Exam Prep Flashcards
How did the leaders of the Protestant Reformation view the Holy Spirit’s role in believers? **
The leaders of the reformation denounced claims of Spirit-empowerment believing that the work of the Holy Spirit only focused on salvation.
Summarize five beliefs about Spirit baptism.
- Reformed Calvinistic theologians equated Spirit baptism with conversion.
- Revivalists within the Reformed tradition claimed it was a second work of grace.
- Charles G. Finney taught that baptism in the Holy Spirit empowered Christians for ministry.
- The Keswick conventions (1875) in England rejected the “Wesleyan perfection” for “full consecration” and the “fullness of the Spirit.”
- Revivalists such as D. L. Moody emphasized Spirit baptism to empower for service.
What are faith homes?
Faith homes are essentially the faith-based version of hospitals. Instead of medical care, people would come to these homes to be prayed over seeking miraculous healing based on James 5:15, along with encouragement and biblical teaching on healing.
Why was the holiness movement a haven for those who believed in divine healing?
In those times, medical science could do very little to help treat serious illnesses, so faith was an only option.
How did A. J. Gordon respond to people who did not receive healing?
Gordon believed that God is sovereign and therefore, he was not obligated to perform miracles for everyone.
What are the four points of the fourfold gospel?
- Jesus is savior
- Jesus is sanctifier (by the power of the Holy Spirit)
- Jesus is healer
- Jesus is the coming king
What change did Edward Irving suggest to stop the disappointing results on the mission field?
Irving suggested that missionaries should live out the words of Jesus in Matthew 10:9-10 where Jesus sends out the twelve disciples and tells them not to take any gold or silver or copper with them and not to take any bag for the journey or any extra clothes. Essentially, Jesus was calling his disciples, and Irving was encouraging the missionaries, to go completely by faith trusting God to support their needs wherever they went. In doing so, Irving believed this would create a deeper dependence on God.
In what ways did missionaries witness the supernatural in their missions work?
The missionaries believed that supernatural miracles should accompany their message as they shared the gospel based on Jesus’ words in Matthew 10:7-8 & Mark 16:17-18. They began to pray and trust God for miracles and powerful testimonies resulted including preaching in unfamiliar languages, healing the sick, raising the dead, and casting out demons. These miracles caught the attention of unbelievers and many came to faith in Christ as a result.
In what way did the revival at Parham’s school in Topeka influence the belief about speaking in tongues?
In January of 1901, Parham and most of his students were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as described in Acts 2. From this came the belief that tongues would always be the initial evidence of Spirit filling. This also led to the belief that no formal language training was necessary for missionaries to go overseas. They believed that God would supernaturally give them the words to speak
Trace the spread of the twentieth-century Pentecostal revival from Topeka to Azusa Street.
Parham’s ministry began in Topeka and then expanded from there to other cities including Houston, Texas. One of his students in Houston named William Seymour carried the news of Spirit empowerment from Houston to Los Angeles where he began to preach from the front porch of a house on Bonnie Brae street. Later, these meeting moved to Azusa street following the collapse of the front porch at the other house. As the word continued to spread, revivals continued to pop up around the world.
How did Pentecostals differ in their doctrines?
Some believed that tongues was essential to prove that a person had been baptized in the Holy Spirit while others did not. Some believed that Jesus was one of three people to make up the Godhead trinity while others believed only in Jesus. There were also disagreements on the nature of sanctification.
Why were organizations formed despite some Pentecostals fearing that this would quench the move of the Spirit?
Differences of doctrinal beliefs and methods of governing churches required a creation of organizations to create unity among those who believed the same way. This helped provide accountability and cooperation.
How did A. B. Simpson influence Pentecostal doctrine?
Unlike many who believed that Spirit-baptism was something that happened immediately at salvation, Simpson believed that it was to be a separate experience following salvation. Simpson also founded the first Pentecostal Bible school in America, from which many Pentecostal leaders and missionaries would be trained.
How did Maria B. Woodworth-Etter influence the Pentecostal Movement?
Woodworth helped model the significant role that women played in the Pentecostal movement.
Although many people led the various revivals, who considered himself the founder of the Apostolic Faith Movement?
Charles Parham, the first to teach that speaking in tongues is the initial Bible evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit, considered himself to be the founder of the Apostolic Faith Movement.
