Field Deck — companion to Dossier VI · Pentecostal & Charismatic
The Living-Power Deck
Fifty-two who carry the fire now · the rank is the value
🜂 How to read the deck
A true 52-card deck of the living — only people who hold power in the Pentecostal-Charismatic
world right now, in 2026. This is our nearest house — a renewal inside Protestantism, ~600 million
strong and the fastest-growing form of Christianity — and, like the others, it has no single head. So the
four suits map its four power-centres, and the rank is the value — Ace the summit of that kind, down
through King, Queen, Jack, 10…2. Rank weighs the reach, not the worth of the person. Read as family:
we note the fault lines honestly where they fall — prosperity theology, Oneness (non-Trinitarian), the Seven
Mountain Mandate — without pretending the whole house is one thing.
♠ Spades — The Denominations. The classical churches & global fellowships.
♦ Diamonds — The Apostles. The charismatic revival & prophetic networks.
♥ Hearts — The Global South. The megachurch empires of Africa, Asia & Latin America.
♣ Clubs — The Pulpit. The media preachers, teachers & worship-makers.
✓ Every one of the 52 was verified online as living and in office on 2026-07-24.
Because so many names here have fallen, died, or been disqualified, verifying was the whole game: this deck
excludes five figures a from-memory deck would have shipped — leaders now out over scandal or under
investigation — and routes around the deaths of Cho, Bonnke and T.B. Joshua. Re-verify each name at every audit.
♠The Denominationsthe classical churches & global fellowships · 13 cards
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Dominic Yeo
Chairman, World AG Fellowship
Leads the World Assemblies of God Fellowship — 370,000 churches and ~85 million believers, the largest Pentecostal body on earth. The first Singaporean to chair it. Verified 07-24 ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Yeo still Global Chairman of WAGF (AG Ghana, 2026-06-06; elected Madrid 2023, first Singaporean). Number moved: the same 2026-06-06 report gives WAGF membership as approximately 89.9 million, not ~85 million; no current church count given. UNSOURCED: 370,000 churches.
Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ , the largest historically-Black Pentecostal denomination in America. Re-elected by acclamation in 2024.
President of Oral Roberts University and global chair of Empowered21 and the Pentecostal World Fellowship — the convener who gathers the whole Spirit-empowered movement.
Founder and general superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry — a holiness-Pentecostal movement across Africa and beyond, with a 30,000-seat headquarters in Lagos. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Still General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry (State House, June 2026). Age changed: born 1941-06-06, he turned 85 on 2026-06-06; card says 84. UNSOURCED: 30,000-seat Lagos headquarters.
Head of the Church of Pentecost , Ghana's largest church, present in over 200 nations — and a leading moral voice in West African public life. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Nyamekye still Chairman (re-elected May 2023 for five years; no 2026 change found). Number does not hold: church's own profile says members in Ghana plus ~150 other nations and a June 2026 report says 151+ countries, not 'over 200 nations'. UNSOURCED: 'Ghana's largest church', 'over 200 nations' (sources give ~150-151).
Leads the United Pentecostal Church International , the largest Oneness body — a stream that baptizes in Jesus' name only and rejects the Trinity, placing it outside the creed.
Head of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference , the largest US Hispanic Christian organization — an AG pastor who has advised presidents of both parties.
General Overseer of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) , one of the oldest and largest classical Pentecostal denominations, with a global membership in the millions. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: The official site names Bishop Gary J. Lewis as General Overseer, not Oscar Pimentel. A 2024 General Assembly newsletter reports Lewis elevated to General Overseer on the first ballot at the 2024 Assembly (Indianapolis, late July 2024; exact day not confirmed).
Australian founder of C3 Church Global — a network of 500+ contemporary charismatic churches in 60 countries. Handing the movement on at the end of 2027.
Presiding Bishop of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church , a founding denomination of the movement with deep Wesleyan-holiness roots. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Doug Beacham is no longer Presiding Bishop. Bishop Talmadge J. Gardner was elected General Superintendent/Presiding Bishop at the 30th General Conference in Mobile, AL, held 2026-07-15 to 2026-07-17. Beacham's tenure is archived as 2012-2026.
