in 103 languages and printed in 55 countries. Millions of books have been printed and freely 'seeded' in nations around the world. All this is in addition to the 'Reinhard Bonnke School of Fire,' an online, self-study course, aimed at inspiring others to Holy Spirit Evangelism and leading to either a certificate or university credits.

Reinhard Bonnke is also recognized for hosting 'Fire Conferences' in many different countries of the world, events that are aimed at equipping church leaders and workers for evangelism; for distributing over 95,500,000 copies of Minus to Plus, a profound salvation message, to homes around the world;

and for seeking every opportunity to reach and to save the lost.

More recently, Bonnke has spent several years developing the 'Full Flame Film Series,' a series of eight inspirational films aimed at inspiring and challenging the church to Holy Spirit evangelism.

He is known as one with a burning passion for the Gospel, a vision for Africa and a message for the world.

Evangelist Bonnke is married to Anni, father to Kai-Uwe, Gabrielle, and Susie, and grandfather to eight grandchildren.

Originally posted 2020-12-30 14:39:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

31 COMMENTS

  1. Glory to God, he preach the name of Lord with so much passion. Many can give their dear lives to the Lord by his sermons by watching. I am truly blessed beyond measure.

  2. Praise God my name is Ingrid Schoeman and I want to thank God for this video that was sent to me I can once again relive my experience I had in South Africa Cape Town in the 80’s Thank You Jesus a lot of things that Pastor Reinhard Bonke shares on this video I have seen with my own two eyes …. people just getting up and going forward for Salvation without even an alter call … people being filled with the Holy Spirit in between his sermons … including my selves … people being healed… getting out of their wheelchairs by the dozens in between his sermons without Pastor Bonke praying for healings … I thank God I saw those miracles happening with my own two eyes …I saw it happening and today I am able to trust and believe God for mighty miracles for myself, my family and people that I pray for Thank Thank You Jesus Thank You Jesus Glory Hallelujah

  3. I am blessed and lifted by Bonnke’s sermons. Though gone from our midist, his message is with us. Missing you Reinhardt Bonnke we shall meet in heaven.

  4. Many preachers are happy giving milk to the congregations, but this man wants people to wake and move forward. God bless him.

  5. You have to respect a man of God who has shaken the continent of Africa for decades and never compromised the gospel message showing everyone that God can draw crowds of a million to open air meetings and so many are saved, healed and great miracles happen. No wonder the Muslims hated him and even sowed land mines on the grounds where his meetings were to be held!! God kept him and the work goes on. God bless him and glory to God

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