Pentecostal or charismatic TikTok is a thriving community of diverse Christians. Some say that the practice of speaking in tongues is not an appropriate way of praying on a digital platform. Others think it is acceptable. “Pentecostal theology is all about being led by the Holy Spirit,” said Heidi Campbell, “so the idea of the Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Charismatic’
Faith Healer visits Hawkes Bay
Thursday, August 31st, 2017Thousands of Hawke’s Bay Christians have flocked to see to man who claims to have healed people across the globe through “God’s supernatural power”. On Monday and Tuesday, Miami-based “Apostle” Guillermo Maldonado and his 36 crew members turned the Pettigrew Green Arena into a place of supernatural encounters. Organisers said a man who was unable Read more
Two drown: Shalom Church re-thinks river baptism
Monday, July 24th, 2017It’s a rite that dates to the time of Jesus, who was dunked in the River Jordan by John the Baptist. But Christians in East Africa are now taking stock of their practice after after a full immersion baptism turned tragic in northern Tanzania. Two Christian farmers, aged 30 and 47, died as their pastors Read more
Pope Francis the Charismatic
Friday, June 13th, 2014
Pope Francis is a Charismatic. Though I made the case for this in a HuffPost blog almost a year ago, the Argentine pontiff’s penchant for Spirit-centred Catholicism has been one of the most underreported aspects of his dynamic papacy. Francis’s spirited participation in the 37th Annual Convocation of the Charismatic movements along with some 50,000 Catholics at Read more
Is the Pope a Charismatic?
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
‘Let’s give each other a spiritual hug and let God complete the work that he’s begun. This is a miracle; the miracle of unity… He will complete this miracle.’ Not perhaps the sort of words that you’d expect from the Pope. But then again, who would have predicted that the Pontiff would film an informal Read more
Church dying or flourishing in Latin America?
Friday, November 8th, 2013
Don’t cry for the Catholic Church in Argentina or anywhere else in Latin America. The church may have lost privileged status in many nations, and is dropping some market share to a rapidly growing Pentecostal movement. But the combination of increasing religious freedom and competition is also fuelling a Catholic renewal movement, and equipping the Read more
Father John Rae addresses Charismatic Renewal Convention in Suva
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Catholics from all over Fiji recently gathered for a three-day National Catholic Charismatic Renewal Convention. The principal guest speaker, Father John Rae from New Zealand, encouraged Christians, in his sermon at the National Gymnasium, to continue in their walk with God and never to lose sight of what their faith could do. Rae said he was encouraged Read more
Rock-star priest draws thousands in Brazil
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
As Brazil prepares to host World Youth Day next July, a rock-star priest has opened one of the world’s biggest worship spaces in Sao Paulo, where his inaugural Mass drew a congregation of more than 50,000. Father Marcelo Rossi, a nationally known singer, TV host and actor, is campaigning to stem the exodus of the Read more