Chapter 5 Quiz

Question 1

2. In what way did General Superintendent Thomas Zimmerman respond to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon charismatic believers?

Answer 1

The charismatic renewal was seen as God’s way of balancing liberalism and humanism in our culture.

Question 2

3. What is the special role of the Commission on Doctrinal Purity?

Answer 2

Prepares position papers on issues directly related to Assemblies of God doctrine

Question 3

4. Identify a significant factor that resulted in the Swaggart and Bakker scandals.

Answer 3

Both ministries were privately owned corporations, beyond the counsel or control of the General Council.

Question 4

5. The nation’s top Christian weekly publication is

Answer 4

Today’s Pentecostal Evangel.

Question 5

6. Identify the major component of the Assemblies of God process for ministerial restoration.

Answer 5

A two-year ban (prohibition) from pulpit ministry

Question 6

7. Which of the following is identified in the text as a danger in high profile ministries?

Answer 6

Counsel and accountability are refused.

Question 7

8. Name a television ministry, managed by an Assemblies of God minister, that made appropriate use of the media.

Answer 7

Channel 38, WCFC

Question 8

9. Stanley Horton is best known for his service in which role?

Answer 8

Theologian and seminary professor

Question 9

10. Which individual has been identified as an activist in Assemblies of God ministry?

Answer 9

Billie Davis

Question 10

1. Identify a significant change in the General Council organization that took place at the 1971 General Council (in Kansas City).

Answer 10

One assistant general superintendent was retained, as was the executive director of foreign missions.