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What is Pentecostalism?

Pentecostalism is a movement born from an egalitarian community, even from the very beginning. The earliest believers in Jesus’ message were mostly the marginalized: women, slaves, the poor, lepers and other outcasts, Samaritans (the contemporary equivalent of ethnic minorities), widows, the lonely and forgotten. Who else would be so eager for a gospel of hope and redemption?

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Global Pentecostalism – Of, For & By the Poor: History & Contexts

In any case, the argument can be made, with clear statistical support, that the majority of Pentecostals are still poor in the Majority World where the vast majority of Pentecostals reside today. That would mean that, globally, Pentecostals are strongest among the impoverished masses. In other words, the majority of Pentecostals today are poor.

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Embracing Pentecostalisms

Many people in Spirit-filled communities can feel like they don’t belong. They identify as Spirit-filled, yet there own experience doesn’t seem to match up with those of their community. They might feel like they don’t shout enough, dance right, tongue-talk enough, or vote right. Truthfully, this experience can be a gut-wrenching crisis of identity. “If these people are Pentecostal… then what am I?”