The Seven Spheres of Influence – Loren Cunningham

Loren CunninghamOne of the key foundational principles to the establishment of the University of the Nations, Youth With A Mission’s training arm, is the idea of the seven spheres, influences, or mountains, of society. The seven spheres are:

  • Family
  • Religion / Church
  • Education
  • Government
  • Media
  • Celebration (Arts, Entertainment, and Sports)
  • Economics (Business, Science, and Technology

The idea behind the seven spheres is that it is through influencing those areas of society, that the entire society can be influenced with the gospel.

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast Loren Cunningham, the founder of Youth With A Mission and the University of the Nations, shares about those seven spheres, and how God is influencing the nations through them …

Loren Cunningham is the founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and the co-founder and International Chancellor of the University of the Nations (U of N). He is also the leader of the YWAM UofN Campus in Hawaii and a member of the YWAM International Eldership.

The Book that Transforms Nations - Loren CunninghamLoren Cunningham is the author of a number of books including:

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12 Responses to The Seven Spheres of Influence – Loren Cunningham

  1. Egil says:

    Thank you for the great podcast. When listening to this episode, i wondered what year it is from. The Vimeo reference indicates it is from 2012?

  2. @Egil That specific teaching is from 2012, but the idea of the seven spheres or mountains began in 1975.

  3. Mark Kigozi says:

    the teaching of the 7 spheres of influence is quite appropriate for the age we live in right now! I am a Pastor of a young church and I had been pastoring the youth in a big church yet i feel the christian has not understood or taken this mission seriously!i feel the Lord would like us to have dominion and influence for christ the generations(disciple) so that they live up to the great commision

  4. JJ says:

    Wonderful message!!!

  5. Rose says:

    Thank you do much Loren, this helps us as we are forming a team through agricultural m

  6. Check our website to pray also for the spheres of influence http://www.prayerstrategy.org

  7. Olabode Aguda says:

    Wonderful.
    I have been preaching this for many years now.
    God bless you

  8. Jaggili Chiranjeevi says:

    Dear Friends,
    I am interested to know more about 7 Mind Molders and its impact on cities.
    Praising God for this initiative by Dr.Cuningham.
    Thanks

    Chirie

  9. David says:

    I believe that God has led me to a conviction that the spheres of influence in society will be progressively subject to the Holy Spirit as Christians within these spheres gather together in silent meetings – waiting on God to reveal what is his will concerning specific matters. Traditional Quakers use his method in their church business meetings and I believe that it can be applied in business, government and all the other spheres. Decisions are reached when all the members are convicted of what God’s will is for the specific issue in question (it is a matter of discernment, not merely consensus).
    The method, as applied to Quaker business meetings, is described at;

    oikoumene.org/resources/documents/eden-grace-on-quaker-business-practice

  10. Marie Rivers says:

    There is an 8th sphere of influence found in the Old Testament book of Daniel 3:2. Some how the 8th sphere was not included in modern times of the Christian age. I refer to the 8th sphere as the Church (due to it’s specific Worship is towards Jesus Christ)

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