SOUTHWEST BELIEVERS' CONVENTION
It was 1966, on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. Kenneth Copeland was still basking in the anointing after Oral Roberts had laid hands on him, when God showed him something in the spirit—opening his eyes to see the spiritual condition of b
Suddenly the bodies of the believers standing before Brother Roberts in the prayer line were transparent. Only a vague outline could be seen. Though physically healthy in most cases, their spirits were so scrawny and sickly they could hardly walk. Yet, on top of each emaciated, little spirit body was a huge head.
'Son,' Kenneth heard the Lord say, 'I have called you to feed My people. They are out of balance. They are physically developed. They’re mentally developed. Some are so developed mentally that they can hardly hold their heads up. I’ll show you how to feed My people and build them up spiritually until they become balanced.'
That commission was the goal as the doors of the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, opened on Aug. 17, 1981, and Kenneth stepped onto the platform for the first Southwest Believers’ Convention. He was taking a major step in fulfilling a vision and call the Lord had given him nearly 15 years earlier.
Set to minister alongside Kenneth and Gloria Copeland during the six days of meetings was a powerfully anointed lineup of speakers that included Jerry Savelle, Norvel Hayes, Charles Capps, John Osteen, Hilton Sutton and T.L. Osborn.
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