On January 1, 1901, who was the first of Parham’s students to speak in tongues?
Agnes N. Ozman
What was the subject of William Seymour’s first sermon in Los Angeles?
Seymour preached on Acts 2:4 on the topic of the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
How did the Apostolic Faith paper say the Azusa revival affected missions?
The paper said that God was solving the missionary problem. It went on to describe how God was filling people with the Spirit, enabling them to speak other tongues, and then go out to the mission field without packing their bags (as described in Matthew 10:10) and that God was going before them.
Describe the services at Azusa Street.
The meetings were characterized by enthusiastic singing, sometimes in tongues, healing of the sick, Spirit baptism, and an overwhelming presence and power of God on display.
How did Parham give structure to the Apostolic Faith Movement?
Parham gave organization and structure to the movement by providing personal oversight, appointing area directors, issuing credentials, and networking believers
Why did Parham cancel his trip to Los Angeles and go to Zion City, Illinois instead?
Parham wanted to gain the leadership of his followers at Zion City.
What was Parham’s opinion of the Azusa revival under Seymour?
He felt it was more emotional than genuine since the tongues did not sound like actual languages. In addition, he was greatly offended by the idea of whites and blacks worshipping together
What caused Seymour to abandon the doctrine of tongues as the initial evidence?
Seymour could not understand how one could claim to have the power of the Holy Spirit and display such a lack of love. Interestingly, Paul made a similar comment in 1 Corinthians 13:1
What event ruined Parham’s reputation in the Pentecostal movement?
Parham was charged with sexual misconduct in 1907 in San Antonio. Parham claimed he was framed and the charges were later dropped, but his reputation was destroyed.
How did Elizabeth V. Baker influence the Assemblies of God?
Baker planted a Bible school in Rochester, NY and sought Pentecostal blessing after hearing of the Azusa revival. Some of the students to come out of this school would later hold leadership positions in the Assemblies of God.
Who was one of the first evangelists to leave Azusa Street and preach the Pentecostal message?
Ivey Campbell returned home to Akron, Ohio from Azuza and began preaching pentecost at her home church which would later become Akron First Assembly of God.
Describe the events that led to the first Pentecostal revival of the twentieth century.
The first Pentecostal revival of the 20th century happened in Topeka, Kansas in 1901. Charles Parham had opened a Bible school in Topeka and was teaching on the book of Acts. This led the school to pray for Pentecostal blessing and on January 1st, 1901, Agnes Ozman became the first student to speak in tongues.
What caused the disputes over doctrine?
Disputes came when people from many different denominational backgrounds began coming to the revivals causing disagreements over doctrine.
What contributions did Minnie Abrams make to the Pentecostal Movement?
Abrams played a significant role in the pentecostal revival in India, which happened around the same time as the revival in America, but which began separately and independently. Abrams worked at the Mutiki mission which became a center of revival where many were filled with the Spirit. She later wrote a book titled The Baptism of the Holy Ghost and Fire, which made an important contribution to later revival in Chile.
George F. Taylor focused on what two facts concerning speaking in tongues?
- Tongues were considered the most important sign at Pentecost in Acts.
- Tongues were mentioned or implied any time Spirit baptism came up in Acts.
How did William Durham and Charles Parham differ on sanctification?
Parham believed that salvation came by faith alone while sanctification was a separate ongoing experience that lasted a lifetime. Durham believed that the two were the same experience and that a person’s heart was completely changed at the moment of conversion.
Describe the four types of missionaries who went out at the turn of the century.
- ill-prepared: The ill-prepared believed that Jesus was coming soon and therefore, did not take the time to make adequate preparations for the missions field. They had more zeal than wisdom and though they shared Christ with several people, little fruit remained.
- hardy souls: These people went to the field more prepared and learned to adjust to their new places of ministry while trusting God to provide what they lacked.
- veteran missionaries: Some missionaries chose to remain on the field for most of their lives and assisted in planting churches and Bible schools.
- Bible institute graduates: A few missionaries chose to go to Bible school before transitioning to the mission field and though there were very few courses on missions at the time, this gave them a strong biblical knowledge and spiritual discipline that resulted in deeply committed missionaries.
What were faith life missionaries?
Faith life missionaries were those who went to the field with little to no preparation and trusted God to provide for their needs.
