Jeff Jansen, Evangelical 'Prophet,' Leaves Wife, Ministry to 'Pursue His Own Desires

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Evangelical pastor Jeff Jansen, a self-described "prophet," has been asked to step down from the ministry he co-founded and has chosen to leave his wife and family to "pursue his own desires," according to emails sent out this week by his ministry's leadership team and his wife. Jansen, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump and co-founder of Global Fire Ministries International in Tennessee, predicted in March that Trump would be back in office with the support of the military by the end of April. Despite that prophecy failing to come true, the pastor this week published videos on his official Facebook page saying he was "tripling" and "quadrupling" down on his prediction that the ex-president would return to the White House. But in a May 5 email reviewed by Newsweek, the leadership team at Global Fire Ministries said that Jansen had been asked to step down and that he and his wife would be separating. Jan Jansen, the pastor's wife, co-founded the ministry with him 11 and a half years ago. "It is with deep sorrow that Jeff Jansen has been asked, by his board, to step down as Co-Senior Leader of Global Fire Church, and from Global Fire Ministries due to unscriptural and unbiblical behavior. He was asked to step down in April, and this was made public to the church body on May 2, 2021. A statement was released to partners and friends on May 5," the email said. The statement went on to explain that Jansen had shown "a pattern of making poor moral choices, and bad coping mechanisms, [and] character flaws." The ministry's leaders said that his behavior and lifestyle had "fallen below Biblical standards laid out for those in leadership" and that he'd been "confronted" over his behavior "over a period of time."

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