The Origins of EAL: It started in Singapore!

Dr C Peter Wagner spoke at Jan-Aage Torp´s pentecost conference in Oslo in May 2002 (photo credits: EAL)

When International Coalition of Apostles (ICA) was conceived in 1999 in Singapore, it was truly global. 

ICA was initated at a meeting in Singapore in 1999 when the Argentinian Ed Silvoso presented the vision to Dr. C. Peter Wagner and several other global apostles who were assembled, such as Lawrence Khong (Singapore), Estavam Hernandez (Brazil), and Harold Caballeros (Guatemala). The vision was to bring together the perspectives, experience and resources of global apostles to enhance the transformation of society and propagation of the gospel. The first Presiding Apostle of ICA was C. Peter Wagner (1999-2010).

Under C. Peter Wagner´s Presidency, ICA was a decentralized structure with each national and regional coalition worldwide being autonomous, yet interconnected with ICA through relationship and honor. Wagner´s advice was readily sought worldwide. 

John P. Kelly served under Wagner from 2001 onwards as ICA´s Executive and Ambassadorial Apostle. In his book  Apostles Today (Regal, 2001), Wagner writes:

«Ambassadorial apostles have itinerant ministries that catalyze and nurture apostolic movements on a broad scale. They can do this on a national, regional or international arena. John Kelly of Ft. Worth, Texas, serves with me in the leadership team of ICA as an ambassadorial apostle.»

Jan-Aage Torp was one of the first members of ICA in January 2000.

The origins of European Apostolic Leaders are from November 2001 when Dr. Peter Wagner asked Jan-Aage Torp of Oslo, Norway to identify and assemble apostles in Europe.

The historic meeting took place on May 15th-16th, 2002 at Hotel Norge in Høsbjør, 120 kilometers north of Oslo, where Jan-Aage brought together more than 30 leaders from all corners of Europe.

But it took 10 more years before it really started, when Aina & Jan-Aage Torp invited 10 leaders in Norway to a one day meeting on June 1st, 2012, at Gamle Banken Pub in downtown Oslo, where Oslochurch met regularly. Their American prophet friend, Dr. Paul Costa (USA), gave insightful teachings. 

Officially EAL was founded on May 23rd, 2013.

At ICA´s annual conference in Dallas, Texas in November 2014 both Jan-Aage Torp and C Peter Wagner were among the speakers. In his speech, Wagner publicly expressed his support for Torp´s leadership in Europe (video credits: Aina Torp). ICA´s name had been changed in November 2013 to ICAL (International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders).

Since then, we have been going full steam forward, and the best is yet to come.

Please watch the 90 seconds short video below from June 2012 which shows some of the process behind the establishment of EAL.