What important contributions did Minnie Draper make to the Pentecostal Movement?
Draper contributed to the founding of Bethel Pentecostal Assembly in Newark, was a strong supporter of missions, served as the president of the church board at Bethel, and helped establish the first successful Pentecostal mission agency in North America.
In what way did William Durham’s belief affect the Assemblies of God?
E. N. Bell, the first general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, received the baptism in the Holy Spirit under Durham’s ministry. Several other Assemblies of God leaders accepted and shared Durham’s theology. This had a strong impact on the first General Council at Hot Springs, Arkansas, in April 1914.
True or False: Charles F. Parham is associated with the notion that tongues functioned as evidence of Spirit baptism. **
TRUE
What development had taken place by the fourth century?
Less emphasis was placed on the work of the Holy Spirit as people focused more on theological discussions concentrated on disagreements about the nature of Christ and the Trinity.
What was a significant theological issue, over which Pentecostal groups parted company?
The Godhead, the Trinity, and the Persons of the Trinity
What is meant by the term the double cure?
Entire sanctification: an instantaneous purification after conversion
Who was known for her work in India with Pandita Ramabai, and for her book Baptism with the Holy Ghost and Fire?
Minnie Abrams
Where were revivals experienced at the end of the 19th century?
Turn of the century revivals were experienced in many countries, notably in Australia and Wales.
Who led the meetings at the Azusa Street Revival where speaking in tongues and other spiritual manifestations occurred?
William Seymour
At the turn of the century, speech in tongues was understood to be…
modern foreign languages given for preaching the gospel in other countries.
What were the five purposes for the convention in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in April 1914?
- unity among the churches
- conservation of the work at home and on foreign fields
- better support for missionaries
- chartering with a legal name
- Bible school training for ministers.
Why did legal recognition of churches become necessary?
A lack of legal recognition made it difficult to do basic ministry tasks such as purchasing property for churches or performing weddings and funerals.
Explain the importance of the name, General Council of the Assemblies of God.
The name was based on Hebrews 12:23 in the King James version and was a familiar term in the holiness movement that emphasized Christian unity.
What two groups did the General Council restrict in ministry? Explain.
Ministry credentials were denied to anyone who had divorced and later remarried while their former spouse was still living based on the teachings of Jesus in Matthew 5:32 and to women based on 1 Timothy 2:11-12. Women were allowed to serve as missionaries or evangelists, but women were denied the ability to serve as lead pastors until 1935.
Explain the importance of the Statement of Fundamental Truths in 1916 and today.
A statement of fundamental truths was necessary to create a doctrinal identity (or in other words, a clear understanding of beliefs agreed upon by churches within the fellowship).
How did the strong focus on Jesus affect some Pentecostal doctrines?
It led some to a oneness doctrine that focused exclusively on the person of Jesus while neglecting and/or denying the Father and Holy Spirit.
What department of the Assemblies of God was organized first?
The missions department - This helped missionaries manage the details of funding.
How did Etta Calhoun show that Pentecost and ministry go hand in hand?
Calhoun started an intercessory prayer group for missionaries and when she heard of needs on the missions field, she and the group worked to meet those needs.
Identify the difficulties early church planters faced. Do any of those difficulties exist in planting churches today? Explain.
Church planters had little education and often faced persecution.
The educational issue has gotten better in many parts of the world with more and more access to quality Bible schools to prepare people for the ministry.
Persecution, on the other hand, is a difficulty that will always exist in some form or another. Paul said in 2 Timothy 3:12 that anyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ will be persecuted.
What was the advantage of moving the General Council headquarters to St. Louis? What were the advantages of Springfield?
St. Louis, being a larger city, provided a better location for printing and publishing, but it was a rough and dirty city so the national office was moved to Springfield for healthier climate.
What was the Assemblies of God position on World War I?
The AG took a pacifist position believing that war was wrong and unjustifiable in God’s eyes.
What part did mentoring play in early evangelism?
One on one mentoring has always been a very effective way of teaching and learning because it allows the student to easily ask questions and gain better understanding. However, this was especially useful in a time when there were few Bible schools in existence. This mentoring led many young people to give their lives to full-time ministry.
What methods did Aimee McPherson use in ministry and why were they so effective?
