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 Protestant Christian evangelist with a Calvinist theology affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.[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]

Washer later returned to the United States, where he continues as the missions director of HeartCry, which has been based in Roanoke, Virginia since 2022.[12][13][14]

Washer is sometimes identified as part of the New Calvinism movement due to some similar viewpoints,[15][16] however, he has expressed concerns with this movement as well.[17][18][16][19]

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 themself with. As of 2023, the YouTube video of the talk has received more than 4 million views.[11][20] Washer appeared in the 2018 documentary American Gospel: Christ Alone, in which he referred to the exclusivity of the Christian faith and its uniqueness by saying, "In other religions, you get to heaven by being good, by earning it..."[21]

In 2017, Washer suffered a non-fatal heart attack[11] and in late 2023 he received heart bypass surgery.[22]

Books

  • Washer, Paul (2004). The One True God. HeartCry Missionary Society. ISBN 978-0-9770234-0-0.
  • ——— (2009). Truth About Man. Granted Ministries Press. ISBN 978-0-9817321-1-4.
  • ——— (2012). The Gospel's Power and Message. Recovering the Gospel. Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-195-6.
  • ——— (2013). The Gospel Call and True Conversion. Recovering the Gospel. Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-236-6.
  • ——— (2014). Gospel Assurance and Warnings. Recovering the Gospel. Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-294-6.
  • ——— (2016). Knowing the Living God. Biblical Foundations for the Christian Faith (Book 1). Media Gratiae. ISBN 978-0-9886681-3-3.
  • ——— (2016). Discovering the Glorious Gospel. Biblical Foundations for the Christian Faith (Book 2). Media Gratiae. ISBN 978-0-9886681-5-7.
  • ——— (2017). Discerning the Plight of Man. Biblical Foundations for the Christian Faith (Book 3). Media Gratiae. ISBN 978-0-9886681-6-4.
  • ———; Hite, Tatiana (2021). Hite, Forrest (ed.). Mission & Methodology. Radford, VA: HeartCry Missionary Society.


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. 1 2 3 Blair, Leonardo (March 21, 2017). "Paul Washer, HeartCry Missionary Society Founder, Suffers Heart Attack". Christian Post. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Oversight and Accountability". HeartCry Missionary Society. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Heartcry Missionary Society Incorporated in Roanoke, Virginia". EIN Tax Id. 2022.
  14. ↑ "Waldvogel". www.waldvogelcommercial.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. 1 2 Challies, Tim (July 30, 2013). "An Interview With Paul Washer (Part 2)". Challies.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ Stephen (July 30, 2013). "Paul Washer's 7 Warnings to "New Calvinists"". The Tension. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ "Paul Washer - Shocking Message (full length)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  21. ↑ Pidcock, Rick (August 14, 2020). "Six ways 'American Gospel' is small-minded and abusive". Baptist News Global. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  22. ↑ "https://twitter.com/paulwasher/status/1726266091033502074?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved November 20, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

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