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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]] practicioners, [[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]] practicioners, [[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,
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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>
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[[Christian Rock]] started in the Jesus Movement in the early 1970s, with [[Larry Norman]] and his 1972 album ''Only Visiting This Planet'', often cited as the most influential and important Christian Rock artist of the Jesus Movement era. [[Cornerstone magazine]] had its origins in the Jesus Movement. While not part of the Jesus Movement himself, the tracts from [[Jack Chick]] became popular outreach tools. Also popular among the Jesus Movement were the book ''The Late Great Planet Earth'' by [[Hal Lindsey]]; and the 1972 film about the [[end times]] and the [[rapture]] by [[Russell S. Doughten]], ''A Thief in the Night'', which was followed by three sequels.
[[Christian Rock]] started in the Jesus Movement in the early 1970s, with [[Larry Norman]] and his 1972 album ''Only Visiting This Planet'', often cited as the most influential and important Christian Rock artist of the Jesus Movement era. [[Cornerstone magazine]] had its origins in the Jesus Movement. While not part of the Jesus Movement himself, the tracts from [[Jack Chick]] became popular outreach tools. Also popular among the Jesus Movement were the book ''The Late Great Planet Earth'' by [[Hal Lindsey]]; and the 1972 film about the [[end times]] and the [[rapture]] by [[Russell S. Doughten]], ''A Thief in the Night'', which was followed by three sequels.