I think one of the reasons that McPherson was so effective was because she took time to examine her audience and what the culture was interested in and then used that as a method to share the gospel. Jesus used a similar tactic on multiple occasions where he started with simple conversations and stories based on the audience he was talking to and then used those stories to lead the people to a better understanding of God and his kingdom.
Why did so many early missionaries drop out of the ministry?
Missions can be difficult work at times. It brings great joy, but at times, it also brings great hardship. I know that personally as a missionary kid myself. Many of the early missionaries dropped out due to disease, others due to poor training and lack of being well-prepared, some due to policies, some due to other disasters.
What three debates did the Assemblies of God face between 1914 and 1927?
- the understanding of the Godhead
- speaking in tongues as initial evidence of Spirit baptism
- universalism (the belief that all humankind will finally be saved.)
How did the General Council handle the problem of the growing number of responsibilities on its officers?
Over time, it became more and more evident that there was a need to bring more people into executive rolls to take on increasing responsibilities. Initially, there was hesitancy to do this for fear that organization would hinder the ability to be led by the Spirit, but instead, the opposite happened. Organization enabled growth.
Why did the Home Missions and Education Department fail to plant churches?
Church planting had always been a task for individuals. A single department could not effectively manage multiple churches.
How did AG Bible schools initially operate financially?
Students worked on-campus jobs, which helped keep tuition low, and staff were encouraged to find second jobs to help cover the cost of living on low salaries. This allowed the schools to operate at a much more affordable cost.
What were some general characteristics of AG Bible schools early on?
- Small class sizes to allow for personal contact between students and teachers as well as mentorship.
- Holy Spirit-led chapels preparing students spiritually
What program was developed to prepare men and women to meet the district ministerial training requirements?
Berean School of the Bible
Why did the Assemblies of God support World War II when its adherents remained pacifists during World War I?
The first world war was fought primarily on European soil and the AG believed the U.S. should stay out of it because war was wrong. The mindset changed when the Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. At that point, it became important to fight in the war to protect religious freedom.
What need was revealed during the World War II war effort?
Some AG ministers tried to serve as military chaplains, but were not approved due to limited education. This revealed the need for better education and later resulted in the founding of Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS).
What reason did J. Roswell Flower give for joining the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE)?
The government was trying to limit religious broadcasting and the AG needed a way to protect their investments in gospel radio programs. The NAE had an office in Washington, D.C., which helped in broadcasting. This led Flower and eventually the rest of the council to believe that joining the NAE would help protect their voice.
What were Noel Perkin’s two major contributions to the Foreign Missions Department?
- a bookkeeping system
2. a policy manual
What were the five requirements for missionary service outlined in Noel Perkin’s policy manual?
- a definite call
- a proven ministry
- a commitment to “scriptural” methods of missions
- a life in the Spirit.
- completion of a medical exam
Memory Phrase: Dangerous Poodles Captured Llamas Courageously
Which of the five requirements for missionary service outlined in Noel Perkin’s policy manual was considered controversial and why?
The requirement to complete a medical exam was considered controversial because many felt that this denied faith in divine healing.
Why were doctrinal standards needed in El Salvador?
Ralph Williams, a missionary to El Salvador, was surprised to find a great mixture between zeal and ignorance, similar to Paul’s words about Israel, “For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge” (Romans 10:2).
How did Ernest Williams influence the AG?
During Williams’ time as general superintendent of the AG, Speed the Light and BGMC were established as means for youth and kids to give to missions, the radio department was developed, and he wrote a very popular Q & A column for the Pentecostal Evangel.
Why did many Pentecostals look down on Academic degrees?
They believed organized education went against following the leading of the Spirit.
What was P.C. Nelson’s attitude toward education and why?
He knew that education was important because he had tried to preach, but his knowledge was so little that he had to give up until he was better educated.
What contributions did P. C. Nelson make to the Assemblies of God? **
Nelson wrote a book on Bible doctrines (written in plain easy to understand English and providing clear knowledge of AG beliefs) and later founded Southwestern Bible School in Enid, Oklahoma, which later merged with Shield of Faith school in Waxahachie, Texas to form Southwest Assemblies of God University (SAGU).
How did Myer Pearlman influence the Assemblies of God?
Pearlman taught for twenty years at Central Bible Institute and wrote for GPH during the summer.
How did Marcus Grable influence the National Sunday School Department?
