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The '''Jesus Movement''' or "Jesus Freaks" was a movement in the late 1960s and 1970s of former [[hippie]]s, [[drug]] addicts, [[occult]] and [[eastern religion]] practitioners, [[rock and roll]] musicians, etc. becoming born-again [[Christian]]s.  The movement stressed personal conversion to Jesus and outreach ministries in places the conventional churches paid little attention to at the time, such as coffee houses in inner cities.  One of the important churches of the movement was the [[Calvary Chapel]] of Costa Mesa, [[California]] founded by [[Chuck Smith]], which later grew into a major Christian [[denomination]].<ref>http://www.one-way.org/jesusmovement/index.html</ref>  The new young Christian converts were often disparaged as "Jesus freaks" by non-Christian hippies and supporters of the [[New Left]].

The '''Jesus Movement''' or "Jesus Freaks" was a movement in the late 1960s and 1970s of former [[hippie]]s, [[drug]] addicts, [[occult]] and [[eastern religion]] practitioners, [[rock and roll]] musicians, etc. becoming born-again [[Christian]]s.  The movement stressed personal conversion to Jesus and outreach ministries in places the conventional churches paid little attention to at the time, such as coffee houses in inner cities.  One of the important churches of the movement was the [[Calvary Chapel]] of Costa Mesa, [[California]] founded by [[Chuck Smith]], which later grew into a major Christian [[denomination]].<ref>http://www.one-way.org/jesusmovement/index.html</ref>  The new young Christian converts were often disparaged as "Jesus freaks" by non-Christian hippies and supporters of the [[New Left]].

Excerpts from an article in The Endeavour <ref>''Jesus People Caught Many By Surprise'' - Part I</ref> (April 1995), state,

Excerpts from an article in The Endeavour <ref>''Jesus People Caught Many By Surprise'' - Part I</ref> (April 1995):

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The appearance of the Jesus People can be traced to California where in 1967 the Living Room coffeehouse was opened as a mission to the Haight-Ashbury district’s inhabitants... Linda Meissner, member of evangelist David Wilkerson's Teen Challenge group in New York City, shared of her vision for an army of believers to the churches in Seattle. The overwhelming response resulted in the Jesus People Army, a networking of coffeehouses and Christian communes all geared towards the common goal of evangelization. Though spontaneously beginning on the West coast, the Jesus Movement, as it was later dubbed, quickly spread to other parts of North America. The biblical book of Acts provided solid proof that Christianity implied community. Thus, over 800 Jesus communal houses were established between 1967 and 1972. The underground paper, a staple of countercultural communication, was utilized as a tool of evangelism. The Hollywood Free Paper and Right On! had publication runs of over 200,000 copies per issue. The innate tension between spirit and tradition added another chapter to its long history.</ref>

The appearance of the Jesus People can be traced to California where in 1967 the Living Room coffeehouse was opened as a mission to the Haight-Ashbury district’s inhabitants... Linda Meissner, member of evangelist David Wilkerson's Teen Challenge group in New York City, shared of her vision for an army of believers to the churches in Seattle. The overwhelming response resulted in the Jesus People Army, a networking of coffeehouses and Christian communes all geared towards the common goal of evangelization. Though spontaneously beginning on the West coast, the Jesus Movement, as it was later dubbed, quickly spread to other parts of North America. The biblical book of Acts provided solid proof that Christianity implied community. Thus, over 800 Jesus communal houses were established between 1967 and 1972. The underground paper, a staple of countercultural communication, was utilized as a tool of evangelism. The Hollywood Free Paper and Right On! had publication runs of over 200,000 copies per issue. The innate tension between spirit and tradition added another chapter to its long history.

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The movement was not without its pitfalls.  Two of the major evangelists in the movement, [[Lonnie Frisbee]] and [[Mike Warnke]], are controversial. Frisbee (abused and sexually molested as a child), fell into [[homosexuality]], and died of AIDS in 1993,<ref>http://www.atu.edu/lfa/Brucker/Amst2003/presentations/14JesusMovement.pdf</ref> while Warnke was charged with (among other things) deception over claims he made regarding him being a former Satanic high priest.<ref>http://www.cornerstonemag.com/features/iss098/warnke_index.htm</ref> <ref>http://www.watchman.org/occult/warnke.htm</ref> made Two well-known [[cult]]s, the [[Children of God]] and [[The Way International]], recruited their members among converts within the Jesus Movement.  But most of the Jesus Movement converts held rather conventional Christian beliefs but merely did not feel at home in the conventional churches and identified with a counterculture style.

The movement was not without its pitfalls.  Two of the major evangelists in the movement, [[Lonnie Frisbee]] and [[Mike Warnke]], are controversial. Frisbee (abused and sexually molested as a child), fell into [[homosexuality]], and died of AIDS in 1993,<ref>http://www.atu.edu/lfa/Brucker/Amst2003/presentations/14JesusMovement.pdf</ref> while Warnke was charged with (among other things) deception over claims he made regarding him being a former Satanic high priest.<ref>http://www.cornerstonemag.com/features/iss098/warnke_index.htm</ref> <ref>http://www.watchman.org/occult/warnke.htm</ref> made Two well-known [[cult]]s, the [[Children of God]] and [[The Way International]], recruited their members among converts within the Jesus Movement.  But most of the Jesus Movement converts held rather conventional Christian beliefs but merely did not feel at home in the conventional churches and identified with a counterculture style.

In 1971, Time magazine overall described the growing Jesus Movement positively, reporting (in part),

In 1971, Time magazine overall described the growing Jesus Movement positively, reporting (in part):

{{cquote|There is an uncommon morning freshness to this movement, a buoyant atmosphere of hope and love along with the usual rebel zeal. Some converts seem to enjoy translating their new faith into everyday life, like those who answer the phone with "Jesus loves you" instead of "hello." But their love seems more sincere than a slogan, deeper than the fast-fading sentiments of the flower children; what startles the outsider is the extraordinary sense of joy that they are able to communicate.

{{cquote|There is an uncommon morning freshness to this movement, a buoyant atmosphere of hope and love along with the usual rebel zeal. Some converts seem to enjoy translating their new faith into everyday life, like those who answer the phone with "Jesus loves you" instead of "hello." But their love seems more sincere than a slogan, deeper than the fast-fading sentiments of the flower children; what startles the outsider is the extraordinary sense of joy that they are able to communicate.

* [[Second Great Awakening]]

* [[Second Great Awakening]]

* [[First Great Awakening]]

* [[First Great Awakening]]

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