Raynor McCauley (1 October 1949 – 8 October 2024) was a South African religious leader who was Senior Pastor of Rhema Bible Church, President of the International Federation of Christian Churches (IFCC), co-chair of the National Interfaith Council of South Africa (NICSA), author and a champion bodybuilder.
[2][4] Towards the end of the apartheid era, McCauley and his associates were involved in numerous critical events that helped with the peaceful transition to a democratic nation in 1994.
During this time he interacted with leading churchmen like Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Reverend Frank Chikane.
McCauley, faced criticism for leading a lavish lifestyle and for Rhema Ministries' association with the prosperity gospel, but he consistently defended himself, claiming his income was equivalent to that of a chief executive of a medium-sized company.
[15] In 2009, McCauley caused waves politically when he invited the then unelected President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, to speak at a Sunday morning meeting.
[17][18][19] McCauley and the interfaith organizations he represented publicly defended Zuma and the ANC government on several highly controversial matters.
[23][24] McCauley authored several books including Our God Is An Awesome God (1993), Walk In Faith (1998), Making Your World Different (2000), The Secret Place (2003), Expect More (2005), Bottom Line (2005), Choose This Day (2007), Live Long, Die Young (2008), Power & Passion, Holy Ghost Fire and Purpose Powered People.