Neo-charismatic movement
The Neo-charismatic (also third-wave charismatic or hypercharismatic) movement is a movement within
History
The "first wave" of Charismatic Christianity is Pentecostalism, which originated in Kansas, US in 1901, and later spread to Texas, Los Angeles, and then to other countries.
Defining characteristics
In terms of congregational governance, no single form, structure, or style of church service characterizes all Neo-charismatic services and churches. The Neo-charismatic categorization is broad and diverse and includes any group that is not considered Pentecostal or Charismatic but still emphasizes the power of the Holy spirit and supernatural signs and wonders.[3]: 17–18 Pentecostals comprise Pentecostal denominations, charismatics bring Pentecostal tendencies to mainline denominations, but Neo-charismatics are indigenous, independent, post- and non-denominational Christian groups without formal denominational ties.[3]: 17–18 The term non-denominational is used more often by churches than the Neo-charismatic term.[10]
Members of the Neo-charismatic movement, like those in the Pentecostal movement and Charismatic movement, believe in and stress the post-biblical availability of
Notable practices
The practices and beliefs listed below are common but not universal among Neo-charismatics, but the diversity of churches and opinions means none necessarily adhere to all the following.
Spiritual warfare
The fight against spiritual demons that are deemed to exist occupies an important place in Neo-charismatic teachings and prayers. The exorcising of demons is sometimes also referred to as deliverance ministries because a person or object is "delivered" or saved from an evil spiritual force.[1]: 10 Spiritual mapping, a subset of practices under the broad umbrella of spiritual warfare, is the process by which defiled land, houses, and churches are discovered through careful observation of the history of the region and are subsequently illustrated on a map. A relatively well-known example of this type of spiritual mapping occurred in Amarillo, Texas, by the group Repent Amarillo.[14] If traumatic or evil histories are believed to have been uncovered, mass exorcisms are sometimes organized intended to drive out territorial or historical demons in an ancestral line.[1]: 58–59 "Prayerwalking" is another encouraged form of spiritual warfare among some Neo-charismatics, and is connected to spiritual mapping: believers pray against evil spirits while walking through areas where evil is believed to have taken place historically or currently.[15] Territorial spirits are a related concept.[9] One scholar notes that while spiritual warfare did not hold a major role in broader evangelicalism, Wagner's Spiritual Warfare Network of the 1980s led to it quickly and significantly gaining importance in evangelicalism. This occurred to such a degree that "the new ideas on spiritual warfare became so entrenched that many Christians would have had no conception that they were only recently implemented. Proponents contributed to this by claiming there was historical precedent in Christian tradition."[9]
Power evangelism
Neo-charismatic evangelism considers that "
Structural renewal
Some Neo-charismatics are interested in the reconfiguration of church leadership to reflect a structure they believe is upheld in
Controversies
Various Christian groups have criticized the Pentecostal and charismatic movement for too much attention to mystic manifestations such as
In 2013, the Evangelical
References
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- ^ a b c Burgess, Stanley M.; van der Maas, Eduard M., eds. (2002). "Neocharismatics". The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. pp. 286–287.
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- ^ a b c Baker, Yvie Ruth (2021). From Peter Wagner to Bill Johnson: The History and Epistemology of the 'New Apostolic Reformation' (PDF) (Thesis thesis). University of Otago. p. 93. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 66
- ^ Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, Jan Milic Lochman, John Mbiti, Jaroslav Pelikan, The Encyclodedia of Christianity, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, US, 2008, pp. 445–446
- ^ Young-hoon Lee, The Holy Spirit Movement in Korea: Its Historical and Theological Development, Wipf and Stock Publishers, US, 2009, p. 4
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- ^ McConeghy, David Walker. "Geographies of Prayer: Place and Religion in Modern America." PhD diss., University of California Santa Barbara, 2013, p. 75.
- ^ McConeghy, David Walker. "Geographies of Prayer: Place and Religion in Modern America." PhD diss., University of California Santa Barbara, 2013, p. 14.
- ^ George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5, Rowman & Littlefield, US, 2016, p. 87
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- ^ "Eph. 4:11–13, New Revised Standard Version Bible". Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ Weaver, John (2016). The New Apostolic Reformation: History of a Modern Charismatic Movement. McFarland & Company. p. 87.
- ^ Wolfgang Vondey, Pentecostalism: A Guide for the Perplexed, T&T Clark, UK, 2012, pp. 37–38
- ^ Michael Gryboski, Excerpts From John MacArthur's 'Strange Fire' Book Suggest Flames of Controversy Over Charismatic Mov't to Still Burn Archived 2020-10-10 at the Wayback Machine, christianpost.com, US, October 24, 2013
- ^ Nicola Menzie, Assemblies of God Leader Acknowledges Some 'Strange Fire' Among Pentecostals, Charismatics Archived 2020-10-10 at the Wayback Machine, christianpost.com, US, October 29, 2013