Paul Washer

Paul David Washer
Born1961 (age 62–63)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Missionary, Evangelist, Preacher
SpouseRosario "Charo" Washer
Children4[1][2][3]

Paul David Washer (born 1961) is an American Christian Evangelist and author whose theology is rooted in Calvinism.[4]

Biography

Washer reports converting to Christianity while studying at the University of Texas at Austin to become an oil and gas lawyer.[5][6] He moved to Peru and served there as a missionary for 10 years.[7] In 1988, while in Peru,[8] Washer founded the HeartCry Missionary Society to support indigenous missionaries witnessing to people of their own cultures.[9][10] As of 2017, the organization supported 238 missionary families in 41 countries.[11] At the end of 2022, it supported 326 missionary families in 62 countries.[12]

Washer later returned to the United States, and moved to Radford, Virginia in 2010,[13][14][15][16] where he continues as the missions director of HeartCry.[17] HeartCry has been based in Roanoke, Virginia since 2022.[18][19][20]

Washer is sometimes identified as part of the New Calvinism movement,[21][22] although he has expressed concerns with this movement.[23][24][22][25]

In 2002, Washer preached a "shocking youth message" in which he suggested that most of his "Christian" audience will end up in hell because of the false gospel they are deceiving themselves with. As of 2023, the YouTube video of the talk has received more than 4 million views.[11][26] Washer appeared in the 2018 documentary American Gospel: Christ Alone, in which he said, "In other religions, you get to heaven by being good, by earning it..."[27]

In 2017, Washer suffered a heart attack[11] and in 2023 he received heart bypass surgery.[28]

Books

  • — (2004). The one true God. HeartCry Missionary Society. ISBN 978-0-9770234-0-0.
  • — (October 9, 2009). The truth about man (2nd ed.). Hannibal, Missouri: Granted Ministries Press. ISBN 978-0-9817321-1-4.
  • — (2012). The gospel's power and message. Recovering the gospel. Vol. 1. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-195-6.
  • — (2013). The gospel call and true conversion. Recovering the gospel. Vol. 2. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-236-6.
  • — (2014). Gospel assurance and warnings. Recovering the gospel. Vol. 3. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-294-6.
  • — (2016). Knowing the living God. Biblical foundations for the Christian faith. Vol. 1. New Albany, Mississippi: Media Gratiae. ISBN 978-0-9886681-3-3. OCLC 959927375.
  • — (August 21, 2016). Discovering the glorious gospel. Biblical foundations for the Christian faith. Vol. 2. New Albany, Mississippi: Media Gratiae. ISBN 978-0-9886681-5-7. OCLC 959928019.
  • — (December 15, 2016). The gospel of Jesus Christ. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-520-6.
  • — (2017). Discerning the plight of man. Biblical foundations for the Christian faith. Vol. 3. New Albany, Mississippi: Media Gratiae. ISBN 978-0-9886681-6-4.
  • — (June 30, 2018). Narrow gate, narrow way. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-629-6.
  • — (August 15, 2018). Ten indictments against the modern church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-628-9. ISBN 978-1-60178-627-2.
  • — (March 13, 2020). Understanding the discipline of fasting. Biblical foundations for the Christian faith. Vol. 4. New Albany, Mississippi: Media Gratiae. ISBN 979-8-6242-0633-5.
  • — (August 18, 2020). The essential means of grace. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-807-8. OCLC 1153337799.
  • — (March 5, 2023). The preeminent Christ: God's beautiful and unchanging gospel. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-988-4. OCLC 1372277782.

References

  1. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950–1993, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings
  2. ^ "Rosario 'Charo' Washer Interview!". April 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "Charo Washer's Testimony - Charo Washer". May 21, 2009.
  4. ^ Frye, John (September 6, 2010). "Who is Paul Washer?". Jesus Creed. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  5. ^ Clark, Heather (March 21, 2017). "Preacher, HeartCry Missionary Founder Paul Washer Suffers Heart Attack". Christian News Network. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  6. ^ Washer, Paul (October 31, 2009). "Paul Washer's Story". I'll Be Honest. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "Paul Washer". HeartCry Missionary Society. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Paul Washer". Grace Community Church. February 1, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "HeartCry at a Glance". HeartCry Missionary Society. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "History of HeartCry". HeartCry Missionary Society. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c Blair, Leonardo (March 21, 2017). "Paul Washer, HeartCry Missionary Society Founder, Suffers Heart Attack". Christian Post. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Washer, Paul David (Spring 2023). "2022 mission report" (PDF). HeartCry Magazine. No. 107. p. 3, 7, 9, 57.
  13. ^ Washer, Paul [@paulwasher] (June 15, 2010). "We have been in Radford VA..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Washer, Paul [@paulwasher] (June 7, 2010). "We have finally moved..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Paul Washer". Granted Ministries. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  16. ^ "@paulwasher" (Paul Washer) on Twitter.
  17. ^ "Staff". HeartCry Missionary Society. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  18. ^ 2022 mission report 2023, p. 59.
  19. ^ "Heartcry Missionary Society Incorporated in Roanoke, Virginia". EIN Tax Id. 2022.
  20. ^ "Waldvogel". www.waldvogelcommercial.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  21. ^ Dohse, Paul M. Sr. (August 13, 2013). "Paul Washer Speaks at a Catholic Monastery: Why is This Surprising? And Other Magic Bus Musings". Paul's Passing Thoughts. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  22. ^ a b Challies, Tim (July 30, 2013). "An Interview With Paul Washer (Part 2)". Challies.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  23. ^ Stephen (July 30, 2013). "Paul Washer's 7 Warnings to "New Calvinists"". The Tension. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  24. ^ Washer, Paul (2017). "Ecclesiology: The Church, Her Ministers, and Sola Scriptura". In Buice, Josh (ed.). New Calvinism: New Reformation Or Theological Fad?. Christian Focus Publications. pp. 45–70. ISBN 978-1-5271-0090-9.
  25. ^ Washer, Paul (2009). "Dangers Facing the Young and Reformed" (Video). HeartCry Missionary Society. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2018 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ "Paul Washer - Shocking Message (full length)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  27. ^ Pidcock, Rick (August 14, 2020). "Six ways 'American Gospel' is small-minded and abusive". Baptist News Global. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  28. ^ Washer, Paul [@paulwasher] (November 19, 2023). "After some medical tests..." (Tweet). Retrieved November 20, 2023 – via Twitter.

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