César Castellanos (born November 14, 1957) is a Colombian evangelical pastor and politician who served as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 representing

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. Co-founder of the International Charismatic Mission Church, where he has served as General Pastor since 1983 with his wife, Emma Claudia. Castellanos has authored numerous evangelical strategies, most notably the

G12 Vision The G12 Vision is a Christian evangelism and discipleship strategy established by César Castellanos, the founder of International Charismatic Mission Church. G12 has been adopted worldwide by different churches. History The G12 Vision was form ...

movement. Castellanos was also the co-founder of the

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, to which he belonged until 2006.

Early life and vision G12

He was born on November 14, 1957, in

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, Boyacá, Colombia. In 1986, he began implementing the G12 Vision strategy, inspired by a Christian Cell strategy implemented by Pastor David Yonggi Cho at the Full Gospel Church in Yoido, Korea. This strategy was later redesigned and adapted by Castellanos, naming it

, and was adopted by the national and later international chapters.

Political career

Castellanos was elected to the Chamber of Representatives in the

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, receiving the support of his own party, the National Christian Party, and serving on the Third Committee of the Chamber of Representatives.

References

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