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Was talking with a pastor and he made a statement that arrested my attention. He said, It seems the more educated the ministry at large becomes, the less Pentecostal we become.How would you have responded to this

Re: Had an interesting discussion

I think part of it may have to do with the fact that as Pentecostals get more educated, the movement attracts other educated members who aren't from the same subculture. So they don't have the same mannerisms, customs, etc. as some of the older Pentecostals.Some of the Pentecostals from the denominations in the Southeast will all pray at the same time out loud instead of listening to one person lead and say 'amen.' New folks who come in may not be used to that. They may not spontaneously shout, etc.The younger preachers may not scream at the top of their lungs and snort and sweat when they preach. (We've got mics and A/C now.) But how many of these things do you have to do to flow in the Holy Spirit? There are congregations that are a lot quieter that have spiritual gifts-- tongues and interpretation, prophesying. etc

That is about it!!! It is a shame but some of us older folk see it that way. In some cases that is true, me thinks. I do think education has arrested some wild fire. I am not of the belief that wild fire is better than no fire at all. I do not believe that is the final choice. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

Re: The Statement Might Better Stated as

I can think of 22 charismata in the Bible. 9 from I Corinthians. 6 from Romans 12. Marriage and celibacy from I Corinthians 7, the Ephesians 4:11gifts.What are the other three

Here is a link to a church that has the used the assessment to which I am referring. The complete list is located at the end of the document.www.firstchristiantemple.org/wp-content/uploads/wagner modified houts.pdf

I think we've become more authentic. Nothing wrong with the hooting and hollering older style, but it's not me. And if you need me to imitate that, it's not going to be good. I'm not a good showman, and I'm not there to put on a show. Now, if I do show some emotion, and sometimes I do, you'll know it's genuine, and I'm not trying to be another big name Pentecostal preacher. We get so caught up in style and emotion that we don't care about content.. Doesn't matter if I have something to chew on all week, as long as I got goosebumps and some shouting on Sunday.... Ain't nobody got time for that mess... ---------My Facebook www.facebook.com/theB3