James Gordon Lindsay (1906–1973) was a revivialist preacher, author, and founder of Christ for the Nations Institute.
Born in Zion, Illinois, Lindsay's parents were disciples of John Alexander Dowie, the father of healing revivalism in America. After the family moved to Portland, Oregon, the young boy was influenced by John G. Lake and converted by Charles Fox Parham. At the age of eighteen he began his ministry as a traveling evangelist conducting meetings in Assembly of God churches and other Pentecostal groups.
Read more about James Gordon Lindsay: Biography, Christ For The Nations Institute
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