Grable worked as a janitor for GPH and in his spare time, opened three Sunday schools. When GPH began to receive numerous questions about Sunday school, Grable asked to be given a desk and typewriter to answer all the questions. Over time, he became known as Mr. Sunday School.
How was Hattie Hammond’s mentorship unusual? **
Hammond became ordained at age 20 and ministered for nearly 70 years. This was unusual for someone to begin so young. Paul said in his first letter to Timothy, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity” (1 Timothy 4:12).
How did William I. Evans’s daily schedule show spirituality?
Evans began every morning with prayer , Bible study, and meditation. Next, he went to his office at Central Bible Institute to pray over the faculty and the morning chapel time. As a result, students were encouraged to pray and wait upon the Lord.
What was the New Order of Latter Rain and what caused it? **
THE NOLR was a group that was unhappy with the way things were going in the Assemblies of God. They worried that the fire of the Holy Spirit was dying out.
At least four things caused this movement to form:
- Pentecostal bodies were seen as gaining worldly respectability.
- Fear that the adding of new programs would hinder the ability to follow the Spirit
- Accreditation for CBI led some to worry that ordination would require a college degree and that students would rely more on reason than on faith
- the death of three important Pentecostal evangelists: Aimee Semple McPherson, Charles S. Price, and Smith Wigglesworth
Why did the healing evangelists cause debates?
There were numerous issues that led people to question healing evangelists:
Some of them were arrested for practicing medicine without a license. Some handled people too roughly while praying for them. Some used “words of knowledge” to give facts about people’s lives and speak healing over them (This was unusual at the time and people interpreted it as a trick). In addition, there were many unanswered questions such as why some were healed and others were not. Many also questioned why believers got sick to begin with.
What was the reaction to healing evangelists overseas?
Healing evangelists led many people overseas to place their faith in Christ!
How did Noel Perkin respond when asked if healing the sick was replacing the preaching of the Word?
“Our commission is to preach the Gospel. It is the Lord’s work to confirm the Word with signs following”
How did Bible institutes respond to the changing times following WW2?
Many institutes received accreditation and changed to colleges. This also allowed them to move beyond simple Bible classes and start including a Christian perspective on other areas of study as well. The AG also established Evangel College (later Evangel University) as its first liberal arts college.
Why was the 1959 General Council meeting in San Antonio important? **
This was the first time that second generation pentecostals were elected to the leadership team.
How did Thomas F. Zimmerman prepare the AG for evangelism?
Zimmerman’s first task as general superintendent was to lead the council in a self-study to explain it’s world mission.
What major contribution did Thomas Zimmerman make to the Assemblies of God?
Zimmerman was the first Pentecostal to be elected president of the National Association of Evangelicals, which led the NAE to accept the AG as a major denomination.
How did the Azusa Street revival differ from other revivals?
It was interracial
Why did the General Council revise its policy on racism?
In 1939, a ruling was made denying blacks the ability to be ordained ministers while approving them to be licensed ministers. Some viewed this as a necessary compromise during the racial tensions of those days while others viewed it as unacceptable racial prejudice. This later changed after a complicated case arose where Robert Harrison, a black man, could not understand why he was being denied the right to preach when his Grandmother had been ordained.
What event marked the beginning of the charismatic movement?
The charismatic movement began when people in mainline denominations began to speak in tongues.
How did Tommy Barnett help grow Westside Assembly in Davenport, Iowa from a small church to a megachurch?
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Barnett realized that the church was in a poor location and was not growing so he took the gospel to the city by going door to door and sharing the gospel. Many were saved and the church began running buses to bring people to church. When he left the church, there were over 5,000 in attendance.
What made Pentecostalism successful overseas?
Missionaries worked hard to train the nationals to build indigenous churches.
How did Melvin Hodges influence the Assemblies of God?
Hodges was considered a leading missiologist (one who studies world missions) and his teachings led him to become the best known missionary educator of the Assemblies of God.
How did rebel soldiers cause a revival? **
J.W. Tucker was serving in the Congo when civil war broke out and soldiers separated him from his family. Because the rebels feared an American attack, they beat Tucker and several others to death and then threw their bodies into the Congo River to be eaten by crocodiles. The Mangbetu people of that region had long held a traditional belief that if a man’s blood flowed through their river, they should pay attention to the message that they shared. When Tucker’s blood flowed through the river, it led thousands of people of the Mangbetu tribe to believe in Tucker’s message and turn to Christ. Only two years later, there were 30 churches among the Mangbetu people and 50 years later, it was reported that as many as 600,000 Mangbetus had accepted Christ as their personal savior.
