[citation needed] Loren Cunningham was born on June 30, 1935, in the oil boom town of Taft, California.
[1] While travelling in the Bahamas in 1956 as part of a gospel quartet, Cunningham claimed to have experienced a vision.
[2] Cunningham and his wife continued to have influence on the leadership of YWAM International, holding the title of Founders of the Mission.
The idea would later go on to be popularized by Bethel Church pastor Bill Johnson and Lance Wallnau, among others.
The concept centers around Christians taking dominion of seven societal spheres of influence: "family, religion, education, media, art, economics, and government.