Adam Woeger
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Adam Woeger (born 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Christian evangelist who is known for being a Christian Internet pioneer, and is considered to be one of the earliest people to use the Internet as an evangelism tool. He is also known for being a Christian author, archivist and songwriter.
Woeger became interested in computers in about 1976, when he was introduced to teletype time-sharing terminals and keypunch machines at school. He spent most of his free time learning to use computers. His love for computers got him noticed by the principal of his high school, Northeast Preparatory School, who offered him an assistant teaching position at the school teaching a computer class when he was only 16 years old. Woeger was at the time listed as both a student and teacher in his high school yearbook. After graduating and receiving several fully paid scholarship offers, including one to Temple University and also a Navy ROTC scholarship, Woeger accepted the latter and went off to Texas.
Woeger attended Texas A&M University and studied toward a Computer Science engineering degree between 1982 and 1987. He worked as a computer programmer developing IBM 3270 emulation PC software at IBM in Austin, Texas in a co-operative internship program in 1984 and 1985. He later discovered a "calling" into the ministry, and then combined his computer skills with his calling into the ministry right about the time the Internet became available to the general public (around 1994). He was fascinated with the idea of using the Internet to spread the gospel.
In 1995, he authored and compiled the first major Christian shareware library available on the Internet known under the names "Bethany Bible Collection" and "BibleWare". His Christian software collections have been distributed on numerous CD-ROMs and via large file download Internet sites for many years. According to Woeger, tens of thousands of Christian software programs and electronic Bibles were delivered daily via the Internet, with the total number reaching into the millions given away to people all over the world.
The next phase of Woeger's ministry started around 1999 when he began archiving and editing many classic Christian books, audios and texts from well-known Christian authors of the past few centuries and releasing them into the public domain so they would be preserved in digital form for future generations to enjoy. Woeger has run numerous web sites over the years where he distributed free Christian books, Bibles and other resources. He was the originator of the phrase Christian Public Domain, which refers to the idea of individual Christians and those in ministry releasing a portion of their created works (such as books, music and sermons) to the public domain so people can be blessed for future generations and use the material free of charge. Woeger's idea is based on the passing forward of help to others who are mostly strangers, as seen in the popular movie Pay It Forward. Woeger's method differs in that it relates to leaving behind a legacy of quality Christian materials that will be a blessing to others using the public domain as the vehicle.
Woeger legally changed his birth name of Robert Adam Woeger to Adam Woeger in January 2000 stating that he preferred to use his middle name over his birth first name. On January 1, 2000, Woeger started holding weekly healing services at a local church. These healing services continued for 2 1/2 years, and helped people "enter into the Presence of God" according to Woeger. He also spent several years archiving and restoring many audio tapes of Kathryn Kuhlman, an early healing evangelist, which along with the Kathryn Kuhlman web site and related domain names were eventually turned over to the Kathryn Kuhlman Foundation after the death of Woeger's mentor in 2002.
In 2002, Woeger placed his Internet ministry sites and weekly healing services on hold, to concentrate on, as he puts it, "seeking God for a new direction in his life". His mentor of several years had just died, and he was led to change the direction of his ministry. After almost 2 years of "spending quiet time learning from God", Woeger launched back into revitalized Internet ministry. He now distributes free Christian worship music and hymns, plus free Christian books, Bibles and resources over the Internet through his Seek Him outreach.
In August 2004, Woeger earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Patriot Bible University in the field of Biblical Studies.
Woeger is known as an Internet Evangelist, and combines his computer and technology skills with ministry. He has a heart for the healing evangelist ministry, and wants to see people increase their faith in God and be healed. He believes part of his ministry is to help people enter into the presence of God. Woeger has co-written many songs, many of which he has released to the public domain so people can be blessed by them. He is known for his collection of over 100 songs, most of which are instrumental hymns, which he distributes via various sources.
His personal outreach ministry is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Woeger runs a 24 hour a day Internet Radio station, various web sites, distributes music and also ministers in person at various meetings and churches. Woeger is also a prolific writer. He appears on Christian TV on occasion, but his preference is to use technology such as the Internet for doing the work of the ministry.
One of Woeger's most famous quotes is, "I am nothing... He is everything".
