Abstract
Healing teams were a revolutionary idea Oral Roberts began to formulate in the 1960s. The concept of the healing team developed from Roberts’ healing ministry, the university, and a vision to continue his healing ministry beyond his lifetime. He hoped to raise up students from the academic colleges within Oral Roberts University to be healers within their respective disciplines. The general healing teams concept involved a team of professionals from various disciplines such as medicine, education, business, law, social work, theology, and others that minister to the whole person and all of his or her needs. This article traces the history of healing teams from the original development of the idea to its decline and finally to its recent reemergence.
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Holy Spirit Research Center
(2018)
"A History of ORU Healing Teams,"
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology: Vol. 3:
No.
2, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31380/2573-6345.1087
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