- Pentecostals Possess a Passionate, Personal Faith From a statistical perspective, Pentecostals tend to be less “nominal” than other believers. “The Assemblies of God is not growing by adding lukewarm worshipers to its ranks and church roles,” Burge notes. “Instead, the data point to a denomination that is incredibly active in congregational life.”
- Pentecostals Possess a Missional Faith Not only does Spirit baptism encourage personal spiritual growth and participation in the local church, but it also provides the framework for an evangelistic conviction outside of the local body. When you appreciate what you have as much as Pentecostals do, you aren’t satisfied to experience it yourself. You think others should have the same opportunity to partake of the movement of the Spirit of God.
- Pentecostals Possess a Bottom-Up Faith. A key characteristic of Pentecostal growth is that it is a “bottom-up” movement rather than it is a “top-down” one. Meaning, the Spirit-filled movement is just that—a movement. And it is largely a grassroots movement, both in the U.S. and abroad. Its low-control form of expansion is in no small part of its rapid success among young people, as well as populations in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
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