How the UK Charismatic Movement Diverged From America’s NAR | Podcast Episode 588

John speaks with Richard Bowker, a former Jehovah's Witness, about his journey through the Witnesses, Reformed Christianity, and the UK charismatic world. Together they compare Jehovah's Witnesses, Branhamism, restorationism, shepherding, and British charismatic renewal, exploring how control, revivalism, and end-times obsession shaped very different religious environments. The discussion also examines key figures and movements connected to UK charismatic history, including Ern Baxter, Derek Prince, Terry Virgo, John Wimber, Paul Cain, New Wine, and the wider influence of American restorationist and shepherding ideas. Richard offers a rare British perspective on how revival culture, church authority, spiritual abuse, and kingdom-business thinking developed in the UK compared with the more openly political New Apostolic Reformation in the United States. 00:00 Introduction 01:49 Richard’s Jehovah’s Witness Background 07:56 Comparing Jehovah’s Witnesses And Branhamism 14:29 Why Richard Left Jehovah’s Witnesses 18:49 Restorationism, Shepherding, And The UK 26:06 Why Latter Rain Barely Registered In Britain 30:43 When Revival Culture Replaces The Gospel 32:43 Kingdom Businesses, Church Networks, And Drift 36:03 Trump, NAR, And British Resistance 38:02 Derek Prince, Shepherding, And Control 41:07 New Wine, Wimber, And Kansas City Influence 48:25 Accuracy, Rumor, And Responsible Research 51:34 Was Charismatic Influence Good For The UK? ______________________ Weaponized Religion: From Christian Identity to the NAR: Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735160962 Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCGGZX3K ______________________ – Support the channel:   / branham   – Subscribe to the channel:    / @leavingthemessage   – Visit the website: https://william-branham.org – Follow on Facebook:   / williambranhamorg   – Follow on TikTok:   / william.m.branham   – Follow on Twitter:   / wmbhr   – Buy the books: https://william-branham.org/site/books