The Way International
Christian ministry
The Way International is a nontrinitarian Christian organization based in New Knoxville, Ohio. The followers congregate primarily in home fellowships located throughout the United States, two US territories, and in over 30 countries. It was founded by Victor Paul Wierwille in 1942 as a radio program, subsequently becoming The Chimes Hour Youth Caravan in 1947, and The Way, Inc., in 1955.
The ministry distributes publications such as The Way Magazine through its company, American Christian Press, and has developed and promotes classes and other programs, some of which are in several languages. It formed The Way Corps, a leadership training program, in 1970.
The Way offers classes in biblical studies to its followers, prominently the Power for Abundant Living Today (also referred to as PFAL Today) class series, considered to be the modern-day successor to its original class series, Power for Abundant Living (also referred to as PFAL). The Way International has given focused attention on first-century Christianity and extensive research into the Church Epistles. It has been described as combining biblical literalism, evangelicalism, Calvinism, dispensationalism, and Pentecostalism. The teaching of The Way International (TWI) is based on 2 Peter 1:20 that "no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation" (KJV translation) and they believe the Bible interprets itself in a variety of ways that are taught in its studies, classes, and publications. According to their website, TWI teaches that every follower can have an accurate understanding of God's original intent in his Word.
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