Senior leader of Bethel Church — the revival hub whose worship (Bethel Music) and School of Supernatural Ministry shape charismatic Christianity worldwide. The movement's most influential single center. Verified 07-24 ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Bethel lists Bill Johnson as 'Senior Leader, Bethel'. Age changed: born 1951-07-18, he is 75, not 74 (born: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Johnson_(pastor)). UNSOURCED: 'most influential single center'.
K♦Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · credit
Ché Ahn
70 · Harvest International Ministry
A leading apostle of the New Apostolic Reformation , overseeing a network of 25,000+ churches in 60 nations from Pasadena — and, since 2025, a candidate for California governor. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: His candidacy is over. He announced on 2025-08-02, but Becerra and Hilton advanced from the 2026-06-02 top-two primary and Ahn was not among them. Age 70 holds (born 1956-01-17, per Wikipedia). The 25,000+ church network figure was not reconfirmed. UNSOURCED: 25,000+ churches in 60 nations.
Successor to Reinhard Bonnke at Christ for all Nations , leading mass gospel crusades across Africa that draw crowds in the millions to a single field.
One of the most influential prophets in the charismatic world; co-founder of Generals International and a leader of the intercessory-prayer and prophetic movement. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Generals International confirms she co-founded it with Mike in 1985. Age changed: born August 1951, she is 75, not 74 (born: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Jacobs).
Popularizer of the "Seven Mountain Mandate" — the call to take the "mountains" of culture for God — and a leading pro-Trump prophetic voice. The dossier flags this dominionist stream to guard against.
The evangelist whose 1994 meetings sparked the "Toronto Blessing," now leading Global Awakening — a worldwide healing-and-impartation network with its own seminary.
8♦Photo: Illustrated London News · Public domain · credit
John Arnott
Catch the Fire · Toronto
Founder of the Toronto church that hosted the "Toronto Blessing" — the 1990s revival of laughter and falling "in the Spirit" that drew millions of pilgrims to an airport strip mall.
Co-founder of Iris Global , a missions movement born among Mozambique's street children that has planted 10,000+ churches — called by some "a modern-day Mother Teresa."
The self-described "father of the prophetic movement," whose Christian International network (3,800 ministers) helped restore the offices of apostle and prophet to charismatic churches. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Age is wrong. Charisma (2014-05-16) said he was celebrating '80 years of living', so he is about 92 in 2026, not 80 (exact birth date not found). Still alive in 2024: Charisma (2024-04-21) reported a gathering marking his 70th year in ministry. No 2026 status was found, so recheck. CBN says he is bishop to 'over 3,000 ministers and churches': https://cbn.com/person/bill-hamon. UNSOURCED: 3,800 ministers, 'father of the prophetic movement'.
Author of Intercessory Prayer and driver of the "Appeal to Heaven" movement — a prophetic-intercession leader whose flag became a symbol of Christian nationalism.
President of Glory of Zion International and a co-founder of the New Apostolic Reformation — one of the movement's most-followed prophets of "words for the times."
Founder of TheCall , whose stadium fasting-and-prayer rallies gathered hundreds of thousands; a fervent intercessor prophesying a coming "third great awakening."
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God — one of the largest churches on earth, in ~198 nations, with monthly gatherings on a Lagos ground the size of a city. Verified 07-24
Founder of Living Faith (Winners' Chapel) , whose 50,000-seat Faith Tabernacle is among the world's largest church buildings — and, by Forbes, the wealthiest preacher alive. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Still founder and president of Living Faith/Winners' Chapel; Faith Tabernacle seats 50,000; Forbes wealthiest-preacher claim is cited. Age changed: born 1954-09-27, he turned 72 on 2026-09-27, not 71.
Senior pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church — at ~870,000 members the largest single congregation in the world — and secretary-general of the Pentecostal World Fellowship.
Founder of Christ Embassy / LoveWorld , a global charismatic-media empire whose Rhapsody of Realities devotional circulates in hundreds of millions of copies.
Founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God , a neo-Pentecostal giant across Latin America and Africa — and owner of Brazil's third-largest TV network. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Still founder of the UCKG and owner of Record. Age changed: born 1945-02-18, he is 81, not 80. Wikipedia calls Record both the third- and the second-largest network, so the ranking is unsettled. UNSOURCED/contested: 'third-largest' network.
Founder of Salvation Ministries in Port Harcourt — 1,500+ branches and the 120,000-seat "Hand of God" cathedral, among the largest church auditoriums in the world.
