Pentecostalism

Pentecostalism is a Protestant Christian movement that emphasizes baptism in the Holy Spirit and continuing spiritual gifts, including speaking in tongues, healing, and prophecy.

Baptism in the Holy Spirit: A Christian experience understood as empowerment by the Holy Spirit, distinct from or subsequent to conversion in many Pentecostal traditions. This experience anchors Pentecostal accounts of spiritual empowerment.
Azusa Street Revival: A Los Angeles revival led by William J. Seymour from 1906 to 1909, central to modern Pentecostalism’s spread. Its interracial meetings and missionary networks helped launch Pentecostalism internationally.
Aimee Semple McPherson: A Canadian-American Pentecostal evangelist who founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. Her healing campaigns and media work brought Pentecostal Christianity to mass audiences.
Charismatic movement: A renewal movement in established Christian churches that embraces spiritual gifts associated with Pentecostalism. It shares Pentecostal practices but developed largely within older denominations.
Global Christianity: The worldwide presence and diverse local forms of Christian belief and practice. Pentecostal growth has shifted Christianity’s demographic center toward Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Glossolalia: Speech produced in religious settings and understood by practitioners as a spiritual language or gift of tongues. Many Pentecostals treat speaking in tongues as evidence of Spirit baptism.
William J. Seymour: An African American holiness preacher who led the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles. His leadership made Azusa Street a defining early center of the movement.
Oral Roberts: An American Pentecostal preacher and broadcaster known for healing evangelism and founding Oral Roberts University. His ministry helped popularize Pentecostal healing and television evangelism.
Neo-charismatic movement: A diverse global Christian renewal movement outside historic Pentecostal denominations and the classic charismatic movement. Its independent churches extend Pentecostal-like practices beyond traditional denominational boundaries.
Prosperity theology: A Christian teaching that associates faith, positive confession, and giving with health and material prosperity. Some Pentecostal and charismatic ministries promote it, while others reject its claims.

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