Jørn Strand Explained

Jørn Strand is a Norwegian televangelist and tent revival evangelist. He is associated with Pentecostalism and the charismatic movement.[1]

Evangelism

Strand grew up in a non-religious home. He was previously a drug addict for ten years until he had a radical conversion to Christianity in 1991 which included speaking in tongues and being filled with the Holy Spirit.[1] [2] He soon began travelling around to evangelise, and founded the organisation Evangeliet For Alle in 1993.[3]

He evangelises with street meetings and hosts tent meetings with up to two thousand attendants.[4] [5] He emphasises being filled with the Holy Spirit in contrast to simply being born-again and interprets people speaking in tongues at his meetings.[1]

Strand formerly evangelised on the Christian television station Visjon Norge. Since 2020 he has been broadcast on the Christian television station Kanal 10.[6]

In 2019 he started a Bible school in Froland.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Evangelist Jørn Strand talte på sommerstevnet på Bildøy: En mektig hellig ånds-kraft under vekkelsesmøtet. 27 June 2023. Norge Idag. no.
  2. News: - Jeg kjente ingen abstinenser. 4 September 2012. Haugesunds Avis. no.
  3. News: Jørn Strand om sitt kall til verden: – Vi har kjent at Gud kaller oss til noe mer enn å bo i Froland. 30 July 2021. Norge Idag. no.
  4. News: Himmelsk stemning i "sirkus"-teltet. 15 July 2014. Dagen. no.
  5. News: Jørn frelser deg i Himmelekspressen. 29 August 2012. NRK. no.
  6. News: Jørn Strand starter tv-sendinger på Kanal 10. 26 August 2020. Norge Idag. no.
  7. News: Evangeliet for alle starter bibelskole. 19 February 2019. Norge Idag. no.