Dag Heward-Mills: A Healing Evangelist with a Shepherd’s Heart
When you hear the phrase “healing evangelist,” it’s easy to imagine a figure surrounded by crowds, commanding attention with miracles and signs. But Bishop Dag Heward-Mills breaks that mold. Yes, he preaches with authority, and yes, miracles follow his ministry. But what truly sets him apart is the heart behind it all—the heart of a shepherd.
For Bishop Dag, healing is not a performance. It is a ministry of compassion. He doesn’t seek to showcase power for its own sake. His desire is to see lives restored, bodies made whole, and hearts turned to Jesus. He ministers healing not as a showman but as a shepherd who feels the pain of the people and wants to see them touched by the mercy of God.
In every crusade, his focus is the same—lift up Jesus and let the love of God reach the broken. The sick are not statistics to him. They are souls. And when he prays, he prays with the depth of someone who has wept over people in private long before he ever ministered to them in public.
Preaching the Gospel with a Burden
Healing is powerful, but it is not the main message of Bishop Dag’s crusades. The Gospel is. He always reminds his audience that Jesus didn’t just come to heal the sick—He came to save the lost. Every night of the campaign, the Gospel is preached clearly, boldly, and simply. People are invited to repent, to surrender their lives to Christ, and to follow Him wholeheartedly.
This burden for souls flows from his pastoral spirit. He doesn’t just want people to feel better. He wants them to live for Christ. He wants them to be discipled, to be planted in churches, and to grow in their relationship with God. He cares about the eternal, not just the immediate.
This is what makes him a unique kind of evangelist. He is not only focused on what happens on the crusade ground but also what happens after. He collaborates with local pastors. He ensures that the new converts are connected to churches. He trains others to continue the work when he leaves. This is the heart of a shepherd in the ministry of an evangelist.
A Life That Reflects the Message
Bishop Dag’s healing ministry is powerful because his personal life reflects the message he preaches. He is a man of prayer. A man of fasting. A man of discipline. His relationship with God is the source of the anointing he carries. He doesn’t seek fame—he seeks fruit. He doesn’t chase platforms—he pursues obedience.
Those who travel with him often speak of the humility and integrity he carries. He travels great distances, often under challenging conditions, just to reach one more soul. He sacrifices comfort for calling. And he does it all with joy.
That is the kind of vessel God can trust with healing anointing. One who remains broken before the Lord. One who never forgets that the power comes from heaven, not from self.
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills is a healing evangelist, yes—but more than that, he is a shepherd. And that combination is what makes his ministry not only powerful but deeply Christlike.