| Michael Koulianos | |
| Birth Date: | September 16, 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality: | United States |
| Occupation: | Pastor, author, YouTuber |
| Known For: | Founder of Jesus Image |
| Spouse: | Jessica Koulianos |
| Children: | Theo |
Michael Koulianos (born on September 16, 1977) is an American pastor, author and YouTuber, founder of Jesus Image[1] and cofounder of "The Send" movement.[2]
He currently lives in Orlando, with his wife, Jessica, and three children.[2]
Koulianos was born in Tarpon Springs, Florida. He was raised Greek Orthodox and converted to Protestantism at the age of 12.[3] [4] [5] He began to preach regularly at the age of 16.[6]
In 2004 he married his wife Jessica, and in 2005, he was ordained lead pastor of the World Healing Center Church in Orange County, California.
In 2007, he reportedly received a divine revelation and began to preach about the love of Jesus to as many people as possible. This led to the foundation of his Jesus Image organization, and later the Jesus Image Church and Jesus School in Orlando, Florida.[7]
On March 29, 2016, Michael Koulianos talked to Lou Engle about a dream he had the night before, where he was approached by John Paul Jackson who told him that the Third Great Awakening was beginning in America, precisely at the "Azusa Now" gathering.[8] The "Azusa Now" was a great prayer rally that took part at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on April 9, 2016, and gathered more than 60,000 people.[9]
This gathering led to another large meeting called "The Send", on February 23, 2019, at the Camping World Stadium, in Orlando, Florida. The organization was carried out by Koulianos, Andy Byrd, Brian Brennt, Daniel Kolenda, Teo Hayashi, Todd White and Lou Engle. As stated at the event webpage,[10]
From this date on, "The Send" reached many countries like Brazil and Norway, with tens of thousands of people participating in the meetings.[10]
Koulianos was in Brazil in February 2020, as one of the guest preachers at the meeting The Send, which included Teo Hayashi among its organizers and was held simultaneously in Brasília and São Paulo.[11] Before the event, Koulianos stated:[12]