Here are three events that happened this week in Christian history: A Pentecostal leader is cleared of a sodomy charge, the finalizing of the Great Schism, and a Medieval archbishop accuses the pope of misconduct.
Here are three things that happened this week, Oct. 4-10, in Church history. They include the birth of Aimee Semple McPherson, the beginnings of Criswell College, and the opening of the Council of Chalcedon.
Down through the millennia most, if not all, men and women that we uphold as our heroes of the faith have a few things in common. First is their pursuit of God at all costs and, secondly, is their prayer life.
"Pentecostals" have something unique to contribute to the ever-advancing Kingdom, particularly how to do evangelism and apologetics in a postmodern context, says a Christian theologian.
The vast majority of Pentecostals and Charismatics around the world deeply care about social work and poverty alleviation. Research even indicates that Pentecostalism is the largest movement for social justice that has ever existed.
The Church of England may be turning to other traditions for revitalization amid plummeting numbers, in hopes that "fresh" preaching styles will reinvigorate and reverse their declining membership.
The missionary organization of the largest Protestant church in America has adjusted its standards for missionaries so that people who have spoken in tongues may join.
Pastor John MacArthur's newest book, "Strange Fire: The Danger of Offending the Holy Spirit With Counterfeit Worship," scheduled for release next month, will most likely do little to douse any of the controversy unleashed during his criticism of the Charismatic Movement at his recent conference of the same name.
The head of one of the largest Pentecostal sects in North America has denied a news report that the practice of speaking in tongues has been declining among Pentecostal churches.
Evangelical churches understand people’s needs and are therefore attracting twice as many worshippers on Sundays as traditional Protestant churches in Switzerland, says a charismatic pastor who is also a sociologist of religion.