How did Pentecostals solve the Mary and Martha problem?
In Luke 10:38-42, we read a story of Mary sitting and listening to Jesus while her sister Martha was busy working. From this story, we often make the conclusion that people can get so caught up in doing things for God that they don’t spend time with God. However, both are very important. Pentecostals realized the need for both sitting and listening for God’s revelation and then going and working according to that revelation.
What happened on the USS Coral Sea that illustrated the effectiveness of Pentecostal chaplains?
The USS Coral Sea became known as “the Pentecostal ship” when more than one hundred officers were filled with the Spirit and began to speak in tongues. From that group, 28 became pastors, four became chaplains, and one became president of a Bible college.
Describe the organizational changes that took place at the 1971 General Council meeting in Kansas City.
The responsibilities of four assistant general superintendents were cut down so that only one assistant general superintendent was needed. This change also created the roles of national directors of home missions, church ministries, Christian education, and publishing.
How did the change in policy on divorce and remarriage (in 1973) affect the credentialing process?
There was no change in the credentialing process. One could still not be a minister if they had divorced and remarried while their former spouse was living. The change did, however, allow for rehab for ministers who were suffering from moral failures as well as an opportunity to help people who had been divorced and remarried prior to turning to Christ.
What two suggestions did Robert Harrison offer for improving racial relations?
- education in the local churches about black spirituality, culture, and literature
- a strong recruitment program in every evangelical organization
How did Thomas Zimmerman describe the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on charismatics?
Zimmerman believed it was God’s way of balancing liberalism in society
What was Dennis Bennett’s warning to the Conference on the Holy Spirit?
Bennet warned against two extremes: 1. completely withdrawing from the world, and 2. focusing on social activism and leaving the gospel behind.
Bennet believed the church needed to go beyond only the preaching of the gospel. It needed to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and care for the sick while continuing to preach the gospel.
What was Loren Triplett’s four-part strategy for foreign missions?
- The widest possible evangelization of the lost by every means
- The establishment of indigenous churches
- The training of national believers
- The showing of Christ’s love through compassion for suffering people
Remember: WETS
What does the Commission on Doctrinal Purity do?
The Commission on Doctrinal Purity publishes position papers that help clarify the beliefs held by the AG on complicated or confusing topics.
What are five methods used in cross-cultural outreach?
- Contextualization
- Prayer
- Friendship
- Preaching
- Patience
How did the Bakker and Swaggart scandals affect the Assemblies of God?
Both Bakker and Swaggart had what appeared to be powerful ministries that were leading many to the Lord, but behind the scenes, they both became corrupted by a love for money and Bakker had a failing marriage. These scandals were costly to the AG because both of these men were AG ministers, which hurt the reputation of the Assemblies. However, there was some good done in that several were led to the Lord by these men and large amounts of money were given to charities.
According to Billie Davis, what can Christians offer to marginalized people?
“People who are poor, sick, and hungry need more than money, health, and food. Like us all, they need meaning in life-a sense of order, a reason for living. This is where Christians have so much to offer. If you help people find the meaning of life while helping them find a home or get a job, you are helping them at the deepest level.”
Identify a significant factor that resulted in the Swaggart and Bakker scandals
Both ministries were privately owned corporations, beyond the counsel or control of the General Council.
What weekly, printed publication served as the official voice of the Fellowship for more than one hundred years?
Pentecostal Evangel
In what way did General Superintendent Thomas Zimmerman respond to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon charismatic believers?
The charismatic renewal was seen as God’s way of balancing liberalism and humanism in our culture.
What is identified in the text as a danger in high profile ministries?
When counsel and accountability are refused.
What is notable about how G. Raymond Carlson and other leaders guided the denomination through the dark days of scandal in the 1980s?
Carlson’s unwavering stand for integrity
Who was the dedicated college professor who counseled engaged students because he wanted them to enjoy an enduring marriage?
J. Bashford Bishop
Stanley Horton was best known for his service in which role?
Theologian and seminary professor
