John Jacobs (evangelist)

{{Short description|American evangelist (born 1959)}}

{{Other people|John Jacobs}}

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|name=John Jacobs

|birth_date=July 3, 1959

|birth_place=United States

|occupation=Evangelist

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| children = 1

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John Jacobs (born July 3, 1959) is an American evangelist. He is the founder of the Power Team{{cite news|url=http://people.com/archive/john-jacobs-and-his-team-of-muscular-christians-give-new-meaning-to-the-power-of-faith-vol-29-no-5/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924183813/http://people.com/archive/john-jacobs-and-his-team-of-muscular-christians-give-new-meaning-to-the-power-of-faith-vol-29-no-5/|title=John Jacobs and His Team of Muscular Christians Give New Meaning to the Power of Faith|last=Grang|first=Meg|date=1988-02-06|work=People|access-date=2023-03-02|archive-date=2017-09-24}} (which he ran for 27 years) and the Next Generation Power Force.{{Cite web|date=2002|title=Jon Jacobs Retires From The Power Team|url=https://www.charismamag.com/site-archives/154-peopleevents/people-and-events/955-jon-jacobs-retires-from-the-power-team|access-date=2021-08-22|website=Charisma |author1=Charisma }}{{cite web|url=http://www.srjmarketing.com/newsroom/1030801174035.html|title=SRJ Launches New Company for Power Team Founder John Jacobs|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514215419/http://www.srjmarketing.com/newsroom/1030801174035.html|archivedate=2007-05-14}}

Like other ministries that Jacobs has been involved in, the Power Team and the Next Generation Power Force performs feats of strength in conjunction with their evangelism pursuits.{{cite journal|jstor=1146430|title=The Power Team: Muscular Christianity and the Spectacle of Conversion|last1=Mazer |first1=Sharon |journal=TDR |year=1994 |volume=38 |issue=4 |pages=162–188 |doi=10.2307/1146430 }}

Jacobs had a guest role, in an episode of the television series Walker, Texas Ranger. The star of the show, Chuck Norris, is a friend of Jacobs.{{cite web|url=http://www.johnjacobsnextgenerationpowerforce.com/about_john.htm|title=John Jacobs' Next Generation Power Force: Quick Facts|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008140527/http://www.johnjacobsnextgenerationpowerforce.com/about_john.htm|archivedate=2007-10-08}}

He is mentioned by Krist Novoselic in a rant on stage during the Nirvana concert Live at the Paramount.

In 2002, the Power Team filed for bankruptcy protection.{{Cite web|url=https://www.charismamag.com/index.php/blogs/251-smoke-signals/762-can-i-call-you-gringo|title=Charisma Magazine|website=Charisma Magazine |author1=Charisma }}