The International Charismatic Mission is a Bogotá, Colombia based church founded in 1983 by César and Claudia Castellanos as a cell group with 8 people. As of 2008, the church had more than 250,000 members, organized into a structure of small cell groups.[1] The church's teaching are titled the G12 Vision, which is based upon the mentoring of 12 disciples similar in method to Jesus. Castellanos stated that he was inspired to create the discipleship program after receiving a vision from God in 1983.[2]
The church has been criticized for high-pressure methods of recruitment. Weekend Encounters are alleged to be secretive and manipulative, involving psychological pressure and spiritual abuse.[3] [4]