Bishop of the Zion Christian Church , the largest church in Southern Africa — millions gather at its Moria "Zion City" at Easter. An African Spirit-church of its own tradition.
Re-checked 2026-10-11 · not confirmed
Re-checked 2026-10-11: no 2026 source for Bishop Barnabas Lekganyane. Easter 2026 reporting (EWN, 5 Apr) covers the separate St Engenas ZCC under Joseph Engenas Lekganyane. The ZCC Wikipedia article does not name a current bishop.
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Mensa Otabil
66 · ICGC · Ghana
Founder of the International Central Gospel Church and chancellor of a university — a Ghanaian leader known for teaching on dignity, enterprise and African self-reliance. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Founder and General Overseer of ICGC and founder-chancellor of Central University (current chancellorship undated). Age changed: born 1959-08-31, he is 67, not 66.
Founder of the United Denominations of the Lighthouse Group and a globe-trotting healing evangelist and author, with churches across Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Founder of the Kingsway International Christian Centre , one of the largest churches in the UK — a flagship of the African "reverse mission" to the West.
Founder of Eternity Network International (Koinonia) — the fastest-rising African revivalist, whose teaching gatherings now fill 20,000-seat arenas from Zaria to the UK.
The Nigerian worship leader behind Imela and the global #HallelujahChallenge — a monthly online prayer-and-praise gathering that draws millions across the world. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Age changed: born 1981-08-27, he turned 45 on 2026-08-27, not 44. Imela and the Hallelujah Challenge (begun June 2017) are confirmed, but Wikipedia describes it as periodic editions (e.g. 2025-02-10 to 2025-03-01), not monthly. UNSOURCED: 'monthly', 'draws millions'.
Pastor of Lakewood Church , the largest congregation in the US (~45,000 weekly), and a broadcast/bestselling-book phenomenon whose upbeat message reaches tens of millions. Verified 07-24
Founder of The Potter's House and a media/business empire; after a 2024 heart attack he handed the Dallas pulpit to his daughter in 2025 but remains a towering elder statesman. Handed pulpit on, 2025 ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Handover confirmed: on 2025-04-27 he announced he was stepping down and passing Potter's House leadership to Sarah Jakes Roberts and Toure Roberts; the November 2024 cardiac event is confirmed. Age changed: born 1957-06-09, he is 69, not 68.
Q♣Photo: Joyce Meyer Ministries Nederlands · CC BY 3.0 · credit
Joyce Meyer
82 · Enjoying Everyday Life
One of the most-watched Bible teachers alive, whose broadcast and books have made her the leading woman's voice in the charismatic world for a generation. ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Still president of Joyce Meyer Ministries, and Enjoying Everyday Life is still on air. Age changed: born 1943-06-04, she is 83, not 82.
The elder patriarch of the prosperity / Word of Faith movement — a message the dossier names as a false gospel — and one of the wealthiest televangelists in America.
The world's best-known faith-healing evangelist, whose crusades filled stadiums for decades; in later years he publicly distanced himself from parts of the prosperity gospel he preached.
Prominent Word-of-Faith televangelist near Atlanta who, notably, publicly renounced his own tithing teaching in 2022 and now stresses the "gospel of grace." ⚠︎ Re-checked 2026-10-08: Senior Pastor of World Changers Church International, with a grace-centred message. The 2022-06-26 tithing renunciation is confirmed. Age changed: born 1962-01-28, he is 64, not 63 (born: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creflo_Dollar).
Lead pastor of Transformation Church , whose energetic, relatable sermons reach a huge young online audience — one of the most-watched preachers of the streaming generation.
Co-senior pastor of The Potter's House (Dallas) and founder of Woman Evolve — heir to her father's platform and a leading voice to a new generation of Christian women.
Lead pastor of Churchome and a bestselling author known for pastoring celebrities (Justin Bieber among them) and a culture-fluent, app-driven ministry.
Co-founder of Messenger International and a bestselling author-teacher whose discipleship curricula (on the fear of the Lord, honor, and more) reach the church in 150+ languages.
Figures Deck · companion to Dossier VI · Pentecostal & Charismatic · LAMPSTAND 7
Fifty-two who carry the fire today — every card verified living and in office 2026-07-24. The nearest house to ours: read as family, with the fault lines named where they fall. 🜂 One Spirit · many gifts 🜂
