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Lion of Judah World Outreach Center is known for the Penetcostal flame on its roof and, by many, for its rabbi, Kirt Schneider, whose show, Discovering the Jewish Jesus, is on many of television's religious channels, and who has a distinctive arm gesture that is "a symbol of the word of God, which is living and active and sharper than a two-edged sword--and that's actually a Bible quote," he said. The center also has a prayer room that has been in contiuous use 24 hours a day, seven days a week, since Valentine's Day 2007.
On Tuesday, Lion of Judah and one of its pastors, Joshua James, will welcome visitors to the center at 11 a.m. at 5732 Douglas Rd. as a stop on the Toledo Area Ministries summer tour of houses of worship. Lion of Judah had used the name Adat Adonai until the beginning of 2014 but changed its name to one that had been "in my spirit," Rabbi Schneider said, and that would be "a lot more open to connecting with people." Rabbi Schneider, who lives in Columbus and stays in an apartment at the center Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, will not be present for the tour.
The congregation has roots in Messianic Judaism, which often has Jewish practices but recognizes Jesus as divine. Lion of Judah ended its association with Messianic Jewish organizations. When he came to Adat Adonai in 2002, "I was inheriting a ministry. I felt responsible to carry on the tradition of that which...