The G12 Vision is a

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and

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strategy established by Pastor César Castellanos, the founder of International Charismatic Mission Church. G12 has been adopted worldwide by different churches.

History

The G12 Vision was formulated in 1991 by Pastor César Castellanos, after attending the

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in 1983. Seeing that their

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model fosters church growth, he revamped

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's South Korean church growth strategy. It grew into another church growth enterprise that churches around the world came to study in their own attempts to foster growth, including mainline Pentecostal denominations like the

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and the

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. Over the past several years, the application of the G12 model as zealously advanced by Castellanos' organization has become a source of division, contention . The G12 model has been prominently adopted by different churches in

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, the

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and the

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G12 International Conference

An annual G12 International Conference is held in Bogotá, Colombia in January and is hosted by Misión Carismática Internacional church. The President of Colombia has frequently attended these events. Former President of Colombia (2002–2010)

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attended in 2004, 2008, and 2009. In 2006, Senator

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attended and in 2010, former Minister of Defence and future President,

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spoke at the conference.''Christian Today'', 'Christians welcome Colombian presidential victory for Santos'
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References

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External links

Official sites

G12 Beliefs, Official Site

G12 Vision, Official Site

Official G12 Europe Site

MCI Canada - Official French speaking website

MCI Aragua - Venezuela

G12 Venezuela - Official G12 Site in Venezuela, with church addresses, news and preachings (spanish only)

Södermalmskyrkan
- Södermalmskyrkans officiella hemsida, Sodermalmschurch's official website (Swedish only) Protestantism in Colombia Evangelicalism in South America